2021-12-6 11:10 |
Over the weekend, hackers made away with nearly $200 million in 20 different tokens.
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The hackers made away with a mix of over 20 tokens that includes altcoins such as BNB, Safemoon, BSC-USD and BPay.
2021-12-6 06:49 | |
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The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has recorded another hack. The hack has taken place on MonoX, a DeFi liquidity provider project that offers single token pools. Early data shows that the hackers made away with over $30M worth of different cryptocurrencies.
2021-12-1 09:54 | |
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Ransomware attacks are at an all-time high in 2021. With the hackers choosing Bitcoin as the payment of choice, governments worldwide are scrambling for solutions - some of which could actually be good for the legitimacy of crypto overall.
2021-7-30 15:01 | |
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Joe Biden wants to crackdown on ransomware according to statements he made on Friday, after hackers hijacked software from a Miami-based IT supplier called Kaseya. Hundreds of American businesses were affected by the breach as the attackers encrypted the files of some 200 clients.
2021-7-6 18:30 | |
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Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Impossible Finance (IF) has suffered a flash loan attack, losing $700k to the hackers. The IF team has made it clear that users’ funds are secure and it would fully compensate all those affected by the attack shortly, according to a blog post on June 22, 2021. Impossible Finance (IF) Attacked Read More
2021-6-23 18:35 | |
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The crypto industry has always had unfortunate ties to online criminals. In the early days of the crypto industry, criminals made up a large part of crypto users. However, the benefits of cryptocurrencies continue to inspire hackers to demand crypto payments to this day, particularly in ransomware attacks, such as the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.
2021-6-9 14:56 | |
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the recovery of ransom payments of 63. 7 Bitcoin (BTC) valued approximately at $2. 3 million, made by Colonial Pipeline to the group known as DarkSide. The post US crime watchdog FBI seizes $2.
2021-6-8 12:45 | |
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Two US companies and ransomware victims, Colonial Pipeline and CNA Financial, have been asked to reveal details of the payments made to hackers before they recovered their data. US Rep. Carolyn Maloney sent letters to the firm on Thursday requesting that they release payment documents relating to the communications made with the ransomware attackers.
2021-6-4 19:20 | |
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Holding cryptocurrencies have made billionaires out of some of the leading figures in the crypto ecosystem. Usually, these crypto billionaires are CEOs of exchanges or long-term investors, but there is an anomaly this time, and the names or faces behind this billion-dollar status are still unknown.
2021-4-17 18:58 | |
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From March. 14, users took to Twitter to alert Nifty Gateway about the stolen NFTs and purchases of thousands of dollars made on their accounts. Following the purchase, the hackers transferred the artworks out of the accounts.
2021-3-16 12:18 | |
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Hackers took control of a Belgian Minister’s Twitter account on the night of 10 February; however, the fact that the account’s name was changed to ‘Ethereum Foundation’ seemed to have made newThe post 'Ethereum' scammer hacks Belgian minister’s twitter account appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-2-11 02:30 | |
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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) lending protocol, bZx, has been hit by the third exploit this year. This time, it is believed that the hackers made off with approximately $8 million worth of digital assets.
2020-9-15 23:25 | |
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Either the treasury made a typo, or Russian hackers are so good, their wallets don't even have to exist.
2020-9-11 00:26 | |
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A cryptocurrency exchange in Slovakia is the latest platform to be victimized by hackers. This time, hackers made off with more than 5 million dollars according to early assessments by researchers at The Block.
2020-9-9 11:32 | |
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The Ethereum Classic Labs, which is the incubator for the Ethereum Classic blockchain, has announced an ambitious plan to keep the platform secure. In a tweet, ETC Labs stated that they were implementing immediate improvements to the network following the recent 51% attacks where hackers made away with approximately $7.
2020-8-21 16:44 | |
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Opyn, a decentralized finance platform, faced a hack in the early morning hours on Wednesday, 5 August 2020 PT, as hackers made away with about $370,000. The hackers exploited a bug in the code to double exercise the oETH (put options) and make away with part of the collateral on the platform. Opyn’s security and […]
2020-8-5 19:07 | |
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Almost 4 years ago to the date, hackers breached Bitfinex. It wasn’t the first Bitcoin hack or the biggest, but the thieves got away with a hefty sum of 119,756 BTC. At the time these coins were worth around $70 million bucks, but now the haul the hackers made off with is worth more than […]
2020-8-4 21:16 | |
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Whale Alert has spread the word that the hackers who stole $72 mln from Bitfinex in 2016 have made several transactions, transferring slightly more than $7 mln in Bitcoin
2020-8-4 11:39 | |
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The attack on Twitter that took place earlier this week has once again made Bitcoin a topic of mainstream discussion – but not for a good reason. The post Blockchain analytics shows Twitter hackers are about to cash out Bitcoin proceeds appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-7-19 23:54 | |
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It’s a tired old scam in the cryptocurrency world. An account that may or may not resemble a famous person will say: “Send me some Bitcoin, and I’ll send you back double right away!” It might look like Elon Musk, but it’s not.
2020-7-17 14:46 | |
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Cryptocurrency Giveaway scams are nothing new, but this year they have been the go-to method for hackers who have made and are expected to continue making millions of dollars from it. In the past week, we have reported on so many giveaway scams, most of which were carried out on YouTube. However, it looks like […]
2020-7-17 19:25 | |
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Hacker groups from several foreign countries have reportedly started targeting several companies conducting research into the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters recently reported that Tonya Ugoretz, a Deputy Assistant Director at the FBI, made the attempted hacks known at a panel conducted by international nonprofit think tank The Aspen Institute.
2020-4-19 00:15 | |
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New reports indicate that Magecart hackers made their return, with multiple break-ins into the NutriBullet website. A recent report by security researchers at RiskIQ revealed that popular blender maker NutriBullet was recently targeted by hackers.
2020-3-21 03:15 | |
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Tor Ekeland made a career of defending hackers. Now he's defending a hacker's trove: a company with three billion images in its database.
2020-3-6 07:03 | |
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Upbit, one of the major crypto exchanges in South Korea, has restarted Ethereum (ETH) wallet services almost 2 months after being attacked by hackers for $49 million ETH. It has been officially made public that after an enhancement to its wallet security structure, Upbit is supporting deposits and withdrawals in ETH again. In a tweet from […]
2020-1-15 01:10 | |
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The cryptocurrency market is has a wild west atmosphere, rife with hackers, cybercriminals, and scammers galore. The developer of a new altcoin project called HEX – accused of being a widespread scam – has now left the project and is sharing his thoughts about why he made the decision for a departure.
2019-12-20 21:00 | |
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Finland is in preparations for a cyber warfare after a mysterious activist group has made cyberattack threats in which Bitcoin (BTC) ransoms are being demanded. The drills involved over 200 municipalities and public organizations in Finland.
2019-11-22 21:18 | |
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According to court documents, 2 men pleaded guilty in a US federal court to charges of hacking as well as extorting companies that comprised Uber and LinkedIn. This brought an end to a long legal dispute that involved data breaches.
2019-11-2 22:52 | |
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Seth Shapiro, a California resident who claims to have lost a massive $1. 8 million worth of Bitcoin and altcoins through a SIM swapping attack in May 2018, has filed a lawsuit against AT&T. Shapiro claims the telecoms operator made it possible for hackers to gain control of his AT&T wireless phone number, using it toRead MoreRead More.
2019-10-26 01:00 | |
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Microsoft has officially announced the general availability of a new Tamper Protection feature for its Windows Defender Antivirus service. The security feature is essentially meant to thwart any attempts made by cybercriminals to break the real-time anti-malware defenses incorporated in Windows.
2019-10-15 13:24 | |
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The co-founder of NiceHash, the well-known cryptocurrency hash power broker, has reportedly been arrested in Germany. Matjaz Skorjanc’s arrest was made over US charges that he, along with several other hackers, is responsible for stealing millions of dollars.
2019-10-2 18:58 | |
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You better update WhatsApp right now. A researcher has discovered a nasty vulnerability in the Facebook-owned privacy-oriented messenger that made it possible to for attackers to gain access to your files and messages up an exploit vector that attackers can abuse to obtain access to your device.
2019-10-2 16:08 | |
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Let's say it right away: E3 is known for unfortunate security breaches. Generally, such breaches result simply in hackers revealing games ahead of the companies that made them. This year, the ESA, the organization in charge of E3's management, messed up in a way not even Keanu Reeves will be able to save them from.
2019-8-4 22:45 | |
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Riviera Beach, a resort city in Florida, has agreed to pay a ransom of 65 Bitcoins to the tune of $600,000 to hackers, to get back the city’s data which was stolen and encrypted by cyber-criminals.
2019-6-21 03:30 | |
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A blockchain startup hacked its users’ wallets to save $13 million in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency from being stolen, ZDNet reports. Security researchers advised the Komodo Platform of a ‘backdoor‘ in Agama, one of its older wallet apps, that would have allowed hackers to siphon any and all digital assets held inside.
2019-6-6 17:52 | |
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North Korean hackers have made a phishing attempt on users of the South Korean crypto exchange Upbit. News correspondents in Korea broke this development on May 29, 2019, detailing the ploy to steal Upbit users’ information.
2019-6-1 00:54 | |
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In the past seven weeks, white hat hackers earned at least $32,150 by fixing security flaws in popular cryptocurrency and blockchain platforms like TRON, Brave, EOS and Coinbase. According to data reviewed by Hard Fork, 15 blockchain-related firms have paid rewards to security researchers between March 28 and May 16, split across 30 publicly-released bug reports.
2019-5-20 18:21 | |
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On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, the Binance Security Breach Desk disclosed that hackers were able to withdraw 7000 BTC in a transaction. As per the claims made, the hackers were able to get hold of a number of API keys, 2FA codes and other information that led them to succeed in their endeavor. While it […]
2019-5-13 23:25 | |
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By CCN: Morgan Creek Capital Management founder Mark Yusko spoke to Bloxlive. tv about the Binance hack and his startling prediction that Bitcoin will eventually be worth $400,000. Morgan Creek Founder: Hackers Prove the Value of Crypto Yusko made a compelling case, taking a positive out of the massive $40 million loss that Binance suffered, saying that hackers prove the value of Bitcoin.
2019-5-10 21:52 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Vincent He. Since May 1, 2019, bitcoin’s price has been rising, reaching a top of over $6,000. As the whole cryptocurrency industry was enjoying the rise, an unexpected hack put a stop to the rise of bitcoin.
2019-5-10 18:48 | |
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By CCN: Binance, the No. 1 cryptocurrency exchange based on trading volume, has been hacked. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who is at the helm of the exchange, made the announcement on Twitter after previously sharing that “unscheduled server maintenance” was unfolding.
2019-5-8 03:27 | |
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Crypto security and intelligence firm CipherTrace has published its Q1 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report, revealing that exchange platforms all over the world have lost nearly $400 million as a result of hacks and thefts.
2019-5-3 17:40 | |
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The CoolWallet S, made by CoolBit X, combines hot and cold storage solutions, blending the mobility afforded by software wallets with the enhanced security features offered by hardware wallets.
2019-4-4 00:05 | |
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It’s another week which means it’s time for another wrap up of the weekend’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Let’s get to it. 1. South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has been hacked for the third time in two years, reports ZDNet.
2019-4-1 10:51 | |
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Yesterday, Toronto police issued a statement requesting public help to locate four men suspected of carrying out a string of Bitcoin scams across Canada. Late last year, the Calgary police service received information relating to numerous fraudulent transactions made at Bitcoin ATMs that specifically target one Canadian Bitcoin company.
2019-3-14 12:23 | |
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A crypto company which has been available for four years – even before Ethereum was launched – says it is focused on developing new technology after encountering setbacks in the early days of its business.
2019-3-9 22:30 | |
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The New Zealand-based crypto asset exchange Cryptopia has made their assessment of a January hack, claiming that up to 9. 4 percent of all their assets were stolen.
2019-2-28 20:50 | |
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Bitcoin software (and hardware) wallets are open to a bewildering array of attack vectors, because… well, money. Hackers will always be trying to exploit vulnerabilities or find back-doors.
2019-2-27 17:00 | |
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Over the past two years, hackers have made away with over $300,000 worth of Bitcoin by sending blackmail emails to individual investors. Because the threats involve porn, the scam is known as ‘Sextortion’.
2019-2-24 20:06 | |
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Crypto prices had a mixed performance during the Christmas season. While some tokens like Huobi (HT) and Bitget Token (BGB) surged, many others erased their Santa Claus rally gains and plunged. This article looks at some of the top coins like Huobi Token (HT) and Bitget Token (BGB) and predicts whether they have more upside […] The post Crypto Price Predictions: Bitget Token, Huobi HT, iDEGEN appeared first on CoinJournal.
Huobi's Heco Chain announces retirement, urging users to redeem HRC20 assets before Jan. 10, 2025.
Прокуратура США раскрыла роль высокопоставленного сотрудника компании FTX Digital Markets в попытке разморозить средства компании Alameda Research, заблокированные на биржах.
Комиссия по ценным бумагам и фьючерсам Гонконга (SFC) с 1 июня запретила деятельность поставщиков виртуальных активов, не получивших лицензию ведомства.
Binance, KuCoin, Huobi, Kraken, Gate.io, Bittrex, Bitstamp, MEXC Global and Bitfinex are the nine exchanges.
Компания Circle, эмитент стейблкоина USDC, опровергла сообщения о нелегальном финансировании и связях с TRON Foundation, HTX и основателем Tron Джастином Саном.
Cryptocurrency exchange HTX promised to ‘gradually resume’ crypto services on Nov. 23, but customers say no updates have been made so far. Crypto exchange HTX (formerly Huobi) announced in an X post on Nov. 23 it would resume deposit and…