2020-2-10 14:43 |
Altsbit says it can only issue partial refunds after the hack and will shut down after that process is complete. origin »
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AT&T has again argued against allegations it was in part responsible for a SIM-swap hack that cost crypto exec Seth Shapiro $1.8 million.
2020-1-24 19:03 | |
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In the wake of a 342,000 ETH theft from South Korean crypto exchange Upbit, commentators deem an inside job to be more likely than a hack
2019-11-27 14:34 | |
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Upbit, one of the ‘big four’ South Korean crypto exchanges has reported an irregular 342,000 Ethereum (ETH) withdrawal from its wallet. While details remain sketchy as to the nature of the withdrawal, the platform says it will cover the amount from its corporate funds.
2019-11-27 13:33 | |
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Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, is stirring the pot with cryptocurrency users with a recent poll that he took on Twitter. He asked about the opinions of followers on reversing chain activity, if there was ever a major hack of an exchange or another entity.
2019-10-27 19:55 | |
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A Russian law firm says it can help Mt Gox creditors recover up to $2 billion worth of bitcoins stolen in the 2014 hack.
2019-9-13 00:45 | |
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A blockchain system that will soon be used to allow Moscow residents to vote in elections is currently easy to hack, according to a researcher.
2019-8-16 15:17 | |
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Vcdragon, a former developer and co-founder of Cryptopia exchange, has released new evidence detailing exactly how Intranel intentionally destroyed the exchange. Former Cryptopia Developer Spills the Beans On July 18 @notsofast, a twitter user claiming to be a former developer at Cryptopia, tweeted a link to an article which he claims provides “the complete story of the fraudulent hostile takeover of Cryptopia_NZ by Intranel from its founders Adam and Rob” According to @notsofast, “Intranel inside-job Read More The post Former Cryptopia Developer Says Hack Was ‘Inside Job’ appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.
2019-7-19 21:00 | |
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After a $30-million hack last week, Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint says it's discovered that another $2.3 million is missing.
2019-7-15 11:00 | |
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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint has been hacked, resulting in the loss of $32 million worth of various digital currencies, Bloomberg reports. The majority of funds lost (approximately $23 million) belonged to customers, while the rest were owned by the exchange.
2019-7-12 14:30 | |
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Bitrue, a Singapore-based exchange, announced earlier today that it had been hacked, causing a loss of cryptos worth approximately $4. 5 million. Among the stolen cryptos were 9. 3 million XRP and 2.
2019-6-27 08:30 | |
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By CCN Markets: Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck was dealt a significant blow in January 2018, losing $530 million worth of New Economy Movement (NEM) tokens to an unknown group of hackers. It is widely believed that North Korean hackers were behind the biggest crypto exchange theft ever.
2019-6-18 10:08 | |
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After a 2016 hack that resulted in 119,756 bitcoin being stolen from Bitfinex, a total of 720 bitcoin have now been moved by the hacker. Though some thought this suggested that Bitfinex had succeeded in making a deal with the hacker to receive some of the stolen funds back, Bitfinex's Marketing Director says this wasn't part of the redemption process outlined in the exchange's LEO token white paper.
2019-6-8 19:11 | |
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Many analysts and experts in and outside the crypto ecosystem have suggested that there are very few people actually spending Bitcoins, rather they are just accumulating it. Data from New York-based blockchain researcher Chainalysis Inc.
2019-6-4 18:50 | |
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Shortly after a major hack cost one of the world’s foremost exchanges, Binance, 7000 BTCs worth $41 million, Changpeng Zhao’s brief consideration of ‘reorgs’ spurred the crypto-verse’s interest.
2019-5-20 18:00 | |
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A Bitcoin Central Bank Is Not Going To Solve Bitcoin’s Problems Tuur Demeester, a recognized cryptocurrency and Bitcoin (BTC) expert, explains why a Bitcoin central bank would not be a good idea for the digital currency and the crypto market.
2019-5-16 04:17 | |
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The CEO of Blockstream, Adam Back, talked about Bitcoin (BTC) and the recent hack experienced by Binance, one of the most popular exchanges around the world. He specifically mentioned that the block reshuffling to recover the funds could completely harm the Bitcoin network.
2019-5-16 01:36 | |
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It’s time for Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines. Here’s what happened. 1. Binance says it will resume deposits and withdrawals on its platform on Tuesday.
2019-5-13 10:58 | |
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After the recent hack suffered by Binance, a DLT company Coinfirm has been tracing the stolen Bitcoin and says it has been moved to several different wallets
2019-5-10 11:45 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it is revamping security measures after losing some 7,000 bitcoin in a hack earlier this week.
2019-5-10 11:37 | |
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That Binance could have colluded with miners to roll back hack transactions means bitcoin is not resistant enough to censorship, says Amir Taaki.
2019-5-10 10:15 | |
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Hackers stole 7,000 BTC in a highly advanced attack on Binance. All withdrawals and deposits are frozen for a week, but all funds are safe, the exchange says. Learn more about the attack in our follow-up
2019-5-10 00:35 | |
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By CCN. com: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says that the exchange is not hurting at all after the $40 million hack that reportedly took place earlier today, in which hackers managed to withdraw around 7000 BTC.
2019-5-8 08:23 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC], the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, saw a drastic price drop through-out 2018, with the coin even losing over 80 percent of its value since its all-time high. A report released by Adamant Capital listed a few major catalysts that could influence a price drop of the largest coin.
2019-4-20 03:30 | |
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Saudi Arabia hacked Amazon chief Jeff Bezos’s private sexts, according to a recent bombshell report in the Daily Beast. Shock Claim: Saudia Arabia Hacked Amazon Founder to Expose Sexts In an article penned by Gavin De Becker, a private security consultant hired by Bezos to probe the leak of his intimate messages, the investigator concludes that the Saudi regime unlawfully gained access to the tech mogul’s phone and tipped off the National Enquirer about his extramarital affair with news anchor Lauren Sanchez.
2019-4-2 20:31 | |
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South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has had over $13 million in EOS stolen in a hack, but says customer funds are safe.
2019-3-30 13:45 | |
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Cryptopia has announced that its read-only website is now live. The New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange platform suffered a hack back in mid-January, leading to the theft of about nine percent of the company’s funds.
2019-3-6 00:00 | |
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Ahead of imminent relaunch, Cryptopia says it lost it at most around 10 percent of funds in its hack
2019-2-28 10:15 | |
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The infamous Cryptopia hack, which resulted in over $16 million in crypto funds being withdrawn from unsuspecting user accounts… The post Cryptopia Hack Investigation, NZ Police Report Says “Excellent Progress Is Being Made” appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-2-9 01:47 | |
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NZ exchange Cryptopia’s hacking investigation “progressing well and advancing on several fronts,” says new police report
2019-2-7 13:50 | |
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Peer-to-peer bitcoin trading site LocalBitcoins says it's suffered a hack via a third-party service that affected a small number of users.
2019-1-28 16:20 | |
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A blockchain analysis firm says $16 million in Ether and ERC20 tokens leaked out over the course of five days, with Cryptopia "seemingly powerless to stop it."
2019-1-25 21:00 | |
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Details have so far been murky regarding millions of dollars worth of tokens stolen from New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia on Jan. 14. But data company Elementus has been investigating and now says the hack was different from previous attacks of this nature – and the amount stolen is much higher than originally thought.
2019-1-23 10:32 | |
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It is “very unlikely” that the people behind the Cryptopia hack will be caught, according to a leader in blockchain security. Michael Ou, the CEO of Taiwan-based CoolBitX, says that even if the hackers are apprehended, returning the stolen funds could become a prohibitively expensive and complicated process.
2019-1-17 21:15 | |
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New Zealand Police says the investigation into the hack of crypto exchange Cryptopia is complex and it's keeping an "open mind" on all possibilities.
2019-1-16 16:00 | |
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The court ruled that the exchange was not subject to the Electronic Financial Transactions Act.
2018-12-28 21:41 | |
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If you’ve stayed at a Starwood hotel in the past few years, it’s time to buy some credit monitoring. The Marriott International-owned hotel brand has reported a massive hack that saw the details of over 500 million customers accessed by an unauthorized party.
2018-11-30 19:34 | |
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Google Ventures-backed Blockchain is debuting a hardware wallet that integrates with its software services, a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine details. In a partnership with hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger, the cryptocurrency software company has developed what it calls “a custom hardware device.
2018-10-26 19:38 | |
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A Twitter user by the handle GeoCold posted a tweet on Oct. 7 announcing their intention to wage a 51 percent attack against altcoin Einsteinium and live-stream the entire event on Twitch. The user, who credits American hacker George Hotz with the idea to live stream the hack, isn’t coming from a place of malicious […] The post Anonymous Twitter User Says They’ll Livestream a 51 Percent Altcoin Attack appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-10-10 14:00 | |
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After crypto asset investor Michael Terpin lost his cell phone at a conference, he says AT&T’s negligence enabled a hacker to drain off $24 million. Here’s how it was done.
2018-8-31 06:33 | |
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After crypto asset investor Michael Terpin lost his cell phone at a conference, he says AT&T’s negligence enabled a hacker to drain off $24 million in crypto. Here’s how it was done.
2018-10-5 15:00 | |
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The commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), Toshihide Endo has declared that the regulatory body prefers to pursue a more measured approach to regulating the country’s cryptocurrency space.
2018-8-24 21:55 | |
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The cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin is suing the large telecom firm AT&T because his mobile phone was compromised by hackers who stole $24M USD worth of digital assets. Terpin says he was hacked twice in less than a year and employees at AT&T participated in a SIM swap fraud.
2018-8-16 07:25 | |
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BitAngels founder Michael Terpin has filed a $224 million lawsuit against telecoms provider AT&T, alleging that its negligence led him to lose about $24 million worth of cryptocurrency to fraudsters, according to a CNBC report.
2018-8-16 23:14 | |
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ICO and crowdfunding-oriented platform KICKICO was attacked by hackers, who stole about $7.7 million worth of KICK tokens. The company claims the situation is under control already and the stolen tokens will be returned to their owners.
2018-7-27 13:33 | |
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The co-founder of the Bancor Network, which suffered a $13 million hack on July 9, has argued that the crypto industry needs to join forces in the war against cyber hackers and thieves. She also defended the network against the criticism of Litecoin creator Charlie Lee, who said Bancor is not truly decentralized.
2018-7-22 18:36 | |
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A Democratic lawmaker of the United States Congress wants the government to examine the use of cryptocurrencies for illegal activities critically. This call comes after revelations emerged last week that Bitcoin, a popular cryptocurrency played a role in the Russian meddling of the 2016 U.
2018-7-19 11:43 | |
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Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange BITBOX, which is also a division of Japanese internet giant Line Corporation, is now up and running. Operations began on July 16, 2018, and services are available in roughly 15 different languages to traders of every country except Japan and the U.
2018-7-19 22:38 | |
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Network Tokens Proving Their Value Personal identity numbers are only as secure as user behavior allows, and organizations entrusted to safeguard them are also hack points for fraud. Chakib Bouda, the CTO of Californian concern Rambus, has pointed out that this is precisely what tokenization can eliminate. For nearly two decades, tokens have been employed […]
2018-7-9 21:38 | |
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Bart Simpson, the much loved mischievous American boy, has hacked ethereum’s chart on this July the fourth to make an appearance. The sophisticated hack began at 2PM London time on... The post Bart Says Happy Independence Day America appeared first on Trustnodes.
2018-7-4 20:01 | |
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Не самая популярная среди пользователей криптобиржа под названием AltsBit заявила о том, что была атакована неизвестным хакером и в одночасье потеряла почти все средства. В серии своих сообщений AltsBit говорит, что злоумышленники похитили почти все биткоины, эфириум, PirateCoin и Verus Coin, и что лишь небольшая часть клиентских токенов осталась в холодных кошельках.