Hackers Move $5.7M of Stolen BTC; Not Impressed With Bitfinex’s $400 Million Reward

Bitfinex 2016 hackers move millions worth of stolen BTC between wallets for the first time since the $400 million rewards for returning the 120,000 BTC hacked stash was announced. A total of 478 Bitcoins (BTC) currently worth over $5. дальше »

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Hackers Demand Massive Bitcoin Ransom for Uni COVID-19 Vaccine Data

With both lives and millions of dollars on the line, researchers face a massive bitcoin ransom to save their COVID-19 vaccine data. Nothing Personal On June 5, researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) suddenly found their biostatistics data inaccessible. дальше »

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Crypto Grabbed by Hackers from Coincheck in 2018 to Be Confiscated by Court Order

A major court in Tokyo has ordered that the crypto stolen during the large-scale hack from Coincheck in 2018 and obtained by a 30-year-old citizen is to be confiscated дальше »

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North Korea’s ‘Bureau 121’ Has an Army of 6000 Hackers

The U.S. Army has revealed that North Korea has a number of divisions dedicated to cryptocurrency and related cybercrimes.

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Bitfinex Hackers Shrug Off $400M Reward, Move Bitcoin Fortune to New Wallet

The offer of a $400 million reward appears not to be sufficient for the thieves that stole a massive amount of Bitcoin from Bitfinex back in 2016. The stolen stash has continued to move to different wallets throughout the years. дальше »

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Hackers Move $5.8 Mln in Bitcoin from Coins Stolen in 2016, Ignoring Bitfinex Offer of Reward for Returning BTC

The malefactors who "relieved" Bitfinex exchange of around $72 mln four years ago have moved another BTC lump worth $5.8 mln to a new crypto wallet, Whale Alert says дальше »

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Crypto Crimes Rated: From the Twitter Hackers to Not Your Keyser, Not Your Coins

“You don’t have to be Dr Evil to scam someone via cryptocurrency. You can be a Mini Me.”

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Bitcoin Users Leery of Tor: 23% of the Network’s Exit Capacity Compromised

Hackers are stealing bitcoin through the large-scale use of malicious relays on the Tor network according to a newly published research report on the subject. The researcher dubbed “nusenu” said he warned people about the growing problem in December 2019 but instead of improving Tor exit relay activity “things have become even worse,” he stressed. дальше »

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Defcon Speaker Discusses Liberating $300K Worth of Bitcoin From an Encrypted File

This year due to the coronavirus outbreak the world-famous hackers’ convention Defcon held it’s 28th annual event with virtual presentations in “safe mode. ” One of the presentations was from an executive from Pyrofex, Michael Stay, who discussed how he broke into an encrypted file to liberate $300,000 worth of bitcoin for a Russian investor. дальше »

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Charles Hoskinson Laughs Off Claims He’s Bailing Out Ethereum Classic

Ethereum Classic was 51% attacked for the second time in less than two years. The most recent hack, which happened over a two-day period starting July 31st, netted hackers an estimated $5. 6 million. дальше »

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Coinbase delays Ethereum Classic transactions after two 51% attacks

Coinbase will delay all Ethereum Classic (ETC) transactions after the network suffered two 51% attacks last week, with hackers stealing millions in ETC. The post Coinbase delays Ethereum Classic transactions after two 51% attacks appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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North Korea Reportedly Using Altcoins to Convert $1.5B in Stolen Funds to Cash

North Korean hackers are reportedly using untraceable altcoins to convert stolen cryptocurrencies into cash.

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Bitcoin Scammers Rebrand Jon Prosser’s YouTube Channel as ‘NASA’

YouTube took down Jon Prosser’s channel with 262K subscribers after hackers used it to promote a free Bitcoin giveaway scam.

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Bitfinex Offers $400 Million in Rewards to Get Back 120,000 Stolen Bitcoins

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is offering rewards of up to $400 million to the hackers who stole almost 120,000 bitcoins from its platform in 2016 as well as anyone putting it in touch with the hackers. дальше »

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Trader Exploits Opyn ETH Put Options, Runs Off With $370k Collateral; Team Recovers Over $500k

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 […] дальше »

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Opyn DeFi Platform Discovers Exploit, Over 370k in USDC Stolen

Opyn decentralized finance (DeFi) platform said that an exploit has affected ETH put contracts, leading to over $371,200 being stolen. Revealed today in a blog post, a user report had alerted the company to hackers who exploited Opyn ETH Put contracts. дальше »

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Bitfinex offers $400 Million Reward for 2016 Bitcoin Hack

Bitfinex, the behemoth exchange, reached out to hackers and whistle-blowers in an attempt to make good on 2016’s massive security breach. A Colossal Bounty This morning, Bitfiniex issued a statement with details of an award for information leading to the return of 119,755 bitcoin stolen in a 2016 hack. дальше »

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Bitfinex Offers $400 Million Reward For Info On The Massive 2016 Bitcoin Hack

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 […] дальше »

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Bitfinex Offers $400M Reward For Info on 120k BTC Stolen in 2016; Hackers Can Collect Too

On August 2, 2016, Bitfinex experienced one of the biggest crypto heists of all time, as hackers exploited the system, running off with approximately 120,000 BTC. Shortly after, the price of BTC collapsed to 20% marking one of the darkest days in the top coin’s history. дальше »

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Bitfinex Offers up to $400M for Information Leading to BTC Stolen in 2016

Bitfinex wants to recover Bitcoin stolen from it in 2016, even if that means paying to find the hackers responsible for the attack. дальше »

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Russian Voters’ Data on Sale After Blockchain Poll to Keep Putin in Power: Report

Russians voted electronically, using blockchain tech, to keep Putin in power. Now, hackers may be selling the personal data of over a million of those voters. дальше »

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Bitfinex Will Pay $400 Mln to Hackers If They Return Bitcoins Stolen in 2016

Major crypto exchange Bitfinex offers an up-to-$400 mln reward for helping it get in touch with the hackers who attacked it in 2016 and recover the stolen Bitcoins дальше »

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Bitfinex Offers Up to US$400 Million Reward for Return of Stolen 2016 Bitcoin

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital asset trading platform, is offering a reward to persons that connect the exchange with the hackers responsible for the unauthorized transfer of almost 120,000 bitcoins from the exchange in August 2016. дальше »

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Bitfinex Hackers Move $12M Worth of BTC On the Four Year Anniversary Of The Attack

Some of the 119,756 Bitcoins stolen from the Bitfinex hack in 2016 is on the move again according to updates from Whale Alert. The blockchain and analytics tracker whose focus is on large transactions noted that $12 million worth of the stolen BTC has been moved within the past six days. This comes barely a […] дальше »

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Crypto Hackers Shift $7,006,854 in Bitcoin from Money "Obtained" from Bitfinex in 2016 Attack

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 дальше »

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Four-Year Anniversary of Bitfinex Hack, and $12M of Stolen BTC Moved

Hackers transferred roughly $12M from wallets connected to the Bitfinex breach, in which 120,000 Bitcoin was stolen in August 2016. дальше »

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Hackers Steal Over $1.3M from European Crypto Trading Platform

2gether’s servers were attacked by unknown actors who managed to steal over $1.39 million from crypto-investment accounts.

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Teenage Mastermind Behind the Twitter Hack Owns $3.39 Million in Bitcoin (300 BTC); Bail Set At $725k

The 17-year old Twitter-hack mastermind holds over $3 million in BTC value with only $725,000 set for bail. In a bizarre moment last month, Twitter faced a massive hack that over 30 celebrity and business accounts hacked with the hackers gaining nearly $117,000 in a Bitcoin giveaway scam. дальше »

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Underage Bitcoin Twitter Hacker Charged by US Authorities Will Be Tried as Adult in Florida

The chief of three hackers who attacked Twitter and set up a massive Bitcoin scam held $3 mln worth of BTC?many times more than what the scam brought him дальше »

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Why Hackers Are Demanding $4.5 Million in Bitcoin From a Travel Firm

Last week it emerged that travel management firm CWT paid a ransom demand of $4.5 million in Bitcoin. Initially, hackers had demanded $10 million to release the fix, saying this is likely cheaper than the legal action that would ensue if their demands aren’t met, not to mention the cost of the damage to the […] дальше »

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US Travel Firm Pays 414 Bitcoin worth $4.5 million to Hackers

US travel management company CWT paid 414 Bitcoin, worth $4.5 million, to hackers who stole sensitive corporate files and reportedly knocked 30,000 computers offline. Crypto exchange Binance CEO said, “Again, not bitcoin's fault, but as we inevitably evolve into a more digital civilization, all businesses new and old will need to revamp their security practices.” […] дальше »

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Big Travel Firm CWT Pays $4.5 Million Bitcoin Ransom to Hackers

CWT, one of the biggest travel companies in the U. S. , this week paid $4. 5 million in bitcoin to hackers who infiltrated the firm’s computer system, stealing sensitive corporate data. It is unclear whether customer information was also compromised. дальше »

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Travel Giant CWT Just Paid $4.5 Million Worth Of Bitcoin To Hackers Who Compromised Its Systems

Prominent US travel management agency CWT has paid 414 BTC amounting to $4.5 million to hackers who claimed to have compromised 30,000 computers and stolen sensitive corporate data from the firm. The report by Reuters said that according to data from the ransom negotiations, the cybercriminals attacked the firm’s systems using the Ragnar Locker ransomware […] дальше »

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Dogecoin (DOGE) is now being used by crypto hackers after TikTok boom

Dogecoin’s usecases have seemingly evolved over time.

The post Dogecoin (DOGE) is now being used by crypto hackers after TikTok boom appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Twitter Says High-Profile Hack Tricked Staff With Spear Phishing

Twitter has identified that their recent hack was a result of phone spear phishing. Hackers caused chaos after temporarily gaining access to internal tools. The Scope A Thursday morning blog post update from Twitter informed the public about the recent hack that saw high-profile user accounts compromised with run-of-the-mill Bitcoin scams. дальше »

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$4,500,000 Bitcoin Ransom Paid by Travel Giant CWT

America?s fifth largest travel company pays a $4.5 mln Bitcoin ransom to hackers дальше »

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Twitter Team Concludes Recent Hack Was Done Through Spear-Phishing

Two weeks ago, Twitter suffered unprecedented attack and massive BTC scam that followed; now the platform?s team has an explanation as to how the hackers managed to do it дальше »

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Twitter Says ‘Phone Spear Phishing’ Let Hackers Gain Employee Credentials

Twitter has provided an update on what happened the day the social media giant lost control over its platform. дальше »

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Hackers Have Been Using Dogecoin to Deploy Malware for 6 Months & No One Noticed

Researchers at Intezer discovered a new malware that relies on the Dogecoin blockchain network to deploy the attack against cloud servers. дальше »

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Crypto Hackers Move $4,975,676 in Bitcoin from Funds Grabbed from Bitfinex in 2016 Attack

Whale Alert reports that hackers who attacked Bitfinex exchange four years ago have reared their heads again, wired almost $5 mln in BTC from the crypto they stole then дальше »

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Hackers Transfer $28 Million Worth of Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Breach

Around 2,500 stolen bitcoins ($28 million) from the 2016 Bitfinex breach were transferred from the hacker’s wallet on Monday. The last time the Bitfinex hackers moved funds from the hack four years ago, they moved around $5 million worth of coins on June 24. дальше »

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Whale Bot Identifies $5 Million Bitcoin Transfer From Hackers Who Attacked Bitfinex In 2016

Protecting one’s privacy with Bitcoin doesn’t come easy. The Bitcoin Blockchain permanently records and displays all transactions publicly, this makes it possible for almost anyone to track and view your transaction details for any wallet address. дальше »

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1,000 People Had Access to Twitter ‘God Mode’ — 130 Accounts Targeted by Hackers

More than 1,000 Twitter employees and contractors reportedly had access to Twitter’s “God mode” earlier this year, before the recent large-scale hack that saw many high-profile accounts tweet about a bitcoin giveaway. дальше »

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Crypto Hackers Ask for Bitcoin Donations After Hijacking Account of Top Indian YouTuber Carryminati

After the infamous Twitter hack when the criminals launched Bitcoin scams from the hijacked accounts, the same happened on YouTube to the account of Carryminati дальше »

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$5 Million Worth of Bitcoin From Bitfinex’s 2016 Hack Just Moved

While the winnings of a bank heist can be hard to track, it’s a different story for Bitcoin and crypto hacks. Unless hackers use mixing and privacy technologies, the coins they steal from exchanges and individuals can be tracked through the blockchain. дальше »

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Crypto Scammers Steal $381 Million While Twitter Hackers Direct Funds to Mixers

Cryptocurrency related scams have taken a total of $381 million from victims so far this year. This figure makes crypto scams the largest category of cryptocurrency-related crimes so far in 2020. дальше »

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Crypto Scammers Steal $381 Million in 2020, While Twitter Hackers Direct Funds to Mixers

Cryptocurrency related scams have taken a total of $381 million from victims so far this year. This figure makes crypto scams the largest category of cryptocurrency-related crimes so far in 2020. дальше »

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More Than 1,000 People Could Access Twitter’s ‘God Mode’

The admin panel used by hackers to access over one hundred accounts can be used by over 1,000 twitter employees — two former Twitter employees revealed. дальше »

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Twitter Hackers Accessed 36 DM’s From Compromised Accounts in Large Scale Bitcoin Scam

Twitter has released an update following last week's hack, which saw over 100 accounts compromised. The social media giant confirmed on July 22 that the hackers accessed the direct messages of some of these exposed accounts. дальше »

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Twitter Hackers Saw DMs From 36 Accounts, Including CoinDesk’s

The attackers who compromised Twitter in a massive breach last week might have accessed direct messages from up to 36 accounts, including CoinDesk's. дальше »

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