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On-chain sleuth ZachXBT says an alleged North Korean cybercriminal might be behind the attack against Indexed’s treasury. A cybercriminal allegedly associated with DPRK initiated a hostile proposal on Nov. origin »
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The U.S. Treasury also imposed sanctions against a Gaza-based virtual currency exchange. A recent WSJ report claimed that Hamas and PIJ received up to $134 million in crypto since 2021. US SThe post US lawmakers call for crackdown on crypto following the Hamas attack appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-10-19 11:00 | |
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Patrick McHenry, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, commented on newly proposed crypto taxation rules on Aug. 25. The IRS, along with the U. S. Treasury, proposed those taxation rules earlier in the day.
2023-8-26 22:20 | |
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The U. S. sanction on Tornado Cash is an infringement on free speech, according t0 plaintiffs challenging the sanction. They said the U. S. Treasury has only provided three examples of money launThe post U.
2023-5-25 18:00 | |
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Swiss-based firm, the Aragon Association, has abandoned plans to grant voting rights to its native Aragon (ANT) token holders over various aspects of the organization's operation, including its $200 million treasury.
2023-5-10 12:25 | |
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The Swiss organization alleged investors including Arca were mounting a 51% attack.
2023-5-10 23:33 | |
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The biggest news in the cryptosphere for September 8 includes Coinbase financing the lawsuit against the United States Treasury Department over Tornado Cash, Terra Classic’s community-led revival and an attack on the New Free DAO protocol.
2022-9-9 01:37 | |
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Cardano’s founder Charles Hoskinson has been the latest high-ranking crypto community member to speak out against the issue, calling out the US treasury for trying to spook software developers and attack their freedom of expression through code.
2022-8-26 01:21 | |
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Some users took to Twitter to bemoan what some are calling a continuing attack on privacy in the wake of the U.S. Treasury Dept.’s action against Tornado Cash.
2022-8-22 00:03 | |
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Ransomware attacks in the U. S. have been on a rise since late 2020, but it is particularly booming in 2021. This year, hackers have hit numerous U. S. companies in large-scale hacks. One such attack on pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline led to temporary fuel supply shortages on the U.
2021-10-17 23:00 | |
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The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against the Suex cryptocurrency exchange for its alleged role in a ransomware attack. The post US Sanctions Crypto Exchange for Ransomware Laundering Affiliation appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-9-22 08:38 | |
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Ethereum Classic Labs are exploring ways to protect the network and move forward following the 51% attack two weeks ago. Initial discussion on what to do are taking place today. Attendees include IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson, as well as other stakeholders.
2020-8-13 15:14 | |
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On July 16, U. S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gave a short press briefing discussing cryptocurrencies and the pressing need for regulation. A 28-minute slodge of alphabet agency soup, studded with calculated mentions of “terrorism” nearly every minute, casual observers were left confused.
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For the first time, the U. S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has traced illicit bitcoin activity to the public addresses of two sanctioned individuals.
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The FBI, Japan’s National Police Agency, and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center have confirmed that North Korean-linked hackers orchestrated the May 2024 $305 million breach of the Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin.
Hyperliquid, a layer-1 decentralized leveraged trading platform, saw its total value locked (TVL) plummet by over $1 billion in the past week. This drop follows reports of suspicious activity tied to North Korean hackers.
Crypto thefts surged to $2. 2 billion in 2024, representing a 21% rise compared to the previous year. According to a Dec. 19 report by Chainalysis, this increase is closely tied to a growing wave of hacking activity, particularly by North Korean-linked cybercriminal groups.
A new postmortem report from Radiant Capital claims a North Korean state-backed hacker was behind the $50 million exploit of the protocol. The attacker impersonated a “trusted former contractor” of Radiant Capital to deploy malware via a “zipped PDF” file…
A cybersecurity firm yesterday reported that a group of notorious hackers from North Korea was able to steal $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency from users by devising a fake blockchain game. Kaspersky Lab said that the Lazarus Group took advantage of a key vulnerability in the Google Chrome browser that allowed them to drain the […]
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's weekly blockchain tech newsletter, we've got names, details and anecdotes on crypto companies' unwitting hires of North Korean developers. PLUS month-end rankings for bitcoin, ether and other digital assets in the CoinDesk 20 index during a strangely bullish September.
Indonesian crypto exchange Indodax has reportedly suffered a $20. 5 million exploit, according to blockchain security firm Cyvers. The losses were spread across multiple chains, including a $1. 4 million loss in Bitcoin and a $5 million theft on the TRON and Polygon networks.