2024-2-8 08:23 |
The plot thickened when Hacken, a leading cybersecurity firm, uncovered that two of the compromised wallets were connected to XRP’s authorized wallet origin »
2024-2-8 08:23 |
The plot thickened when Hacken, a leading cybersecurity firm, uncovered that two of the compromised wallets were connected to XRP’s authorized wallet origin »
Even most reliable form of cryptocurrency protection can be compromised
2024-1-16 12:40 | |
Poloniex said it has resumed deposit and withdrawal services after a recent breach of its hot wallets, according to a Nov. 15 statement. On Nov. 10, a malicious actor compromised one of the exchange’s hot wallets, moving more than $100 million worth of digital assets, including Ethereum (ETH).
2023-11-15 17:15 | |
Poloniex has been hacked, with over $100 million in crypto stolen. Tron founder Justin Sun confirmed the hack, noting a 5% white hat bounty for the hacker. Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex has reportedly been hacked for over $100 million after its hot wallets were compromised.
2023-11-10 16:21 | |
The Fantom Foundation confirmed that it and its employees collectively lost hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of crypto in an attack on Oct. 17. Fantom announced on Twitter/X: “We are aware of reports indicating a small number of Fantom wallets were compromised earlier today.
2023-10-18 22:55 | |
CoinEx confirms that compromised private keys gave hackers access to hot wallets, leading to a $70 million hack.
2023-9-20 10:48 | |
CoinEx exchange grapples with security breach, promising full compensation of affected users
2023-9-13 16:53 | |
CoinEx has suffered a security breach, according to official reports from Sept. 12. In a tweet, CoinEx said that it detected a security incident that involved unusual withdrawals from the hot wallets in which it stores exchange funds.
2023-9-13 22:20 | |
In a forward-thinking post to the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list, renowned Bitcoin Core developer and founder of OpenTimestamps, Peter Todd, has advanced the Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 352 (BIP-352) for integrating user-defined expiration dates to silent payment addresses in a bid to address concerns related to compromised or lost wallets.
2023-8-16 17:00 | |
On June 3, Atomic Wallet acknowledged users’ wallets were compromised after reports of stolen funds. In an update on June 5, the firm said that less than 1% of its monthly active users were affected or reported being affected by the hack.
2023-6-5 12:15 | |
Bitcoin ATM manufacturer General Bytes said a hacker was able to install and run a Java application in its terminals that could access user information and send funds from hot wallets.
2023-3-20 06:59 | |
Algorand (ALGO) wallet provider MyAlgo has asked users to withdraw all funds in their wallets or rekey them to new wallets as soon as possible following a breach that compromised $9.2 million. In a tweet posted on March 7, MyAlgo,…
2023-3-7 16:28 | |
LiveArtX NFT Platform alleged that one of its wallets had been compromised.
2022-10-17 14:30 | |
One of LiveArtX‘s official wallets has been compromised around 19:00 UTC on October 16, according to Wu Blockchain. The post LiveArtX official wallet compromised, NFT collection down 95% appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-10-17 13:00 | |
Non-fungible token (NFT) platform LiveArtX is reporting that one of its wallets has been compromised in what appears to be the latest crypto heist. The post LiveArtX NFT Platform Reports Compromised Wallet, Seven Treasures Collection Slumps appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-10-17 09:02 | |
Solana users have been urged to move their funds to cold storage and be alert to possible scams after a major exploit of thousands of wallets sees more than $8 million stolen.
2022-8-4 14:26 | |
The Li Finance protocol was recently compromised with a hack of $600,000. Reportedly, 29 wallets were affected. However, the bug was later fixed. Well, this has added more pain to the increasing list The post Assessing what went behind the latest $600k DeFi exploit appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-3-21 18:30 | |
The account of a moderator from the nonfungible token project was compromised in the attack, posting a phishing link that drained user wallets.
2022-3-19 08:21 | |
Злоумышленники скомпрометировали 148 кошельков пользователей NFT-маркетплейса Vulcan Forged и похитили 4,5 млн токенов PYR (более $100 млн на момент написания). 148 wallets holding PYR have been compromised.
2021-12-14 19:00 | |
Злоумышленники скомпрометировали 148 кошельков пользователей NFT-маркетплейса Vulcan Forged и похитили 4,5 млн токенов PYR (более $100 млн на момент написания). 148 wallets holding PYR have been compromised.
2021-12-14 12:26 | |
UK-based crypto exchange Exmo has suffered a hack that compromised 5% of its total assets. In a security incident update, the Exmo team notified its users of detecting a “suspicious withdrawal activThe post Exmo hack: hacker withdraws Bitcoin, ETH, XRP, ETC, USDT, and ZEC from hot wallets appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-12-21 17:01 | |
Over the past 48 hours, malefactors who compromised the wallets of Bitfinex exchange four years ago have transferred more than $52 mln in Bitcoin
2020-10-8 12:02 | |
Hot wallet attacks have been making a lot of headlines lately.
2020-9-10 21:20 | |
In the first crypto exchange hack of this bull market, a European crypto exchange was hacked for around $5 million. Only the exchange’s “hot” wallets were compromised per their report.
2020-9-9 06:00 | |
European cryptocurrency exchange ETERBASE announced in a tweet today that the exchange had been hacked and its hot wallets were compromised, which has lead to the loss of several cryptocurrencies.
2020-9-8 19:27 | |
An unfortunate $5 million hack on little-known Slovakian-based exchange, ETERBASE, occurred on September 8th as its hot wallets were compromised, the exchange announced on its Telegram page. The attack seems to have started on Sept.
2020-9-8 18:50 | |
On November 19, for 24 hours a download was open for a wallet which exposed newly generated private keys.
2019-11-21 16:18 | |
A security researcher from the data breach index site “Have I Been Pwned” recently reported that personal data and passwords belonging to GateHub wallet users had been dumped in a hacking community website.
2019-11-20 17:07 | |
Cryptopia was the first exchange to be hacked in 2019 and has arguably handled the situation worse than most exchange platforms, leaving customers in limbo for weeks while those in charge struggled to identify what went wrong.
2019-10-15 04:18 | |
One of the mobile-based wallets of Algo Capital CTO Pablo Yabo was compromised, leading to losses up to $2 million.
2019-10-7 12:16 | |
The PayFair project, an Ethereum-based startup that has been around for about three years, closed its site temporarily due to a compromised private key on its chief cold wallet. The funds were moved from the hacked wallet into a still unrevealed new cold storage.
2019-10-3 22:00 | |
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a dangerous botnet specifically targeting businesses to steal sensitive data and cryptocurrency. Dubbed “MasterMana Botnet,” the ongoing campaign is believed to be connected to the “Gorgon Group,” a crew of cyberbaddies linked to worldwide criminal activity and repeated attacks on governments.
2019-10-2 19:57 | |
Thieves have ransacked the Fusion Protocol, a blockchain-powered platform for exchanging “stablecoins” and other tokens, stealing roughly $6. 4 million worth of cryptocurrency. “[On] September 28th 2019, the Fusion swap wallet was compromised, resulting in theft of 10 million native FSN and 3.
2019-9-30 15:09 | |
After Jack Dorsey’s Twitter page was compromised, the Tron CEO makes a recommendation that all crypto users protect their wallets with a non-SMS-based 2FA
2019-8-31 13:33 | |
Crypto crimes, in the form of hacks, scams and money laundering, have become increasingly popular, ever since the market picked up. Crypto traders of today have heard of every possible way their assets can be compromised, whether this implies straight out of one’s personal wallets, crypto exchanges or falsified initial coin offerings. According to the […]
2019-7-22 00:11 | |
June saw major security breaches on two XRP trading platforms. While Bitrue’s final official statement stated that 100% of the stolen funds would be recovered, the same cannot be same for GateHub.
2019-7-20 15:00 | |
By CCN: Gatehub Founder and CEO Enej Pungercar wrote a public letter disclosing that the company’s infrastructure had been compromised and at least 100 wallets were likely affected. The letter explains that an exploit was located in the company’s API, which enabled certain wallets to be affected.
2019-6-7 03:30 | |
Experts advise against creating private keys through any means while connected to the internet, as addresses may be compromised or copied.
2019-5-27 14:44 | |
The purpose of this infographic is to visualize the size of large cryptocurrency hacks that have occurred in the past as if they all happened today. The hacks included in this infographic extend beyond exchanges, as there were other large entities that experienced cryptocurrency hacks, such as marketplaces like Silk Road 2.
2019-5-25 21:56 | |
On Tuesday, May 7, hackers stole more than 7,000 bitcoin (over $41 million) from Binance's hot wallet. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao assured users that no other wallets were compromised. Although there is no reported correlation, the price of bitcoin dropped by $290 following the attack.
2019-5-8 17:43 | |
MyEtherWallet users are being targeted by a phishing email scam, according to the official MyEtherWallet Twitter account. The email asks users to send their private keys to a third party email address to avoid having their wallet data compromised.
2019-2-5 02:11 | |
Although many felt that the Cryptopia tragedy had passed after the multi-million dollar hack that occurred two weeks ago, it seems that the drama continues and the New Zealand-based Exchange has yet to fully recover.
2019-1-30 20:41 | |
A developer has injected a piece of malicious code into the software used by the popular Copay and Bitpay wallets. The safety of the Bitcoin. com wallet was not compromised and the Bitpay app was not vulnerable to the attack, but Copay users need to take precautionary actions.
2018-11-27 18:50 | |
BitPay’s popular Bitcoin wallet, Copay, has been compromised – and your cryptocurrency might be at risk. Developer BitPay has warned users that its open-source wallet Copay has been infected with malware designed to steal users’ private keys.
2018-11-27 13:45 | |
It’s been a rough month for the crypto industry – and now it has become even rougher. It appears that several major bitcoin wallets have been compromised by a rogue developer. A Node. js module called event-stream was reportedly compromised.
2018-11-27 07:06 | |
In today’s rapidly advancing world of blockchain innovation, it’s no secret that cryptocurrency wallets, exchanges and enterprise platforms are targets for nefarious activity.
2018-10-16 18:58 | |
An alpha version of the new Lightning desktop app has been released. The application includes a redesigned and optimized backend for light clients, as well as a simplified interface for users with little to no cryptocurrency experience.
2018-9-15 21:22 | |
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited.
2018-9-15 20:21 | |
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited.
2018-9-7 00:27 | |
A rogue version of file-hosting platform MEGA’s Chrome extension has triggered a major security alert from the company. The variant, first discovered by a contributor to the Monero project on September 4, 2018, was able to steal login information and private keys to cryptocurrency wallets.
2018-9-7 21:00 | |