2019-1-29 13:00 |
Two groups alone are responsible for a majority of hacks at cryptocurrency exchanges to date, Chainalysis research suggests. origin »
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Hackers have made away with billions of dollars in the past few years. And as it turns out, it may have been primarily the work of two criminal groups. A new report by Chainalysis revealed that the two groups have stolen over $1 billion in successful heists in recent years.
2019-1-29 14:11 | |
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A report outlined by blockchain analytics company Chainalysis reveals that two hacker groups account have reportedly stolen $1 billion in cryptocurrency
2019-1-28 20:30 | |
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The previous year has been marked by a lot of things, including high-profile crypto exchange hacks, two market crashes, a year-long bear market, and of course — stablecoins. 2018 has been quite an eventful year for fiat pegged coins, which started emerging due to high volatility of regular cryptocurrencies. The most popular stablecoin, Tether (USTD) […]
2019-1-15 22:25 | |
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Speaking at the ongoing CoinDesk's Consensus Invest conference in New York, U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton spoke on why his agency hasn’t yet approved a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF).
2018-11-29 21:56 | |
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For the first time ever, the U. S. Treasury Department announced that they have sanctioned two Bitcoin wallet addresses connected to a ransomware scheme associated with two Iranian men. Bitcoin Wallets Sanctioned in Unprecedented Case As first today, the U.
2018-11-29 21:30 | |
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Leading cryptocurrency investor law firm Silver Miller Law has filed suit against cell phone giants AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of several digital asset investors who were victims of the identity-theft tactic known as “SIM swapping.
2018-11-10 01:35 | |
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Silver Miller, one of the leading law firms for cryptocurrency related cases in the US is now suing AT&T and T-Mobile for cell phone hacks that victimized cryptocurrency holders. The crypto investor law firm usually engages in cases related to Initial Coin Offering (ICO) frauds and crypto exchange disputes.
2018-11-9 19:29 | |
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In 2018, the cryptocurrency market fell victim to many hacks, thefts, and breaches. The thefts, hacks, and breaches put together have cost the cryptocurrency market a cumulative amount of $882 million USD.
2018-10-21 11:54 | |
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British Security Firm, G4S Enters Crypto Sector With New Custody Solution Security has been the most debated topic when it comes to the cryptocurrency sphere, as exchanges incurred several losses due to hacks and theft.
2018-10-18 18:18 | |
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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 | |
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Most digital exchanges are unregulated and therefore unqualified to safely process cryptocurrency transactions. They don’t employ necessary know-your-customer (KYC) tactics, and roughly $1 billion in digital asset funds have been stolen since the start of 2018.
2018-10-13 23:34 | |
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Listen Here – https://soundcloud. com/cryptodaily/how-monero-are-improving-human-rights-with-xmr Monero is considered to be the privacy coin, the currency of choice for absolute privacy. Now, privacy doesn’t necessarily mean security and we should remember that 2018 has seen a tonne of ‘Monero mining’ hacks, calling into question some of the projects integrity.
2018-10-12 17:00 | |
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In this overview, we explore Kraken and its journey from a Mt. Gox alternative to soften the blow of bitcoin’s dependence on just one exchange to becoming one of the most respected cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.
2018-9-27 21:21 | |
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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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Bitcoin hacks are seemingly more and more sophisticated by the day. I see it like this, for every ‘level up’ the technology industry reaches, the criminal underworld seem to get a multiplier and level up twice as fast.
2018-8-7 17:30 | |
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Jon Montroll, the founder of two US based cryptocurrency trading platforms has pled guilty to allegations of security fraud that has seen Montroll deceive both investors and the authorities on multiple counts, allowing him to manipulate investigations into hacks that had taken place within his platforms.
2018-7-26 16:00 | |
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Koreans have been up in arms on social media ever since two popular South Korean crypto exchanges were hacked only weeks a part from each other.
2018-6-26 20:35 | |
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Exchange hacks are becoming the new normal. Just two weeks after Conrail’s $37. 2 million hack, it was time for Bithumb’s $31 million hack, with the difference being that Bithumb is the world’s sixth largest cryptocurrency exchange based on CoinMarketCap data, far larger than Coinrail.
2018-6-24 23:00 | |
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Yesterday, we saw news of another hack of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, the hack, resulted in the theft of over $30 Million. Just over a week ago, we also saw a similar scale hack take hold of (another South Korean cryptocurrency exchange) Coinrail, this time, we saw theft in excess of $40 Million.
2018-6-22 13:30 | |
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You’d think that news of two hacks in as many weeks of crypto exchanges would cause a mighty crypto crash, especially Bitcoin, that didn’t happen.
2018-6-22 09:20 | |
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In a bout of bad news for Bitcoin, users as of late, there have been reports of hacks that have left a number of companies and users in disarray. With millions of Bitcoins at risk during two of major hacking incidents this year, the question around the true security of Bitcoin is one that has […]
2018-6-22 23:46 | |
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If you had a lot of money in cryptocurrency, you didn’t have a great weekend. In two brief days, bitcoin’s value dropped 10 percent; ethereum, ripple, and bitcoin cash fell more than 11 percent; and EOS dropped 20 percent.
2018-7-12 22:21 | |
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Recently I had the fortune to have received an advance copy of Eric Posner and Glen Weyl’s new book, Radical Markets, which could be best described as an interesting new way of looking at the subject that is sometimes called “political economy” - tackling the big questions of how markets and politics and society intersect.
2018-7-21 04:03 | |
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Hyperliquid, a Layer 1 blockchain, and decentralized exchange, faced sharp declines in token value and total value locked (TVL) over the weekend after reports surfaced of potential involvement by North Korean hackers.
US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs are seeing varied market performance, signaling divergent investors’ interest in the top digital assets. On Dec. 23, Bitcoin ETFs recorded their third straight day of outflows, totaling $226.
It’s crucial to securely back up and store your seed phrase in multiple safe places, ensuring that you’re the only one who can access it when needed.
North Korean hackers have stolen billions in cryptocurrency and sensitive corporate data by impersonating venture capitalists, recruiters, and remote IT workers. Researchers made the revelations during Cyberwarcon, an annual cybersecurity conference, on Nov.
The US government successfully recovered nearly $19. 3 million in crypto less than 24 hours after it was mysteriously siphoned from government-associated wallets, according to analysts, including ZachXBT and Arkham Intelligence.
A hacker may have stolen over $20 million worth of crypto, including stablecoins and Ethereum (ETH), from a US government-controlled wallet connected to the infamous 2016 Bitfinex hack. The suspicious transfers occurred on Oct.
Transak, a company providing fiat-to-crypto services, has reported a significant data breach affecting more than 92,000 users. In an Oct. 21 update, the firm revealed that the breach stemmed from a phishing attack targeting an employee’s laptop, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive user information.