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2019-5-10 18:03 |
The U.S. Department of Justice has named hackers who allegedly stole $2.5 million worth of crypto from users’ wallets via SIM swapping
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2019-5-10 18:03 |
The U.S. Department of Justice has named hackers who allegedly stole $2.5 million worth of crypto from users’ wallets via SIM swapping
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By CCN: Hackers who stole $44M from Binance are busy shifting the 7,074 bitcoin to seven wallets as they work to convert their bounty to fiat. Eagle-eyed analysts at London-based research team, Coinfirm, are tracking the stolen bitcoins, and have found the hackers have now spread them across seven digital wallet addresses.
2019-5-10 15:22 | |
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Cryptocurrency’s best-known figures continue to debate exchange Binance’s handling of its $40 million hack amid claims executives planned to undo past Bitcoin transactions. Binance CEO Rejects Reorg In a lengthy debate still playing out on social media, Binance received mixed reviews after CEO Changpang Zhao appeared to suggest there was a plan to conduct a reorganization (‘reorg’) of the Bitcoin blockchain.
2019-5-9 00:00 | |
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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao proposed rolling back the Bitcoin blockchain to exact revenge on hackers that stole 7,000 BTC. The crypto industry responded with confusion and anger.
2019-5-8 20:23 | |
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Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has ruffled feathers with bad actors. Just yesterday on May 7, 2019, hackers managed to retrieve numerous API Keys from the exchange and stole 7,000 Bitcoins worth around $40 million.
2019-5-8 14:54 | |
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In early April, hackers attacked Microsoft Outlook email accounts and gained access to users' metadata and content. However, several victims have come forward, claiming their crypto was stolen as well.
2019-4-30 19:23 | |
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Hackers who breached Microsoft Outlook have reportedly used the email service to steal cryptocurrency users' funds.
2019-4-30 18:10 | |
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A 21-year-old man in the United States has become one of the first people to be jailed for stealing… The post Guy Who Stole $7.5M In Crypto Spent It On Helicopter For Friends And Fancy Gucci Bags, Gets 10 Years In Prison appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-4-24 10:24 | |
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A 21-year-old student from the U.S. who stole over $7.5 million in cryptocurrency via SIM-swap hacks has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
2019-4-23 11:05 | |
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The cryptocurrency community has been affected by a new fraudster. Apparently, an Israeli hacker stole 74,990. 74 DASH, equal to almost 1% of the total Dash supply. This is according to a recent indictment filed against the suspected stealer Afek Zarad.
2019-4-22 20:31 | |
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The Winklevoss twins reached a settlement with Charlie Shrem on April 16, 2019, declaring that their case against him has been dismissed with prejudice and will not be reopened.
2019-4-18 23:23 | |
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There have been several hackers that stole users’ spare computing power to mine virtual currencies. Other attackers targeted large websites and injected crypto mining software to steal users’ computing power when they were visiting the site.
2019-3-20 20:01 | |
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ANON's Founder Gets Sim Swapped Losing 2. 5 BTC; Can The Crypto Community Help Find The Scammer? ANON’s Founder who goes by the name of The Crypto King on Twitter has called upon the crypto community to expose a hacker who sim swapped and stole 2.
2019-3-15 22:38 | |
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According to local publications, an 18-year-old hacker stole 15 million yen, which is equivalent to $134,640, worth of a crypto asset called Monacoin. On Monappy, a platform that enabled Monacoin users to store their funds, the hacker initiated a large number of transactions in a short period of time to overload the system.
2019-3-15 19:20 | |
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As many of our regular readers are probably aware of, Tennessee-based Bitcoin ATM provider BitKing LLC, recently fell victim to a robbery where an unidentified miscreant stole the firm’s only crypto vending machine from downtown Memphis.
2019-3-8 19:41 | |
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Reddit user u/igortt posted a message claiming he had all his crypto stolen from the MyEtherWallet, though he had kept the private keys to himself
2019-3-27 14:25 | |
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Coinbin, a South Korean crypto exchange, declared bankruptcy on February 22, 2019, citing foul play from inside the company. Business Korea reported on Coinbin’s recent failure, claiming that the company had lost $26 million as a result of theft and the subsequent bankruptcy declaration.
2019-2-27 23:13 | |
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The cybersecurity agenda remains one of the main concerns that prevent financial institutions and users in general from adopting cryptocurrencies as a viable option for making transactions and saving money with the confidence of knowing.
2019-2-16 04:03 | |
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While U. S. investors are waiting for a bitcoin ETF to be approved, American financial regulators are looking to make the market more transparent. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking a service that will identify the owners of wallet addresses for multiple cryptocurrencies.
2019-2-4 02:15 | |
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A new report from CipherTrace suggests that hackers stole $1. 7 billion worth of digital currency from investors in 2018 as organized crime is becoming more common. A separate report from Chainalysis suggests that two sophisticated criminal groups stole $1 billion, accounting for a massive portion of total cryptocurrency hacks.
2019-2-2 15:59 | |
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Two “prominent professional hacking groups” are responsible for the majority of publicly reported hacks of cryptocurrency exchanges and other cryptocurrency organizations, concludes a report published by blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis this week.
2019-2-2 01:45 | |
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In today’s edition of The Daily we feature a number of stories about financial companies adding cryptocurrency-related services including a custody solution from Fidelity and new CFDs for trading BCH vs precious metals.
2019-1-30 14:02 | |
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A new report alleges that just two groups of hackers dominate the majority of cybercrime directed against cryptocurrency exchanges. Together, these groups have responsible for stealing about $1 billion of cryptocurrency so far.
2019-1-30 00:25 | |
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While 2017 was the year of crypto gains, 2018 was the year of crypto theft, according to new data. Crypto-related thefts increased roughly 260% from 2017 to 2018, largely fueled by a number of high-profile cryptocurrency exchange hacks.
2019-1-29 23:00 | |
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By now, you’ve been accustomed to hearing about theft in the crypto industry. Hackers have made away with billions of dollars, with exchanges being the target of choice for these criminals.
2019-1-27 00:37 | |
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Hackers stole over $1. 8 billion in 2018 from crypto exchanges. So, if you’re still trusting one with your private keys, you really ought to know better. But if you’re too busy or too lazy to set up a hardware wallet for your funds, at least you should know where exchanges rank when it comes to cybersecurity.
2019-1-22 02:00 | |
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In a new development to a year-old crypto theft case, Michael Terpin, the founder of BitAngels investment group has filed a lawsuit seeking $81 million in damages. Terpin has filed a civil suit and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations claim against a man from New York and other people, who allegedly stole $24 million worth of […] BitAngles Founder Files a New Lawsuit Over a $24 Million Cryptocurrency Theft Case was originally found on Cryptocurrency News | Blockchain News | Bitcoin News | blokt.com.
2019-1-21 18:59 | |
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The alleged perpetrator, Nicholas Truglia, stole $1 million in cryptocurrency from a San Francisco resident and also gained illegal access to the phones of several Silicon Valley executives.
2018-11-22 14:34 | |
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Chinese mining giant Bitmain is suing an anonymous hacker that allegedly stole $5. 5 million in cryptocurrency last April from the company’s account on the digital exchange Binance.
2018-11-14 23:31 | |
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Crypto mining giant Bitmain is suing an unidentified hacker for breaking into its Binance account and stealing $5.5 million worth of digital assets.
2018-11-12 15:27 | |
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According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a group of “Call of Duty” players from Indiana are reported to have stolen $3. 3 million in cryptocurrency by coercing an Illinois computer expert into remotely hacking unsecured crypto wallets.
2018-10-24 17:28 | |
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A group of “Call of Duty” players from Indiana are accused of stealing more than $3 million in cryptocurrencies after coercing an Illinois man to aid them in remotely hacking unsecured crypto wallets on more than 100 cell phones.
2018-10-24 06:00 | |
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On October 21, a crypto exchange Trade. io announced that on October 20, its security team was alerted to a large transaction from one of the wallets held in cold storage. As they investigated, they started noticing some irregular trading activity in TIO pairs on Bancor & Kucoin.
2018-10-22 13:31 | |
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Report Reveals That Hackers Stole $900 Million From Crypto Exchanges Since 2016 In a recently conducted research, Group-IB, a cybersecurity company based in Moscow, discovered that crypto exchanges have lost a whopping $882 million worth of digital assets to hackers since 2016.
2018-10-19 22:48 | |
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SpankChain reported Thursday night that a hacker who stole 165 ETH from its payment platform had returned the funds.
2018-10-12 04:45 | |
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Pigeoncoin (PGN), a small market cap digital asset traded on two obscure exchanges, has finally got the spotlight from the crypto community but for the worst reason. A hacker stole 235 million PGN tokens through a Bitcoin protocol bug.
2018-10-6 07:56 | |
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Again Ripple stole the headlines this week with its annual Swell conference including novelty speakers such as Bill Clinton and a performance from the Counting Crows. But it was perhaps the news of the latest data breach at Facebook that was the most significant for crypto this week, forcing its hand closer to decentralization and bringing crypto mainstream.
2018-10-6 22:30 | |
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A prominent eSports gamer took to YouTube to reveal to his audience how “someone stole $200,000” worth of cryptocurrency in an apparent sim-swap hacking incident – a new growing cybercrime trend that appears to focus on cryptocurrency investors.
2018-9-19 20:30 | |
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The U. S. FBI and law enforcement in South Korea and Japan have arrested two people in connection to phishing scam that stole $800,000 worth of Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) tokens in a joint operation reported last week.
2018-9-17 20:00 | |
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Have crypto to spend? Many big-name retailers are starting to integrate crypto payment processing options. In fact, Starbucks stole the headlines this summer when the coffee giant confusingly announced that it was looking into Bitcoin systems.
2018-9-1 19:00 | |
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Police in Santa Clara, California, have arrested a 19-year-old SIM swapper who allegedly stole over $1 million in cryptocurrencies. One victim alleged that he lost $150,000 in crypto as a result of the SIM card fraud.
2018-8-25 22:15 | |
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Chinese police have arrested three individuals who allegedly stole bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies worth around 600 million yuan, or $87 million.
2018-8-20 08:00 | |
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Three suspects have been detained by Chinese police in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency theft. The supposed hackers stole bitcoin and other digital assets worth an estimated $87 million USD.
2018-8-20 01:40 | |
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The cryptoinvestor filed a lawsuit against the US mobile operator AT&T for not being sufficiently vigilant and granting access to its cellphone to scammers who, using mobile, stole $24 million in cryptocurrency from the investor.
2018-8-16 13:00 | |
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New Report By Kaspersky Reveals That Crypto Scammers Stole $2. 3 Million In 2018 Q2 After doing a thorough research on cyber crimes, Kaspersky Lab reported that hackers earned more than $2. 3 million from cryptocurrency scams during the second quarter of 2018.
2018-8-16 04:28 | |
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Motherboard has reportedly obtained court documents pertaining to the arrest of Joel Ortiz, a 20-year-old from Boston, who is accused of stealing $5 million USD in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
2018-8-1 03:29 | |
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GainBitcoin was exposed as a Ponzi scheme, and the investigation by the Indian police force has continued to progress. The scheme stole $300 million, but authorities have said that they presently have new “crucial clues” to see how this fake company ended up laundering so much money.
2018-7-16 09:17 | |
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Reports have confirmed that Japan has been targeted by cybercriminals using phishing, or illegal acquisition of personal information, to steal cryptocurrencies by sending fake emails to crypto exchange users.
2018-7-2 14:20 | |
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Chinese police, recently, seized over 200 computers used to mine the digital currencies Bitcoin and Ethereum after a miner tried to defraud an electricity company over his power bills. The Xinhua News reported that the man stole 150,000kW hours of electricity in just one month.
2018-6-26 22:32 | |
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Bithumb, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea by trading volume, is halting deposit and withdrawal services after hackers stole 35 billion won ($31 million) from the platform. The company said in an announcement today that the hack happened between late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning local time. Although Bithumb has yet to
2018-6-20 13:29 | |
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