2024-9-5 11:46 |
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Blockchain startup Bittensor has temporarily halted its network due to a private key leak, causing the network’s token to drop by 16%. Bittensor, a decentralized machine learning protocol, has apparently fallen victim to a hacker attack, targeting multiple wallets in…
2024-7-4 12:19 | |
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Backed by AGE Crypto and Alphabit, crypto wealth management platform Yield App has announced its shutdown following losses linked to the collapse of FTX. Yield App appears to be the latest crypto firm to fall victim to the fallout from…
2024-6-29 14:48 | |
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DMM Bitcoin, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, recently suffered a major setback when it reported a loss of 48 billion yen ($305 million) in Bitcoin (BTC) due to a security breach.
2024-6-1 04:00 | |
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A shocking incident has emerged in the cryptocurrency community, with a trader reportedly falling victim to a phishing attack resulting in a staggering loss of $71 million. The unfortunate sequence of events unfolded when the trader, in a routine transaction, created a new address labeled “0xd9A1b0B1e1aE382DbDc898Ea68012FfcB2853a91” and transferred 0.05 $ETH […]
2024-5-5 19:36 | |
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In a shocking incident reported by on-chain data analysis firm LookOnChain, an anonymous cryptocurrency trader fell victim to a devious phishing scam, resulting in the loss of 1,155 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) tokens, valued at $71 million at the time of the incident.
2024-5-4 21:15 | |
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Decentralized protocol for cross-chain lending Pike Finance has suffered a $1.6 million loss due to weak security measures in functions managing USDC transfers. Pike Finance, a decentralized finance protocol specializing in cross-chain lending, fell victim to a hacking attack, resulting…
2024-5-1 12:24 | |
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Mozaic Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, recently fell victim to a hack on the Arbitrum network, resulting in the loss of $2.4 million. The breach occurred due to a vulnerability in a private key, allowing the attacker to exploit a specific contract function called “bridgeViaLifi,” accessible only by a […]
2024-3-17 09:06 | |
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Stake, an Australian crypto casino renowned for the integration of crypto assets into gambling, has fallen victim to a recent alleged exploit. On-chain analysis firm Cyvers revealed that a jaw-dropping $16 million was siphoned off from the Ethereum network due to a “private key leak.
2023-9-5 01:00 | |
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Curve, a stablecoin exchange at the heart of decentralized finance (DeFi) on Ethereum, has been the victim of an exploit according to a tweet from the project. Upwards of $100 million worth of cryptocurrency are at risk due to a “re-entrancy” bug in Vyper, a programming language used to power parts of the Curve system.
2023-7-31 23:25 | |
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Curve, a stablecoin exchange at the heart of decentralized finance (DeFi) on Ethereum, has been the victim of an exploit with more than $100 million worth of cryptocurrency at risk due to a “re-entrancy” bug in Vyper, a programming language used to power parts of the Curve system.
2023-7-31 23:25 | |
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As a result of regulatory developments, many crypto platforms paused operations, and even some left providing services in certain countries due to strict regulations implied. In this case, OKX, one of the top crypto exchanges in the blockchain industry, became the latest victim of intense regulations designed by Canadian authorities. OKX exchange notified its community […]
2023-3-22 21:00 | |
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The crypto exchange Bybit has paused US Dollar (USD) deposits due to “service outages” from partners. Is it the latest victim of Operation Choke Point? The post Bybit Suspends US Dollar Deposits and Gives a Deadline for Withdrawals appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-3-6 17:51 | |
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Crypto exchange Gemini services are down, causing speculation that it is the latest victim of the FTX crisis. However, the exchange has maintained on its status page that wire transfers are affected, but funds are secure.
2022-11-17 20:35 | |
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The long-suffering DeFi protocol Cream Finance fell victim to a hacker attack. Yes, once again. This time, a vulnerability in the code allowed scammers to steal $130 million in cryptocurrency.
2021-11-1 18:09 | |
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Bitcoin. org’s website has become the victim of a giveaway scam and gone dark early on Thursday. “This site can’t be reached,” reads the message on the website. The crypto community rang the bell on this scam and notified domain name registrar Namecheap, which had “temporarily disabled the domain.
2021-9-24 16:06 | |
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Many people are unable to execute their transactions due to a sharp increase in the price of ether and gas, a price that any user has to pay for their transaction to be validated, and are starting to look for alternatives on other networks.
2021-2-10 20:09 | |
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A woman infected by the novel coronavirus has more than $2,400 worth of XRP savings stolen from her Ledger wallet
2020-3-29 14:00 | |
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Overwatch League cancels all China Homestead weekend events for February and March due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. The post Deadly Coronavirus Epidemic Scalps Yet Another Gaming Victim appeared first on CCN.com
2020-1-30 16:02 | |
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Cryptopia, the New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange that fell victim to not one but two hacks, released an update on its liquidation process, earlier today. The exchange made the announcement via its official Twitter handle, which tweeted, “The latest update for #Cryptopia stakeholders is now available.
2019-10-25 17:00 | |
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Altcoin trading platform CoinExchange. io has announced it’s shutting its doors due to financial issues. It will remain operational until December 1, 2019. Costs Outweigh Earnings A post published on the exchange’s website yesterday states that the decision to shut up shop was purely business-related and not the result of a “security breach or any other type of incident.
2019-10-2 16:53 | |
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The Japanese bitcoin exchange Bitpoint is the latest platform to fall victim to hackers, losing $32 million in cryptocurrencies according to a report by Remixpoint Inc. , its parent company. Bitpoint joins other Japan-based exchanges, including Zaif and Coincheck to suffer losses due to cyberattacks.
2019-7-12 19:00 | |
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Crypto exchanges are not having it easy despite the latest bull run. XRP centric exchange seems to be the latest victim that has fallen. It is with regret and sadness that we have to announce that XRP United Exchange will cease operations on 1st of July 2019 at 00:00:00 UTC. If You are a customer […]
2019-6-4 19:52 | |
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It is not rare to see people making U-turns on their positions on cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Many prominent personalities in both the financial and the sphere have gone through this route. Now it has been revealed that Marley Gray seems to be the latest victim of this trend. At Azure Blockchain Engineering, Gray serves as […]
2019-6-4 19:21 | |
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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 | |
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Global payment processing platform PayPal has been awarded a patent for a technique that can help with the timely detection and reduction of ransomware attacks. Ransomware attacks are a form of malware that takes over the victim's computer, locks up the files therein and demands a ransom before the files can be accessed again — often to be paid in cryptocurrency.
2019-4-19 21:17 | |
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The crypto bear market hasn’t been kind to many blockchain or crypto-focused businesses and companies, who have been forced to revisit their strategies, lay off employees, or even close up shop due to lack of funding or interest.
2019-4-13 03:01 | |
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Afri Schoedon announced that he quits social media as he fell victim to criticism after he had compared the Serenity technology, which Ethereum developers are working on, with the Polkadot protocol, whose infrastructure is being developed by the Parity team.
2019-2-20 17:16 | |
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Most of the stories in the media about cryptojacking and hacking are due to a vulnerability in a crypto exchange or simply highly advanced hackers. However, in a new report by Symantec, Microsoft has been the victim of the presence of a surreptitious Monero mining code on multiple applications. As such, Microsoft has since removed […]
2019-2-16 00:12 | |
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A Cryptocurrency Payment Startup Claims It Is A Victim Of A Prank That Run Over The Weekend; This Was For A Fake Trademark Claim The AtomicPay.io, which is a cryptocurrency payment processor had a small hiccup as their front end services were unavailable for about 8 hours over the weekend, this was all due to […]
2019-2-5 22:42 | |
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The blockchain is actively being integrated into nearly every area of activity due to the dynamic development of technologies. Crypto investments on decentralized platforms are becoming more and more popular.
2019-1-8 20:57 | |
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A court ruling has exonerated Bithumb from liabilities totaling around 400 million Korean won after a client lost his funds due to crypto hacking. The post S.Korea Crypto Hacking Victim Denied Compensation After Court Ruling appeared first on CoinCentral.
2019-1-4 00:07 | |
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In a demonstration titled “Wallet. fail,” a team of security researchers hacked into the Trezor One, Ledger Blue and Ledger Nano S. Unfortunately, it appears as if their findings were first put on display at the 35th Chaos Communication Congress (35C3) in Leipzig, Germany, rather than through accepted Responsible Disclosure practices, which would have allowed the manufacturers to patch the vulnerabilities and protect their customers from any potential attack.
2019-1-1 19:15 | |
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The market for cryptocurrency tax services is growing rapidly, and it is providing forward-thinking tax professionals with an opportunity to capture oversized profits.
2018-11-15 16:58 | |
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Two Men Arrested In Connection To Crypto Theft And Hack According to a report from Oklahoma News 4, two men have just been arrested due to their connection to the recent hack of a crypto and blockchain startup, which saw a California firm lose millions of dollars worth of crypto assets.
2018-9-30 07:54 | |
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A U. S. -based cryptocurrency investor and entrepreneur has filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against telecommunications firm AT&T. Michael Terpin believes that he became the victim of a theft in which a large amount of digital currency was taken from him due to the company’s negligence.
2018-8-16 01:00 | |
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With a market full of millions of users, it is only in due time that a user will fall suspect to glitches, hacks or plain old negligence. According to a popular crypto trader, his own mother has fallen victim to the wrongdoings of HitBTC, one of the oldest exchanges in the world.
2018-7-26 13:59 | |
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