Moonday Mornings: Another cryptocurrency SIM-swap victim sues AT&T, this time for $1.8M

2019-10-21 11:17

Welcome to Moonday Morning forkers. It’s Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines you can’t afford to miss. Take a look at what’s happened over the last few days.

1. Telecom operator AT&T is being sued by an individual claiming to be the victim of a SIM-swap hack which resulted in the loss of $1. 8 million. The victim alleges that between May 16 – 18 AT&T employees transferred ownership of their SIM to bad actors. The scammers were then able to access the victim’s personal finances and cryptocurrency exchange accounts to carry out their attack. It…

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2019-10-17 00:37	cryptojacking
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Victim of $5B OneCoin cryptocurrency scam gets death threats for speaking out

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Alleged EtherDelta hacker in federal court over $1.4M cryptocurrency plot

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2019-10-12 22:09	hard fork
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Bitcoin escrow firm owner charged over $7M cryptocurrency fraud

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2019-10-1 16:49	hard fork
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Retired Ice Hockey Star Suckers IT Pro Into $700,000 Bitcoin Fraud

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2019-9-18 15:15	Russia
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Chinese Authorities Clampdown on Popular ICO Startup GXChain

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2019-9-13 23:00	Regulation
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Coinbase thief goofs by emailing apology to police, gets arrested while in jail for something else

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2019-9-3 18:44	hard fork
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Binance CEO Denies Having Links with Ponzi Firms

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2019-8-26 17:00
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Report: Researchers Discover New Cryptojacking Malware for Mining Monero

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2019-8-15 19:00	XMR
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Beaxy’s encounter with Partial Payments via XRP echoes JustCoin’s experience

Beaxy, a cryptocurrency exchange entered the competitive crypto market only in May 2019 and has been introduced to Partial Payment option on August 13, however through an XRP exploit. The Partial Payment being exploited has been recognized by the XRP ecosystem since 2014 when it claimed its first victim JustCoin.

2019-8-15 21:34	Trading View
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Chicken Shit XRP Trading Manipulators May Find Beaxy In Their KYC

The biggest threat to cryptocurrency holders is bad code, as the latest exchange hack has shown. Beaxy, a recently launched exchange based in Nevis and St Kitts, will roll back a number of trades after falling victim to a little-known exploit in the XRP Ledger.

2019-8-14 20:46	XRP
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Multiple North Korean Cryptocurrency Hacks Under UN Investigation

The United Nations has launched an investigation into North Korean cyber-attacks which targeted cryptocurrency exchanges in the neighboring South. India has also been a victim in the digital crime spree which targeted 17 countries in total.

2019-8-13 15:30	North Korea
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South Korea takes the brunt of North Korea’s cryptocurrency cyberattacks

A United Nations (UN) report has disclosed how the intergovernmental organization is investigating at least 35 cyberattacks led by North Korea, South China Morning Post reports. The attacks include cryptocurrency exchange hacks and crypto-jacking campaigns.

2019-8-13 12:08	hard fork
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Aussie Crypto Scam Nets Nearly AUD $3M from Unsuspecting Investors

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2019-8-9 20:00	Bitcoin
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Malaysian Electric Utility Raids 33 Illicit Bitcoin Mining Facilities

Major Malaysian electric utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd has fallen victim to an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation, which resulted in a $760,736 loss

2019-8-8 22:36	Mining
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Canadian Cryptocurrency Owners Fall Victim to Employment Scams Who Have Already Pilfered $240,000 in 2019

Fake websites, fake contacts, and fake promises – here’s how scammers dupe gullible jobseekers

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Canadian Cryptocurrency Owners Fall Victim to Employment Scams Who Have Already Pilfered %24240%2C000 in 2019

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Another one bites the dust: Industry claims another victim as crypto-venture fails owing to lack of funding

The crypto-industry is an extremely tough place to survive and prosper on a long-term basis. The case of cryptocurrency exchanges is especially pertinent in this respect. In fact, the average life expectancy of cryptocurrency exchanges is only about 15 months in 2019.

2019-7-21 01:30	News
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UK Government to Focus on Crypto Asset Space as Part of New Financial Crime Clampdown Plan

Because it’s mostly untraceable and irreversible, cryptocurrency is still the number one choice for criminals to carry out or hide criminal activity or ill-gotten gains. The last few weeks have seen a slowly increasing number of cities in the U.

2019-7-15 20:29	Legal & Regulation
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Bitcoin Exchange Hack: $32 Million Stolen from Japanese Platform Bitpoint

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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Bitpoint Exchange Lost $32 Million in Cryptocurrency Amid Recent Hacker Attack

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2019-7-12 13:04
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OneCoin Scam Victim Files New York Lawsuit after $760,000 Loss

A filing in a lawsuit filed against cryptocurrency firm OneCoin has revealed that one of the proposed lead plaintiffs lost over $700,000 in the scam. According to documents submitted on July 8th in a Manhattan court, proposed lead plaintiff Donald Berdeaux invested approximately $755,918.

2019-7-10 15:32
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Binance To Launch An ‘Anti-Fraud System’ As Bitrue Receives Praises In Response To The Hack

Bitrue, a Singaporean cryptocurrency exchange, is the latest victim of Crypto Exchange hacks – a vice the cryptocurrency industry has never fully managed to contain. The exchange lost 9. 3 million XRP and 2.

2019-6-30 00:59	Binance
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Binance Claims its First Margin Trading Victim

Leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has executed its first liquidation today as the platform continues to test its new margin trading feature. Someone Got #REKT On Binance As CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) confirmed on social media June 24, the pilot scheme delivered its first liquidation – likely painful for those involved – on a Bitcoin short.

2019-6-25 17:00
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Cryptocurrency hackers sneak malware into Oracle servers to mine Monero

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2019-6-11 13:22	hard fork
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FBI Brings Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Investigation to the United States

By CCN: The FBI officially expanded the QuadrigaCX case, in which the founder suspiciously died, and more than $100 million in cryptocurrency was lost, to the United States today. The agency took to Twitter to ask for US-based victims of the crime to come forward.

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FBI asks victims of bankrupt QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange to start snitching

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is stepping up its probe into defunct Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX. In an announcement yesterday, the FBI asked victims affected by the QuadrigaCX collapse to come forward and complete a questionnaire to aid with its “ongoing investigation.

2019-6-4 16:18	hard fork
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Tron’s [TRX] node count reaches six-month high as Foundation celebrates mainnet launch anniversary

Tron [TRX], the twelfth largest cryptocurrency on CoinMarketCap, noted significant growth over the past week. However, it fell as the market started to crumble. The price of the coin and its cousin, BitTorrent [BTT], was expected to soar with the announcement of BitTorrent File System [BTFS] protocol.

2019-6-1 19:30	Tron
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Bitcoin Wallet receives part of 5,000 BTC; speculated to be linked with wash trading and mixing

The cryptocurrency market has been a victim to multiple hacks where exchanges and users lost various cryptocurrencies. One of the recent examples was the Binance hack where 7,000 BTC were stolen from Binance’s hot wallet.

2019-5-25 17:00	News
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Infographic: An Overview of Compromised Bitcoin Exchange Events

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	Privacy & security
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New OneCoin DealShaker Platform is Deserted By Its Owner as Ponzi on the Verge Of Collapse?

The New Zealand Samoan community recently fell victim of a billion-dollar global cryptocurrency scheme that was labeled as a scam. OneCoin cryptocurrency investment project has responded to widespread allegations going on in and around the cryptocurrency world that the project is nothing but a pyramid scheme. The apex bank in Samoa, the central bank of […]

2019-5-24 19:55
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Binance Coin [BNB] rises as Binance unveils new look for its margin trading service

Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, continued to make progress in the market despite falling victim to a security breach a few days ago. Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder and CEO of Binance, revealed that the exchange’s order volumes were much higher than the volume during Bitcoin’s peak at the end of […] The post Binance Coin [BNB] rises as Binance unveils new look for its margin trading service appeared first on AMBCrypto.

2019-5-24 12:40	News
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Hackers Steal $100,000+ Worth of BTC From Engineering Manager at Crypto Custodian BitGo

The engineering manager at cryptocurrency custodian BitGo, Sean Coonce, has fallen victim to a SIM swapping hack with a loss of over $100,000

2019-5-22 13:12	cybersecurity
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Crypto Engineer Bravely Details Embarrassing $100,000 SIM-Hijack Bitcoin Theft

By CCN: SIM hijackers aiming to steal bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are getting bolder and more daring. No longer are they just going for the soft targets but are now even pursuing the technologically adept and sophisticated.

2019-5-21 16:59
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Cryptopia’s Stolen Ethereum Funds to the Tune of 30,000 ETH Moves to Mysterious Wallet

Earlier in the year, Cryptopia – a cryptocurrency exchange based in New Zealand – was a victim of multiple hacks which caused the firm to lose over $16 million worth of Ether. The event, at the time, rendered Cryptopia inactive for a while until it resumed functionality later. Now, the firm is back in the […]

2019-5-20 18:50	Cryptopia
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Colombia Eyes Regulating Cryptocurrency Traders and Companies

The Congress of the Rebulic of Colombia has proposed a bill to regulate cryptocurrency transactions and prevent crypto users from falling victim to growing frauds, this according to a report from Competition Policy International May 13, 2019.

2019-5-15 05:00	Venezuela
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21-Year-Old Stole $24M in Bitcoin, Now Has To Pay $75.8M Back To The Victim

Cryptocurrency theft and fraud is a serious problem, and in this so-called “Wild West” of crypto hacks and scams,… The post 21-Year-Old Stole $24M in Bitcoin, Now Has To Pay $75.

2019-5-13 19:06	Fraud
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NY’s Bitcoin Bandit ordered to pay $75M to SIM-swap victim

Michael Terpin, the Bitcoin investor who had $24 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen from him in a SIM-swapping hack, has been awarded a payout three-times the size of his original loss. Los Angeles Superior Court has ordered New York-based Bitcoin Bandit Nicholas Truglia to pay Terpin $74.

2019-5-13 17:18	hard fork
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Boom! Crypto Hack Victim Wins Bombshell $75 Million Case

By CCN: Crypto investor and entrepreneur Michael Terpin was awarded $75. 8 million in California’s Supreme Court in a civil judgment against a man Terpin claims stole cryptocurrency assets from him.

2019-5-13 22:45
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Microsoft Under Fire After Hackers Access Outlook Emails to Steal Bitcoin

By CCN: Hackers infiltrated Microsoft Outlook email users’ accounts in order to steal crypto, including bitcoin. The scope of the cyber-theft is still as-yet undetermined, but it appears to be more expansive than first thought.

2019-4-30 19:45	#microsoft
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Credit Card Malware Hackers Attack Atlanta Hawks Online Store

There are all sorts of companies and organizations that suffer data breaches and cyber attacks all over the world, including some of the most powerful and influential corporations in the world. It appears as though the latest victim is none other than the online store of the professional American basketball team the Atlanta Hawks, whichRead MoreRead More.

2019-4-25 09:00	sports
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Prolific sim-swapper gets 10 years for stealing $7.5M worth of Bitcoin

A 21-year-old man in the US, who is credited with being one of the first people in the country to be convicted of stealing cryptocurrency by hacking a victim’s mobile phone, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.

2019-4-23 10:24	hard fork
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PayPal Wins Patent for Ransomware Detection Solution

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	Privacy & security
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XRP and Stellar Lumens [XLM] Price Analysis: Bulls lead resistance against market correction

The arrival of the bulls was celebrated by many cryptocurrencies this week. However, the market fell soon after, a victim of strong market correction forces. XRP, the third largest cryptocurrency on CoinMarketCap, was pumping at press time and Stellar Lumens [XLM], the eighth largest coin, was also seen sailing through a rough market.

2019-4-5 15:30	XLM
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Lazarus Hacker Group Continues to Target Crypto Using Faked Trading Software

This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Tang. The Chinese security service provider 360 Security has issued a warning that a large number of crypto exchanges have been targeted by the North Korean hacker group Lazarus and that the number is still rising after the recent hacks of crypto exchanges DragonEx, Etbox and BiKi.

2019-4-2 21:54	Privacy & security
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Coindelta Becomes the Latest Victim of India’s Bitcoin Ban

Coindelta, an Indian cryptocurrency exchange platform, has announced its decision to cease operations in the country, citing operational difficulties. The platform published a blog post on its Medium account at the end of March 2019, blaming the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ban on exchanges maintaining accounts with Indian commercial banks as the reason forRead More

2019-4-1 19:00	Wazirx
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Bithumb suffers insider hack

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb fell victim to an insider attack, which allegedly led to a loss of $19 million in cryptocurrencies.

2019-4-3 14:18	News
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Bithumb Hacked Again? – Hackers Reportedly Steal $15 Million in EOS

Bithumb temporarily suspended deposit and withdrawal services on its platform. The South Korean cryptocurrency exchange appears to be the latest victim of another hack with $15 million worth of EOS allegedly stolen by cybercriminals.

2019-3-30 12:30	EOS
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SEC Continues Lazy Crypto Streak by Postponing Bitwise Bitcoin ETF

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again proven its inability to make decisions regarding a cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF). This time, the helpless victim waiting on the sidelines is Bitwise, which initially filed for its ETF two months ago in January.

2019-3-30 02:30
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