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BitForex Website Goes Dark Amid Reported $57M Outflow
26.2.2024
Users of cryptocurrency exchange BitForex have been blocked from accessing the website. Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT reported that $57 million has been drained out of the exchange's hot wallets
Mixin’s $20 Million Plea: Platform Transmits Onchain Bid to Reclaim Stolen Assets
27.9.2023
After a cyberattack resulted in a staggering $200 million loss from the decentralized exchange (dex) platform Mixin, the company revealed that its cloud service provider had been compromised. In a bid to recover the stolen funds, Mixin is now extending a $20 million reward to the hacker upon...
Tron Founder Justin Sun Says HTX Exchange Hacked, Loses 5,000 ETH
25.9.2023
According to several posts on the social media platform X written by Tron founder Justin Sun, the crypto exchange HTX (formally Huobi) was hacked for 5,000 ether. Despite the loss, Sun contends that user funds on the exchange are safe and the “platform is operating completely...
CoinEx hack - compromised private keys led to $70M theft
19.9.2023
CoinEx confirms that compromised private keys gave hackers access to hot wallets, leading to $70 million hack
Crypto Exchange Coinex Pens an Open Plea for Dialogue With the Hacker
15.9.2023
On September 12, 2023, Coinex was hacked, losing an estimated $54 million after hackers removed significant amounts of BTC, ETH, TRX, and other tokens. Three days later, Coinex released an open letter to the hackers, hoping to “build a sincere and open channel of communication.”...
SushiSwap Exchange Suffers Major $3.3 Million Smart Contract Hack – Here's What Happened
10.4.2023
Popular decentralized exchange (DEX) platform SushiSwap has suffered more than $3.3 million in losses after a hacker exploited a bug in a smart contract.
More specifically, the DEX saw its RouteProcess02 contract, a smart contract that aggregates trade liquidity from multiple sources...
Japanese Crypto Exchanges Targeted by North Korean Hackers
17.10.2022
The notorious North Korean hacker group Lazarus is targeting Japanese cryptoasset companies, and some of these companies already saw their crypto stolen, according to The JapanNews, citing the National Police Agency (NPA)....
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Brazilian Crypto Investment Platform Bluebenx Backpedals on Hack Reports, States It Was Victim of a Listing Scam
22.8.2022
Bluebenx, a Brazilian crypto company that recently stopped customer withdrawals, has changed its story regarding the causes which took it to take that measure. While the exchange issued an email statement informing customers it had been the victim of a vicious hack, now the company states...
Maiar decentralized crypto exchange goes offline after bug discovery
7.6.2022
The exchange has been taken offline due to the discovery of the bug and the team has implemented an “emergency fix” and updated the decentralized exchange
Crypto.com Reveals 483 Accounts Compromised in Recent Hack — $34 Million in Bitcoin, Ether Stolen
20.1.2022
Crypto.com has revealed that 483 user accounts were compromised in the recent hack that resulted in unauthorized withdrawals of about $34 million in cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ether. Nonetheless, the company stressed that customer funds were never at risk. Crypto.com’s Hack...
Hacked Bitmart to Compensate Crypto Traders After USD 200M Loss
6.12.2021
Major centralized crypto exchange BitMart, which fell victim to a hack over the weekend and lost approximately USD 200m worth of digital assets, intends to compensate affected users and resume its operations....
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Bitmart Says It Lost USD 150M In a Hack, Suspends Withdrawals
5.12.2021
One of the top 30 crypto exchanges, Bitmart, confirmed it has lost around USD 150m in a hack today, December 5, and has temporarily suspended withdrawals until further notice.
The company said they have identified "a large-scale security breach" related to one of their Ethereum (ETH)...
Hotbit crypto exchange shuts down for maintenance after attempted hack
30.4.2021
The Chinese crypto exchange says funds are “SAFU” and that the emergency maintenance could take up to two weeks
France to Auction 611 Bitcoins Seized From Hackers
11.3.2021
The French government will auction 611 bitcoins that were seized from hackers next week. There will be two sales comprised of 478 lots altogether. Each lot consists of between 0.11 and 20 bitcoins. Paris-based auction house Kapandji Morhange will auction 611 bitcoins on March 17. The company says...
Troubled NZ Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Suffers Another Hack in the Midst of Liquidation Process
20.2.2021
Controversy still surrounds a liquidated New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange, which allegedly got hacked again. Adding to the $30 million stolen in 2019, Cryptopia reports that it was the target of a another theft incident on February 1, 2021. Hackers Accessed a Dormant Wallet Which Holds...
KuCoin CEO says insurance covered 16% of losses from $285M hack in 2020
3.2.2021
KuCoin users were unaffected by the $285 million hack of 2020 as insurance funds covered the remaining losses from the incident
Spanish Crypto Exchange 2gether Won’t Reimburse All Stolen Funds From the 2020 Hack
27.1.2021
Spanish cryptocurrency exchange 2gether has announced that it won’t compensate users for the full amount of bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) stolen in August 2020. The exchange said that almost 5,000 of its customers won’t receive their cryptos under the compensation plan. Company Asks...
Japanese Police Arrest 30 People for Allegedly Having Exchanged Stolen Cryptos From the 2018 Coincheck Hack
23.1.2021
Japanese police charged 30 people for their alleged involvement in illegal transactions linked to the well-known $530 million Coincheck hack in 2018. Tokyo authorities traced all individuals’ transactions to different places across the nation. Illicit Transactions Are Estimated to Have...
Crypto Exchange Bitgrail Founder Accused by Italian Police of Faking Hacks That Led to Company’s Bankruptcy
23.12.2020
Italian police accused a man who ran a cryptocurrency exchange of being responsible for a series of hacks that caused millions in losses as part of an alleged massive fraud scheme. Italian Authorities Accuse Bitgrail Owner of Faking Hacks That Led Exchange’s Bankruptcy According to Reuters...
Over 5,000 Bitcoin Worth $97 Million from the 2016 Bitfinex Hack Spring Into Action
1.12.2020
As bitcoin surpassed its 2017 all-time high on Monday morning, a few hours later 5,045 BTC or $97 million worth of bitcoin from the 2016 Bitfinex hack was transferred. The hackers that stole the funds four years ago have moved the bitcoins numerous times this year. The hackers that stole 119,756...