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Your keys, his coins — Cryptopia employee admits to stealing $172K in crypto
5.7.2021
The theft was first discovered in September and was not yet connected to the crypto exchange going into liquidation the previous year
Ex-Cryptopia Staffer Admits To Stealing USD 176K In Crypto
5.7.2021
In another round of controversies surrounding New Zealand’s collapsed crypto exchange Cryptopia, a former staffer has admitted to stealing customer data and close to NZD 250,000 (USD 176,000) worth of crypto from the platform where he was previously employed.
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South African asset manager denies stealing billions from users, claims $5M was lost in hack
29.6.2021
AfriCrypt’s founders deny running off with billions in customers funds, asserting they went into hiding after receiving death threats from “dangerous people.”
UK Police Raid Alleged Cannabis Farm, Finds Bitcoin Mining Facility Stealing Power
31.5.2021
Police from the UK executed a raid in an industrial unit in the West Midlands county expecting to find a cannabis farm, but instead found a big bitcoin mining facility, that was coincidentally bypassing the controls from the local power utility company to siphon energy from the main grid, stealing...
BSC Defi Protocol Burgerswap Loses $7.2 Million from a Flash Loan Attack
29.5.2021
Another Binance Smart Chain project has been hit with a flash loan attack according to a post mortem written by the Burgerswap team. The project’s official Twitter account said at around 3 a.m. on Friday, Burgerswap suffered from a flash loan attack with the hackers stealing $7.2 million...
Researchers Spot New Cryptocurrency Stealing Malware Advertised Under a Subscription Model
5.5.2021
A cryptocurrency-related malware program has been advertised on darknet forums as the “leading way to make money in 2021,” raising alarms among the cybersecurity community. Palo Alto Networks published a report on the malicious app Westeal, detailing the author’s ties with other...
Instagram Influencer Charged for Allegedly Stealing Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin From Followers
27.3.2021
A popular Instagram personality has been charged in the U.S., accused of stealing bitcoins worth millions of dollars from his followers. He allegedly convinced the “victims to sell him their bitcoin at attractive, but inflated, values” but he never wired them the money for the coins...
Individual Detained in Romania Under Suspicion of Stealing Thousands of Cryptos From an Unnamed Major Exchange
15.3.2021
Romanian authorities pursued an operation that left a person detained for the individual’s alleged involvement in a case of stealing from a cryptocurrency exchange. The investigation revealed that the unnamed trading platform company is located in the Cayman Islands. Over $620,000 Stolen...
US Government Expands Charges Against North Korean Hackers- Authorities Describe Them as The ‘World’s Leading Bank Robbers’
19.2.2021
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed new charges against the North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group. The hackers are allegedly responsible for stealing over $1.3 billion in cryptocurrencies and fiat during coordinated cyber-heists. North Korean Hackers Also Developed and Deployed...
DOJ Charges 3 North Korean Hackers With Stealing $100M+ From Crypto Firms
17.2.2021
The hackers allegedly stole over $1.3 billion overall through various schemes
Activision Accused Of Stealing Call Of Duty Character
4.2.2021
The creator of a character called “Cade Janus”, developed as part of a film pitch, is taking Activision, Infinity Ward and Major League Gaming to court, accusing them of going behind his back and stealing the character for use in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.Read more
Crypto industry must keep scammers from stealing another $16 billion
2.2.2021
Crypto scams don’t just impact investors but the credibility of the industry as a whole, stagnating crypto’s progress
SEC Charges Three of Stealing $11.4M Through Token Backed by Actor Steven Seagal
1.2.2021
The Bitcoiin2Gen trio allegedly bilked investors through false statements and celebrity crypto endorsements
India Seizes Bitcoins Worth $1.2 Million From Hacker of Government Website and Crypto Exchanges
17.1.2021
Indian police have seized $1.2 million in bitcoin from a hacker who allegedly hacked a government website, online game portals, and cryptocurrency exchanges. He was previously arrested for stealing $1.5 million from an Indian state government. Indian Police Seize Bitcoins From Hacker The Bengaluru...
Postal Worker Caught Stealing "PlayStation And Nintendo" Console Deliveries
14.1.2021
A USPS supervisor in Middletown, Connecticut has been sentenced to nine months of “home confinement” and a $20,000 fine after being caught stealing stuff like iPhones and “PlayStation and Nintendo gaming devices”.Read more
Crypto-Stealing Malware Targets At Least 6.5K Victims
7.1.2021
The ElectroRAT malware has been attempting to steal cryptoassets, including bitcoin (BTC), litecoin (LTC), ethereum (ETH), and monero (XMR), among others, from thousands of victims for the past year, according to a researcher at the New York-based cybersecurity company Intezer Labs.
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Researchers warn 3 apps have been stealing crypto undetected for a year
7.1.2021
Three crypto based apps have concealed a nasty surprise for those that have downloaded them
Two Rubygems Infected With Crypto-Stealing Feature Malware Spotted by Researchers
19.12.2020
New infected Rubygems packages have been spotted in its open-source software repository and which contained malicious code mainly used to steal cryptocurrencies from users via supply chain attack. Two Cryptocurrency-Stealers Rubygems Detected by Researchers at Sonatype According to Ax Sharma,...
Fraudulent Crypto Browser Extension Redirects to a Fake Metamask Domain
6.12.2020
A crypto intelligence firm has raised red flags about an increasing flow of comments in the crypto community about an ongoing phishing campaign, which is stealing funds from people who install a malicious browser extension. Chrome Browser Extension Is Redirecting Crypto Users to a Fake Metamask...
Irish Man Gets 3 Years in Prison for Stealing $2.5M in Crypto Through SIM Hacks
19.11.2020
The man was part of a criminal group that compromised crypto accounts with assistance from contacts at mobile operators