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Infrastructure bill passes, Coinbase posts $1.6 billion in Q2 profit, $600 million stolen in DeFi hack: Hodler’s Digest, Aug.8-14
14.8.2021
British Court Orders Binance to Identify and Freeze Hackers’ Accounts After a User Claims Funds Stolen
14.8.2021
A U.K. judge has reportedly ordered cryptocurrency exchange Binance to identify hackers and freeze their accounts after one of its users claimed to be the victim of a $2.6 million hack. Binance Ordered to Help Recover Funds Allegedly Stolen in a Hack A London high court has ordered global...
Poly Network Says Stolen User Assets on ETH Have Been Returned, Except Frozen USDT
13.8.2021
On Friday, a few days after the initial hack for $611 million, the Poly Network project detailed that the company has obtained all the assets stolen minus the frozen tether that was blacklisted by Tether Limited. The Poly Network team said they are in control of the funds along with “Mr....
Kucoin Boss on Strategy After Hack: ‘We Chose to Act’
12.8.2021
Kucoin, one of the leading crypto exchanges, suffered a hacking incident in 2020 where over $250 million was stolen. However, immediately after the hacking was reported, Kucoin began cooperating with various players from the crypto industry. This cooperation ultimately led to the recovery of...
Poly Network hacker appears ready to return stolen funds
11.8.2021
The Poly Network hacker said they will return the stolen cryptocurrency funds, and have asked for a secured multisig wallet
Kaseya recovers data stolen in ransomware attack with mysterious decryption tool
27.7.2021
The IT firm denies that it paid a ransom to the Russian hacker group in exchange for the decryption tool
Thorchain Trolled by Hacker After Two Successful Seven-Figure Exploits
27.7.2021
Thorchain, a popular defi protocol, has been compromised twice in the last two weeks, resulting in losses of over $10,000,000. The hacker responsible for the latest exploit left behind a message detailing the measures that should be undertaken to protect users. Hacker Returns to the Scene...
Malaysia Flattens Seized Bitcoin Mining Rigs With Steamroller — Over 1,000 Machines Demolished
19.7.2021
Over 1,000 bitcoin mining machines have been totally destroyed in Malaysia after they were seized for illegally mining the cryptocurrency using stolen electricity. The mining machines, worth about $1.26 million, were steamrolled in the Malaysian city of Miri and eight people have been arrested...
Ukraine Uncovers Country’s Largest Illegal Mining Farm to Date
10.7.2021
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has located a massive coin minting facility that was illegally connected to the power grid in Vinnytsia. Law enforcement officials claim it’s the largest underground crypto mining farm they have found so far. Ukraine Seizes Thousands of Video Game...
South Korean Politician: North Has Stolen USD 310M in Crypto Since 2019
6.7.2021
A senior South Korean opposition politician has claimed hackers from the North have raided South Korean crypto wallets to the tune of almost USD 310m over the past two years.
According to Chosun, Ha Tae-keung, the former head of the New Conservative Party and currently an MP for the main opposition...
Ukraine Shuts Down Illegal Mining Farm With 150 Rigs
3.7.2021
Law enforcement officials in Ukraine have closed down a cryptocurrency mining farm that was minting digital coins using stolen electricity. The facility had more than 150 mining rigs that have been confiscated during a raid in Chernihiv region. Authorities in Ukraine Seize Over 150 ASICs From...
Police Recover ETH 1,360 Stolen from an Exchange in 2018
8.6.2021
South Korean police have recovered a bumper haul of ethereum (ETH) tokens stolen from an exchange by hackers in 2018 after a three-year search – and the victims, the trading platform’s customers, are set to be reunited with their coins, which have appreciated in value, despite the recent market...
Turkish crypto exchange acknowledges 2018 breach with 500,000 users’ data stolen
18.5.2021
Criminals tried to sell users’ names, ID numbers, emails and addresses on internet forums
Chinese Police Return Bitcoin to Victim in 3 Million Yuan Theft Case
15.5.2021
Police in China’s Jiangxi province have reportedly recovered bitcoins stolen from a victim and returned them to the owner. The case involves the theft of 8.236 bitcoins, worth approximately 3 million yuan. Police Return Bitcoin to Theft Victim Police in China’s Jiangxi province have...
$50M reportedly stolen from BSC-based Uranium Finance
28.4.2021
Uranium Finance joins the growing list of hacked projects on the Binance Smart Chain network
Investors File Class Action Lawsuit Before the National Court of Spain Over an Alleged $298M Crypto Scam
15.4.2021
A group of Spaniards filed the first crypto-related class-action lawsuit before the National Court of Spain on an alleged million-dollar scam. The lawsuit targets an individual accused of allegedly scammed over 300 small crypto investors across Spain. Money Stolen Could Amount Up to $3.58 Billion...
Our Man in Shanghai: Scandal as $45M of stolen government funds lost using 100X leverage
9.4.2021
The Chief Marketing Officer a blockchain security company has been charged with embezzlement; Peter Thiel calls Bitcoin a 'weapon' of China (but no one cares), and CZ’s net worth rises to $1.9 billion
North Korean Hackers Threatened Bithumb Exchange With a $16M Ransom Amid the 2017 Data Breach, Says Report
7.4.2021
A new report commissioned by the U.S. secret services unveiled what happened behind the attack launched by North Korean hackers against a South Korean crypto exchange. The case is about a breach on June 29, 2017, which exposed data tied to over 30,000 customers stemming from Bithumb. Hackers...
New Magic: The Gathering Card Accused Of Using Stolen Artwork
30.3.2021
Strixhaven: School of Mages, a new set of Magic: The Gathering cards, is due for release next month, but one of its cards is already generating controversy after it emerged that the artist responsible for drawing it sure did borrow a lot of stuff from another, uncredited artist.Read more
Another Binance Smart Chain Project Turtledex Rug Pulls With Tokens Worth $2.5M Confirmed Stolen
22.3.2021
The team behind Turtledex protocol, a Binance Smart Chain (BSC) project has reportedly rug pulled its investors shortly after raising 9,000 Binance tokens worth $2.5 million. Immediately following the confirmation of the theft, the value of the protocol’s native token TTDX, reportedly plunged...