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$62M crypto stolen in Dec was the ‘lowest monthly figure’ in 2022: CertiK
2.1.2023
The month of December had the smallest figure for cryptocurrencies stolen in 2022 with around 23 major incidents according to CertiK
The 10 largest crypto hacks and exploits in 2022 saw $2.1B stolen
30.12.2022
Just the top 10 major cryptocurrency exploits garnered over $2 billion for malicious actors in a year that was marred with bankruptcies and collapses
Ukrainian Steals Bitcoin From Russian Darknet Market, Donates to Charity
26.12.2022
A Ukrainian living in the U.S. has reportedly hacked a major drug market on the Russian dark web, diverting some of its crypto proceeds. The man says he donated the digital cash stolen from the illicit website to an organization delivering humanitarian aid across his war-torn homeland. Wisconsin...
New Report: North Korea has Stolen In Excess of $1 Billion Worth of Crypto Assets
24.12.2022
Hackers sponsored by the North Korean government have stolen over $1 billion worth of digital assets since 2017.
South Korea’s main spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, has revealed that North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in crypto assets over...
Federal Prosecutors Probe Democrats Over Donations From Sam Bankman-Fried
19.12.2022
Several members of the U.S. Democratic Party and campaign committees are reportedly being probed by federal prosecutors over donations from former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and another executive of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange. “To any person, entity, or political campaign that...
New Report: November Month Alone Saw Record-Breaking $4.88 Billion Worth of Crypto Lost or Stolen – Here’s What Happened
8.12.2022
As much as $4.88bn worth of crypto were either lost or stolen in November, with one incident alone accounting for a whopping $2.8bn, a new report from DappRadar has revealed.
According to the report, the single largest case to impact crypto users in November was the halting of withdrawals from...
Retro Game Consoles Stolen In Literal Highway Robbery
8.12.2022
The CEO of the company behind some of the best retro consoles on the market has announced on their website than an entire shipment of units, due for release all over the world, has been stolen in a robbery in the UK.Read more
Coinbase CEO Slams Sam Bankman-Fried for Blaming FTX’s $8 Billion Hole on ‘Accounting Error’
7.12.2022
The chief executive of the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, has slammed former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) for claiming that FTX is missing $8 billion due to an “accounting error.” He stressed: “It’s stolen customer money used in his hedge...
Billionaire Founder of Coinbase Rejects Sam Bankman-Fried’s Account of Events, Says Funds Were ‘Stolen’
5.12.2022
The CEO of the major crypto exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, basically called the FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried a liar, stating that the latter couldn't have possibly missed billions of 'extra' dollars showing up in the accounts....
Read More: Billionaire Founder of Coinbase Rejects...
FTX hacker reportedly transfers a portion of stolen funds to OKX after using Bitcoin mixer
29.11.2022
On-chain activity suggests that the hacker has sent at least 225 BTC (4.5 million) to OKX so far
Bankruptcy Lawyers Say FTX Was Operated by ‘Inexperienced and Unsophisticated Individuals’
23.11.2022
On Tuesday, the attorneys representing FTX told the court that a “substantial amount of assets have either been stolen or are missing” and further stressed to the bankruptcy court that FTX executives left the lawyers James Bromley and Sullivan Cromwell with limited information. Bromley further...
A 'Substantial Amount' of Money is Missing Says FTX Lawyer – Is it Missing or Has it Been Stolen?
23.11.2022
A “substantial amount” of the failed crypto exchange FTX’s assets are either missing or have been stolen, said the exchange’s lawyer in court.
According to the Wall Street Journal, this statement was made by said James Bromley, counsel to FTX’s new management, during a bankruptcy hearing...
'Substantial amount' of FTX's assets stolen or missing — bankruptcy counsel
22.11.2022
“We’re not just talking about crypto assets, or cash assets, or physical assets — we’re also talking about information, and information here is an asset,” said James Bromley
$333 Million in Bitcoin Vanished from FTX Days Before the Company Filed for Bankruptcy Protection
20.11.2022
While it’s widely reported that hundreds of millions of dollars in Ethereum-based tokens were siphoned from the FTX wallet after the company filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 11, 2022, another $333 million worth of FTX-related bitcoins somehow vanished as well. At one point, FTX held $3.3 billion...
FTX Exploiter Swaps Thousands of Stolen BNB Crypto Tokens Into Ether, BUSD
17.11.2022
The attacker appears to convert their illicitly gained funds around the same time every day
Elliptic Analysis Says $477 Million Stolen From FTX, ‘Accounts Drainer’ Becomes 35th Largest ETH Holder
15.11.2022
Three days ago, on Nov. 11, 2022, it was reported that FTX’s wallets saw unusual activities and FTX Telegram channel admins stressed that FTX was “hacked.” The same day, the new FTX CEO John Ray confirmed there were “unauthorized transactions.” A report by...
FTX Accounts Drainer Swaps Millions in Stolen Crypto, Becomes 35th-Largest Ether Holder
15.11.2022
Some $27 million worth of ether was converted to the DAI stablecoin, while funds on the BNB Chain were converted to ether and bridged to the Ethereum network
Hackers keeping stolen crypto: What is the long-term solution?
12.11.2022
In the long run, the industry needs to come together and step up its cybersecurity game in a big way rather than seek out such temporary fixes
US authorities announce conviction connected to Bitcoin stolen from Silk Road
7.11.2022
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams cited “state-of-the-art cryptocurrency tracing” and “good old-fashioned police work” in the authorities recovering the stolen Bitcoin
Deribit hackers move stolen Ether to Tornado Cash crypto mixer
7.11.2022
The Deribit hot wallet hacker has transferred 1,610 ETH (over $2.5 million) to Tornado Cash, according to data from the Ethereum block explorer Etherscan