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RIP Tom Sizemore, 1961-2023
6.3.2023
Veteran actor Tom Sizemore has died at the age of 61.Read more
GameStop Offers $5,000 Reward To Stop PS5 Crime Spree
23.2.2023
The good thing about the PlayStation 5 shortage being over now is that people who want the consoles can finally buy them. The bad news is that it’s also apparently led to an uptick in GameStop robberies as thieves target the pricey and easy-to-flip consoles. GameStop’s answer? A $5,000 reward...
Former Cohasset High School Employee Accused of Stealing Thousands in Electricity to Mine Bitcoin in School Campus Crawlspace
23.2.2023
A former school assistant facilities director in Cohasset, Massachusetts, has been accused of operating a cryptocurrency mining operation inside a crawlspace at Cohasset High School. The Cohasset Police Department alleges that Nadeam Nahas stole nearly $18,000 in electricity to power the crypto...
Hope Finance announces theft of $1.86 million
23.2.2023
Hope Finance recently announced that it had been the victim of a $1.86 million theft. The project Tomb-fork, situated in Arbitrum, purportedly sent a tweet mentioning that the perpetrator is apparently a team member. According to trustworthy sources, it is also believed that the theft was committed...
The Best And Worst Part Of Every Grand Theft Auto
22.2.2023
Starting back in 1998, Grand Theft Auto has become one of the biggest, most successful, and most controversial video game franchises of all time. These open-world action games mix crime, comedy, combat, and cars into some of the most exciting digital sandboxes ever created. Add in some classic...
Yuga Labs accused of IP theft for trademarking BAYC wolf skull logo
19.2.2023
NFTs were introduced to the world to help solve the illegal use of intellectual properties and protect artists — the very problem Yuga Labs has been accused of doing
Crypto Theft Rose in 2022 as Scams, Ransomware Bounty Fell: Chainalysis
17.2.2023
2022 became a year of crypto thefts, but illicit transactions still account only for a meager share of all crypto activity, Chainalysis says
Court to Try 2 Russians for Stealing 86 Bitcoins From Crypto Miner
16.2.2023
Two residents of the Russian city of Tomsk will be tried for “large-scale robbery” involving the theft of cryptocurrency worth millions of rubles from a local miner. The digital coins were stolen from the owner at gunpoint, authorities said, adding that both criminals are now...
Binance and Huobi Freeze $1.4M in Crypto Tied to Harmony Bridge Theft
15.2.2023
Tracing firm Elliptic said it followed the money through Tornado Cash
Ex-Mitsubishi Electric CEO’s Son Charged with Violent Crypto Theft
14.2.2023
The son of the former CEO of Mitsubishi Electric has been arrested in a violent crypto robbery and kidnapping case in Japan – which saw a crypto holder allegedly confined and beaten over period of 20 days....
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Seoul Sanctions North Korea Over Crypto Theft
12.2.2023
South Korea has imposed sanctions on the North in relation to a number of cyberattacks often resulting in the theft of cryptocurrency. The authorities in Seoul say the regime in Pyongyang is using the digital assets to fund its nuclear and missile development projects. South Korea Hits North Korean...
South Korea sets independent sanctions for crypto theft against North Korea
10.2.2023
The sanctions against several well-known individuals and hacking groups came just hours after S. Korea announced a joint cyber venture with U.S. intelligence agencies against ransomware threats
OpenSea Accused of Theft, Negligence and Extortion by User Suing NFT Marketplace for $500,000
8.2.2023
OpenSea has a security and fraud problem and if one account holder on the NFT marketplace is right, it is negligent in protecting its customers and guilty of extortion.
As prominent NFT creator, collector and venture capitalist Kevin Rose would no doubt attest, theft in the NFT space is a serious...
North Korea Stole Record Amount of Crypto Assets in 2022, UN Report Unveils
8.2.2023
The regime in North Korea has managed to steal more cryptocurrency last year than in previous years, according to a draft U.N. report. Despite the difference between quoted estimates, the authors conclude that 2022 was a record-breaking year for crypto theft, to be blamed on the hermit state....
North Korea Crypto Theft Hit Record High Last Year, UN Says: Reuters
7.2.2023
The estimated value of stolen crypto asset ranges from $630 million to more than $1 billion
Here’s how to prevent NFT theft, according to industry professionals
31.1.2023
Professionals working in the Web3 space highlighted various tools and best practices to protect NFTs from hackers and scammers
Where Are the Crypto OGs? — Taxation Is Theft, but Joe Biden Needs Ice Cream Money
26.1.2023
Bitcoin was once viewed as a means to opt out of violent, legacy financial systems. Now, it is being co-opted by the very same, and zealous newcomers to crypto think that’s a good thing, while still giving lip service to peer-to-peer values. Ignoring the problems with fiat money, they...
'Blockchain Bandit' reawakens: $90M in stolen crypto seen shifting
26.1.2023
The hacker accumulated as much as $90 million worth of crypto during a six-year thieving spree
FBI confirms that Lazarus Group and APT38 engaged in currency theft
24.1.2023
The FBI’s thorough investigation, which was duly and meticulously carried out, leads them to believe that the Lazarus Group and APT38 committed the theft from Harmony’s Horizon Bridge. As per the contents of the report submitted by them on the 24th of June, 2022, the stolen amount...
FBI: North Korean Hackers Behind $100 Million Horizon Bridge Theft
24.1.2023
A pair of North Korean hacker groups were behind the June theft of $100 million in crypto assets from Horizon Bridge, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a Monday statement