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The Mystery Of 80,000 Bitcoins Stolen From Mt. Gox
20.11.2019
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The sixth richest Bitcoin wallet with nearly BTC 80,000 (c. USD 653 million) has been lying dormant ever since March 2011. The coins originate from the first major hack of the now bankrupt Mt. Gox exchange, and the owner of the wallet has never spent a sat, leading many...
There’s a New Way to Get Your Stolen Crypto Back
31.10.2019
There's as much as $10 billion in stolen crypto out there. A joint venture from Coinfirm and Kroll looks to help people get their funds back
The Curious Case of AT&T, Seth Shapiro’s SIM Card and a Stolen $1.8M
26.10.2019
AT&T has a long, dark history of failing to protect its customers from third-party hackers. Cointelegraph spoke with Seth Shapiro, the latest to file a court claim against the telecoms giant
UK Police Auction Off $294,000 in Stolen Crypto From EtherDelta Hack
1.10.2019
More than $294,000-worth of cryptocurrency confiscated from the teenage hacker of EtherDelta and TalkTalk has been auctioned off
South Korean Court: Exchange Must Cover User’s Stolen Cryptocurrency
27.9.2019
A district court in Seoul has ruled that cryptocurrency exchange CoinOne must partially cover an investor’s hacked funds
Capital One Hacker Used Stolen Computing Power to Mine Crypto
30.8.2019
Capital One hacker Paige Thompson had been using stolen computing power to mine cryptocurrencies, a federal grand jury indictment revealed
Stolen Binance Funds Still Being Laundered Through Mixers, Researchers Claim
9.8.2019
Funds from Binance's May hack are still moving through a mixing service according to research firm Clain
How Governments Steal Your Money and Conceal It Through Inflation
5.8.2019
Dozens of countries all over the world have used the same trick called redenomination to hide how they have stolen their own citizens’ money through inflation or hyperinflation. The next nation to try this economic sleight of hand is the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Also Read:...
Hackers Are Turning Binance’s Stolen Bitcoin Into Fiat
16.7.2019
Another tranche of stolen funds have hit exchanges and are being turned into fiat
Monero Discloses Bug Allowing XMR to be Stolen from Exchanges
5.7.2019
Several security vulnerabilities have been disclosed by Monero, including one that could have been exploited to steal xmr from exchanges
Russian Central Bank: Criminals Rarely Use Crypto to Withdraw Stolen Funds
24.6.2019
A Russian central bank official said that criminals rarely use cryptocurrency to withdraw stolen money
The Stolen Binance BTC Is On the Move Again
13.6.2019
A series of hops and "payments" shows that the Binance hackers are working to access some of their stolen millions
Bitcoins Lost About Three Years Ago In A $1 Billion Bitfinex Hack Start Moving To New Addresses
8.6.2019
Bitfinex hack of 2016 was one of the earliest and biggest ones in the crypto space. Hackers took away 119,756 Bitcoins, which is equal to about $1 billion. Even after repeated efforts, the exchange hasn’t managed to recover any of the funds, other than the 27 BTCs recovered in February this year....
Stolen Bitfinex BTC Is on the Move
8.6.2019
Untouched since 2016, $1.37 million of stolen bitcoin changed wallets Friday
$1.5M in Stolen Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack Changes Address
7.6.2019
Someone has recently moved around $1.5 million in bitcoins stolen from the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange in 2016
Report: Nearly $10 Million in XRP Stolen in GateHub Hack
6.6.2019
GateHub estimates that hackers have managed to compromise around 100 XRP Ledger wallets, with reported losses of nearly $10 million
Hackers Have Looted More Bitcoin Than Satoshi’s Entire Stash
24.5.2019
Ever since cryptocurrencies started gaining value, hackers have targeted exchanges that provide digital asset trading and malicious entities have siphoned billions of dollars worth of bitcoin since 2010. So far, over 1 million of the world’s BTC has been stolen from exchanges and traders...
ETH Stolen From Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Moved, Portion Deposited on Exchange
21.5.2019
Of the ether stolen from hacked New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia, a portion has been moved and deposited to a different crypto exchange
$2.4 Million Worth Cryptocurrencies Stolen Through SIM Swapping
14.5.2019
SIM swapping method is increasingly becoming popular among hackers. Recently, a group of six individuals known by the name “The Community” was punished for stealing cryptocurrencies worth $2.4 million through SIM swap. The report surfaced on 13th May. US authorities are prosecuting Conor Freeman...
Crypto Exchanges Collaborate With Bithumb to Freeze Stolen Funds After Major Hack
18.4.2019
Bithumb has managed to freeze a major part of the stolen funds in collaboration with other exchanges and local police, but details of the hack are still sketchy. Learn more here