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Russian Court: Bitcoin Theft Not a Crime
3.7.2020
A Russian district court has dismissed bitcoin theft as a crime since cryptocurrency is not regulated in Russia and there is no legal status for bitcoin. The accused were found guilty, sentenced to prison, and ordered to return only the fiat money stolen — not cryptocurrencies....
Russian Court Denies Theft Victim Access to Stolen Bitcoin
2.7.2020
A Russian court has denied a claimant the right to reclaim almos BTC 100 (USD 920,000), stating that crypto has no legal value – meaning courts are powerless to enforce property rights.
Per a Telegram post from the district court’s press office, in Russia’s second-largest city, St. Petersburg,...
Samsung to Launch App that Reports ‘Lost or Stolen’ Crypto + More News
1.7.2020
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Samsung and South Korean software firm Uppsala are set to launch a crypto losses tracking system for...
Documents Show Craig Wright Claims to Own a Bitcoin Address With 80,000 BTC Stolen From Mt Gox
14.6.2020
On June 12, 2020, the former CEO of Mt Gox, Mark Karpeles, tweeted about the notorious Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Karpeles and a number of crypto community members, assert that Wright’s legal team from London has been sending documents to certain individuals....
It Looks Like Some Stolen Bitfinex Coins Are Already Back at Bitfinex
9.6.2020
$1 Billion worth of BTC stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 could be dumped onto the market by the thieves, while apparently a few BTC found their way back to the exchange
Ransomware Gang Strikes Again with More Auctions Listing Stolen Data
8.6.2020
Two US-based law firms are the latest victims of the REvil malware group, which is auctioning off their sensitive data
Report: Ransom Costs for Stolen Data Rose 200% From 2018 to 2019
8.6.2020
On average, ransoms demanded by cryptocurrency ransomware hackers increased by 200% from 2018 to 2019
Ransomware Attack Exposes 1.5TB of Stolen Aerospace Data
7.6.2020
Ransomware gang Maze reportedly stole sensitive data from the US branch of an integrated engineering group that works with various governments
Lawsuit Accuses Xapo, Indodax of Negligently Holding Stolen Bitcoin
4.6.2020
A crypto trader is trying to seize nearly 500 bitcoin from exchanges Xapo and Indodax through a new lawsuit that accuses the two crypto exchanges of harboring his stolen funds
Hackers Threaten to Use Stolen Data from Coinsquare for SIM Swapping
3.6.2020
More than 5,000 email addresses and other personal information obtained from Canadian crypto exchange Coinsquare may be used in SIM swapping attacks.
Hackers got their hands on personal data on users from Coinsquare's database, and Vice's Motherboard cites one of the hackers saying that "the...
Hackers Move Another $800K in BTC Stolen From the 2016 Bitfinex Breach
2.6.2020
Another $800,000 worth of bitcoin from the Bitfinex hack of four years ago has been moved to an unknown wallet. Whale Alert reports that hackers transferred 77.64 bitcoin (BTC) on Tuesday, which amounts to $797,000 at the time the alert was issued. The thieves last moved about $255,000 or 28.4...
Crypto Criminals Have Already Stolen $1.4B in 2020, Says CipherTrace
2.6.2020
The figure puts 2020 on track to become the second-costliest year in the history of crypto
$1.4B in Crypto Stolen in First Five Months of 2020, Says CipherTrace
2.6.2020
Researchers say 2020 is on track to become a record-breaking year for cryptocurrency-related thefts, hacks and fraud
Dark Web Merchants Sell Thousands of Stolen Credit Card Numbers
30.5.2020
Cyble Research Team unveiled a new massive data dump of credit cards for sale on the dark web
Stolen Trezor, Ledger and KeepKey Databases Are a ‘Scam,’ Says SatoshiLabs
25.5.2020
A hacker purporting to sell the user databases of three top hardware wallet manufacturers is actually a scammer, according to Trezor
Hacker Attempts to Sell Data Allegedly Tied to Ledger, Trezor, Bnktothefuture Customers
24.5.2020
According to an online monitoring web portal called, Under the Breach, a hacker is purportedly trying to sell customer information that stems from companies like Keepkey, Trezor, Ledger, and even the investment platform Bnktothefuture. The hacker doesn’t seem to have any passwords, but...
Bittrex Is Puzzled Over 24M Stolen STEEM Tokens on Its Holding Account
21.5.2020
Bittrex’s co-founder Richie Lai on 24 million seized STEEM tokens on their account: “We must live by the rules of the blockchain”
Kim Jong Un May Be Using Stolen Crypto to Offset Economic Fallout
14.5.2020
The latest reports suggest that North Korea could be encouraging the Lazarus group to steal crypto globally
Binance Quashes Upbit Hackers’ Attempt to Launder Stolen Funds
14.5.2020
Binance managed to see an alert and freeze the stolen funds in little more than half an hour
Binance Freezes Funds Stolen From Upbit in Late 2019
13.5.2020
Binance freezes $27k transaction associated with the $50 million hack of South Korean exchange Upbit