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Roundup of crypto hacks, exploits and heists in 2020
26.12.2020
2020 has been the year of DeFi, but not all has gone smoothly with the fledgling financial ecosystem
Livecoin exchange goes offline after Bitcoin price reportedly exceeds $320K
25.12.2020
Russian crypto exchange Livecoin claims that it has suffered a “carefully planned attack,” but some in the community suspect an exit scam
Exmo hackers withdraw part of stolen funds via Poloniex, exchange confirms
25.12.2020
About $4 million of crypto stolen in Exmo hack was allegedly withdrawn through Poloniex, the exchange said it froze several accounts
DeFi data manipulation is too easy — and current oracle solutions aren’t helping much
24.12.2020
DeFi exploits are too common for mass adoption. But there are solutions to the oracle problem
Crypto Exchange Bitgrail Founder Accused by Italian Police of Faking Hacks That Led to Company’s Bankruptcy
23.12.2020
Italian police accused a man who ran a cryptocurrency exchange of being responsible for a series of hacks that caused millions in losses as part of an alleged massive fraud scheme. Italian Authorities Accuse Bitgrail Owner of Faking Hacks That Led Exchange’s Bankruptcy According to Reuters...
MicroStrategy Has Now Over USD 1bn in Bitcoin, New & Old Hacks + More News
21.12.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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US-based business intelligence company MicroStrategy confirmed that it had purchased an additional approximately BTC 29,646...
Bitgrail's founder contributed to $150M loss, Italian authorities allege
21.12.2020
Bitgrail’s founder Francesco Firano is accused of fraud related to the massive hack back in 2018
Exmo crypto exchange suffers hack, halts all withdrawals
21.12.2020
Major cryptocurrency exchange Exmo lost 5% of its total assets due to an apparent hacking attack
Interview with Sergey Nazarov
19.12.2020
Chainlink co-Founder Sergey Nazarov explains why a decentralized oracle network is needed to ensure trust in the DeFi ecosystem
DeFi boom drives 1200% increase in DApp volume in 2020: Report
18.12.2020
DeFi projects will form the foundation of the crypto economy in 2021 according to a report by DappRadar
The Nexus Mutual hacker is now asking for a $2.6M ransom
16.12.2020
Attacker demands ten times the $300,000 bounty offered after apparently laundering a third of the stolen loot
Mt. Gox trustee files draft rehabilitation plan
15.12.2020
Mt. Gox is inching closer to refunding its users one day
MDN on GitHub
14.12.2020
Looks like all the content of MDN is on GitHub now. That’s pretty rad. That’s been the public plan for a while. Chris Mills:
We will be using GitHub’s contribution tools and features, essentially moving MDN from a Wiki model to a pull request (PR) model. This is so much better...
CEO of DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Hacked for $8M in NXM Tokens
14.12.2020
Nexus Mutual's CEO, Hugh Karp, lost the tokens after an attacker gained remote access to his computer
'Bitcoin never gets hacked' — crypto players respond to US Treasury breach
14.12.2020
"Bitcoin means trusting a SHA256 algorithm more than the U.S Treasury," quipped Blockfolio
Someone just moved $5M in BTC from the 2016 Bitfinex hack
30.11.2020
The exchange's pilfered funds are on the move once again
Coronavirus-Induced Poverty Will Bring More Bitcoin Crime in 2021: Kaspersky Report
30.11.2020
The cybersecurity specialist foresees a rise in crypto crime ahead in 2021, as the COVID-19 epidemic hits national economies
4 tips to avoid phishing attacks
23.11.2020
Once a user identifies a phishing attempt, spreading the word online can assist in the security of everyone’s funds
DeFi Protocol Pickle Finance Token Loses Almost Half Its Value After $19.7M Hack
22.11.2020
Popular decentralized finance protocol Pickle Finance was hacked on Saturday
Irish Man Gets 3 Years in Prison for Stealing $2.5M in Crypto Through SIM Hacks
19.11.2020
The man was part of a criminal group that compromised crypto accounts with assistance from contacts at mobile operators