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Report: Crypto crimes declined in 2020, but DeFi hacks are on the rise
10.11.2020
The recent surge in DeFi makes the industry is an attractive target for hackers
A Look at ‘Individual X’ and the Seized Stash of Silk Road Bitcoins Worth $1 Billion
9.11.2020
On November 3, 2020, the cryptocurrency community noticed that one of the largest addresses holding 69,369 bitcoins from the Silk Road were transferred. Following the onchain movement, the U.S. government revealed it had seized the coins from a person they dubbed “Individual X.”...
Report: Blockchain-related hacks have declined in 2020
2.11.2020
Analysts state that blockchain hacks should remain on the decline
Dark Web Hackers Claim to Hold Keys to 10K Robinhood Accounts: Report
1.11.2020
The number of Robinhood-related emails for sale outnumber those for other brokerages by about 5-to-1, the report says
Trump’s Website Hacked, Scam Asked Crypto Owners to Decide Fate of ‘Classified Information’
28.10.2020
President Donald Trump’s campaign website was reportedly hacked Tuesday evening. Hackers claim to have “classified information” about Trump and the origin of the coronavirus. They asked crypto users to decide whether the information should be released or kept secret. Tim Murtaugh...
Trump Hackers Spur US Interest in Monero…But Not Prices
28.10.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/realdonaldtrump
Crypto scammers who successfully hacked into United States President Donald Trump’s election campaign looking for payment in monero (XMR) appear to have sparked a new interest in the most popular privacy coin – albeit one that has failed to save...
Crypto scammers deface Trump campaign website one week from elections
28.10.2020
Just one week before the election, President Donald Trump's website was briefly defaced by crypto scammers
Trump Campaign Website Compromised by Hackers for Crypto Scam
28.10.2020
The president's campaign website was briefly compromised on Tuesday, as hackers looked to fleece cryptocurrency from unsuspecting supporters in the final days before the 2020 election
Harvest Finance puts $100K bounty on alleged hacker
26.10.2020
Harvest Finance is actively tackling the apparent $24 million attack
How Hackers Exploited Twitter’s VPN Problems, Obtained God Mode and Took Over Accounts
25.10.2020
An investigation by the New York State Department of Financial Services has revealed how the great Twitter hack in July happened. A total of 130 high-profile, celebrity accounts were compromised and many were used to tweet about a bitcoin giveaway scam. How Twitter Was Hacked The New York State...
South Korean gov't doesn't know who will protect crypto exchanges from Kim Jong-Un’s hackers
23.10.2020
Can anyone hold North Korea responsible for its attacks on the crypto industry?
Hackers Donate Bitcoin From Ransomware Attacks to Charities
21.10.2020
A group of hackers has donated some of the bitcoin it extorted via ransomware attacks to charities, claiming that it wants to “make the world a better place.” However, the law says donations from ill-gotten gains must be rejected but charities have no way of returning donated bitcoin...
Charity Turns Down Bitcoin Donation from Darkside Hackers
20.10.2020
Hackers who handed out cryptocurrency donations to charities are having a hard time in their bid to "make the world a better place."
US Alleges Top Russian Cyber Hackers Tried to Cover Digital Tracks With Bitcoin
19.10.2020
The cyberhackers used bitcoin to cover their ties to critical hacking campaign "infrastructure" such as servers and domain names, according to an indictment unsealed Monday by U.S. prosecutors
North Korean Crypto Hackers Now Target Russian Defense Firms – Report
19.10.2020
A group of North Korean hackers that have allegedly made a name for themselves by targeting American-based crypto firms appears to have upped its ante – and is now reportedly targeting Russian and other international defense companies.
Per Kommersant, Anastasia Tikhonova, head of sophisticated...
Fool's gold? Peter Schiff's bank under investigation in tax evasion probe
18.10.2020
Does an extortion attempt from Russian hackers explain Schiff's hatred for Bitcoin?
Hackers Infiltrated Almost 2,000 Robinhood Accounts: Report
15.10.2020
According to the company's statement at the time of the hacks, the attacks were said to have affected only a "limited" number of clients
Deadline for Mt. Gox trustee rehabilitation plan extended again
15.10.2020
The Mt. Gox trustee rehabilitation plan is purportedly coming in mid-December
Hacker from the 2016 Bitfinex Breach Transfers $21M Worth of Bitcoin to Unknown Wallets
8.10.2020
On Wednesday morning (ET), around 2,034 BTC ($21.6 million) from the 2016 Bitfinex hack moved into a few unknown wallets. The action was caught by the Btcparser program as five transactions with around 400 BTC each moved for the first time in four years. On August 2, 2016, the popular digital...
Bitfinex hackers move another $30M in stolen Bitcoin from 2016
8.10.2020
The Bitfinex hackers have moved thousands of Bitcoins in 2020