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North Korea and Crypto: Is the Regime Responsible for Major Hacks?
26.8.2019
Cryptocurrencies, hackers and nukes: How could they come together in North Korea?
Bitpoint Taiwan Sues Parent Exchange for Overbilling After July Hack
22.8.2019
Taiwan subsidiary of hacked exchange Bitpoint files a $9.4 million damages suit alleging overbilling by parent exchange
Cryptojacking Code Found in Eleven Open Libraries, Thousands Infected
22.8.2019
11 open-source Ruby code libraries contained cryptojacking code and were downloaded thousands of times
Cryptopia Exchange Kept Users’ Cryptos in Pooled Wallet: Liquidator
21.8.2019
The liquidator for the collapsed Cryptopia exchange says the way the platform was managed is slowing up the task of determining user holdings
Exit Scams Swindled $3.1 Billion From Crypto Investors in 2019: Report
12.8.2019
In total, investors, users, and exchanges have lost some $4.3 billion from illicit activity
Crypto Exchange Binance Points out a Dusting Attack Against Litecoin
10.8.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance claims that a dusting attack has happened against fourth-biggest altcoin Litecoin
Coinbase Says It Foiled a ‘Sophisticated’ Hacking Attack
9.8.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has revealed that it has been targeted by, and foiled, "a sophisticated, highly targeted, thought out attack."
Binance Hackers Bombard Chipmixer to Launder at Least 4,836 BTC
8.8.2019
At least 4,836 BTC stolen in Binance breach this May was laundered through crypto tumbler Chipmixer, a new report says
Binance Coin Soars 12% After KYC Leak ‘FUD’ Fails to Shake Investors
8.8.2019
A dedicated Telegram group — now apparently deleted as of press time — had included materials allegedly leaked from the exchange’s internal KYC verification database
A Bitcoin Extortion Gone Wrong: Inside Binance’s Negotiations With Its ‘KYC Hacker’
8.8.2019
This is the inside story of how a "white hat hacker" approached Binance with inside information - and how it went wrong
ShapeShift Addresses KeepKey Hardware Wallet Vulnerability Report
7.8.2019
Crypto swaps and hardware wallet producer ShapeShift responded to recent reports that there was a side-channel attack vulnerability in one of its devices
Chinese Gov’t Hackers Are Targeting Crypto Companies: Report
7.8.2019
Cybersecurity company FireEye claims that Chinese state hackers attack cryptocurrency and video game enterprises
Privacy Is a Human Right Worth Fighting For
23.7.2019
Privacy is a basic human right. It’s there in Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “Freedom from Interference with Privacy, Family, Home and Correspondence.” Attaining that right in an era of dragnet surveillance, mass data breaches, state-sponsored hacks...
Hacked BITpoint Exchange to Refund 50,000 Affected Users in Crypto
17.7.2019
BITPoint Japan has said that the roughly 50,000 users who lost funds in its recent hack will be reimbursed in cryptocurrency on a 1:1 basis
Hacked Crypto Exchange Bitpoint Discovers More Millions Are Missing
15.7.2019
After a $30-million hack last week, Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint says it's discovered that another $2.3 million is missing.
Mt. Gox Vulnerability Covered Up by Founder McCaleb, Lawsuit Alleges
2.7.2019
Jed McCaleb’s misrepresentation of Mt. Gox played a part in keeping users on the platform until bankruptcy
Singaporean Exchange Bitrue Gets Hacked, Losing $5 Million in XRP, Cardano
27.6.2019
Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue has suffered a major hack, losing 9.3 million XRP and 2.5 million cardano (ADA) from its hot wallet
Singapore Exchange Bitrue Hacked for Over $4 Million in Crypto
27.6.2019
Bitrue was hacked early Thursday morning for over $4 million in XRP and cardano. Users who experienced losses will be refunded, it says
Synthetix Trader Rolls Back Broken Trades That Netted $1 Billion Profit
25.6.2019
In what amounts to a particularly heart-warming example of the power – and responsibilities – of decentralization, Synthetix founder Kain Warwick announced that an error that netted one legitimate user over $1 billion in profit has been fixed and that the user rolled back all...
Two Israeli Brothers Arrested for Phishing Fraud, Bitfinex Hack
24.6.2019
The brothers two allegedly embezzled over $100 million over a multi-year scam