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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...
Israeli Government Reportedly Investigating Unsuccessful Hack Targeting Crypto CEOs
6.10.2020
Mossad and Shin Bet are reportedly investigating an early September hack that hit 20 cryptocurrency executives
KuCoin Maintains Wallet Freeze as Hackers Begin Laundering Stolen Crypto
29.9.2020
The exchange's weekend thieves appear to be searching for buyers of their $281 million in stolen crypto
Judge Dismisses $200M Damages Claim in AT&T Crypto Hack Lawsuit
9.9.2020
AT&T has won a motion to dismiss a $200 million punitive damages claim from Mike Terpin, who lost $24 million in crypto via SIM hack
European Bitcoin Exchange Hacked for $1.4 Million, Claims It Cannot Afford to Repay Users
4.8.2020
2gether, a Spanish cryptocurrency trading platform, has been hacked for about $1.4 million and company executives claim that they do not have the money to repay customers. Chief executive officer Ramon Ferraz Estrada said over the course of several tweets on Monday that the breach of July...
Vietnam Based VinDax Exchange Loss $0.5 M in Hacker Attack
11.11.2019
VinDAX, a Vietnam based cryptocurrency exchange, has reportedly been hacked and lost cryptos worth $500,000. On Friday, the VinDAX team confirmed the reports stating the breach occurred three days ago, i.e., on Tuesday, November 05. VinDAX is a platform engaged in a newly launched token exchange...
Emsisoft launches Fix for WannaCryFake Bitcoin Ransomware
27.9.2019
Emsisoft, the IT firm recently released a fix for the bug that is hovering in the WannaCryFake, the bitcoin-ransoming malware. WannaCryFake is another version of the popular WannaCry ransomware which targeted the computers from Microsoft in 2017. It works by either encrypting the victims’ data with...
New Report By nobl Insurance Suggests US Crypto Market Turning into Hacker’s Haven
20.9.2019
Crypto critics have always termed the industry as volatile and more susceptible to frauds as compared to the traditional investments. While the industry stakeholders slam such accusations, thee recent report by nobl Insurance adds substance to such claims. The report shares insights of the general...
Topsy-Turvy Tale of White Collar Hacker and Binance 7000 BTC Hack Recovery
8.8.2019
Binance’s 7000 BTC which happened back in May theft is not unknown to anyone. A hacker with a pseudonym ‘Bnatov Platon’ was after the hackers who shaped this theft. The initial intention of Platon was selfless, and rather he wanted to bring justice. But this noble cause has soon turned sour. Platon...
Hackers Stole $32 Million Worth of Crypto from BITPoint
14.7.2019
In yet another incident of massive crypto theft, BITPoint has reportedly been robbed of around $32 million worth of cryptocurrency. The investigators who are investigating this fraud have found that hackers got access to the BITPoint system for around 12 hours and in that period, this whole...
Trend Micro Detects Botnet That Can Attack Android Systems
24.6.2019
The Botnet that can mine cryptocurrencies has been found recently; it is exploiting the Debug Bridge of Android. Botnet arrives via ADB ports and spreads through SSH. The attack is similar to the Satori Botnet variant that takes the benefit of the exposed ADB port. The botnet is designed to spread...
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....
Komodo Hacks Own Wallet Users Only To Protect Them Of A $13 Million Theft From Old Wallet
7.6.2019
A big theft, which could result in a loss of $13 million, has been prevented by pro-active measures. Komodo, a crypto wallet start-up was informed about a potent theft by its internal security after an extensive audit on June 5, which showed that many customer accounts from the old crypto wallet...