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Major Argentine Telecom Falls Victim to $7.5M Monero Ransomware Attack

20.7.2020
Argentina's largest telecommunications company has fallen victim to a $7.5M ransomware attack

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,...

A Multi-Million Mystery: Likely ETH Fee ‘Victim’ Steps Into Spotlight

19.6.2020
A deeper dive into the story involving a potential scam operation paying millions in ETH transaction fees twice in a row

Community Donates 0.7 BTC to Phishing Victim Who Lost Entire Bitcoin Holdings

14.6.2020
Crypto community members have donated 0.7 BTC to the victim of a phishing scam who lost his entire Bitcoin savings

The Latest Ransomware Victim is a NASA Contractor

6.6.2020
A DopplePaymer ransomware attack reportedly targeted one of NASA’s IT contractors in the United States

Coincheck Customers Fall Victim to Data Breach After Domain Account Error

3.6.2020
Coincheck's .com domain had been "in a state where it could be acquired." No funds have been lost, the firm said

The Internet May Be Next Victim of Coronavirus Pandemic – Netflix, Google, Apple and Amazon React

23.3.2020
With an estimated billion people staying home, remote working or just watching shows online all day, telecom infrastructure is coming under great strain. Experts and companies are mostly saying that the risk is far from critical yet, but the EU has taken the possibility of the internet crashing...

$30M Bitcoin Cash ‘SIM Hack’ Sparks Wild Crypto Tales With Vague Sources

23.2.2020
On February 21, the crypto Twitter commentator Dovey Wan published a series of tweets about an alleged SIM card hack that purportedly saw the loss of $30 million in bitcoin cash. The story stemmed from a Reddit post that’s now deleted and so far no one has provided any verifiable proof from...

'Craig Wright Is Not the Victim Here' as He Tries to Dodge Sanctions

18.12.2019
Craig Wright. Source: a video screenshot, Youtybe, CoinGeek Craig Wright, the controversial Australian computer scientist and supporter of Bitcoin SV (BSV), 'is not the victim here,' claims the latest court filing from David Kleiman’s estate, as Wright is trying to dodge the sanctions order which...

15 Million Debit Cards Exposed as Iranian Banks Fall Victim to Cyber Warfare

12.12.2019
The private details of 15 million bank debit cards in Iran have been published on Telegram in the largest banking security incident in the country’s history. Iranian authorities so far try to blame the breach on common criminals but cyber security experts suspect it was the work...

CryptoBridge Shuts Down, Vertcoin Falls Victim of a 51% Attack Again

2.12.2019
The last month of 2019 has started with bad news for two relatively small projects in the Cryptoverse: a crypto exchange, CryptoBridge, ranked 187th, is shutting down, while a coin, ranked 235th, Vertcoin (VTC), experienced another 51% attack. CryptoBridge announced on its website that they'll...

Another Bank Run Highlights China’s Brewing Financial Crisis

28.11.2019
A regional lender has become the latest victim of the growing liquidity crunch in the world’s most populous country. Yingkou Coastal Bank, operating in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning, is the second institution within less than a month to see its financial stability threatened...

Bitfinex and Tether Receive Another Class Action Lawsuit in US Courts

27.11.2019
The operators of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and the stablecoin Tether have notified users that they were hit with another class action lawsuit in U.S. courts over market manipulation allegations that the companies are trying to frame as mercenary and baseless. Also Read: Bitfinex Claims...

Corrupt CBI Officer Booked for Extorting Vigilante Bitcoiner

10.11.2019
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly booked its own officer in an extortion case involving bitcoin. The target was a man who previously fell victim to the Bitconnect scam and allegedly resorted to extreme measures to recoup his money. Also read: China Now Censors...

SIM-Swap Victim Sues Crypto Exchange Bittrex for $1M Bitcoin Theft

4.11.2019
A user has sued cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex for allegedly allowing hackers to steal nearly $1 million in Bitcoin through its negligence

Crypto Winter Claims Another Victim as DX Exchange Closes

4.11.2019
The digital assets market has been on an upward trend recently, with top cryptocurrencies such as BTC and BCH maintaining higher price levels. Unfortunately, this comes too late for some ventures in the field. The latest to cease operations is DX Exchange, which is now looking for a way to exit...

Bitfinex Claims to Be Victim of Fraud After Crypto Capital President Arrested

28.10.2019
The operators of Bitfinex claim that the cryptocurrency exchange is a victim of fraud committed by its payment processor Crypto Capital. The men behind Crypto Capital now face charges related to money laundering in Poland and the U.S. Also Read: Tether Created ‘Largest Bubble in Human...