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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
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
Mozilla Closes Holes That Led To Coinbase Hacks
24.6.2019
Hackers used to simple Mozilla vulnerabilities to spear-phish Coinbase employees
TrendMicro Detects Crypto-Mining Malware Affecting Android Devices
24.6.2019
The botnet enters through the Android Debug Bridge port and spreads through SSH
19% of World Population Bought Crypto Before 2019: Kaspersky Report
21.6.2019
About 20% of global consumers have ever purchased cryptocurrency, according to a new report by Kaspersky Labs
Major Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Prosecuted for Failure to Protect User Data
21.6.2019
Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has been prosecuted for its alleged failure to take adequate measures to protect personal data, allegedly leading to a subsequent hack in 2017
Recent Firefox’s Zero-Day Flaw Was Used in Attacks Against Coinbase’s Employees
20.6.2019
The recent zero-day security flaw in Firefox has been used in attacks against Coinbase exchange, according to internal security experts
Russian Hackers May Have Carried Out Largest Ever Crypto Exchange Theft
17.6.2019
Russian hackers, not North Korean, may be the bad actors behind probably the biggest ever theft from a cryptocurrency exchange
“CoinLab Is a Big Stopping Block”: Mark Karpeles Talks Mt. Gox Creditor Claims and Life After Trial
16.6.2019
“I believe it's going to be years until everything Mt. Gox clears out of the courts.” Mark Karpeles talks with Cointelegraph
New Monero Botnet Looks Like Last Year’s Outlaw Attack
13.6.2019
A rogue botnet uses a brute force attack and Secure Shell (SSH) exploit to give the attackers remote access to victim’s systems in order to mine Monero
Trend Micro: Outlaw Hacking Group’s Botnet Is Now Spreading a Monero Miner
13.6.2019
A web address spreading a botnet featuring a monero mining component alongside a backdoor has been detected by cybersecurity company Trend Micro
$1.5M in Stolen Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack Changes Address
7.6.2019
Someone has recently moved around $1.5 million in bitcoins stolen from the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange in 2016