Crime

Hacking

North Korea Hacking Crypto Exchanges to Circumvent Sanctions: UN Panel

A U.N. Security Council panel has linked North Korea to millions lost in cryptocurrency hacks, Nikkei Asian Review reports.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 March 2019
Exchanges

Crypto Exchange WEX Linked to Iranian Ransomware Operators, Says PwC

Cryptocurrency exchange WEX, formerly called BTC-e, may have been used to launder illicit gains from the SamSam ransomware, according to PwC.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 March 2019
Japan

Crypto Money Laundering Reports Spiked in Japan Last Year, Police Say

Reports of suspicious cryptocurrency transactions in Japan soared last year, but were a tiny fraction of the overall total.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 February 2019
Exchanges

Hacked Exchange Cryptopia Discloses Estimate of Stolen Crypto

New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has given an idea of the losses arising from a hack on its platform last month.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 February 2019
Exchanges

US Government Returns Bitcoins Retrieved Following 2016 Bitfinex Hack

Bitfinex has announced that 27 of the bitcoins stolen in a major 2016 hack have been returned after they were retrieved by the U.S. government.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 February 2019
Crime

FBI Seeking Potential Victims of BitConnect to Assist Investigation

The FBI is reaching out to those who invested in the now-worthless BCC token offered by the defunct crypto exchange BitConnect.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 February 2019
Crime

$430K in Confiscated Crypto to Be Sold Off by Irish Auction House

Cryptocurrencies seized by Belgian law enforcement from online drug dealers are set to be sold off by an Ireland-based auction house.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 February 2019
Crime

8 Illicit Crypto-Mining Windows Apps Removed From Microsoft Store

Eight apps have been removed from Microsoft's app store after Symantec found they could illicitly mine cryptocurrency.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 February 2019
Regulation

Judge Hits Crypto Startup With Injunction In Reversal of Past Court Order

The move came after the same judge denied an SEC request for a preliminary injunction in November.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 February 2019
Exchanges

Coinbase Just Paid a $30K Bounty for the Discovery of Critical Bug

San Francisco-based crypto exchange desk Coinbase has just forked out a $30,000 bounty to the finder of a critical bug in its systems.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 February 2019
Bitcoin

Blockchain Analysis Links Hamas Fundraising to Coinbase Bitcoin Account

Hamas is soliciting bitcoin donations for its military operations, but so far has only garnered a few thousand dollars.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 February 2019
Hacking

Alleged SIM-Swap Crypto Thief Indicted for Hacking Over 50 US Victims

A 20-year-old man has been formally charged in a U.S. supreme court indictment over 52 cases of SIM-swap identity and crypto theft.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 February 2019
Crime

New Malware Targets Apple Mac Computers to Steal and Mine Cryptos

A recently discovered form of malware steals browser cookies and other information on Apple Mac computers to steal cryptocurrencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 February 2019
Europe

IOTA: Almost All Tokens From $11 Million Hack Have Been Found

Almost all of roughly $11 million-worth of iota tokens alleged to have been stolen by a British man have been found.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 January 2019
Crime

Hackers Just Stole Another $180K in Ether From Cryptopia Exchange

Hackers still have control over cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia and have removed more funds, says blockchain data firm Elementus.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 January 2019