Hack

Crime

$400K: Hacker Makes Off With Stellar Lumens in BlackWallet Theft

A hacker stole more than $400,000 in Stellar lumens after compromising the digital wallet provider BlackWallet.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 January 2018
Hack

Hacks, Scams and Attacks: Blockchain’s 2017 Disasters

Hackers and scammers netted nearly $490 million in 2017. In this recap, CoinDesk takes a look at the most important incidents and their impact.

Markets  ·  29 December 2017
Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange Youbit to Declare Bankruptcy After Hack

A South Korean bitcoin exchange is moving to declare bankruptcy following what it said was a debilitating cyber attack.

Markets  ·  19 December 2017
Crime

NiceHash CEO Confirms Bitcoin Theft Worth $78 Million

Cryptocurrency mining marketplace NiceHash has confirmed that yesterday’s hack resulted in the loss of over 4,700 BTC.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 December 2017
Hack

Cryptocurrency Mining Market NiceHash Hacked

The cryptocurrency mining marketplace NiceHash has been hacked, the team behind it said in a newly released statement.

Markets  ·  6 December 2017
Exchanges

Blockchain Data Links Tether ‘Attack’ to 2015 Exchange Hack

The individual or group behind the alleged Tether attack may have been involved in a previous well-known hack in the bitcoin space.

Markets  ·  21 November 2017
Exchanges

Tether Claims $30 Million in US Dollar Token Stolen

The team behind the stable cryptocurrency Tether is claiming $30 million worth of its funds have been sent to an unauthorized address.

Markets  ·  21 November 2017
Bitcoin

The Big News Behind the BTC-e Arrest and Mt Gox Connection

CoinDesk takes a look at new developments in the Mt Gox case, attempting to provide an easy-to-read overview of the complex events.

Tech  ·  26 July 2017
Ether

Veritaseum Founder Claims $8 Million in ICO Tokens Stolen

A cryptocurrency project called Veritaseum was the victim of a suspicious hack this weekend, resulting in the loss of millions of $ in stolen tokens.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 July 2017
Exchanges

Parity Wallet Hacker Cashes out $90,000 in Stolen Ether

Perpetrators who exploited a flaw in a popular ethereum wallet software yesterday have taken steps to sell their stolen funds.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 July 2017
Ether

$30 Million: Ether Reported Stolen Due to Parity Wallet Breach

A security bug in a major ethereum wallet has resulted in the loss of $30 million in funds.

Markets  ·  19 July 2017
Markets

$7 Million Lost in CoinDash ICO Hack

An initial coin offering abruptly ended today when user funds were stolen from the ethereum contract used to facilitate the sale.

Markets  ·  17 July 2017
Security

Bitcoin’s Scaling Debate is Devolving Into an All-Out Twitter War

The community has been in a furore over an attack that took down 70% of Bitcoin Unlimited nodes. Here are 12 of the best Twitter responses.

Tech  ·  16 March 2017
Security

Stolen Bitcoin? Anti-Theft Feature Gets Second Life on Sidechains

A concept that could enable new functionality for bitcoins on the bitcoin blockchain is being tested by Blockstream.

Tech  ·  4 November 2016