Hacking

Hacking

VeChain Foundation Hacked for $6.5M in VET Token Theft

A VeChain buyback wallet containing 1.1 billion VET was compromised by an unknown hacker, the firm said Friday.

Business  ·  13 December 2019
Hacking

North Korea Set Up a Blockchain Firm to Launder Crypto to Cash: UN

North Korea set up a Hong Kong blockchain firm in a bid to to launder stolen cryptocurrency and avoid sanctions, the UN has reportedly said.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 November 2019
Hacking

New Tool Will Find Secrets – Including Crypto Keys – in Your Public Code

A clever tool scours GitHub for secret keys and passwords that programmers inadvertently made public.

Markets  ·  29 October 2019
Hacking

AT&T Responds to Crypto Exec’s SIM Swap Suit: See You in Court

The loss highlights an obvious question for security experts, who wondered why an experienced crypto executive would keep such high sums online.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 October 2019
Hacking

Fake Tor Browser Has Been Spying, Stealing Bitcoin ‘For Years’

Hackers have been distributing a compromised version of the official Tor Browser that's packed with malware designed to steal bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 October 2019
Europe

Former NiceHash CTO Arrested in Germany Over US Hacking Charges

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to extradite the alleged hacker over crimes he's already served time for in Slovenia.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 October 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum Name Service Auction Exploited to Grab Apple Domain – And It Can’t Be Undone

A bug in an ENS auction was exploited, allowing domains like "apple.eth" to be nabbed by an attacker. The only recourse is to ask for them back.

Tech  ·  1 October 2019
Europe

UK Police Auction Off $294,000 in Stolen Crypto From EtherDelta Hack

More than $294,000-worth of cryptocurrency confiscated from the teenage hacker of EtherDelta and TalkTalk has been auctioned off.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 October 2019
Hacking

‘Panda’ Crypto Malware Group Has Nabbed $100K in Monero Since 2018

Cisco Talos has identified a group behind a spate of cryptocurrency-mining malware attacks targeting enterprise networks globally.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 September 2019
Hacking

Browser Extensions Can Help Scammers Steal Your Bitcoin: Casa CEO

Browser add-ons can steal your crypto and identifying information, said Casa's Jeremy Welch

Markets  ·  15 September 2019
Hacking

Cybercriminals Selling Hacked Fiat Money for Bitcoin at 10% of Its Value

Dark market sellers are offering fiat cash for bitcoin at heavily discounted prices, but there's a catch.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 September 2019
Europe

Man Offering Hacking Services for Bitcoin Gets 20-Month Jail Sentence

A British man has been handed jail time and ordered to forfeit over £400,000 ($487,000) for offering hacking services and stolen data for crypto.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 August 2019
Hacking

UN Investigating 35 North Korean Military-Funding Cyberattacks

A more detailed U.N. report says North Korea is attacking banks via the SWIFT network, hacking crypto exchanges and cryptojacking.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 August 2019
Exchanges

Stolen Binance Funds Still Being Laundered Through Mixers, Researchers Claim

Funds from Binance's May hack are still moving through a mixing service according to research firm Clain

Markets  ·  9 August 2019
Hacking

State-Sponsored Chinese Hacking Group Targeting Crypto Firms: Report

An intelligence company released a report indicating the connection between Chinese authorities and a crypto-exploitative hacking collective.

Markets  ·  8 August 2019