Hacking

Hacking

Hackers Offer Stolen CNET Database for Bitcoin in Publicity Stunt

Russian hacking group wOrm, which managed to steal CNET’s user database, offered to sell the information for 1 BTC.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 July 2014
Exchanges

8 Million Vericoin Hack Prompts Hard Fork to Recover Funds

Cryptocurrency exchange platform MintPal has suffered a successful hack attack that stole 30% of all vericoins.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 July 2014
Exchanges

Poloniex Claims All Customers Repaid Following March Bitcoin Hack

The cryptocurrency exchange is saying it has fully reimbursed all affected customers since it suffered an attack in March.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 July 2014
Hacking

Silk Road 2.0 Claims 80% of Stolen Bitcoin Repaid to Customers

Silk Road 2.0 now estimates all victims who lost bitcoin in its February hack will be repaid by mid-June.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 May 2014
Hacking

Hacker Surrenders After Roger Ver Offers 37.6 BTC Arrest Bounty

A hacker targeting Roger Ver has given up his attempts after a 37.6 BTC arrest bounty was issued.

Markets  ·  23 May 2014
Hacking

Stolen eBay Database On Sale for Bitcoin is Fake

The news comes after e-commerce giant eBay fell victim to a sophisticated cyber attack that breached its database.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 May 2014
Hacking

Man Seeks $13 Million in Bitcoin from Feds for Wrongful Imprisonment

An Arkansas man is seeking restitution for an alleged wrongful conviction in connection with an AT&T hacking case.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 May 2014
Hacking

$50k in Dogecoin Rumoured to Have Been Lost in Recent Hack

DogeVault has since shut down its service and is investigating the security breach.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 May 2014
Hacking

Nearly $500k Sitting Unclaimed in Silk Road 2.0 Bitcoin Wallets

Silk Road 2.0 reports that 1,000 BTC has not been claimed by users affected by its February security breach.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 April 2014
Bitcoin

CrowdCurity ‘Capture the Coin’ Contest Rewards Bug Finders With Bitcoin

The novel bug-finding scheme rewards security researchers for locating private bitcoin keys hidden within a website.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 April 2014
Exchanges

CoinEX.pw: We Were Hacked, But Will Cover All Losses

CoinEX.pw has confirmed it recently suffered a hack resulting in the theft of all the bitcoins in its possession.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 March 2014
Exchanges

Polish Bitcoin Exchange Bitcurex Relaunches Following Hacking Attack

Following last week’s hack, the Polish exchange resumed service today and announced new security measures.

Markets  ·  18 March 2014
Exchanges

Why The Bitcoin Industry Must Recognise Its Responsibilities

The biggest lesson of the fall of Mt. Gox and Flexcoin is that customers must be better protected.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 March 2014
Exchanges

Poloniex Loses 12.3% of its Bitcoins in Latest Bitcoin Exchange Hack

Withdrawals are once again live on Poloniex after it lost 12.3% of its bitcoins to hackers.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 March 2014
Hacking

Bitcoin Bank Flexcoin to Close After $600k Bitcoin Theft

Flexcoin has revealed 890 BTC were stolen as part of a breach of its hot wallet storage.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 March 2014