Hacks

CoinFlash

Cryptopia Exchange, Currently in Liquidation, Gets Hacked Again: Report

The hacked wallet belonged to a creditor, U.S. firm Stakenet, which had not lost funds in the 2019 hack, as reported by Stuff.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 February 2021
CoinFlash

10 Arrested Over SIM-Swap Hacks That Stole $100M in Crypto From Celebrities: Europol

The alleged international criminal network targeted online influencers, sports stars, musicians and their families in the U.S.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 February 2021
North Korea

UN Says North Korea Funded Nuclear Weapons With Crypto Hacks in 2020: Report

U.N. experts estimate that over $316 million in crypto was stolen by North Korea-linked hackers last year.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 February 2021
Crime

Mobile Firm Employee Charged for Aiding Crypto SIM Swap Attacks Targeting 19

Stephen Defiore was allegedly paid to transfer cellphone accounts to ones owned by a co-conspirator.

News  ·  9 February 2021
Exchanges

KeepChange Foils Bitcoin Theft but Loses User Data in Sunday Breach

The bitcoin marketplace has halted withdrawal requests temporarily.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 February 2021
Exchanges

Crypto Exchange 2gether Says It Can’t Fully Reimburse 9% of Users After 2020 Hack

After a successful fundraising effort, the company said it can now reimburse most, but not all users.

Business  ·  27 January 2021
Exchanges

Livecoin Exchange Announces Closure After December Hack

Following an alleged December breach, the trading platform now says it will close and repay users any remaining funds.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 January 2021
Bitcoin

Ledger Adds Bitcoin Bounty and New Data Security After Hack

Ledger was also targeted by hackers in Shopify's data breach.

Tech  ·  13 January 2021
Exchanges

EXMO Exchange Now Says It Lost 6% of Total Crypto Assets in Monday’s Hack

EXMO says it is "assuming" the attacker had prior access to some of its hot wallet keys.

Markets  ·  22 December 2020
Exchanges

Crypto Exchange EXMO Says Hackers Have Stolen 5% of Total Assets

The incident saw losses of bitcoin, XRP, zcash, tether, ether and ethereum classic, according to early analysis.

News  ·  21 December 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Mining Market NiceHash Refunds Users 4,640 Bitcoin Lost in 2017 Hack

The company has "regularly waved profits" for three years, the firm's CEO wrote Thursday.

Business  ·  17 December 2020
DeFi

CEO of DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Hacked for $8M in NXM Tokens

Nexus Mutual's CEO, Hugh Karp, lost the tokens after an attacker gained remote access to his computer.

Markets  ·  14 December 2020
Crime

Coronavirus-Induced Poverty Will Bring More Bitcoin Crime in 2021: Kaspersky Report

The cybersecurity specialist foresees a rise in crypto crime ahead in 2021 as the COVID-19 epidemic hits national economies.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 November 2020
DeFi

DeFi Protocol Pickle Finance Token Loses Almost Half Its Value After $19.7M Hack

Popular decentralized finance protocol Pickle Finance was hacked on Saturday, draining $19.7 million in DAI.

News  ·  22 November 2020
Hacks

Tor Developers Pursuing ‘Anonymous Tokens’ to Stop Hacks and DoS Attacks

Tokens could be included in a users traffic request, which would allow websites accessible through the Tor network to “intelligently prioritize which requests it answers.”

Tech  ·  18 November 2020