Hacks

Exchanges

Cryptopia Exchange Kept Users’ Cryptos in Pooled Wallet: Liquidator

The liquidator for the collapsed Cryptopia exchange says the way the platform was managed is slowing up the task of determining user holdings.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 August 2019
CipherTrace

Exit Scams Swindled $3.1 Billion From Crypto Investors in 2019: Report

In total, investors, users, and exchanges have lost some $4.3 billion from illicit activity.

Markets  ·  12 August 2019
Exchanges

Coinbase Sets Out How It Foiled a ‘Sophisticated’ Hacking Attack

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has detailed how it was targeted by, and foiled, "a sophisticated, highly targeted, thought out attack."

Policy & regulation  ·  9 August 2019
Binance

An Extortion Gone Bad: Inside Binance’s Negotiations With Its ‘KYC Leaker’

This is the inside story of how a "white hat hacker" approached Binance with inside information - and how it went wrong.

Markets  ·  7 August 2019
Exchanges

Hacked BITpoint Exchange to Refund 50,000 Affected Users in Crypto

BITPoint Japan has said that the roughly 50,000 users who lost funds in its recent hack will be reimbursed in cryptocurrency on a 1:1 basis.

Markets  ·  17 July 2019
Exchanges

Hacked Crypto Exchange Bitpoint Discovers More Millions Are Missing

After a $30-million hack last week, Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint says it's discovered that another $2.3 million is missing. 

Policy & regulation  ·  15 July 2019
Exchanges

Singapore Exchange Bitrue Hacked for Over $4 Million in Crypto

Bitrue was hacked early Thursday morning for over $4 million in XRP and cardano. Users who experienced losses will be refunded, it says.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 June 2019
Synthetix

Synthetix Trader Rolls Back Broken Trades That Netted $1 Billion Profit

A rogue API caused Synthetix pricing to go wild. A bot profited, but the bot owner rolled back the trades.

Markets  ·  25 June 2019
Bitfinex

Two Israeli Brothers Arrested for Phishing Fraud, Bitfinex Hack

The brothers two allegedly embezzled over $100 million over a multi-year scam.

Markets  ·  24 June 2019
Hacks

Mozilla Closes Holes That Led to Coinbase Hacks

Hackers used two simple Mozilla vulnerabilities to spear-phish Coinbase employees.

Markets  ·  24 June 2019
Hacks

TrendMicro Detects Crypto Mining Malware Affecting Android Devices

The botnet enters through the Android Debug Bridge port and spreads through SSH.

Markets  ·  23 June 2019
Exchanges

Russian Hackers May Have Carried Out Largest Ever Crypto Exchange Theft

Russian hackers, not North Korean, may be the bad actors behind probably the biggest ever theft from a cryptocurrency exchange.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 June 2019
Monero

New Monero Botnet Looks Like Last Year’s Outlaw Attack

A rogue botnet uses a brute force attack and Secure Shell (SSH) exploit to give the attackers remote access to victim’s systems in order to mine Monero.

Markets  ·  13 June 2019
Wallets

Crypto Developer Komodo ‘Hacks’ Wallet Users to Foil $13 Million Theft

Cryptocurrency wallet developer Komodo has effectively hacked its own customers to protect their funds from an external attack.

Tech  ·  7 June 2019
North Korea

North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Exchange UPbit’s South Korean Users

North Korean hackers have been using a familiar phishing tool to steal UPbit customer details, security experts allege.

Markets  ·  31 May 2019