Hacks

Crime

23-Year-Old Australian Woman Arrested Over Theft of 100,000 XRP

A 23-year-old woman from Sydney, Australia, has been arrested over the alleged theft of XRP worth over $300,000 at the time.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 October 2018
Crime

SpankChain Says Hacker Returned Stolen Crypto Funds

SpankChain reported Thursday night that a hacker who stole 165 ETH from its payment platform had returned the funds.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 October 2018
Exchanges

Nearly $1 Billion Stolen In Crypto Hacks So Far This Year: Research

The losses related to crypto hacks continue to rise sharply, with nearly $1 billion stolen in the first nine months of 2018, research suggests.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 October 2018
Exchanges

Zaif Crypto Exchange Reveals Takeover In New Hack Refund Plan

After a major hack on the Zaif exchange, its operator has now revealed a refund plan that will see it being taken over by another crypto firm.

Markets  ·  11 October 2018
Security

SpankChain Loses $40K in Hack Due to Smart Contract Bug

SpankChain, a cryptocurrency project focused on the adult industry, lost almost $40,000 due to a smart contract flaw on Saturday.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 October 2018
Exchanges

The Crowd Machine Crypto Token Theft: What We Know So Far

A crypto startup aiming to disrupt AWS has suffered a massive token theft. While few details are available, here's what we know and don't know.

Markets  ·  26 September 2018
Japan

Japan Lost $540 Million to Crypto Hacks in First Half of 2018

Japan's police agency has released data revealing that cyberattacks leading to thefts of cryptocurrency rose sharply earlier this year.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 September 2018
Japan

Crypto Exchange Zaif Hacked In $60 Million Bitcoin Theft

Yet another Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange has been hacked, losing about $60 million worth of cryptocurrency, including 6,000 bitcoins.

Markets  ·  20 September 2018
Crime

AT&T Sued for $224 Million After Phone Hackers Rob Crypto Investor

Michael Terpin is suing AT&T, claiming the company's failure to protect his cellphone data led to hackers stealing $24 million in cryptocurrencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 August 2018
Crime

ICO Platform Promises Full Refund Following $7 Million Hack

Initial coin offering support platform KickICO lost $7.7 million in KICK tokens in a hack on Thursday, the company reported. 

Policy & regulation  ·  27 July 2018
Exchanges

Bithumb Claims to Have Retrieved $14 Million in Hacked Cryptos

The Korean exchange says it has clawed back some of the millions lost in a theft of cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, XRP and bitcoin cash.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 June 2018
Crime

Bithumb Working With Other Crypto Exchanges to Recover Hacked Funds

South Korea's Bithumb cryptocurrency exchange said Thursday that it may be able to reduce the losses arising from a major hack earlier this week.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 June 2018
Hacks

Bithumb $31 Million Crypto Exchange Hack: What We Know (And Don’t)

Hours after an exchange breach that saw $31 million stolen from Bithumb, more details have surfaced, but some questions still remain unanswered.

Markets  ·  20 June 2018
Exchanges

Crypto Exchange Bithumb Halts Withdrawals After $31 Million Hack

Bithumb, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world by trading volume, confirmed a hack of $31 million worth of cryptos on its platform today.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 June 2018
Cryptocurrency

Coinrail Exchange Hacked, Loses Possibly $40 Million in Cryptos

South Korea-based Coinrail has not disclosed the exact amount lost in the breach, but data suggests the damage could be $40 million.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 June 2018