Theft

Bitcoin Miners Worth Over $1.3M Seized, 8 Arrested in Malaysia: Report

The machines were seized in joint operations with Sarawak Energy, the region's electricity company, between February and April.

News  ·  16 July 2021

Australian Woman Jailed for Theft of More Than 100,000 XRP

The 25-year-old received a sentence of more than two years for the 2018 theft of XRP worth around $300,000 at the time.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 August 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Malaysian Thieves Drill Through Wall to Steal 85 Crypto Machines

Authorities arrested five suspected in the theft of almost 100 bitcoin machines.

Markets  ·  7 November 2019
Theft

Fusion Network Loses Millions in Private Wallet Hack

A private wallet operated by the Fusion Foundation was drained of its funds, accounting for roughly 25 percent of the total FSN token supply.

Markets  ·  30 September 2019
Regulation

US Sanctions Three Alleged Crypto Hacking Groups From North Korea

The U.S. Treasury mentioned cryptocurrency thefts as one of the reasons for the action against the Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff and Andariel.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 September 2019
Crime

Bitmain Sues Alleged Bitcoin Thief in US Federal Court

Bitmain has filed a lawsuit against an anonymous thief in a US federal court, who allegedly stoled 617 bitcoin from the crypto mining giant.

Markets  ·  13 November 2018
Bitcoin Miners

Iceland’s ‘Big Bitcoin Heist’ Suspect Has Been Arrested

Iceland's alleged bitcoin mining computer thief Sindri Thor Stefansson, who escaped from prison last week, was arrested in Amsterdam Monday.

Markets  ·  24 April 2018
Bitcoin Miners

Alleged Bitcoin Miner Thief Says Police Held Him ‘Without Evidence’

Sindri Thor Stefansson, the alleged thief behind the "Big Bitcoin Heist," says he was free when he escaped from prison and flew to Sweden.

Markets  ·  23 April 2018
Crime

Bitcoin Mining Hardware Thief Escapes from Prison

Sindri Thor Stefansson, the alleged culprit behind the theft of 600 cryptomining computers, escaped from prison earlier this week.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 April 2018
Crime

Icelandic Police Are Hunting for Hundreds of Bitcoin Miners

Roughly 600 cryptomining computers were stolen from four Icelandic data centers, police report.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 March 2018
Regulation

Crypto Regulation? Not Anytime Soon, Says White House Official

The White House cybersecurity coordinator said crypto regulation is still far from becoming a reality.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 February 2018
Coincheck

NEM Foundation: Stolen Coincheck Funds Not Sent to Exchanges

The 58 billion yen worth of XEM tokens are on the move, according to the NEM Foundation, but no attempt to sell them on exchanges has been made.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 January 2018
Bitcoin

UK Crypto Trader Forced to Hand Over Bitcoin at Gunpoint

A British man who runs a cryptocurrency trading firm was yesterday forced at gunpoint to hand over an unknown quantity of bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 January 2018
Exchanges

Numbers or Not, Coincheck Isn’t Mt. Gox

Though the Coincheck theft may superficially resemble 2014's Mt. Gox hack, the impact on cryptocurrencies is not nearly as significant.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 January 2018
Crime

Bitcoin Exchange Hit By Armed Robbers in Thwarted Theft

Canadian police are looking for two armed robbery suspects, having arrested one after an attempted heist at cryptocurrency exchange Canadian Bitcoins.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 January 2018