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Hackers Ask Vice To Blackmail EA Games For Them
15.7.2021
Last month, hackers stole sensitive information from FIFA and Battlefield 2042 publisher Electronic Arts, including source code for the company’s proprietary Frostbite game development engine. Now, the hackers appear to be dumping pieces online to pressure EA into paying them off, according to...
Darknet Update: Hydra Reigns, Monero Acceptance Climbs, Russian State Collusion Questioned
11.7.2021
At the end of 2020, darknet markets (DNM) set new records as marketplaces like White House and the Russian-language DNM Hydra led the pack. A report published on May 25, shows Hydra saw a 624% year-over-year growth rate in three years, and researchers estimate roughly 75% of illicit...
Bitcoin SV (BSV) Attempting to Breach the Yearly Low of $106?
9.7.2021
Bitcoin SV has been trading on a muted note, where all the cryptocurrencies performed outstandingly compared to the larger crypto assets. Since the fall of May 19, 2021, BSV has not made a single positive swing with respect to the closing value of $183 on May 19. The ensuing negative trend on this...
Joe Biden Directs US Intelligence to Investigate Ransomware Attack Against Florida IT Firm
5.7.2021
Joe Biden wants to crackdown on ransomware according to statements he made on Friday, after hackers hijacked software from a Miami-based IT supplier called Kaseya. Hundreds of American businesses were affected by the breach as the attackers encrypted the files of some 200 clients. Biden said...
Scammers mail out fake hardware wallets to victims of Ledger data breach
17.6.2021
Ledger customers have reported receiving fake replacement devices in the mail, designed to phish private security information
Ontario Securities Commission Snuffs out Crypto Exchanges, Poloniex Targeted for Flouting Compliance
26.5.2021
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published documentation on Tuesday that claims the Seychelles-based crypto exchange, Poloniex has failed to contact the OSC in order to start compliance discussions. Poloniex meets the OSC’s jurisdiction because the trading platform operates trading...
Turkish crypto exchange acknowledges 2018 breach with 500,000 users’ data stolen
18.5.2021
Criminals tried to sell users’ names, ID numbers, emails and addresses on internet forums
Cryptocurrency Exchange Hotbit Hacked: Systems Paralyzed, 2 Million Users Affected
1.5.2021
A cryptocurrency exchange with about 2 million users worldwide announced that it has “suffered a serious cyber attack.” A number of basic services are paralyzed and the attacker tried to access the exchange’s wallets. Consequently, the platform has shut down, stating that it needs...
BSC-Based Uranium Finance Attacked, Millions on the Move
28.4.2021
Decentralized finance (DeFi) project on Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Uranium Finance, reported that it has suffered a security breach - with millions of dollars in ethereum (ETH) on the move and laundered through a popular privacy tool.
"Uranium migration has been exploited, the following...
Email server breach sees Celsians targeted by phishing attacks
16.4.2021
Celsius customers have been targeted with fraudulent SMS and email communications after a third-party email distribution server was compromised by hackers
Over $750 Million in Bitcoin from the 2016 Bitfinex Hack Moved Today
14.4.2021
On Wednesday, after bitcoin prices touched a new all-time high, thousands of bitcoins from the August 2, 2016, Bitfinex hack were transferred to unknown wallets. The exact count of BTC moved from the hack is not entirely clear, but one blockchain parser shows that over 12,208 BTC from the 2016...
North Korean Hackers Threatened Bithumb Exchange With a $16M Ransom Amid the 2017 Data Breach, Says Report
7.4.2021
A new report commissioned by the U.S. secret services unveiled what happened behind the attack launched by North Korean hackers against a South Korean crypto exchange. The case is about a breach on June 29, 2017, which exposed data tied to over 30,000 customers stemming from Bithumb. Hackers...
Bitcoin Marketplace Keepchange Suffers Data Breach — No Funds Stolen During the Incident
11.2.2021
A bitcoin company is the latest victim of a data breach incident, where hackers managed to access customers’ full names and email addresses. Moreover, attackers sent withdrawal requests from the company customers’ accounts to addresses belonging to the hackers. Marketplace Warns Users...
KeepChange Foils Bitcoin Theft but Loses User Data in Sunday Breach
9.2.2021
The bitcoin marketplace has halted withdrawal requests temporarily
Breach at Indian exchange BuyUCoin allegedly exposes 325K users’ personal data
24.1.2021
BuyUCoin initially denied the reports of a data breach, but added that all user funds are safe
Indian Crypto Exchange Buyucoin Hacked, Sensitive Data of 325K Users Reportedly Leaked
24.1.2021
Indian cryptocurrency exchange Buyucoin has reportedly been hacked and sensitive data of about 325,000 users has reportedly been leaked onto the dark web. According to reports, the leaked data includes personal information, encrypted passwords, user wallet details, order details, bank details,...
Purging Today’s Freedom Activists: Why Big Tech’s Censorship Isn’t Directed Solely at Trump Supporters
23.1.2021
There’s been a lot of unrest in the U.S. and just before the presidential election’s electoral vote, Big Tech took action and censored a great number of individuals and even competing social media platforms. Moreover, even after President Biden’s first few days in office, social...
MTI Bitcoins Sent to Privacy Mixers as New Data Breach Exposes the Ponzi Scheme’s Top Earners
10.1.2021
In another twist to the Mirror Trading International (MTI) bitcoin Ponzi scam, the blockchain intelligence firm Whitestream says bitcoins from wallets associated with the company are being sent to Wasabi privacy mixers. According to Whitestream’s update, this pivot to mixers suggests that...
Koei Tecmo Shuts Down Forums Following Data Hack
30.12.2020
The Japanese publisher Koei Tecmo announced over the Christmas holiday that some personal data from 65,000 users of its English language website was hacked, leading the company to take its US and UK websites offline for the time being.Read more
UK Crypto Exchange Exmo Hacked, Estimates Presume Platform Lost $10.5 Million
22.12.2020
U.K.-based cryptocurrency exchange Exmo detailed on December 21, 2020, the firm had “detected suspicious withdrawal activity” and halted withdrawals. Exmo said a security audit report revealed “large withdrawals” of bitcoin and five other cryptocurrencies. Analysts estimate...