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Ledger owners lose 1.1 million XRP to scam site
6.11.2020
After a major leak of email and personal information earlier this year, Ledger customers are experiencing a surge in phishing attempts
USD 36m in Stolen Bitfinex Bitcoin Moved, Botched BTC ATM Theft + More News
8.10.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Almost USD 36m worth of bitcoin (BTC) associated with the massive 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex was moved across elven...
Bitfinex hackers move another $30M in stolen Bitcoin from 2016
8.10.2020
The Bitfinex hackers have moved thousands of Bitcoins in 2020
KuCoin hack unpacked: More crypto possibly stolen than first feared
30.9.2020
The KuCoin hack is the first high-profile case of a decentralized exchange being used to launder stolen funds
KuCoin Maintains Wallet Freeze as Hackers Begin Laundering Stolen Crypto
29.9.2020
The exchange's weekend thieves appear to be searching for buyers of their $281 million in stolen crypto
Ocean Protocol Forks to Retrieve Tokens Stolen From KuCoin Exchange
28.9.2020
On Sunday, Ocean Protocol conducted a hard fork from its old token address to prevent the Kucoin exchange hacker from continued unloading of stolen OCEAN tokens on decentralized exchange Uniswap
KuCoin hackers keep moving stolen tokens to the largest DeFi exchange
28.9.2020
Are the KuCoin hackers DeFi noobs?
Kucoin Hacked for $150 Million in Bitcoin; Bitfinex and Tether Freeze $33 Million of the Stolen Funds
26.9.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange Kucoin may have been hacked for $150 million in bitcoin and multiple ERC20 tokens. The Singapore-based exchange confirmed the September 25 security breach, but did not disclose the amount stolen. “Bitcoin, ERC-20 and, other tokens in Kucoin’s hot wallets were...
Defi Platform Bzx Recovers Stolen $8.1 Million From Hacker
17.9.2020
Decentalized finance (defi) protocol Bzx has recovered the $8.1 million it lost to a hacker a few days ago. The company claims it was able to track down the cyber thief, whom it refused to name for legal reasons, through their on-chain activity. Cornered, the attacker returned the loot. “All...
DeFi Lender bZx Reclaims $8M Stolen in Sunday’s Attack
14.9.2020
Decentralized finance (DeFi) lending project bZx has been able to recover about $8 million in cryptocurrency from an attacker who stole the funds after exploiting a code bug over the weekend. See also: Hacker Drains $500K From DeFi Liquidity Provider Balancer
Binance will ‘do what they can’ to help recover funds stolen in yesterday’s $5M Eterbase hack
10.9.2020
Whether CZ is coming to the rescue or not remains to be seen
$5M stolen from a European crypto exchange after hot wallets compromised
9.9.2020
Hot wallet attacks have been making a lot of headlines lately
Revealed: How North Korean hackers launder stolen crypto
4.9.2020
The techniques are sophisticated but crypto laundering cases are still relatively small
Another Electrum user is claiming that their coins were stolen
1.9.2020
More details emerge concerning the ongoing Electrum hacks
North Korea’s Stolen Bitcoin Loot Move Is ‘Just Tip of the Iceberg’
1.9.2020
Source: Adobe/Алексей Струйский
Bitcoin (BTC) has begun to flow out of the accounts that United States prosecutors said belong to North Korean hackers – but an observer in the South said that attempts to follow the money could result in disaster for firms, government bodies and financial services...
Sources Say World’s Largest Darknet Empire Market Exit Scammed, $30 Million in Bitcoin Stolen
26.8.2020
One of the world’s largest darknet markets (DNM), Empire Market, allegedly exit scammed after the marketplace was taken offline for a number of days this week. DNM patrons are upset about Empire Market’s departure and customers say that $30 million in bitcoin held by the darknet’s...
Australian Conman Extradited Over Alleged Fraud Involving $1.2M in Bitcoin
25.8.2020
An Australian serial conman has been extradited to New South Wales to face fraud charges involving over $1 million in bitcoin
Japanese Court Orders Seizure of Cryptocurrency Linked to Coincheck Hack of 2018
20.8.2020
A court in Tokyo, Japan has ordered the seizure of crypto assets that have been traced back to the Coincheck hack of January 2018, The Japan Times reported Wednesday. More than $530 million worth of the NEM (XEM) cryptocurrency was stolen from the exchange two years ago in what turned out to be...
Lockdown Life & Darknets: BTC Still the DNM King, Cashaa’s Stolen Coins Sent to Hydra, Cannabis Sales Surge
17.8.2020
During the last six months, the Covid-19 outbreak has caused a lot of disarray in the world and one thing is for sure, the use of darknet markets has surged. While the citizens of the globe have been locked down, cannabis sales have skyrocketed and the dollar value of bitcoin transactions done...
Bitcoin’s Stolen Revolution
9.8.2020
We wanted a permissionless system where users set the rules. We got a new financial toy for a small handful of wealthy companies and individuals