Crypto 08/06/21 14:00 by Samuel Wan

Questions Linger As FBI Recovers Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Crypto Funds

U.S agencies claim they have recovered most of the $4.4 million in crypto paid out to hackers of the Colonial Pipeline. But hazy details around the case leave more questions than answers. Crypto Funds...
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Crypto 28/05/21 19:40 by Livine Sanchez

How VPNs Can Fix Crypto Security Hitches

Assumingly, by now everybody is conversant with the ubiquitous bitcoin. If you have never heard of it, don’t worry. We’ll explain to you what it means. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. You may still ...
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Mining 25/05/21 13:05 by Mark Hampton

HashEx: 20 Million Users Might Be Threatened by SafeMoon’s Critical Vulnerabilities

The SafeMoon DeFi protocol is the latest project to have vulnerabilities revealed in its smart contract code. A recent audit conducted by analysts from HashEx, a blockchain security consulting firm, h...
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Altcoins 09/05/21 20:15 by Reynaldo Marquez

How Hackers Looted 2600 ETH In Rari Capital Cross-Chain Exploit

Ethereum (ETH) based yield aggregator Rari Capital was attacked this weekend by a group of bad actors. As a result, 2,600 in this cryptocurrency were stolen from the Rari Capital Ethereum Pool, as a p...
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Bitcoin 16/04/21 17:58 by Olivia Brooke

Bitcoin’s Exploding Value May Have Turned Bitfinex Hackers Into Multi-Billionaires

Holding cryptocurrencies have made billionaires out of some of the leading figures in the crypto ecosystem. Usually, these crypto billionaires are CEOs of exchanges or long-term investors, but there ...
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Other 29/01/21 19:19 by Guest Author

The First Grey Hat Hackers Hackathon Gets Hacked, Hacker Presents DeFi Solution to Curb Money Laundering on DEXs

Hacken, a prominent cybersecurity, blockchain and cryptocurrency community is organizing the First Grey Hat Hackers Idea Competition where hackers and computer enthusiasts can submit their ideas to de...
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Altcoins 28/12/20 22:00 by Cole Petersen

COVER Price Plummets Towards Zero Following Lethal Minting Function Exploit

COVER has been gaining serious hype throughout the past few months, despite its turbulent beginnings. What started as “SAFE” ultimately became COVER following some contentious battles betw...
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Bitcoin 26/12/20 17:15 by John Caroline

Price Of Bitcoin On Russian-Crypto Exchange Livecoin Hits $450k Following Server Breach

Cyber-attacks seem unending within the crypto space as several exchanges keep recording cases of a security breach from cybercriminals. A recent report reveals that a Russian Cryptocurrency Exchan...
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Bitcoin 03/12/20 13:16 by Ponvang Bulus

Hackers Attack Israeli Insurance Company Shirbit, Demands $1 Million In Bitcoin

A leading insurance company in Israel, Shirbit has been hacked and the hackers demand 50 BTC or they will sell the data of its customers. The hackers posted a message on Telegram on Wednesday 2 Decem...
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Other 30/10/20 19:33 by Brenda Ngari

Harvest Finance Ups Reward To $1 Million For Hard Evidence Leading To Return Of Stolen Funds

Earlier this week, an economic exploit using flash loans was conducted on decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocol Harvest Finance enabling the attacker to get away with $33.8 million  — initiall...
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Other 26/10/20 12:33 by Brenda Ngari

DeFi Protocol Harvest Finance Offers $100,000 Bounty In The Aftermath Of A $24M Exploit

Several decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have fallen victim to economic exploits since the start of this year. These have included large-scale attacks on the bZx project, the $25 million exploi...
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Bitcoin 20/10/20 22:01 by Bernice Nyambura

Hacker Group Behind Robinhood Security Breach Donates Stolen Bitcoin To Charity

The Darkside hacker group behind the recent security breach on popular trading app Robinhood has given some of their Bitcoin ransom to two charities, Children International and The Water Project. ...
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Crypto 19/10/20 09:01 by Ponvang Bulus

Most Crypto Investors Trust Kraken More Than Binance and Coinbase, Poll Reveals

Most respondents in a Twitter poll have indicated that they trust Kraken the most to keep their cryptocurrencies safe. The poll conducted by a Twitter user included Kraken, Binance, Coinbase, and oth...
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Crypto 28/09/20 23:00 by Cole Petersen

The KuCoin Hacker is About to Sell Stolen Chainlink; Why Analysts Aren’t Concerned

KuCoin, a somewhat popular cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in Singapore, experienced a major security breach last week that led to the loss of over $150 million worth of crypto tokens, including...
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Bitcoin 22/09/20 23:14 by Nick James

Confessed “Dark Overlord” Hacker Slapped With A 5-Year Sentence For Bitcoin Extortion

Hackers using ransomware to extort money from people have turned to cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin, to hide their tracks. One such criminal group named “The Dark Overlord” has been terroriz...
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Other 14/09/20 17:16 by Samuel Wan

1Inch Exchange Co-Founder Disputes Claims bZx Attackers Stole $8m in DeFi Exploit

DeFi lending protocol bZx suffered another attack last night, the second in seven months. This time, faulty code was blamed for an exploit that allowed hackers to duplicate assets, or increase their i...
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Bitcoin 11/09/20 10:54 by Nick James

Hackers Are Desperately Trying To Break Into This $700 Million Bitcoin Wallet

It’s been a decade since the Bitcoin network went live. Over the years, many people have lost access to their BTC stash through various mistakes or misfortunes. Some have forgotten their wallet pas...
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Altcoins 09/09/20 10:32 by Erie Maxwell

Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Stolen From European Crypto Exchange Eterbase

A cryptocurrency exchange in Slovakia is the latest platform to be victimized by hackers. This time, hackers made off with more than 5 million dollars according to early assessments by researchers at...
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Altcoins 07/09/20 23:06 by Brenda Ngari

Argentina’s Borders Crippled By Devastating Ransomware. Hackers’ Demand? $4 Million In Bitcoin

The past couple of days have not been smooth sailing for Argentina’s immigration agency after a cybersecurity breach. Hackers who paralyzed Argentina’s borders in a ransomware attack are deman...
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Bitcoin 31/08/20 02:01 by Tony Spilotro

Hackers Nab $16 Million In BTC Through Bitcoin Wallet Exploit

A long-time holder was unfortunately taken for their 1,400 BTC – over $16 million worth of Bitcoin – in a wallet exploit. But how were hackers able to make off with this user’s cryptocur...
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Crypto 26/08/20 19:13 by Thomas Delahunty

Protect your Cryptocurrency with Cyber Risk Assessment

Cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin, are a frequent target for cybercriminals. Virtual currency is prone to attacks and illegal mining from hackers or hacktivists worldwide. That happens because fede...
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Crypto 26/08/20 14:56 by Bernice Nyambura

Notorious Hacker Group Lazarus Is Targeting The Cryptocurrency Industry Via LinkedIn – Warns Security Firm

Blockchain and cryptocurrency professionals on LinkedIn are under a new phishing threat that’s targeting them disguised as crypto-related job offers advertised on the platform. A new report by F...
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Mining 24/08/20 19:18 by Thomas Delahunty

Botnet Distributed Denial of Service Attacks are Mining for Your Bitcoin

Distributed Denial of Service is known for damaging enterprises for over $2.3 million and negatively affecting the reputation of companies that had to recover from these cyberattacks. Read more abo...
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Bitcoin 21/08/20 18:21 by Nick James

Former Uber CSO Tried To Cover Up 2016 Hack By Paying $100k In Bitcoin To The Hackers

Uber’s former Chief Security Officer is currently at odds with the law after the authorities found out about what he did while working for the ride-hailing company back in 2016. Apparently, Joseph ...
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Bitcoin 04/08/20 20:16 by Erie Maxwell

Bitfinex Offers $400 Million Reward For Info On The Massive 2016 Bitcoin Hack

Almost 4 years ago to the date, hackers breached Bitfinex. It wasn’t the first Bitcoin hack or the biggest, but the thieves got away with a hefty sum of 119,756 BTC. At the time these coins were wo...
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Bitcoin 01/08/20 15:06 by Bernice Nyambura

Travel Giant CWT Just Paid $4.5 Million Worth Of Bitcoin To Hackers Who Compromised Its Systems

Prominent US travel management agency CWT has paid 414 BTC amounting to $4.5 million to hackers who claimed to have compromised 30,000 computers and stolen sensitive corporate data from the firm. ...
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Bitcoin 31/07/20 23:00 by Tony Spilotro

Why Was The Official Apple Twitter’s Only Tweet Ever About Bitcoin?

Oddly enough, Apple is known for never using its official Twitter account to market its flagship iPhone or Mac computers. However, the one tweet the account has ever made was directly about Bitcoin to...
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Bitcoin 25/07/20 21:54 by Olivia Brooke

Whale Bot Identifies $5 Million Bitcoin Transfer From Hackers Who Attacked Bitfinex In 2016

Protecting one’s privacy with Bitcoin doesn’t come easy. The Bitcoin Blockchain permanently records and displays all transactions publicly, this makes it possible for almost anyone to tra...
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Bitcoin 25/07/20 05:00 by Nick Chong

$5 Million Worth of Bitcoin From Bitfinex’s 2016 Hack Just Moved

While the winnings of a bank heist can be hard to track, it’s a different story for Bitcoin and crypto hacks. Unless hackers use mixing and privacy technologies, the coins they steal from exchan...
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Bitcoin 22/07/20 04:00 by Cole Petersen

Report: Coinbase Prevented Users from Sending $285k in Bitcoin to Twitter Hackers

Data shows that the impacts of the recent Twitter hack were fairly limited, with a small handful of users sending just over $100,000 worth of Bitcoin to the address shilled as part of a classic crypto...
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