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Bithumb Looks For Further Expansion into The UAE

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb is setting out its business in Middle East, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in particular. The exchange confirmed that it had signed a memorandum of understanding...

| Feb 15, 2019 04:00

Shocking News: Cryptopia Exchange Was Hacked Again

Cryptopia has been allegedly suffered from another hack, just 15 days after the initial attack. The exchange is believed to lose an additional 1,675 ETH. The data firm Elementus provided...

| Feb 01, 2019 04:00

BitGrail Owner Sentenced to Return Funds to Investors

The Italian court has recently ordered Francesco Firano, the founder and owner of hacked cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail to recover the losses to his customers. The decision were released on Jan 21....

| Jan 30, 2019 17:16

Ransomware Threatens Mining Rigs in China with ‘Death by Overheating’

A file-locking malware called H-Ant appears to have begun holding mining rigs hostage, threatening to destroy rigs in China by switching off their cooling fans if a ransom of 10 BTC (about $35,000) is...

| Jan 30, 2019 10:55

Chainalysis: Two Hacker Groups Account for $1 Billion in Crypto Cybercrime

Two prominent hacking groups have reportedly stolen “around $1 billion to date”, according to a new report released by Chainalysis – a cryptocurrency fraud detection company. The two...

| Jan 30, 2019 04:00

Over $2.5m Stolen Daily from Crypto Exchanges, says Blockchain Security Expert

Blockchain security expert Hartej Sawhney has claimed in a new CNBC TV interview that more than $2.5 million dollars worth of cryptocurrency gets stolen from third party crypto exchanges every single...

| Jan 27, 2019 04:00

Hackers Reportedly Steal $16 Million from Cryptopia

Last week, New Zealand Exchange Cryptopia was hacked and suffered from “a security breach which resulted in significant losses.” Although the exchange has not revealed how much was taken,...

| Jan 25, 2019 11:31

Hacked KYC Data from Major Exchanges Selling on the Dark Web?

A report from CCN (Jan 20) has brought to light the possibility that a hacker is selling the know-your-customer (KYC) data and documents from the users of several major crypto exchanges over the dark...

| Jan 22, 2019 12:02

Hacker Returns $100,000 Stolen Ethereum Classic

Recently, a hacker who stole over $1 million in Ethereum Classic (ETC) funds has turned in some of the stolen money without any persuasions. There are still no reason or explanation for this return....

| Jan 17, 2019 10:22

NZ Cryptopia Exchange Endures ‘Significant Losses’ From Hack

This week, Cryptopia, a New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange, has gone offline after being hacked and suffers from “significant losses” as a result. On Jan 14, the exchange tweeted...

| Jan 17, 2019 08:20