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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
Crypto Hackers Now Target Sports Industry on Twitter
CSA Twitter Was Hacked The South African Cricket board (CSA) woke up to an awfully big media mess, as their official Twitter account (the OfficialCSA) was illegally taken over by an anonymous group of...