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Warp Finance Compensation Plan to Move Forward Following Flashing Loans Attack

Warp Finance – among the most recent (DeFi) protocols to undergo a smart contract attack – reportedly disclosed details of potential development for recompensating users after a $8 million...

| Dec 27, 2020 01:19

KuCoin One Step Closer to Operation Normalcy With Deposits And Withdrawals Availability After Hack

Following a severe cyber attack took place in September 2020, crypto exchange KuCoin is reportedly taking steps to make everything normally functional again, starting with the return of deposits and...

| Nov 24, 2020 17:27

Hackers Demands Bitcoin in Exchange For Info of 129 Million Russian Cart

A group of hackers have reportedly illegally acquired the information of more than 129 million Russia-based car owners, threatening with darknet exposure for a crypto-based ransom. Specifically, the...

| May 16, 2020 18:34

Vertcoin Avoided 51% Attack and Made Hackers Pay With Their Money

Vertcoin (VTC) has reportedly managed to avoid a 2nd 51% attack, attempted by anonymous attackers, which ultimately cost them their own money. Specific details regarding the attack was disclosed by...

| Dec 03, 2019 14:50

Hackers Compromised Johannesburg City Website and Asked For Bitcoin Ransom

The Johannesburg, Africa web page has undergone a serious breach from hackers – who are still demanding Bitcoin-based (BTC) ransom from the city. As revealed via their official Twitter on...

| Oct 27, 2019 11:46

$4.3B Net Worth of Financial Damage Caused by Hackers in 2019, Report Revealed

Crypto exchange platforms, investors and clients have suffered a total of $4.3 billion net worth of financial damage caused by cyber criminals. Blockchain cybersecurity firm CipherTrace issued an AML...

| Aug 14, 2019 03:32

Record-breaking Amount of Bitcoin Laundered via Chipmixer, following Binance hack

Hackers have utilized the crypto mixing tool Chipmixer as a laundering solution for not less than 4,836 Bitcoin (BTC). Previously, the crypto exchange platform Binance has undergone an attack to the...

| Aug 10, 2019 03:46

Bittersweet Triumph for AT&T in $24Mln Sim Swapping Legal Battle

The federal judge in charge of handling the AT&T and Terpin case – a lawsuit concerning the lost crypto fund caused by Sim Swapping, which lasted for nearly 1 year – has deemed...

| Jul 30, 2019 14:04

Portion of 120,000 BTC Stolen in Bitfinex Hack Moved to New Mysterious Address

A part of the total financial damage, lost during the cyber attack towards Bitfinex crypto exchange in 2016, has reportedly changed its address, from the attackers’ account to an anonymous address....

| Jun 10, 2019 04:47

60% of Bitcoin Full-Nodes are still Prone to Exploitation by Inflation Bug

Hackers can still make use of inflation bug to exploit vulnerable software of approximately 60% of Bitcoin full-nodes. According to a Bitcoin (BTC) node statistic report on Bitcoin core developer Luke...

| May 10, 2019 04:40