Bitcoin News / Google News Bitcoin - 4 days ago
Former Security Engineer Sentenced to Three Years for Hacking Two Decentralized Exchanges – Legal Bitcoin News& & Bitcoin.com News
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
After orchestrating a series of hacks on two decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges (DEXs) that stole more than $12 million worth of crypto, former security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed was sentenced today to three years in prison, this is the first-ever s...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 1 week ago
South Korea authorities are investigating cryptocurrencies hacking and illicit trading, focusing on cracking down on such practices, raising concerns about potential consequences for those involved. (Read More)
by COINS NEWS - 1 month ago
After Vitalik put out an approach Ethereum could take to fight off an attack from Quantum Computing, QR coins have been trending. QR- Quantum Resistant. QANX- steady climb ahead of mainnet push. Recent news of an EU country utilizing the QR tech stac...
More / Etherum Reddit - 1 month ago
PSA. I made a somewhat large transfer of ETH from one of my accounts to another one. Few hours later I got a tiny (0.00001 eth) transaction from an address that looked exactly like my own. The first and last characters matched. This is probably...
by COINS NEWS - 2 months ago
I've noticed a huge increase in hacking, exploits, fraud related posts in this sub-reddit and this alone tells a lot about the crypto industry landscape. With the growing rumors of incoming bull-market, security incidents have also increased eno...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 months ago
Funds stolen
by hackers from cryptocurrency platforms fell by over 50% in 2023 compared to
the previous year. However, the number of individual hacking incidents rose,
indicating that hacking remains a significant threat for crypto investors.Crypto H...
by COINS NEWS - 3 months ago
So I was reading the prospectus for the Blackrock BTC ETF. And I noticed the following excerpts. From page 82, it seems the maximum amount that Blackrock can recover from Coinbase in a case of hacking/theft of BTC is only $100 million: the Bitcoin...
Bitcoin News / Google News Bitcoin - 4 months ago
Craig Wright's Tulip Trading Must Prove Ownership of Bitcoin in Hacking Case, English Court Rules& & CoinDesk
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 months ago
The North Korea-backed hacker group is thought to be behind the Nov. 10 Poloniex hot wallet breach. A market research platform has said “a leakage of the private key” could be the reason why the hot wallet got breached.
Pr...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 months ago
During Q3 of 2023, there were a total of 117 hacks in which $720 million was stolen via access control breaches and rug pulls among other security incidents, a new study has found. While the losses ($49.80 million) from rug-pull incidents are signifi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 months ago
Criminal attacks have increased on crypto entities since 2020; data from Chainalysis and other sources points to billions of dollars lost to bad actors. In 2023, the trend has continued, with attacks on the nascent industry increasing in the past few...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 6 months ago
Hacking attempts on South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, have surged to 159,061 in the first half of 2023, according to data submitted to the National Assembly. The figure represents a 2.17-fold increase compared to the same period l...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 6 months ago
South
Korea's cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has been subjected to an astonishing
159,000 hacking attempts during the first half of 2023. It marks a significant
rise in cyberattacks compared to previous years. Security Measures Reinforced:
Upbit's Res...