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Cyber gangs got away with a record $1.1 billion in crypto ransom payments in 2023
The rise of "ransomware as a service" means less tech skill is required to carry out an attack, Cha…
Yuheng Zhan
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North Korean hackers are getting away with a lot less crypto even as theft attempts rise
Among the 20 hacks by North Korean-affiliated cybercriminals last year, the total amount of crypto …
Yuheng Zhan
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Crypto firm Nansen issues data breach alert, asks users to reset password
Crypto analytics platform Nansen has issued a data breach alert, revealing that a hacker gained acc…
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The SEC says a hacker pulled off a 'SIM swap' attack on a cell phone to get control of the regulator's X account this month
A hacker gained control of an SEC cell phone number, reset the password for the @SECGov account, an…
Yuheng Zhan
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Former Amazon engineer pleads guilty to stealing $12.3 million of crypto in first ever hacking case involving smart contracts
A former Amazon engineer pleaded guilty to hacking two crypto exchanges and stealing $12.3 million …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert,Lloyd Lee
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North Korean hackers are laundering millions worth of crypto through a sanctioned 'mixer'
North Korea-backed hackers are using a mixer sanctioned by the US to launder funds stolen in a hack…
Yuheng Zhan
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Notorious North Korean hackers stole $41 million in crypto from an online casino. The FBI says the group has stolen more than $200 million this year alone.
The FBI said it would "continue to expose and combat" North Korea's reliance on online hacking to "…
Natalie Musumeci
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Cryptos, DeFi are soft targets for cyber hackers says a Moody’s report
FTX, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange, is the latest victim of hackers who stole …
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Coinbase customer who lost $96,000 in a crypto hack has sued the exchange after getting the brush-off
A Coinbase customer suing to recover the life savings stolen in a hack of his phone claims the cryp…
Zinya Salfiti
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More than $120 million of a crypto firm's assets were moved to an unknown address - weeks after its CEO disappeared, report says
Multichain, a cross-chain router, said assets were moved to an unknown address "abnormally" and rec…
Zahra Tayeb
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Man pleads guilty to hacking Elon Musk's and Joe Biden's Twitter accounts in bitcoin scam
Joseph James O'Connor was part of a group that hijacked several high-profile Twitter accounts in 20…
Pete Syme
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Solana Hack: 8000 crypto wallets compromised, millions wiped out
The popular blockchain Solana on Wednesday reported that an unknown bad actor has drained funds fro…
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Binance has frozen withdrawals of a crypto linked to its own token that looks like it's been hacked, CEO 'CZ' says
Binance will freeze withdrawals of Ankr's token and explore whether it's been targeted by hackers, …
George Glover
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Binance, the world's biggest crypto exchange, was hacked, and around $100 million worth of Binance Coin was stolen, CEO says
The current impact estimate is around $100 million, about "a quarter of the last BNB burn," the CEO…
Nidhi Pandurangi
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Binance, the world's biggest crypto exchange, was hacked, and around $100 million worth of Binance Coin was stolen, CEO says
The current impact estimate is around $100 million, about "a quarter of the last BNB burn," the CEO…
Nidhi Pandurangi
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Ex-Amazon employee convicted of hacking Capital One and stealing data of over 100 million people, including social security numbers and banking info
"She wanted data, she wanted money, and she wanted to brag," Assistant United States Attorney Andre…
Pocharapon Neammanee
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Crypto VC firm ‘jumps’ in to restore Wormhole’s supply after DeFi hack
To be fair, Jump Crypto owns Certus One, the developer behind the Wormhole token bridge. The $…
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Binance is reportedly building a $1 billion insurance fund to counter crypto hacks
Binance on January 29 also restricted 281 personal Nigerian accounts, with approximately 38% of the…
Isabelle Lee
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The US government owns $5.5 billion worth of bitcoin. Whether it holds or sells its stash could have a big impact on the token's price.
Several high-profile seizures have made the US government one of the world's largest bitcoin "whale…
George Glover
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OpenSea claims that its hack was never a hack, users fell for phishing scams
OpenSea was hacked, and then it wasn’t. The world’s largest NFT platform has since denied the rumou…