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Japan, US Blame This Country For $300 Million Crypto Theft
A North Korean hacking group stole cryptocurrency worth over $300 million from the Japan-based exchange DMM Bitcoin, according to Japanese police and the United States' FBI.
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Losses from Crypto Hacks Jumped to $2.2 Billion in 2024: Chainalysis
The hacking amount exceeded $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,502 crore) for the fourth straight year and the number of incidents rose to 303 from 282 in 2023, it said.
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BTC, ETH Log Minor Price Slips Globally, Crypto Rates See Notable Decline in India After WazirX Breach
The overall crypto market cap slipped by 0.63 percent in the last 24 hours. Both Bitcoin and Ether recorded losses on national and international exchanges. Indian exchanges showed notable price declines next to most cryptocurrencies following the hack of one of WazirX’s multi-signature wallets on Friday, July 19.
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Bitcoin Developer Luke Dashjr Loses Over 215 BTC in Hack Attack: Here’s What Happened
Luke Dashjr, one of the core developers of Bitcoin, recently became a victim of a crypto hack. His crypto wallet lost 216.93 BTC from his personal holdings. As of now, the exact details on how the hack was executed remain unclear. His Twitter followers, however, suspect that a post from him on November 17 may have exposed his server vulnerabilities...
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550,000 BTC Worth $9.2 Billion Estimated to Have Left Exchanges in 2022
Glassnode, in its latest report, has claimed that back-to-back hack attacks on crypto platforms as well as the downfalls of promising crypto projects, has led to a shrinkage of BTC holdings by crypto exchanges. As per Glassnode, BTC reserves stored on crypto exchanges is lesser than 12 percent of the BTC supply that is in circulation.
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BTC Likely to Soon Lose Its Value as Payment Tool for Cyber Criminals: Kaspersky
Kaspersky, in its new report, has claimed that Bitcoin is set to lose its value as a digital asset for ransomware negotiations and payments as regulations around the crypto sector increase around the world. The report also noted that the scammers are still expected to continue swarming to the crypto sector.
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Bitcoin ATMs by General Bytes Compromised by Hackers, Undisclosed Amount of Assets Stolen
Bitcoin ATMs manufactured by General Bytes were recently breached by hackers who managed to get away with an undisclosed amount of funds. As per the company, the attack was identified three days after it publicly announced a ‘Help Ukraine’ feature on its ATMs. An investigation has been launched into the case and meanwhile, the company has asked...
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Bitcoin, Wider Crypto Market Hold Firm Despite Solana Wallet Hack News
The largest cryptocurrency by market cap seemed mostly unfazed by a wallet hack that left over 8,000 wallets, including several Solana addresses, compromised. For the past two weeks, Bitcoin seems to have entered a new range, now hovering between $21,200 (roughly Rs. 17 lakh) and $24,400 (roughly Rs. 19.5 lakh).
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Instagram Account of Pakistan's Imran Khan Briefly Hacked
The Instagram account of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefly hacked on Monday by crypto scammers who shared a post lauding Tesla Motors Founder Elon Musk for "donating" three bitcoins, according to media reports.
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Uber Admits Covering Up 2016 Hacking, Avoids Prosecution in US Settlement
Uber on Friday accepted responsibility for covering up a 2016 data breach that affected 57 million passengers and drivers, as part of a settlement with US prosecutors to avoid criminal charges.
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Hacker Puts 23TB Database Claimed to Contain Personal Data of Millions of Chinese Citizens for Sale
A hacker who has claimed to have stolen the data of a billion Chinese citizens has begun selling the data online. The alleged 23TB database was advertised on a forum late last month and picked up by cybersecurity experts this week. A sample of 7,50,000 entries shows citizens' names, mobile phone numbers, national ID numbers, addresses, birthdays an...
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Harmony Announces $1 Million Bounty to Help Return $100 Million Lost in Horizon Bridge Hack
Horizon Bridge, a cross-chain interoperability platform between Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and Harmony blockchain networks, has been hacked for $100 million (roughly Rs. 784 crore). The Harmony team has stated that it has been made aware of the theft and has begun working with national authorities as well as forensic specialists to identif...
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IRA Sues Gemini Crypto Exchange for Late Action in $36 Million Hack Attack
In its lawsuit, IRA Financial — the manager of non-traditional retirement accounts, has alleged that Gemini failed to freeze accounts soon enough, that could have saved the outflow of the assets to the hacker(s). The hack on IRA that happened in February this year, cost the company $36 million (roughly Rs. 280 crore) in BTC and ETH. IRA Financial...
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Cryptocurrency Transactions Are Anonymous: Is It A Myth Or Fact?
Personal data such as an investor's name, address, and phone number can be traced
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Anonymous Offers Russian Soldiers Over $52,000 in Bitcoin for Each Surrendered Tank
In its latest efforts to destabilise the Russian invasion in Ukraine, the hacker group Anonymous claims to have offered Russian troops over $52,000 (roughly Rs. 39 lakh) in Bitcoin in exchange for their tanks.
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Japan, US Blame This Country For $300 Million Crypto Theft
A North Korean hacking group stole cryptocurrency worth over $300 million from the Japan-based exchange DMM Bitcoin, according to Japanese police and the United States' FBI.
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Losses from Crypto Hacks Jumped to $2.2 Billion in 2024: Chainalysis
The hacking amount exceeded $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,502 crore) for the fourth straight year and the number of incidents rose to 303 from 282 in 2023, it said.
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BTC, ETH Log Minor Price Slips Globally, Crypto Rates See Notable Decline in India After WazirX Breach
The overall crypto market cap slipped by 0.63 percent in the last 24 hours. Both Bitcoin and Ether recorded losses on national and international exchanges. Indian exchanges showed notable price declines next to most cryptocurrencies following the hack of one of WazirX’s multi-signature wallets on Friday, July 19.
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Bitcoin Developer Luke Dashjr Loses Over 215 BTC in Hack Attack: Here’s What Happened
Luke Dashjr, one of the core developers of Bitcoin, recently became a victim of a crypto hack. His crypto wallet lost 216.93 BTC from his personal holdings. As of now, the exact details on how the hack was executed remain unclear. His Twitter followers, however, suspect that a post from him on November 17 may have exposed his server vulnerabilities...
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550,000 BTC Worth $9.2 Billion Estimated to Have Left Exchanges in 2022
Glassnode, in its latest report, has claimed that back-to-back hack attacks on crypto platforms as well as the downfalls of promising crypto projects, has led to a shrinkage of BTC holdings by crypto exchanges. As per Glassnode, BTC reserves stored on crypto exchanges is lesser than 12 percent of the BTC supply that is in circulation.
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BTC Likely to Soon Lose Its Value as Payment Tool for Cyber Criminals: Kaspersky
Kaspersky, in its new report, has claimed that Bitcoin is set to lose its value as a digital asset for ransomware negotiations and payments as regulations around the crypto sector increase around the world. The report also noted that the scammers are still expected to continue swarming to the crypto sector.
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Bitcoin ATMs by General Bytes Compromised by Hackers, Undisclosed Amount of Assets Stolen
Bitcoin ATMs manufactured by General Bytes were recently breached by hackers who managed to get away with an undisclosed amount of funds. As per the company, the attack was identified three days after it publicly announced a ‘Help Ukraine’ feature on its ATMs. An investigation has been launched into the case and meanwhile, the company has asked...
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Bitcoin, Wider Crypto Market Hold Firm Despite Solana Wallet Hack News
The largest cryptocurrency by market cap seemed mostly unfazed by a wallet hack that left over 8,000 wallets, including several Solana addresses, compromised. For the past two weeks, Bitcoin seems to have entered a new range, now hovering between $21,200 (roughly Rs. 17 lakh) and $24,400 (roughly Rs. 19.5 lakh).
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Instagram Account of Pakistan's Imran Khan Briefly Hacked
The Instagram account of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefly hacked on Monday by crypto scammers who shared a post lauding Tesla Motors Founder Elon Musk for "donating" three bitcoins, according to media reports.
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Uber Admits Covering Up 2016 Hacking, Avoids Prosecution in US Settlement
Uber on Friday accepted responsibility for covering up a 2016 data breach that affected 57 million passengers and drivers, as part of a settlement with US prosecutors to avoid criminal charges.
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Hacker Puts 23TB Database Claimed to Contain Personal Data of Millions of Chinese Citizens for Sale
A hacker who has claimed to have stolen the data of a billion Chinese citizens has begun selling the data online. The alleged 23TB database was advertised on a forum late last month and picked up by cybersecurity experts this week. A sample of 7,50,000 entries shows citizens' names, mobile phone numbers, national ID numbers, addresses, birthdays an...
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Harmony Announces $1 Million Bounty to Help Return $100 Million Lost in Horizon Bridge Hack
Horizon Bridge, a cross-chain interoperability platform between Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and Harmony blockchain networks, has been hacked for $100 million (roughly Rs. 784 crore). The Harmony team has stated that it has been made aware of the theft and has begun working with national authorities as well as forensic specialists to identif...
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IRA Sues Gemini Crypto Exchange for Late Action in $36 Million Hack Attack
In its lawsuit, IRA Financial — the manager of non-traditional retirement accounts, has alleged that Gemini failed to freeze accounts soon enough, that could have saved the outflow of the assets to the hacker(s). The hack on IRA that happened in February this year, cost the company $36 million (roughly Rs. 280 crore) in BTC and ETH. IRA Financial...
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Cryptocurrency Transactions Are Anonymous: Is It A Myth Or Fact?
Personal data such as an investor's name, address, and phone number can be traced
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Anonymous Offers Russian Soldiers Over $52,000 in Bitcoin for Each Surrendered Tank
In its latest efforts to destabilise the Russian invasion in Ukraine, the hacker group Anonymous claims to have offered Russian troops over $52,000 (roughly Rs. 39 lakh) in Bitcoin in exchange for their tanks.
