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Michael Saylor Calls Sam Bankman-Fried the 'The Wolf of Wall Street' of Crypto
MicroStrategy executive chairman and prominent Bitcoin bull, Michael Saylor, likened the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried to the notorious Jordan Belfort, also known as "The Wolf of Wall Street."
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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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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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Dutch University Gets Cyber Ransom Money Back, With Interest
The Netherlands' Maastricht University fell victim to a massive ransomware attack in 2019, and has now partly received back its stolen money... which in the meantime more than doubled in value, a news report said on Saturday.
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Crypto Crash Threatens North Korea's Stolen Funds as It Ramps Up Weapons Tests
The nosedive in cryptocurrency markets has wiped out millions of dollars in funds stolen by North Korean hackers, four digital investigators say, threatening a key source of funding for the sanctions-stricken country and its weapons programmes.
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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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Bitfinex Hack: $4.5-Billion Crypto Crime Stars an NYC Couple, Stolen Bitcoin, and Rap
They are, to hear the feds tell it, a Bonnie and Clyde for the crypto age — made-for-TikTok personalities who broke bad, glamorously, right before their followers’ eyes.
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Bitfinex Hack of 2016: American Couple Under FBI Scanner for Laundering Stolen Bitcoin Now Worth $5 Billion
Five years after crypto exchange Bitfinex was drained dry by a hacker, two people suspected of laundering the stolen funds have come under the FBI scanner. Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein, an NYC-based couple are looking at up to 25 years in jail if found guilty.
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US Seizes Stolen Bitcoin Worth $3.6 Billion In Record Haul, Couple Arrested
The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it had recovered more than 94,000 bitcoin stolen in 2016, currently valued at $3.6 billion, a record seizure.
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Crypto Fraud Worth Rs. 4 Crore Traced to Hamas Wallets by Delhi Police’s Cyber Crime Unit
The Delhi Police’s Cyber Cell have said that a Delhi-based businessman’s cryptocurrencies were allegedly stolen and transferred to the wallets of Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian organisation Hamas.
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Cryptocurrency Heist: Over Half of Tokens Stolen in $610 Million Hack Now Returned, Poly Network Says
Hackers behind one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency heists have returned more than a third of $613 million (roughly Rs. 4,550 crores) in digital coins they stole, Poly Network said.
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Can Cryptocurrency Be Hacked, Stolen Or Scammed? How Can You Be Safe?
Cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, Ether, or Dogecoin are hugely popular, but are they secure? Much like cash, with cryptocurrency too, you need to take some basic steps to ensure that your money is safe. Here's what you need to know.
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Hackers Hit South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Bithumb, Bitcoin Falls
Bithumb said in a notice on its website on Wednesday that it has stopped all trading.
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Coinsecure Says 438 Bitcoins Worth Rs. 19 Crores Stolen - Inside Job Suspected
In what appears to be India's biggest Bitcoin theft, Coinsecure told users on Thursday that 438 Bitcoins worth roughly Rs. 19 crore were siphoned off by an employee of the company.
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Japan Regulator To Inspect Cryptocurrency Exchanges: Report
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) last Friday swooped on Coincheck Inc for surprise checks of its systems after the Tokyo-based operator had $530 million in digital money stolen by hackers.
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Michael Saylor Calls Sam Bankman-Fried the 'The Wolf of Wall Street' of Crypto
MicroStrategy executive chairman and prominent Bitcoin bull, Michael Saylor, likened the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried to the notorious Jordan Belfort, also known as "The Wolf of Wall Street."
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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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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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Dutch University Gets Cyber Ransom Money Back, With Interest
The Netherlands' Maastricht University fell victim to a massive ransomware attack in 2019, and has now partly received back its stolen money... which in the meantime more than doubled in value, a news report said on Saturday.
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Crypto Crash Threatens North Korea's Stolen Funds as It Ramps Up Weapons Tests
The nosedive in cryptocurrency markets has wiped out millions of dollars in funds stolen by North Korean hackers, four digital investigators say, threatening a key source of funding for the sanctions-stricken country and its weapons programmes.
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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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Bitfinex Hack: $4.5-Billion Crypto Crime Stars an NYC Couple, Stolen Bitcoin, and Rap
They are, to hear the feds tell it, a Bonnie and Clyde for the crypto age — made-for-TikTok personalities who broke bad, glamorously, right before their followers’ eyes.
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Bitfinex Hack of 2016: American Couple Under FBI Scanner for Laundering Stolen Bitcoin Now Worth $5 Billion
Five years after crypto exchange Bitfinex was drained dry by a hacker, two people suspected of laundering the stolen funds have come under the FBI scanner. Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein, an NYC-based couple are looking at up to 25 years in jail if found guilty.
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US Seizes Stolen Bitcoin Worth $3.6 Billion In Record Haul, Couple Arrested
The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it had recovered more than 94,000 bitcoin stolen in 2016, currently valued at $3.6 billion, a record seizure.
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Crypto Fraud Worth Rs. 4 Crore Traced to Hamas Wallets by Delhi Police’s Cyber Crime Unit
The Delhi Police’s Cyber Cell have said that a Delhi-based businessman’s cryptocurrencies were allegedly stolen and transferred to the wallets of Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian organisation Hamas.
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Cryptocurrency Heist: Over Half of Tokens Stolen in $610 Million Hack Now Returned, Poly Network Says
Hackers behind one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency heists have returned more than a third of $613 million (roughly Rs. 4,550 crores) in digital coins they stole, Poly Network said.
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Can Cryptocurrency Be Hacked, Stolen Or Scammed? How Can You Be Safe?
Cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, Ether, or Dogecoin are hugely popular, but are they secure? Much like cash, with cryptocurrency too, you need to take some basic steps to ensure that your money is safe. Here's what you need to know.
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Hackers Hit South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Bithumb, Bitcoin Falls
Bithumb said in a notice on its website on Wednesday that it has stopped all trading.
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Coinsecure Says 438 Bitcoins Worth Rs. 19 Crores Stolen - Inside Job Suspected
In what appears to be India's biggest Bitcoin theft, Coinsecure told users on Thursday that 438 Bitcoins worth roughly Rs. 19 crore were siphoned off by an employee of the company.
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Japan Regulator To Inspect Cryptocurrency Exchanges: Report
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) last Friday swooped on Coincheck Inc for surprise checks of its systems after the Tokyo-based operator had $530 million in digital money stolen by hackers.
