Anonymous user steals more bitcoin via hack
Russian intelligence agencies were hit by a hack attack and stole some bitcoins that were immediately sent to Ukrainian organizations as financial support for Russia’s invasion....
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Ex-OpenSea CEO’s trial begins in first NFT insider trading case
NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors will this week charge a former employee of OpenSea, the world’s largest marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFT), with...
Norway seizes USD 5.8 million worth of crypto stolen by North Korea
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Norway has seized a record $5.8 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean hackers last year, Norwegian police said in...
After Suffering Second Largest Crypto Hack Ever, Jump Crypto Recovers 120,000 ETH Leveraging Its Own Smart Contracts
vault on the Oasis protocol confirms a counter-exploit that derives funds from the Wormhole exploit. Getty Images Jump Crypto, the crypto-specialist division of Jump Trading Group,...
Crypto hacks stole record $3.8 billion in 2022, led by North Korea groups – report
SEOUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Last year was the worst on record for cryptocurrency heists, with hackers stealing as much as $3.8 billion, led by attackers...
Cryptocrime will reach a record $20 billion in 2022, the report says
LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Illicit use of cryptocurrencies hit a record $20.1 billion last year as transactions involving companies targeted by U.S. sanctions soared, data...
It was ethical to exploit the lightning bug – Bitcoin Magazine
This is an opinion piece by Shinobi, a self-taught Bitcoin educator and tech-savvy Bitcoin podcast host. For the second time in about a month, btcd/LND has...
Bug took down part of Lightning Network – Bitcoin Magazine
Below is a direct excerpt from Marty’s Bent Issue #1278: “Another LND/btcd error pops up.” Sign up for the newsletter here. via GitHub For the second...
$100 million worth of NFTs stolen in past year, Elliptic says
The logo of Elliptic is seen on their exhibition stand at the Delta Summit, Malta’s official Blockchain and Digital Innovation event promoting cryptocurrency, in Ta’ Qali,...
Losses from crypto hacks surged 60% to $1.9 billion from January to July, Chainalysis says
A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin and small toy figures are placed on the computer’s motherboard in this illustration taken Jan. 7, 2021. Picture taken Jan....