Business 17 September 2019

North Korea hackers face US sanctions over crypto thefts

The Department of the Treasury is so convinced that North Korea was the source of attacks that it has issued new sanctions against the cyber groups involved.

Business 13 September 2019

Can Mt. Gox victims recover their lost BTC? Russian lawyers believe so

A Russian law firm thinks it has figured out how to help thousands of users who lost funds in the Mt. Gox crypto exchange debacle recover their money.

Business 5 September 2019

Japan’s Coincheck crypto exchange suspends new margin trading orders

Coincheck’s margin reduction will come into effect from October 31, with new margin trading orders suspended effective immediately.

Business 4 September 2019

North Korea denies stealing $2 billion in crypto

North Korea denies accusations, and blames a conspiracy against them.

Business 26 August 2019

Binance make amends for data hack by offering VIP memberships

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance seems to continue to play down the alleged hack of users’ personal data by giving victims a lifetime VIP membership.

Business 26 August 2019

Australian hacker pleads guilty in XRP crypto theft

Before the court could go through with a big trial, the thief just gave in and admitted his guilt.

Business 23 August 2019

Bitpoint Taiwan sues Bitpoint Japan over exchange hack

Bitpoint Taiwan asserts that Bitpoint Japan has taken more than its fair share of funds, reportedly overbilling by around $4.7 million.

Business 23 August 2019

Zaif exchange operator shutting down after refunding hack victims

Osaka-based Tech Bureau Corp. would no longer offer exchange services after it had returned funds to customers of embattled Zaif crypto exchange.

Tech 22 August 2019

Cryptojacking code in Ruby libraries exposes over 3,500 people

Hackers used the RubyGems.org service to deliver malicious code to crypto developers.

Business 22 August 2019

Cryptopia liquidator forced to reconcile 900,000 customer data manually

Grant Thornton, which was appointed to manage the liquidation, confirmed it had difficulty in obtaining data from Cryptopia servers.

Business 14 August 2019

UN probes 35 North Korean cyber-attacks

A report from the U.N. Security Council dives into how bad North Korea has been as a cyber security hacker.

Business 14 August 2019

More stolen Bitfinex crypto ‘mysteriously moved’ to new address

More of the SegWitCoin (BTC) stolen from crypto exchange Bitfinex was moved to a new address, sparking fresh speculation over the identity of the hackers behind the theft.