Japan crypto exchanges may need better ‘cold wallet’ oversight
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) will require cryptocurrency exchanges to strengthen oversight over cold wallet storage, according to reports.
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) will require cryptocurrency exchanges to strengthen oversight over cold wallet storage, according to reports.
The thefts involved five hackers all aged between 18 and 26, who have been charged with the cybercrimes, according to law enforcement authorities.
It is currently unclear how much cryptocurrency that North Korea has stockpiled, but it is estimated to be somewhere between $545 million and $735 million, according to a recent report.
Swedes awoke on Monday to the government hawking Bitcoin Core (BTC), with hackers using their short time in control of the Twitter account to urge Swedes to buy BTC.
Electrum, the popular BTC wallet, has confirmed that it was the victim of a massive botnet attack, resulting in the loss of millions.
Bithumb announced via a blog post that it was halting deposits to give ample time to external auditors to conclude their investigation.
Apt 38 is an elite group of North Korea’s most capable hackers, and they are sponsored by the government, according to reports.
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is assuring investors that their funds are safe after a hack that reportedly led to the loss of 3 million EOS worth $13 million.
A new report by Elementus indicates that CoinBene has lied about a recent hack.
The Lazarus hacker group has not rested, and recently they’ve increased their attacks on cryptocurrency targets.
Cryptocurrency exchange CoinBene recently announced that it would be taking a break for unannounced maintenance.
DragonEx has shut down their exchange and announced over Telegram that they’ve been hacked, but many details are still unclear.