Crypto exchanges in South Korea now insurable for hacks
South Korean insurance firm Hanwha Insurance announced it will begin offering insurance for cryptocurrency exchanges that covers losses from hacks.
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Bitfi crypto wallet is no longer ‘unhackable’
Bitfi has officially closed its bounty program and would remove the "unhackable" claim from the wallet's features and marketing materials.
Wal-Mart files patent for blockchain-powered army of autonomous robots
Wal-Mart has turned to blockchain again, this time to create an army of autonomous robots that will be controlled by the technology.
NiceHash continues to reimburse clients post 2017 hack
NiceHash, a Slovenian-based crypto mining pool, has so far managed to return 60% of their stolen BTC, according to reports.
Brazilian crypto trading platform hacked, over 264,000 user data leaked
The private information of over 264,000 users of Brazilian cryptocurrency trading platform Atlas Quantum has been exposed in a hack, according to local media reports.
Embattled crypto exchange Bithumb posts $35M profit in H1 2018
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb ran up first half profits of $35 million, ten times smaller than profits for the previous accounting year, in the wake of a high-profile hack on the exchange in June.
Alleged video game hacker ordered to pay bail in crypto
A federal judge in the United States has ordered a Serbian-Italian national to pay the equivalent of $750,000 in cryptocurrency for his bail.
Chinese police arrest hackers in $87M crypto theft
Three hackers who allegedly stole 600 million yuan ($87.6 million) in cryptocurrencies have been detained by police in the city of Xi’an in Northwestern China.
Crypto investor sues AT&T for $224M after losing millions in phone hack
A cryptocurrency entrepreneur, Michael Terpin, is suing telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. for alleged security lapses that resulted in $24 million worth of cryptocurrencies being hacked from his accounts.
John McAfee’s ‘unhackable’ Bitfi wallet gets hacked—again
Fresh from receiving the ‘Lamest Vendor Response Award’ at the Pwnies, cryptocurrency wallet Bitfi has been hacked for a second time, fundamentally undermining John McAfee’s claim that the product is ‘unhackable.’
Americans are most susceptible to crypto hacks, study finds
Group-IB, a Russian-based cyber intelligence firm, has released a new report that looks into user account leaks within the cryptocurrency exchanges. The study revealed that Americans are most vulnerable to crypto hacking with one in every three cyber-attacks targeted U.S.-based victims.
Bug bounty hunter exposes Monero bug enabling theft from exchanges
Privacy-centric altcoin Monero was discovered to have been carrying a bug that allows hackers to steal coins directly from cryptocurrency exchanges.