Craig Wright begins landmark legal action to retrieve stolen coins
Dr. Craig Wright has begun legal action against the developers of BTC, BCH, BCH ABC and BSV over 111,000 stolen Bitcoin.
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FBI, Treasury release report on North Korean digital currency malware
Known as AppleJeus, it poses as legitimate digital currency trading software and has infected victims in over 30 countries around the world, according to federal authorities.
North Korean hackers indicted in US over stolen $1.3B in digital currencies, cash
The three suspects are reportedly are members of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, a military agency of North Korea that allegedly attack global financial giants and steal billions of dollars.
Dark web operator JokerStash retires after making $2.9B in BTC: report
Known only by his pseudonym JokerStash, he allegedly operated the world’s largest stolen credit cards marketplace. An analytics firm estimates he made at least $2.9 billion in BTC.
Five service providers launder a majority of digital currency
Five digital currency providers account for roughly 55% of the illicit funds transacted in the digital currency ecosystem–find out why.
Blockfolio got hacked
Blockfolio was the victim of a security breach; the attacker gained access to Blockfolio's messaging system and sent out offensive messages.
Indian police arrest alleged BTC scammer, seizing $1.2 million
Authorities in the city of Bengaluru announced they had detained a man named Srikrishna on suspicion of hacking into government websites.
Russian exchange Livecoin shuts down after hack
The permanent closure comes after the exchange abruptly shut down in the wake of the attack in late December, leaving many of its users out of pocket.
Ledger discovers new security breach
Ledger has just discovered a Shopify security breach that led to the theft of 20,000 pieces of Ledger customer identification information.
The DeFi hacks of 2020
Patrick Thompson takes a closer look at the DeFi hacks of 2020, and how the attacker was able to pull off the exploit resulting in the loss of at least $154 million.
Ledger won’t compensate users affected by data leak: CEO
Given the magnitude of the hack, CEO Pascal Gauthier reportedly saying paying off the affected users will sink Ledger financially.
Police accuse BitGrail of ‘hacking itself’ to steal $120 million
Italian police have alleged a 34-year-old man from Florence is thought to be behind the theft from the exchange, which saw the company collapse into bankruptcy with significant losses for its users.