Tag: hack
Cryptopia Liquidators Distribute $400 Million to Victims of 2019 Hack
Cryptopia liquidators distribute $400M to victims of 2019 hack. Ongoing distributions are planned for verified users in the New Year. The liquidators of the bankrupt…
Gate.io Refutes Security Breach Claims with Strong Assurance
Gate.io ensures that no security breaches occur and that all services continue to run. Exchange warns of legal consequences for disseminating false rumors. Popular cryptocurrency…
North Korea Impersonates Contractor in $50M Radiant Hack
Radiant Capital loses $50M in a hack including advanced malware methods. The attack got around transaction safeguards, exposing cybersecurity flaws. On October 16, 2024, the…
Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Faces Unexpected Liquidation
DMM Bitcoin is planning to liquidate following a $320M private key breach. SBI VC Trade will take over customer accounts and assets. The Japanese cryptocurrency…
Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5-Year Sentence for Bitcoin Laundering
Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein received a 5-year term for laundering $8B in Bitcoin. The five-year sentence brought to a close a $4.5 billion Bitcoin heist.…
Indian Authorities Arrest Key Suspect in $230M WazirX Hack
Authorities arrested SK Masud Alam for hacking WazirX and compromising wallets. Concerns have arisen about Liminal Custody’s cooperation with investigators. Delhi Police imprisoned SK Masud…
Wiz Khalifa’s X Account Hacked to Promote Fake Memecoin
Hackers took over Wiz Khalifa’s X account to run a pump-and-dump scam. WIZ coin’s value collapsed following a brief, significant increase. In a brazen internet…
BingX Launches Wallet Firewall After Major Hack
BingX resumes services following the September wallet incident. New security methods, such as ShieldX, improve fund protection. On October 24, BingX announced that it had…
Alabama Man Arrested for Hacking SEC X Account
Alabama man arrested for hacking SEC X account, causing Bitcoin price surge. Council faces charges including identity theft and fraud. Eric Council Jr., 25, from…
