cryptocurrency exchange
Squarespace Hacked — DeFi Wallets Drained (Imaginary Money Stolen)
Richi Jennings | | API exploit, blockchain, Crypto, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, DeFi, domain hijacking, Google Domains, imaginary money, Ponzi scheme, SB Blogwatch, smart contract, Smart Contract Security, smart contracts, Squarespace, Web3
DeFAIL: Cryptocurrency fans lose their worthless tokens via phishing attacks on decentralized finance sites ...
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Bitzlato Founder Money Laundering Cryptocurrency Scandal
Wajahat Raja | | Bitzlato, Crypto Founder, Crypto Industry, Crypto Scandal, Cryptocrime Ecosystem, cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency Crime, cryptocurrency exchange, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity News, digital assets, digital currency, FBI, Gendarmerie Nationale, Global Collaboration, justice department, Legal Action, Legal Troubles, money laundering, NCET, Paris Prosecution Office, Regulatory Frameworks, security measures
In a significant development, Anatoly Legkodymov, the Russian founder of the now-defunct Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange, has recently pleaded guilty to charges related to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. The implications of this ...
FAIL: Nomad DeFi Bridge ‘Loses’ $190M of Worthless Tokens
Richi Jennings | | API exploit, blockchain, Crypto, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, DeFi, Ethereum, imaginary money, Moonbeam, Nomad, One step closer to ridding the world of web3 nonsense, Ponzi scheme, SB Blogwatch, smart contracts, Web3
Cryptocurrency startup Nomad claimed its “optimistic bridging” protocol would “would keep users’ funds safe.” We take a closer look ...
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Crypto.com: Fortune Favors the Hacker—$16M ‘Stolen’
Richi Jennings | | Crypto, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, DeFi, Ethereum, imaginary money, it’s not creating any new value in the way that regular economic activities do, SB Blogwatch
DeFi exchange Crypto.com got hacked yesterday, sources say. Users reported imaginary money missing from their accounts—as researchers watched it get laundered ...
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Cryptomixers Enable Ransomware Payment Laundering
While cryptomixers aren’t illegal in and of themselves, they have become “a linchpin in ransomware schemes,” according to a report from Intel 471. As the name implies, cryptomixers, typically standalone services, mix ...
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Treasury Sanctions SUEX Exchange for Laundering Ransoms
The Biden administration fired another shot in its battle against ransomware Tuesday as the U.S. Treasury Department took steps to disrupt the financial infrastructure behind ransoms, designating for sanctions the SUEX OTC, ...
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Coinbit Seizure: Why New Cryptocurrency Exchanges Conduct Wash Trading
Mriganka Pattnaik | | Bitcoin, Coinbit, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, online currency, wash trading
On Aug. 26, the South Korean newspaper Seoul Shinmun published a report stating that 99% of transaction volume was faked through wash trading on Coinbit, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in ...
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Hackers Steal $150 Million from Asian Cryptocurrency Exchange
KuCoin, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, has disclosed a security incident that resulted in the unauthorized transfer of roughly $150 million in digital assets. In a notice published last week, KuCoin notified clients that it ...
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russian Hackers for Stealing $17 Million in Crypto Cash
Filip Truta | | Crypto, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, FBI, indictment, Industry News, Russia
This week, U.S. authorities sanctioned two Russian nationals for defrauding several cryptocurrency exchanges of a combined $17 million. The duo, who had several other accomplices, used phishing schemes to meet their goals, ...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Eterbase Loses $5.4 Million to Hackers Overnight
Filip Truta | | Bitcoin, Crypto, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrency exchange hacked, eterbase, hot wallet, Industry News, slovakia, tezos, tron, XRP
A group of hackers on Monday night compromised cryptocurrency exchange Eterbase and raided six hot wallets to steal $5.4 million in Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Tezos, Algorand, and TRON. The criminals transferred the ...