CryptoCurrency Archives - Page 11 of 20

TeamTNT hijacking servers to run Bitcoin encryption solvers

Threat analysts at AquaSec have spotted signs of TeamTNT activity on their honeypots since early September, leading them to believe the notorious hacking group is back in action. […]

16 Sep

Fake cryptocurrency giveaway sites have tripled this year

The number of websites promoting cryptocurrency giveaway scams to lure gullible victims has increased by more than 300% in the first half of this year, targeting mostly English and Spanish speakers using celebrity deepfakes. […]

09 Sep

Coinbase funds lawsuit against Tornado Cash cryptomixer sanctions

Coinbase announced on Tuesday that it is funding a lawsuit brought by six people in the U.S. against the Department of Treasury’s for the sanctions on the Tornado Cash open-source cryptocurrency mixer platform. […]

08 Sep

US recovers $30 million stolen from Axie Infinity by Lazarus hackers

With the help of blockchain analysts and FBI agents, the U.S. government seized $30 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen by the North Korean threat group ‘Lazarus’ from the token-based ‘play-to-earn’ game Axie Infinity earlier in the year. […]

29 Aug

FBI: Hackers increasingly exploit DeFi bugs to steal cryptocurrency

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning investors that cyber criminals increasingly exploiting security vulnerabilities in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms to steal cryptocurrency. […]

10 Aug

Phishing attack abuses Microsoft Azure, Google Sites to steal crypto

A new large-scale phishing campaign targeting Coinbase, MetaMask, Kraken, and Gemini users is abusing Google Sites and Microsoft Azure Web App to create fraudulent sites. […]

08 Aug

US sanctions crypto mixer Tornado Cash used by North Korean hackers

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Tornado Cash today, a decentralized cryptocurrency mixer service used to launder more than $7 billion since its creation in 2019. […]

26 Jul

Hackers steal $6 million from blockchain music platform Audius

The decentralized music platform Audius was hacked over the weekend, with threat actors stealing over 18 million AUDIO tokens worth approximately $6 million. […]

21 Jul

Ex-Coinbase manager charged in first crypto insider-trading case

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former Coinbase manager and two co-conspirators with wire fraud conspiracy and scheme to commit insider trading in cryptocurrency assets. […]

14 Jul

CoinPayments to shut down in US — 5 days left to withdraw funds

Global crypto payments gateway, CoinPayments.net is ceasing operations in the United States soon and has advised users to withdraw their assets before July 19th, 2022. The short notice given by the exchange via a private email left some customers suspecting if this was an “exit scam” or another mysterious incident. […]

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