2019 experienced massive spate of crypto crimes, $4.4 billion to date
With only seven months left for nations to pass laws and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to comply with the guidelines, the majority of cryptocurrency exchanges are …
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Thefts from cryptocurrency exchanges continue despite increased security
Although exchanges, wallets and other cryptocurrency custody services are strengthening their defenses, attackers continue to innovate and outpace even the current state of …
A wave of regulation is coming to the cryptocurrency economy
There is a concerning trend of cross-border crypto payments leaving U.S. exchanges and entering offshore and untraceable wallets, a CipherTrace report reveals. In the twelve …
New Mac malware steals cookies, cryptocurrency and computing power
A new piece of Mac malware is looking to steal both the targets’ computing power and their cryptocurrency stash, Palo Alto Networks researchers warn. About the …
Attackers breached Statcounter to steal cryptocurrency from gate.io users
Web analytics company Statcounter and cryptocurrency exchange gate.io have been compromised in another supply-chain attack, which resulted in an unknown number of gate.io …
Targeted attacks on crypto exchanges resulted in a loss of $882 million
Group-IB has estimated that cryptocurrency exchanges suffered a total loss of $882 million due to targeted attacks in 2017 and in the first three quarters of 2018. According …
Theft of user accounts on cryptocurrency exchanges is soaring
Within a year, the number of data leaks from cryptocurrency exchanges soared by 369%, Group-IB researchers have found, and the US, Russia and China are the countries where …
Malware leverages web injects to empty users’ cryptocurrency accounts
Criminals trying to get their hands on victims’ cryptocurrency stashes are trying out various approaches. The latest one includes equipping malware with …
Binance offers $250,000 for info about hackers who targeted its users
Binance, the popular Chinese cryptocurrency exchange with a focus on crypto-to-crypto trading, has put a $250,000 bounty on the heads of the hackers who tried to pull off a …
DDoS attackers increasingly targeting cryptocurrency exchanges
The extraordinary volatility of the price of bitcoin has spurred speculators to employ a wide variety of tricks to make it swing between extremes, so that they can take …
Beware fake Android cryptocurrency trading apps on Google Play
Two phishing apps that were made to look like the official app of popular cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex have been booted off Google Play after ESET researchers notified …
Russian arrested, indicted for laundering funds from Mt. Gox hack
Alexander Vinnik, a Russian man arrested on Tuesday in Greece, is allegedly the operator of digital currency exchange BTC-e, through which funds from the Mt. Gox bitcoin …
