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WazirX suspends withdrawals after $230 million worth of cryptos stolen in a hack
WazirX, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange on Thursday reported a massive security breach on i…
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WazirX announced reward of $23 million to recover stolen funds
The offer was open for the hacker who had taken control 0f funds in the first place, provided they…
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Crypto VC firm ‘jumps’ in to restore Wormhole’s supply after DeFi hack
To be fair, Jump Crypto owns Certus One, the developer behind the Wormhole token bridge. The $…
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Hackers stole $322 million in 2022’s largest DeFi hack so far — $10 million is being offered for its return
Wormhole’s token bridge was hacked on February 2, and hackers stole Solana tokens worth $322 millio…
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One of the largest cryptocurrency swapping platforms just lost $1.3 million as users failed to update approvals
If you have got a problem, you have to fix it on your own, according to the company. Multichain …
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Cryptos, DeFi are soft targets for cyber hackers says a Moody’s report
FTX, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange, is the latest victim of hackers who stole …
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Over $600 million stolen in Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies is now on its way back as the one of the largest crypto heists ever comes undone
However, it’s unlikely that the attacker is doing this out of the goodness o…
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US Justice Department makes largest-ever financial seizure after recovering $3.6 billion worth of bitcoin tied to 2016 hack of Bitfinex
"Today, federal law enforcement demonstrates once again that we can follow money through the blockc…
Natasha Dailey
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A bug in the world's largest NFT market could have allowed crypto wallets to be hijacked or stolen
After seeing reports of stolen crypto wallets triggered by free airdropped NFTs, Check Point Res…
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Binance is reportedly building a $1 billion insurance fund to counter crypto hacks
Binance on January 29 also restricted 281 personal Nigerian accounts, with approximately 38% of the…
Isabelle Lee
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Lawyers for the South African brothers who vanished with $3.6 billion of bitcoin in possibly the largest-ever crypto heist have been terminated from the case
The South-Africa based lawyers told Bloomberg their mandate to assist the brothers has been termina…
Emily Graffeo
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OpenSea claims that its hack was never a hack, users fell for phishing scams
OpenSea was hacked, and then it wasn’t. The world’s largest NFT platform has since denied the rumou…
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Coinbase customer who lost $96,000 in a crypto hack has sued the exchange after getting the brush-off
A Coinbase customer suing to recover the life savings stolen in a hack of his phone claims the cryp…
Zinya Salfiti
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Some of the biggest cryptocurrency HODLers are also crypto criminals, finds Chainalysis report
More than 4,000 of the biggest cryptocurrency accounts have gotten their tokens through illicit mea…
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A blockchain expert explains how North Korea's $625 million crypto hack presents a new national security threat — and why it marks a shift in the global 'digital battlefield'
An expert explains how North Korea's historic crypto hack proves it can compete on the digital batt…
Phil Rosen
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Bitcoin billionaire Mike Novogratz says the $3.6 billion Bitfinex hack recovery is bullish for crypto because it shows the strengths of the blockchain
"It's a good day for the crypto security companies," Galaxy Digital boss Mike Novogratz said after …
Harry Robertson
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Binance CEO says the crypto exchange seized $5.8 million from a North Korean network behind a recent $620 million Axie Infinity hack
"The DPRK hacking group started to move their Axie Infinity stolen funds today," said Binance CEO C…
Carla Mozée
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Axie Infinity's developer just raised $150 million in a funding round led by Binance to start reimbursing victims of the historic $625 million crypto hack
Other companies involved include blockchain game company Animoca, venture capital firms a16z and Di…
Phil Rosen
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Crypto blockchain hackers have stolen almost $700 million in just 3 months this year, with solana and Binance smart chain hit hard
Attacks on the solana and Binance smartchain ecosystems accounted for well over half of the amount …
Hamza Fareed Malik
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The US network of bitcoin ATMs is vulnerable to hacks, according to crypto exchange Kraken
Bitcoin ATMs may seem like a safe proposition, but a report by crypto exchange Kraken showed the ne…