You Searched For "crypto heist" and got 20 results
Sort By:
1 min read
Biggest crypto hacks in the world so far – from Binance to FTX
In this post, we look at some of the biggest crypto hacks in the world so far.
1 min read
2 brothers were just charged by the Justice Department over a $25 million crypto heist that took 12 seconds
The Peraire-Bueno brothers allegedly tampered with the ethereum blockchain and funneled $25 million…
Jennifer Sor
1 min read
FTX lost $415 million worth of crypto in hacker heists, the collapsed exchange's new bosses say
"It has taken a Herculean investigative effort from our team to uncover this preliminary informatio…
George Glover
1 min read
Hackers steal crypto worth $180 million from Beanstalk Farms, a decentralized finance project
"Beanstalk suffered an exploit. The Beanstalk Farms team is investigating the attack and will …
1 min read
Notorious North Korean hackers stole $41 million in crypto from an online casino. The FBI says the group has stolen more than $200 million this year alone.
The FBI said it would "continue to expose and combat" North Korea's reliance on online hacking to "…
Natalie Musumeci
2 mins read
The amount stolen in crypto heists is up 60% this year to $1.9 billion, according to Chainalysis
A report by Chainalysis estimates crypto hackers have gotten away with $1.9 billion from January to…
Jennifer Sor
2 mins read
The 'crypto couple' is set to plead guilty to $4.5 billion bitcoin heist. Here's how the saga unfolded.
Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, a couple known for walking a leashed Bengal cat, are set to p…
Michelle Mark
1 min read
Hackers pulled off a $620 million crypto heist by tricking an engineer into applying for a fake job and opening an offer letter containing spyware, report says
After multiple interview rounds, hackers posing as recruiters sent an Axie Infinity engineer an off…
Hannah Towey
1 min read
A crypto hacker just pulled off one of the largest heists in history, swiping $625 million in tokens
"We are working with law enforcement officials, forensic cryptographers, and our investors to make …
Phil Rosen
2 mins read
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
2 mins read
A cryptocurrency firm that was the victim of a $600 million heist has asked the hacker responsible to be its chief security advisor
"We cordially invite Mr. White Hat to be the Chief Security Advisor of Poly Network," the company s…
Isabelle Lee
1 min read
Axie Infinity's owner vows to reimburse victims of $600 million theft after a hacker pulled off one of the largest crypto heists in history
Users who lost tokens during the massive Ronin Network crypto heist will be reimbursed, according t…
Phil Rosen
2 mins read
Two South African brothers have vanished with $3.6 billion of bitcoin in what could be the biggest crypto heist in history
The siblings founded Africrypt in 2019. Soon after, the brothers, along with 69,000 bitcoins worth …
Isabelle Lee
4 mins read
The hacker behind the biggest heist in crypto is now refusing to return the remaining funds
The USDT account the attacker is referring to has $33 million in stablecoins. Tether has fro…
1 min read
Brazilian 'bitcoin king' arrested in an alleged $300 million embezzlement case
The arrests were made after a three-year investigation centered in the southern state of Parana.
Carla Mozée
1 min read
FBI says North Korea-backed hackers stole $100 million from crypto firm Harmony's Horizon Bridge
US prosecutors confirmed that Lazarus Group and APT38 were behind a June hack on crypto firm Harmon…
Ryan Hogg
2 mins read
Hackers have returned $342 million to Poly Network after they saying the massive crypto heist was done 'for fun'
There is $268 million worth of ether that has yet to be returned to Poly Network as of Thursday aft…
Matthew Fox
3 mins read
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…
1 min read
Crypto hackers made off with an unprecedented $3.8 billion in 2022, led by North Korean-linked groups breaking their own theft records
Chainalysis said Lazarus Group, a North Korea-based cybercrime syndicate, was among the most prolif…
Carla Mozée
1 min read
The biggest crypto heist of all time, free money and tax on crypto transactions — here’s what happened in the world of crypto this past week
Anti-virus mogul and Bitcoin bull, John McAfee, allegedly committed suicide while waiting to be …