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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.
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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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North Korean hackers are getting away with a lot less crypto even as theft attempts rise
Among the 20 hacks by North Korean-affiliated cybercriminals last year, the total amount of crypto …
Yuheng Zhan
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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 …
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US prosecutors are probing the possible theft of $370 million in crypto just hours after FTX's bankruptcy
An analysis from blockchain analytic firm Elliptic last month said the stolen crypto was exchanged …
Brian Evans
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Hackers stole $100 million worth of cryptos from Harmony's blockchain in another blow to digital assets
The hack is the third attack on a crypto bridge so far this year, bringing the total stolen to roug…
Brian Evans
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A teen accused of a $36.5 million crypto theft used some of it to buy a rare gaming username — which the police used to track him down
The victim, who lives in the US, was the target of a cell phone scam known as SIM swapping.
Carla Mozée
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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
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US Sen. Sherrod Brown says crypto ads during Super Bowl did not address the 'fraud, scams, and outright theft' in the space
Sen. Brown said the ads didn't address "fraud, scams, and outright theft" in the space and urged re…
Isabelle Lee
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An entrepreneur told police he was tortured for several hours by masked criminals attempting to steal his bitcoin millions
Zaryn Dentzel reportedly told police that an organized gang tied and gagged him before escaping wit…
Zahra Tayeb
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A couple accused of spending $10.5M sent in error by Crypto.com on houses, a car, furniture and gifts face trial for theft
Prosecutors say that Thevamanogari Manivel and Jatinder Singh went on a spending spree after receiv…
Ryan Hogg
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Former Amazon engineer pleads guilty to stealing $12.3 million of crypto in first ever hacking case involving smart contracts
A former Amazon engineer pleaded guilty to hacking two crypto exchanges and stealing $12.3 million …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert,…
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One in four users unaware of crypto cybercrime risks: Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky
The report also discovered that nearly half (49 per cent) of the respondents had been affected…
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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
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El Salvador's Chivo bitcoin wallet gets a new software developer after complaints about ID theft and disappearing funds
El Salvador will use crypto software developer AlphaPoint to deal with problems that its bitcoin wa…
Hamza Fareed Malik
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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
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People are reporting that thousands of dollars' worth of crypto art was stolen on an NFT marketplace
A Nifty Gateway representative said that there was no indication of a hack but that a "small group …
Grace Kay
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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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The saga behind $610 million Poly Network cryptocurrency theft — everything we know about the mysterious hacker behind the attack and what went down over the last three days
Poly Network is a ‘cross chain’ platform that tries to help users communicate across com…
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Poly Network hacker returns all stolen funds and says the goal of the theft was to 'point out some crucial facts about this crazy DeFi world'
$33 million in tether remains frozen by the stablecoin's parent company, which Poly Network said it…