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Payment Processor EgoPay Confirms Hack, Insider Suspected

Third-party payment processor EgoPay suffered a hack in late December, the company has confirmed in a blog post.

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Research: Hackers Could Install Backdoor in Bitcoin Cold Storage

A researcher in Berlin has described a way to compromise a core algorithm underpinning bitcoin so that transactions leak private-key data.

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Analysis: Bitstamp Hacker Almost Stole Additional $1.75 Million

Bitstamp narrowly avoided losing an additional $1.75m in bitcoin to thieves during its recent hack, according to an independent blockchain analysis.

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'Good Samaritan' Blockchain Hacker Who Returned 267 BTC Speaks Out

A researcher who swept (and returned) 267 BTC from Blockchain wallets has told CoinDesk how and why he did it.

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Hacker Returns 225 BTC Taken from Blockchain Wallets

A 'white-hat' hacker who was able to take 255 BTC from Blockchain users' wallets following a security flaw earlier this week has returned the funds.

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Early Bitcoin Adopter Calls for Multi-Sig Solutions After 750 BTC Theft

Bitcoin early adopter and entrepreneur Leo Treasure has offered a reward after losing nearly $280k to a hacker.

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Satoshi Email Hacker May Have Struck Before

The hacker who allegedly hijacked the bitcoin founder's email account may have previously blackmailed Roger Ver.

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Hackers Offer Stolen CNET Database for Bitcoin in Publicity Stunt

Russian hacking group wOrm, which managed to steal CNET’s user database, offered to sell the information for 1 BTC.

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8 Million Vericoin Hack Prompts Hard Fork to Recover Funds

Cryptocurrency exchange platform MintPal has suffered a successful hack attack that stole 30% of all vericoins.

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Poloniex Claims All Customers Repaid Following March Bitcoin Hack

The cryptocurrency exchange is saying it has fully reimbursed all affected customers since it suffered an attack in March.

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