Hacks
Coronavirus-Induced Poverty Will Bring More Bitcoin Crime in 2021: Kaspersky Report
The cybersecurity specialist foresees a rise in crypto crime ahead in 2021 as the COVID-19 epidemic hits national economies.
DeFi Protocol Pickle Finance Token Loses Almost Half Its Value After $19.7M Hack
Popular decentralized finance protocol Pickle Finance was hacked on Saturday, draining $19.7 million in DAI.
GoDaddy Employees Tricked Into Transferring Control of Crypto Firm Domains: Report
Cryptocurrency trading platform liquid.com and crypto mining firm NiceHash were two of at least six firms that had control of their domains briefly transferred.
Tor Developers Pursuing ‘Anonymous Tokens’ to Stop Hacks and DoS Attacks
Tokens could be included in a users traffic request, which would allow websites accessible through the Tor network to “intelligently prioritize which requests it answers.”
Crypto Exchange Liquid Says User Data Possibly Exposed in Security Breach
The exchange said customer funds are safe.
Token Projects Are Not Happy With KuCoin's Handling of $280M Hack
Some token projects say they're left holding the bag following a hack that drained the KuCoin crypto exchange of $280 million.
Hackers, Scammers Have Stolen $7.6B in Crypto Since 2011
Billions of dollars have been stolen through exchange hacks and scams, according to a new report from blockchain analytics firm Crystal Blockchain.
Trump Campaign Website Hit by Hackers Touting Crypto Scam
The U.S. president's campaign website was briefly compromised on Tuesday as hackers looked to fleece cryptocurrency from unsuspecting supporters in the final days before the 2020 election.
Tether Froze $300K of Stablecoin Hacked After Victims Left Wallet Keys in Evernote
The U.S. government is pursuing a civil forfeiture claim on the more than 300,000 units of the tether (USDT) cryptocurrency said to have been stolen earlier this year.
Hackers Infiltrated Almost 2,000 Robinhood Accounts, More Than Thought: Report
According to the company's statement at the time of the hacks, the attacks were said to have affected only a "limited" number of clients.
