Hacks

Hacks

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Crypto Gets Another 'Neighborhood Watch' to Guard Against Hacks

Justine Bone, a cybersecurity firebrand whose research led to recalls of half a million faulty pacemakers, leads the soon-to-launch information-sharing and analysis center (ISAC) for crypto firms.

Justine Bone, executive director of Crypto ISAC.

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North Korean Crypto Hackers Have Stolen $3B Since 2017, Says UN Security Council: Report

A UN Security Council panel is investigating 17 crypto heists in 2023, for which North Korea may have been responsible, which were valued at more than $750 million

North Korea (Micha Brändli/Unsplash)

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North Korea Was Responsible for Over $600M in Crypto Thefts Last Year: TRM Labs

U.S. national security officials have raised concerns about North Korea's use of stolen crypto to develop nuclear weapons.

Ari Redbord (TRM Labs)

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Orbit Chain Loses $81M in Cross-Chain Bridge Exploit

The hacked funds remain "unmoved" according to Orbit Chain.

Bridge (Charlie Green/Unsplash)

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Crypto Exchange Catalyx Suspends Trading, Withdrawals Following 'Security Breach'

The Canadian exchange suffered a security break earlier this month, resulting in the loss of an unknown amount of customer funds.

Canadian regulators ordered a freeze on Catalyx recently.

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Crypto Users Lost $2B to Hacks, Scams and Exploits in 2023, De.Fi Says

The figure is roughly half the estimated $4.2 billion of 2022, a year that also included $40 billion lost through the collapse of Terra, Celsius and FTX.

Crypto hacks, scams and exploits netted some $2 billion this year. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Mt. Gox Appears to Have Started PayPal Repayments Tied to 2014 Bitcoin Hack

Payments through bank accounts are still awaited.

Mt. Gox Creditor Kolin Burges confronts Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk)

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DeFi Has a Risk Problem and It’s Time to Solve It

While the total losses from exploits fell to $1 billion from $54 billion the year prior, this is still an unacceptable threat to users, Haven1's Jeff Owens writes for Crypto 2024.

Crypto hacks, scams and exploits netted some $2 billion this year. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Code Is Not (Always) Law

Sometimes, the law is the law, industry experts say.

(Kenny Eliason/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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What Are the Tax Implications of the Alleged Binance Wallet Hack (or Any Crypto Exploit)?

As with the FTX fraud, it’s unclear how tax authorities are going to treat tax issues when there’s criminal activity involved.

(Alpha Rad/Unsplash)