Japanese Exchange DMM Bitcoin to Cease Operations
In the aftermath of a security breach in May resulting in losses exceeding $300 million, Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin has announced that it will cease operations.
Read MoreHacker Withdraws $1.7 Million from Crypto Exchange XT.com
A suspected hack has occurred at XT.com, a Seychelles-based crypto exchange that handles $3.4 billion in daily trading volume.
Read MoreBitfinex Hacker Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein has been ordered to serve a five-year prison sentence for his involvement in the 2016 hacking of Bitfinex, a cryptocurrency exchange, and subsequent money laundering activities.
Read MoreHackers Steal $39M from Decentralized Finance Projects
In January 2024, a total of $126 million in digital currencies was stolen by cybercriminals and fraudsters.
Read MorePeckShield: Damage to Crypto Industry from Hacks in 2023 Amounts to $2.61B
In 2023, the cryptocurrency industry lost $2.61 billion due to hacker attacks and fraud, according to a report from PeckShield.
Read MoreMango Markets Proposes Plan to Pay Victims of Recent Hack
The DeFi lending and trading platform has recently submitted a compensation proposal to a vote.
Read MoreHackers Steal $1M from BitKeep’s Swap Wallet
The BitKeep project team has announced the hacking of the Swap wallet and has promised to compensate the losses to affected users.
Read MoreHacker Withdraws More than $100M from DeFi Platform Mango Markets
An unknown person has stolen about $116 million in digital assets from the Solana-based DeFi trading and lending platform Mango Markets.
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