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Die Bitcoin-Börse Binance zeigt sich einmal mehr als zielmich robust und resilient gegen Hacker und sichert sich 5.8 Mio. US-Dollar aus dem heimtückischen Hackerangriff auf Axie Infinity. Obwohl sich die Kryptobörse erfolgreich knapp 6 Mio. US-Dollar aus der Cyberattacke auf die Ronin Bridge zurückholen konnte, bleibt der Grossteil der geraubten 600 Mio. US-Dollar weiterhin verschollen. Laut offiziellen Statements des chinesisch-kanadischen Binance-Geschäftsführers Changpeng Zhao von...

The second Swiss Blockchain Hackathon led by a consortium made up of the Swiss Blockchain Federation, Trust Square, CVVC, CV Labs, SUPSI, and HSLU, and held as part of the NTN Innovation Booster – Blockchain Nation Switzerland program took place this weekend at Trust Square’s Rennweg hub in Zurich, at SUPSI in Lugano, at the University of Geneva and online. The NTN Innovation Booster program is supported by Innosuisse. 347 hackers in 69 teams worked on the diverse challenges provided by...

Coinbase – one of the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in the world – was the victim of a hack. It appears roughly 6,000 customers were affected between the months of March and May of this year. Coinbase Compromised; Customers Lose a Lot of Dough These customers of Coinbase had money stolen by the hackers. They also had their personal information exposed, such as their IP addresses, their birthdates, social security numbers, and their account balances....

It’s happened again, folks. Another crypto hack is in the books. This time, the victim is a platform known as Cream Finance, which at the time of writing, is reporting losses of approximately $34 million. Cream Finance Loses a Lot of Dough The money was taken after a hacker exploited an opening in the firm’s system. Cream Finance is a decentralized organization that offers lending programs to crypto traders. Individuals can earn interest yields on many different...

The Poly Network – which hosts several blockchains such as Binance, Ethereum and Polygon – has been hacked, resulting in more than $610 million worth of cryptocurrency being stolen. This is the largest decentralized network attack in the history of the cryptocurrency space. The Poly Network Is the Latest Crypto Hack Victim In a recent Q&A session regarding the event, a participant spoke out and claimed to be the person behind the attack. In the session, the...

Not long ago, the largest crypto heist in history was recorded. Africrypt, an exchange stationed on the continent of Africa, saw as much as $3.6 billion in crypto funds vanish without a trace. Africrypt Owners End Their Lawyers’ Services While at first the platform appeared to be the victim of a hack, things took a unique and ugly turn when the brothers that ran the exchange – Ameer and Raees Cajee – told their customers not to report the incident to law enforcement, as...

It has happened again, folks. Another big crypto-related crime has been added to the books, and this time, the lost figures are more than what could have ever been anticipated. Two brothers that opened a crypto exchange in Africa known as Africrypt have made off with more than three and a half billion dollars in customers’ digital money. Africrypt May Be the Biggest Crypto Theft in History The brothers – known as Ameer Cajee and Raees Cajee – founded the cryptocurrency...

The cryptocurrency space has become synonymous over the years with hacks, cyberthieves and malicious behavior. It has been announced that another digital currency platform has fallen victim to such antics. This time, the victim happens to be Akropolis, which is reporting more than $2 million in Dai cryptocurrency stolen from its reserves.Akropolis Is the Latest Exchange to Be CompromisedAkropolis is a crypto lending service that allows crypto holders to pool all their digital funds together...

It’s happened again, folks. Another innocent, unsuspecting cryptocurrency exchange has fallen victim to hackers and lost millions in digital funds. This time, the target was Ku Coin in Singapore, one of Asia’s most popular crypto trading platforms, and the total taken exceeds $150 million.Ku Coin Was Hit HardThe exchange made the following announcement on its website:We detected some large withdrawals since September 26, 2020. According to the latest internal security audit report, part of...

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is looking for a little help in recovering more than $1 billion in stolen bitcoin funds.Bitfinex: We Need Your Assistance!The company saw more than $1.3 billion in crypto mysteriously vanish from its platform in the year 2016. After four long years, the exchange is no closer to recovering the funds. Executives are hoping someone involved in the theft or someone with knowledge of the incident will come forward and lending a hand. Those that do will be privy to...