Incidents

Jul 5, 2022

Hacker put up for sale Chinese citizens’ data from the police database for 10 BTC

ChinaDan claims that the file contains terabytes of personal information, including mobile numbers and details of the offenses committed

Jul 5, 2022

Mining equipment thief apprehended in the Irkutsk region

The suspect stole more than 20 cryptocurrency mining rigs worth over a million rubles

Jul 4, 2022

Hackers hacked into the British army’s social media to promote NFTs

The attackers promoted the Bapescaln and The Possessed projects

Jul 4, 2022

Nassim Taleb calls El Salvador’s President an “idiot” for investing in bitcoin

The economist noted that the first cryptocurrency, which was positioned as a protection against inflation, has instead only worsened it

Jul 2, 2022

Three Arrows Capital files for bankruptcy

The filing form does not allow for the seizure of the fund’s assets in the US until the liquidation proceedings have been completed

Jul 2, 2022

Russia ranks third in the number of crypto crimes

Coincub analysts note that the Russian government has shown tolerance towards local hacker groups

Jul 1, 2022

FBI announced $100 000 reward for information about the founder of the OneCoin scam

Representatives of the bureau noted that Ruja Ignatova was accused of conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering, as well as the theft of $4 billion

Jul 1, 2022

Coinbase denied selling customer data to the US authorities

According to the platform’s representatives, the information transmitted comes only from publicly available sources, and not from the exchange’s user base

Jun 30, 2022

Grayscale sued SEC over refusal to register its spot bitcoin ETF

The company insists that the regulator violates the Securities Act and asks for a review of the ruling

Jun 30, 2022

Elliptic: North Korean hackers may be behind Harmony hack

According to analysts, the exploit and money laundering tactics through the mixer are similar to other incidents that have been linked to the Lazarus group

Jun 30, 2022

OpenSea reported leak of user data

This was caused by an employee of the mailing service Customer.io, whose services were used by the platform

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