Remitano Reportedly Hacked For $2.7M; Tether Freezes $1.4M
Over $2.7 million was withdrawn from the Remitano exchange’s wallet by a single account, resulting in suspicious transactions. On September 14, the cryptocurrency exchange Remitano encountered large withdrawals under suspicious circumstances, leading some blockchain analysts to conclude that it may have been compromised. Cryptocurrency worth $2,7 million has been withdrawn via suspicious transactions. Tether has […]
Post-Hack Update: Curve Finance to Refund Affected Users
Curve Finance has provided a post-hack update, stating that investigations are ongoing and intends to reimburse affected customers. Curve Finance, a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) stablecoin lending platform, has affirmed in a recent update that it intends to reimburse users affected by the recent hack that resulted in the loss of $62 million from the protocol. […]
Multichain protocolrecovers about 50% of its stolen funds from hackers
Multichain protocol which was previously hacked due to vulnerabilities in January reported that it has recovered $2.6M of the total stolen funds. This amount makes up about 50% of the total funds stolen by hackers. Multichain, a cross-chain router protocol, announced the recovery of approximately half of the total stolen money, worth nearly $2.6 million […]
Report reveals that 74% of stolen funds from ransomware attacks went to Russian-affiliated wallet addresses in 2021
Last year, the Russian hacker group Darkside compromised the computer systems of Colonial Pipeline by using a single stolen password. According to a new analysis released on Monday by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis , over 74% of ransomware money was channelled through high-risk wallet addresses likely headquartered in Russia last year, totalling over $400 million […]
Netflix announces a documentary on the 2016 Bitfinex hack
Following the US Department of Justice’ arrest of the couple involved in the Bifinex hack of 2016, Netflix has announced a documentary on the New York-based couple and their link to laundering nearly 120,000 BTC tied to the crime. Netflix will soon release a documentary series about the historic Bitfinex breach, which stole 119,756 Bitcoin […]