Europe's markets watchdog warns cyber threats are growing as AI speeds up risksEurope's top securities watchdog highlights escalating cyber threats due to fast-advancing AI. Regulators are boosting defenses and experti...
24 Apr, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
Cryptic poser: Does your rival find you fit and proper for crypto biz?In a regulatory void, judging the 'fit and proper' quality of a new applicant has been left to existing virtual digital asset (VDA) service...
26 Jul, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
CoinDCX declares $11 million bounty to recover crypto funds hackers stoleThe Recovery Bounty Programme will have a potential pool of up to $11 million. Per this initiative, up to 25% of any recovered funds from t...
21 Jul, 2025, 06.29 PM IST
Before CoinDCX: Major crypto platform hacks in recent timesCoinDCX suffered a cyberattack in the early hours of Saturday. The cyberattack on the Indian cryptocurrency exchange came as the total mark...
21 Jul, 2025, 01.56 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: CoinDCX cyberattack — What you need to know about the $44 million crypto hackThis is the second major crypto hack involving an Indian exchange within a year, following the high-profile WazirX breach in 2024. ET break...
20 Jul, 2025, 06.29 PM IST
CoinDCX cyberattack: here's what we know about the $44 million crypto hack so farCoinDCX lost $44 million in a cyberattack on Saturday, though founders assured customer assets are safe and losses will be covered by treas...
20 Jul, 2025, 12.59 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Why WazirX’s recovery plan hit a legal roadblockLast year, ET reported that WazirX was hit by one of the biggest cyberattacks on an Indian crypto exchange. Hackers made off with more than...
05 Jun, 2025, 12.14 PM IST
Crypto exchange Bybit’s $1.5 billion breach: All you need to knowAnalysts believe the attack is connected to North Korea's Lazarus Group, a state-sponsored hacking collective infamous for stealing billion...
22 Feb, 2025, 01.36 PM IST
WazirX cyberattack: Delhi High Court seeks response from government and RBIThe Delhi High Court seeks responses from the government, RBI, and others on a petition for an investigation into a cyberattack on WazirX, ...
15 Jan, 2025, 11.59 PM IST
WazirX parent looking for ‘white knights’ to rescue crypto exchange“There are several ideas from ‘white knights’ to collaborate … there are creative ways to do this rather than acquiring the platform (by a ...
03 Sep, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
WazirX faces flak over handling of $230-million crypto heistCryptocurrency platform WazirX suffered the biggest cyberattack on an Indian exchange, with hackers stealing more than $230 million worth o...
29 Jul, 2024, 06.12 PM IST
WazirX suffers security breach; $235 million worth of funds movedWazirx security breach: Indian crypto exchange WazirX said in a post on X (formerly Twitter), "We're aware that one of our multisig wallets...
19 Jul, 2024, 08.45 AM IST
Crypto hacking thefts double to $1.4 bln in first half, say researchersThe amount of cryptocurrency stolen in hacks globally more than doubled in the first six months of 2024 from a year earlier, driven by a sm...
05 Jul, 2024, 06.47 PM IST
Crypto ransom attack payments hit record $1 billion in 2023: reportScammers targeting institutions such as hospitals, schools and government offices for ransom pocketed $1.1 billion last year, compared with...
07 Feb, 2024, 08.06 PM IST
Blockchain analysts suspect North Korea-linked hackers behind $70-million crypto theftBlockchain research firm Elliptic said that "a number of factors" indicate that the Lazarus Group - a hacker group associated with North Ko...
15 Sep, 2023, 10.54 PM IST
North Korea denounces U.S. over Washington's remarks on cryptocurrency stealingNorth Korea is widely believed to have thousands of trained hackers and stealing of cryptocurrencies has become a major source of funding f...
23 Jul, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
Cryptocurrency: The good, the annoying, and the downright scaryCentral banks are all aware of the key risks. One, that ill-informed investors could get hurt, lured into investing in a relatively volatil...
26 Nov, 2021, 11.57 PM IST