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Operation Octopus: Trapping the tentacles of India’s cyber fraud networkAmidst the alarming increase in cyber scams, the Hyderabad Police have initiated Operation Octopus, a mission aimed at dismantling the enti...
One of Iran's most powerful families founded its largest crypto exchange. It's used by the IRGC to move millionsIran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, is controlled by the sons of the influential Kharrazi family, who concealed their ties for...
Decoding SAFU: The structural integrity checks every cryptocurrency exchange must passAs India's digital asset market matures, investors prioritize counterparty risk and verifiable institutional standards. The article outline...
Preserving your crypto wealth: The definitive seven step security auditDigital asset investors face significant risks due to operational negligence, with billions lost to security incidents. This article outlin...
Apple CEO Tim Cook steps down; HCLTech Q4 reportAfter 15 years at the helm of Apple, Tim Cook will step down to make way for insider John Ternus. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
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...
Pro-Israel hackers nab $90 million from Iranian crypto exchange - then burn it all in symbolic blockchain moveA hacking group, Predatory Sparrow, linked to Israeli intelligence, claimed responsibility for stealing $90 million from Iran's largest cry...
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...
Bybit cold wallet hacked: $1.46 billion stolen in one of cryptocurrency’s biggest exchange theftsBybit CEO Ben Zhou has confirmed that one of the exchange’s offline Ethereum wallets was compromised in a cyberattack. While assuring users...
Losses from crypto hacks jump to $2.2 bln in 2024, report saysCryptocurrency hacks surged in 2024. Stolen funds reached $2.2 billion, a 21% increase. Over 300 incidents occurred. North Korean-linked ha...
Japanese crypto exchange says lost $300 million bitcoin in 'leak'Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin said it had lost bitcoin worth around $300 million in what it described as "an unauthorised leak" from...
Crypto stocks dip after bitcoin slumps to six-week lowBitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, fell about 2% to $28,870.
Hacks, exploits cause over $100 mn in crypto losses in April: ReportThe total value of cryptocurrency lost due to hacks, scams and exploits in April 2021 was $103.7m, according to blockchain security firm Ce...
FTX reports $415 million in hacked crypto, Bankman-Fried says FTX US is solventFTX has said it had recovered over $5 billion in crypto, cash and liquid securities, but that significant shortfalls remained at both its i...
FTX says $415 million in crypto was hackedThe crypto assets recovered to date include $685 million in Solana, $529 million in FTX's proprietary FTT token and $268 million in bitcoin...
Can crypto’s blockchain tech survive the test of time?Of the seven largest cryptocurrency hacks to date, six have taken place in the past two year, with Ronin Network ($625 million, 2022), Poly...
BNB Smart Chain attacked by hacker, loses over $100 millionThe largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, Binance, suffered losses of over $100 million as a result of a breach into its blockchain...
A $625 million-heist has left crypto community baffled!Axie developer Sky Mavis announced in a blog post that the exploit resulted in losses of over 173,600 Ether and 25.5 million USD Coins, a s...
Crypto.com loses $35 mn in hack involving 483 usersThe platform said late on Thursday that on January 17, its risk monitoring systems "detected unauthorised activity on a small number of use...
What are 51% attacks in cryptocurrencies?'51% attack', which has evolved in recent years and has been quite successful. Numerous 51 per cent attacks have taken place in recent year...