Global Market: Binance breach rekindles fears over cryptocurrency securityA reported $6.3 billion breach at Binance, described as the largest crypto heist on record, has renewed concerns about digital-asset securi...
30 Oct, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
Binance hit by $6.3 billion crypto hack: Here’s what you need to knowBinance has reported a substantial security breach resulting in estimated losses of $6.3 billion. The breach was linked to a compromised la...
30 Oct, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
From $1.46 billion in Ether being stolen to hackers returning money: Here’s a look at some of the largest crypto heists as Binance hit with largest in historyBinance has reported a significant hack that resulted in $6.3 billion being compromised. The company froze nearly $3 billion and promises t...
30 Oct, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
As Thailand cracks down on foreigners, a tourist paradise reconsiders its welcomeThailand is facing a growing backlash against foreign influence in its tourist hotspots, particularly southern islands such as Koh Phangan,...
05 Oct, 2026, 10.02 AM IST
Are your Cryptocurrencies safe from cyber attacks? Over $350 million heist at Crypto exchange platform raises questionsCryptocurrency heist: Last year, attackers stole $2.9 billion worth of crypto across nearly 150 different attacks, according to researchers...
26 Sep, 2026, 02.33 AM IST
Crypto exchange Bitget pauses withdrawals after $350 million stolen in hackBitget had noticed "unauthorised transfers" from some of its wallets on Thursday and it "temporarily suspended" customer withdrawals, Gracy...
25 Sep, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
22-year-old school dropout steals Rs 23,45,67,77,750 in crypto, buys 30 cars, custom Porsches, Lamborghinis and Ferraris, and a watch worth about Rs 20 croreA Singaporean man admitted his role in a cryptocurrency racketeering operation. This enterprise allegedly stole and laundered over $245 mil...
11 Sep, 2026, 11.09 AM IST
Meet 22-year-old Malone Lam, the crypto thief who used the alias 'Anne Hathaway'. He spent $245 million in stolen crypto on jets, supercars and clubsMalone Lam, a young man from Singapore, confessed to orchestrating a significant cryptocurrency theft ring that illicitly acquired and laun...
09 Sep, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
Party's over for crypto scammers who went on a spending spree after a $240 million bitcoin theftIn a bold social engineering heist, young con artists pilfered over $240 million in bitcoin, leading to an extravagant month of luxury splu...
07 Sep, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
WazirX freezes first tranche of stolen funds worth USD 3 millionWazirX successfully froze $3 million in stolen assets from last year's cyberattack. Efforts spearheaded by founder Nischal Shetty aim to re...
17 Jan, 2025, 10.19 PM 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
North Korean hackers stole $100 million in recent cryptocurrency heist: AnalystsNorth Korean hackers from the group Lazarus were responsible for stealing over $100m of digital currency from more than 5,500 users of the ...
14 Jun, 2023, 01.02 PM IST
North Korea may be behind new $100 million cryptocurrency hack, experts sayThere are strong indications that North Korea's Lazarus Group may be responsible for this theft according to Elliptic.
30 Jun, 2022, 11.20 AM IST
US justice department seizes $3.6 billion in Bitcoin and arrests married coupleThe couple, Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and Heather Morgan, 31, were accused in a criminal complaint of conspiring to launder 119,754 bitcoins t...
09 Feb, 2022, 02.56 PM IST
$323 million in crypto stolen from cross-chain protocol WormholeWormhole works on bridging protocol that enables assets to move across various blockchain protocols. When a user sends assets from one chai...
03 Feb, 2022, 02.39 PM IST
Hackers steal $80 mn in crypto, platform begs them to return fundsHackers have stolen cryptocurrency worth $80 million from Qubit Finance, a decentralised finance (DeFi) platform, and the company is now be...
29 Jan, 2022, 10.30 AM IST
'White hat' hacker returns most of $600 mn crypto tokens taken: Poly NetworkThe platform, which was little known before Tuesday's heist, declared the hacker on Twitter as a "white hat," referring to ethical hackers ...
13 Aug, 2021, 09.01 AM IST