#crypto exchange hack

After a cyberattack resulted in a staggering $200 million loss from the decentralized exchange (dex) platform Mixin, the company revealed that its cloud service provider had been compromised. In a bid to recover the stolen funds, Mixin is now extending a $20 million reward to the hacker upon the return of the assets. Through an onchain message on the Ethereum blockchain, Mixin clarified that the…

Year Ender 2022: Biggest Crypto Hacks Of The Year And How Much They Swept

Crypto Hacks Of The Year: This year turned out to be the toughest year in the cryptocurrency market till now. The year was filled with collapse and hacks. Let’s have a look at the biggest and worst hacks of 2022 in the crypto-verse. The FTX Crash This was the biggest of all the money lost in the year 2022. FTX filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. on 11 November. The leading exchange in the crypto…

FTX Employees Rumored To Be Behind $600M Potential Hack

FTX and FTX US wallets have been impacted in a potential hack recording over $600 million in tokens transferred by the exploiter. FTX US General Counsel Ryne Miller earlier tweeted the wallet movements as “abnormal” and the facts and reasons were unclear to him or the FTX team. In the following tweet, Ryne Miller claimed the FTX team hurried precautionary measures to move all digital assets to…

Hotbit crypto exchange shuts down for maintenance after attempted hack

The Chinese crypto exchange says funds are “SAFU” and that the emergency maintenance could take up to two weeks.

Bitcoins from 2016 Bitfinex Hack Mysteriously Begin Moving

The hackers behind the 2016 Bitfinex hack have moved over $750 million in stolen BTC. Market analysts believe the bad actors are trying to either cash out at a top or spook the market’s short position takers. Crypto transaction tracker Whale Alert tweeted on April 14 that a large amount of Bitcoin linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack is now on the move. The total sum amounts to over $750 million,…

Troubled NZ Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Suffers Another Hack in the Midst of Liquidation Process

Controversy still surrounds a liquidated New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange, which allegedly got hacked again. Adding to the $30 million stolen in 2019, Cryptopia reports that it was the target of a another theft incident on February 1, 2021. Hackers Accessed a Dormant Wallet Which Holds XSN Tokens According to Stuff.co.nz, the hackers took around NZD 62,000 ($45,000) worth of cryptocurrencies…

Spanish Crypto Exchange 2gether Won’t Reimburse All Stolen Funds From the 2020 Hack

Spanish cryptocurrency exchange 2gether has announced that it won’t compensate users for the full amount of bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) stolen in August 2020. The exchange said that almost 5,000 of its customers won’t receive their cryptos under the compensation plan. Company Asks 9% of Its Users for More Time to Gather the Remaining Funds According to the announcement, 91% of the users will be…

Crypto Exchange Cashaa Loses 336 Bitcoin Worth $3 Million to Hackers

Cryptocurrency exchange Cashaa says it has lost 336 bitcoin (worth around $3.1 million) to hackers.

The London-based platform has now ceased all crypto-related transactions, including withdrawals and deposits, as investigations into the breach get underway.

In a tweet on July 11, Cashaa claimed that the hacker attacked one of its Blockchain.com wallets, which is used to store bitcoin (BTC) and…