Latest Crypto Exchange news

Ex-Amazon engineer gets 3 years for hacking crypto exchanges

Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed was sentenced to three years in prison for hacking two cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022 and stealing over $12 million.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 12, 2024
- 01:54 PM
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US sanctions crypto exchanges used by Russian darknet market, banks

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges for working with OFAC-designated Russian dark web markets and banks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 25, 2024
- 05:20 PM
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Ex-Amazon engineer pleads guilty to hacking crypto exchanges

Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed pleaded guilty this week to hacking and stealing over $12.3 million from two cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 15, 2023
- 03:32 PM
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Russian pleads guilty to running crypto exchange used by ransomware gangs

Russian national Anatoly Legkodymov pleaded guilty to operating the Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange that helped ransomware gangs and other cybercriminals launder over $700 million.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 07, 2023
- 12:09 PM
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Hackers steal $53 million worth of cryptocurrency from CoinEx

Global cryptocurrency exchange CoinEX announced that someone hacked its hot wallets and stole large amounts of digital assets that were used to support the platform's operations.
- Bill Toulas
- September 13, 2023
- 10:11 AM
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Russians charged with hacking Mt. Gox crypto exchange, running BTC-e

Russian nationals Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner have been charged with the 2011 hacking of the leading (at the time) cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox and the laundering of around 647,000 bitcoins they stole.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 09, 2023
- 11:57 AM
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Level Finance crypto exchange hacked after two security audits

Hackers exploited a Level Finance smart contract vulnerability to drain 214,000 LVL tokens from the decentralized exchange and swapped them for 3,345 BNB, worth approximately $1,100,000.
- Bill Toulas
- May 02, 2023
- 06:32 PM
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FBI seizes 9 crypto exchanges used to launder ransomware payments

The FBI and Ukrainian police have seized nine cryptocurrency exchange websites that facilitated money laundering for scammers and cybercriminals, including ransomware actors.
- Bill Toulas
- May 02, 2023
- 03:52 PM
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SafeMoon ‘burn’ bug abused to drain $8.9 million from liquidity pool

The SafeMoon token liquidity pool lost $8.9 million after a hacker exploited a newly created 'burn' smart contract function that artificially inflated the price, allowing the actors to sell SafeMoon at a much higher price.
- Bill Toulas
- March 29, 2023
- 02:48 PM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - January 20th 2023 - Targeting Crypto Exchanges

There has been quite a bit of ransomware news this week, with crypto exchanges being seized for alleged money laundering and researchers providing fascinating reports on the behavior of ransomware operators.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 20, 2023
- 05:08 PM
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Bitzlato crypto exchange seized for ransomware, drugs money laundering

The U.S. Department of Justice arrested and charged Russian national Anatoly Legkodymov, the founder of the Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, with helping cybercriminals allegedly launder illegally obtained money.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 18, 2023
- 12:50 PM
- 0
GodFather Android malware targets 400 banks, crypto exchanges

An Android banking malware named 'Godfather' has been targeting users in 16 countries, attempting to steal account credentials for over 400 online banking sites and cryptocurrency exchanges.
- Bill Toulas
- December 21, 2022
- 03:00 AM
- 0
Hackers leak personal info allegedly stolen from 5.7M Gemini users

Gemini crypto exchange announced this week that customers were targeted in phishing campaigns after a threat actor collected their personal information from a third-party vendor.
- Ionut Ilascu
- December 15, 2022
- 04:10 PM
- 0
FBI warns of "Pig Butchering" cryptocurrency investment schemes

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of a rise in 'Pig Butchering' cryptocurrency scams used to steal ever-increasing amounts of crypto from unsuspecting investors.
- Bill Toulas
- October 04, 2022
- 09:59 AM
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deBridge Finance crypto platform targeted by Lazarus hackers

Hackers suspected to be from the North Korean Lazarus group tried their luck at stealing cryptocurrency from deBridge Finance, a cross-chain protocol that enables the decentralized transfer of assets between various blockchains.
- Ionut Ilascu
- August 08, 2022
- 07:04 PM
- 0
CoinPayments to shut down in US — 5 days left to withdraw funds

Global crypto payments gateway, CoinPayments.net is ceasing operations in the United States soon and has advised users to withdraw their assets before July 19th, 2022. The short notice given by the exchange via a private email left some customers suspecting if this was an "exit scam" or another mysterious incident.
- Ax Sharma
- July 14, 2022
- 06:14 AM
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US warns of Lazarus hackers using malicious cryptocurrency apps

CISA, the FBI, and the US Treasury Department warned today that the North Korean Lazarus hacking group is targeting organizations in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries with trojanized cryptocurrency applications.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 18, 2022
- 05:47 PM
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Cryptocurrency DeFi platforms are now more targeted than ever

Hackers are increasingly targeting DeFi (Decentralized Finance) cryptocurrency platforms, with Q1 2022 data showing that more platforms are being targeted than ever before.
- Bill Toulas
- April 15, 2022
- 12:33 PM
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Coinbase blocks over 25,000 Russian-linked crypto addresses

Coinbase, one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchange platforms, announced today that it's blocking access to more than 25,000 blockchain addresses linked to Russian individuals and entities.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 07, 2022
- 01:49 PM
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US seizes $3.6 billion stolen in 2016 Bitfinex cryptoexchange hack

The US Department of Justice announced that law enforcement seized billions worth of cryptocurrency linked to the 2016 Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hack.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 08, 2022
- 12:51 PM
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