Fraud & Scams
While cryptocurrency and blockchain help facilitate faster, safer transactions, criminals have taken advantage of this new medium of transaction and technology to facilitate criminal activities.
Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger was found to have its data breached in July last year, where hackers stole the personal data of over 272,000 users, including some high net worth…
Another DeFi project bites the dust as it falls prey to another online hack, only two weeks after another major DeFi protocol suffered $24 million in losses following a security…
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictment of two culprits involved in a hacking attack of Binance’s platform in 2018. These malicious actors created phishing websites that emulated…
November is turning out to be a catastrophic month for Japanese gaming giant Capcom, well-known for its popular game series such as Devil May Cry and Resident Evil, as malicious…
According to a recent report released by blockchain and crypto security analytics firm CipherTrace, the DeFi sector resulted in $100 million lost in thefts and hacking attacks this year. Currently,…
Wine Swap, a yield farming platform launched on the Binance Smart Chain and indirectly backed by the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, nearly pulled off an exit scam of…
Security vulnerabilities on DeFi protocols remain a serious concern for the DeFi sector despite its burgeoning growth potential, especially as major projects fall prey to hacking attacks resulting in the…
KuCoin’s hack and the resulting hundreds of millions worth of assets that were put at risk have rattled the crypto community since news first broke over the attack. Since then,…
The latest exchange to fall victim to a malicious online attack by hackers is KuCoin, which saw a loss of over $200 million in funds that were drained from the…
Kucoin announced on September 26 that the cryptocurrency exchange detected unusual withdrawals from its hot wallets, and a deeper look into the issue revealed that several ERC-20 tokens and also…

New Updates Reveal Almost 300K Customers Affected by Ledger 2020 Data Breach
Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger was found to have its data breached in July last year,…

Another DeFi Project Falls Prey to Hacking Attack, Loses $2 Million
Another DeFi project bites the dust as it falls prey to another online hack, only…

Binance Rewards US Law Enforcement with $200,000 Over Indictment of 2018 Phishing Attack Culprits
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictment of two culprits involved in a…

Japanese Gaming Giant Confidential Data Held Ransom for $11 Million Worth of BTC
November is turning out to be a catastrophic month for Japanese gaming giant Capcom, well-known…

DeFi Protocol Hacking Attacks Have Resulted in Losses of $100 Million in 2020, Says CipherTrace
According to a recent report released by blockchain and crypto security analytics firm CipherTrace, the…

Cheated Investors of Binance-Launched DeFi Project Wine Swap To Get Stolen Funds Back
Wine Swap, a yield farming platform launched on the Binance Smart Chain and indirectly backed…

DeFi Protocol Harvest Finance Suffers $24 Million Hack; $100,000 Bounty on Culprit
Security vulnerabilities on DeFi protocols remain a serious concern for the DeFi sector despite its…

KuCoin 2020 Hack Culprits Found; $200 Million in Assets Recovered Thus Far
KuCoin’s hack and the resulting hundreds of millions worth of assets that were put at…

KuCoin Hacker Processing Stolen Funds via DEX Uniswap
The latest exchange to fall victim to a malicious online attack by hackers is KuCoin,…

Kucoin Loses $150 Million in Hacking Attack on Exchange’s Hot Wallets
Kucoin announced on September 26 that the cryptocurrency exchange detected unusual withdrawals from its hot…