Collaborate Disseminate
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This is the third time that Bithumb has been hacked to steal millions in cryptocurrency. Crypto industry is being hammered by cybercriminals with full frequency lately. There are reports of a new attack against South Korean bitcoin exchan… Continue reading Inside job: Bithumb crypto exchange hacked again; loses $20 million
Hackers yesterday stole nearly $19 million worth of cryptocurrency from Bithumb, the South Korea-based popular cryptocurrency exchange admitted today.
According to Primitive Ventures’ Dovey Wan, who first broke the information on social media, hackers… Continue reading Hackers Steal $19 Million From Bithumb Cryptocurrency Exchange
Bithumb, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has lost over $30 million to hackers, the exchange announced on Tuesday. The enormous loss comes one year after hackers believed to have ties to North Korea stole over $7 million from the same exchange in 2017. [Notice for the temporary suspension of the deposits]Due to the increasing safety issues, we are changing our wallet system.Please do not deposit until we notify.*All deposits are not deposited into your wallet until all changes are completed. — Bithumb (@BithumbOfficial) June 20, 2018 The theft totals over 35 billion South Korean won. “Members should immediately discontinue depositing,” exchange administrators wrote in a statement on Tuesday. The theft took place within the some time between Monday and Tuesday, according to Bithumb. All customer losses are going to be covered by the exchange’s own reserves, but no further detail was provided on how or when that will occur. The […]
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A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange suffered a heist in which thieves made off with approximately $32 million in stolen assets. On 20 June, Bithumb disclosed the hack in a statement published to its website: We noticed that between last night and to… Continue reading South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Loses $32M in Heist
By Waqas
Bithumb, the world’s fourth-largest Bitcoin, and Ether exchange platform has been
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The country is announcing some serious new policies this week. Continue reading South Koreans Will Soon Have to Go to Through a Bank to Buy Bitcoin
A clever spearphishing campaign linked to North Korea has been taking advantage of a surge in public interest surrounding cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, in order to spread malware to people interested or involved in the budding industry, according new research from at least three different cybersecurity firms. The campaign appears to be carried out by a hacking group known as the “Lazarus Group,” which researchers have linked to North Korea in previous attacks, such as the 2014 Sony breach, an $81 million Bangladesh cyber heist in 2016 and the WannaCry worldwide ransomware attack in May. This scam focuses on convincing victims to download a Microsoft Word document that masquerades as a job posting for a position at a British cryptocurrency company. Once downloaded, the document prompts the user to “enable editing” and “enable content functions.” If the victim enables the prompt, a macro installs a backdoor that allows the attackers to install […]
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