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Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange targeted by hackers, customer emails exposed

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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has announced that earlier this week hackers managed to access some emails sent to the firm by its customers. Reading (with a little help from Google Translate) press announcement, it appears an attacker acces… Continue reading Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange targeted by hackers, customer emails exposed→

Coincheck Hack Ghosts $534 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency

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Following the recent hack of Japanese exchange service Coincheck, $534 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from the company’s “hot wallet”. With the investigation revealing that hackers remained undetected for an estimated eigh… Continue reading Coincheck Hack Ghosts $534 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency→

Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange hacked; $534 Million stolen

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Another day, another cryptocurrency exchange under cyber attack – This time Coincheck, a
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Hackers steal at least $533 million in largest cryptocurrency theft ever

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Hackers stole at least $533 million in an attack against Coincheck, Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, the company’s president and chief operating officer said at a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday. This is the largest cryptocurrency theft of all time, eclipsing the historic 2014 heist against Mt. Gox in which the coins were valued at $450 million USD. Neither the method of attack nor the full amount lost are known publicly at this point. The amount lost was originally thought to be around $400 million USD and now further investigation is required to see if even more than $533 million USD has been stolen. Hackers stole the full value in NEM tokens, a Japanese-based coin that has one of the highest total market values among cryptocurrencies. The price of NEM has fallen by about 11 percent since Coincheck’s troubles began. Launched in 2012, Coincheck is headquartered in Tokyo and boasts over […]

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