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Justine Bone, executive director of Crypto ISAC.
Finance
Cybersecurity
Crypto Now Has a 'Neighborhood Watch' to Guard Against Hacks
Justine Bone, a cybersecurity firebrand whose research led to recalls of half a million faulty pacemakers, leads the information-sharing and analysis center (ISAC) for crypto...
Justine Bone, executive director of Crypto ISAC.
By Ian Allison
May 6, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2024
CybersecurityHacksExploits
North Korea (Micha Brändli/Unsplash)
Policy
North korea
North Korean Crypto Hackers Have Stolen $3B Since 2017, Says UN Security Council: Report
A UN Security Council panel is investigating 17 crypto heists in 2023, for which North Korea may have been responsible, which were valued at more than $750 million
North Korea (Micha Brändli/Unsplash)
By Jamie Crawley
Mar 21, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Mar 21, 2024
North KoreaHacksSanctions
Ari Redbord (TRM Labs)
Policy
Regulations
North Korea Was Responsible for Over $600M in Crypto Thefts Last Year: TRM Labs
U.S. national security officials have raised concerns about North Korea's use of stolen crypto to develop nuclear weapons.
Ari Redbord (TRM Labs)
By Nikhilesh De
Jan 5, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 5, 2024
RegulationsNorth KoreaHacksTRM Labs
Cross-chain bridge attacks equal $2B in 2022 (Charlie Green/Unsplash)
Finance
Bridge
Orbit Chain Loses $81M in Cross-Chain Bridge Exploit
The hacked funds remain "unmoved" according to Orbit Chain.
Cross-chain bridge attacks equal $2B in 2022 (Charlie Green/Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
Jan 2, 2024 at 12:39 p.m. UTC
Jan 2, 2024
BridgeCross-Chaincross-chain bridgeHacksExploits
Canadian regulators ordered a freeze on Catalyx recently.
Policy
Canada
Crypto Exchange Catalyx Suspends Trading, Withdrawals Following 'Security Breach'
The Canadian exchange suffered a security break earlier this month, resulting in the loss of an unknown amount of customer funds.
Canadian regulators ordered a freeze on Catalyx recently.
By Elizabeth Napolitano
Dec 28, 2023 at 10:32 p.m. UTC
Dec 28, 2023
CanadaExchangeHacks
Crypto hacks, scams and exploits netted some $2 billion this year. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Technology
Hacks
Crypto Users Lost $2B to Hacks, Scams and Exploits in 2023, De.Fi Says
The figure is roughly half the estimated $4.2 billion of 2022, a year that also included $40 billion lost through the collapse of Terra, Celsius and FTX.
Crypto hacks, scams and exploits netted some $2 billion this year. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Shaurya Malwa
Dec 27, 2023 at 12:51 p.m. UTC
Dec 27, 2023
HacksExploitsDeFiCrime
Mt. Gox Creditor Kolin Burges confronts Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk)
Finance
Mt. gox
Mt. Gox Appears to Have Started PayPal Repayments Tied to 2014 Bitcoin Hack
Payments through bank accounts are still awaited.
Mt. Gox Creditor Kolin Burges confronts Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk)
By Sheldon Reback
Dec 26, 2023 at 11:31 a.m. UTC
Dec 26, 2023
Mt. GoxBankruptcyHacks
DeFi hacks represented 2% of total value locked across decentralized protocols in 2023. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
DeFi Has a Risk Problem and It’s Time to Solve It
While the total losses from exploits fell to $1 billion from $54 billion the year prior, this is still an unacceptable threat to users, Haven1's Jeff Owens writes for Crypto 2...
DeFi hacks represented 2% of total value locked across decentralized protocols in 2023. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Jeff Owens
Dec 20, 2023 at 3:31 p.m. UTC
Dec 20, 2023
OpinionDeFiHacksExploitsSecuritysmart contracts
(Kenny Eliason/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Code Is Not (Always) Law
Sometimes, the law is the law, industry experts say.
(Kenny Eliason/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Dec 7, 2023 at 8:48 p.m. UTC
Dec 7, 2023
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersDeFiHacksExploitsPlatypusFranceTheft
(Alpha Rad/Unsplash)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
What Are the Tax Implications of the Alleged Binance Wallet Hack (or Any Crypto Exploit)?
As with the FTX fraud, it’s unclear how tax authorities are going to treat tax issues when there’s criminal activity involved.
(Alpha Rad/Unsplash)
By Daniel Kuhn
Nov 13, 2023 at 8:12 p.m. UTC
Nov 13, 2023
OpinionTax Week 2023taxesHacksExploits