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Binance Hacked — Hackers Stole Over $40 Million Worth Of Bitcoin

Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, confirmed today that the company lost nearly $41 million in Bitcoin in what appears to be its largest hack to date. In a statement, Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao said the company discovered a “large scale security breach” earlier on May 7, as a result of […]

Bitcoin falls after Korean exchange hack attack

Coinrail, cryptocurrency exchange established in Korea, suffered a massive hack attack in which the responsible hackers stole more than 40 million dollars in tokens and Altcoins last Sunday. International Institute of Cyber Security specialists point the fact that the attack also provoked a depreciation of the Bitcoin, which at the time of publication of this […]

A Bitcoin Exchange Company Goes Bankrupt After Being Hacked

Youbit is a South Korean exchange that got hacked last week. As per reports, it is believed that around one-fifth of the clients’ holdings were stolen by unknown hackers lasT Tuesday. This is the second time that the exchange got hit, as it previously faced a blow of $35 million. This recent attack has made […]

Bitcoin exchange NiceHash hacked, $68 million stolen

Bitcoin is breaking every record—after gaining 20% jump last week, Bitcoin price just crossed the $14,800 mark in less than 24 hours—and there can be no better reason for hackers to put all of their efforts to steal skyrocketing cryptocurrency. NiceHash, the largest Bitcoin mining marketplace, has been hacked, which resulted in the theft of […]

LiteBit Bitcoin Exchange Hacked Twice in Two Months

LiteBit.eu — a multi-currency exchange based in the Netherlands — has suffered data breaches two months in a row. According to emails sent to affected customers after each event, no Bitcoin or altcoin funds were stolen in any of these two incidents. The company says the attacker only pilfered user personal information, such as emails, […]