With electricity theft becoming more common in Malaysia for cryptocurrency mining, the Malaysian police shut down three cryptocurrency mining operations in Klang on Thursday. In a joint operation with...
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New Crypto Security Solution Protects Bitcoin, Other Digital Assets From Theft
When people evaluate the unpredictability of the cryptocurrency market, they can see why crypto security is so important. Online crypto wallets and exchanges have been hacked in large numbers in the l...
OpenSea Investigates Theft of High-profile Non-Fungible Tokens
Non-fungible tokens belong to the creator. They are handed over to the buyer or collector after they purchase the NFTs from an authorized platform. Anything that happens in another way is unoriginal a...
Boost Insurance unveils product covering retail users against crypto theft
Boost Insurance, an insurance infrastructure-as-a-service platform, alongside go-to-market partner, Breach Insurance, a company that provides insurance technology and regulated insurance products for ...
Blockchain infrastructure Meter faced $4.4m crypto theft
Blockchain network Meter reported that $4.4 million were stolen from the network on Saturday It manages infra that allows smart contracts to scale with better efficiency Unbacked MeterBNB was advise...
Grand Theft Auto Game Publisher ‘Highly Convinced’ by NFT Opportunity
Take-Two, the publishing company behind the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, has its eye on the potential opportunities presented by NFTs. “We’re highly convinced there’s an o...
North Korea Fires Crypto Bomb At US, Calls It ‘King of Theft’
North Korea has always hogged the headlines – not only for its “habitual” firing of ballistic missiles (which irks Uncle Sam and his allies) – but also for its passion for (allegedly) stealing other c...
Grand Theft Crypto Unveils Plans For Upcoming P2E Game
Grand Theft Crypto (GTC), an Ethereum-based P2E blockchain Metaverse project, is introducing a game that will enable players to combat in the digital world. The project strives to become a real-life D...
Cryptocurrency Theft Remains Key Revenue Source for North Korea, UN Report Says – Bitcoin News
Cyberattacks on cryptocurrency exchanges have been a major source of funds for North Korea in the past year, a United Nations report has unveiled. According to the document, the sanctioned nation has ...
Cryptsy founder charged with theft of more than $5 million in Bitcoin and Litecoin
TL;DR Breakdown • Paul Vernon could face 20 years in prison if cryptocurrency theft is proven.• Exchange Cryptsy lost about 11000 BTCs, according to the researchers. About six years have passed since ...
The Balance Between Art and IP Theft in NFT Culture
The most popular show in Netflix history, “Squid Game,” earned an estimated $900 million for the streaming company. And the producers are not stopping there. They are gearing up for even more revenue ...
At-Home Covid Test Deliveries Delayed By L.A. Train Robberies
Thefts reminiscent of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are worsening supply-chain woes. Packages boosted from a Union Pacific train and then abandoned are pictured here in Los Angeles on January 14....
CEO admits stealing $15 million from her company to finance clothing boutique, Plaza Hotel visits, and $200K on relative’s wedding
That’s some high-end embezzlement. The U.S. chief executive of a German saw-blade manufacturer has pleaded guilty to stealing $15 million from the company to bankroll a luxury clothing and furniture b...
Investors Seek Criminal Charges After $3.6B Billion Bitcoin Theft in South Africa
Raees and Ameer Cajee, the brothers behind crypto platform Africrypt, have not been seen since the two allegedly made off with $3.6 billion in Bitcoin last summer. And amid the recent dip in markets, ...
Grand Theft Auto Maker Take-Two Eyes ‘Web3 Opportunities’ With Zynga Acquisition
In brief Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of Grand Theft Auto and other major game franchises, will acquire Zynga for $12.7 billion. The mobile game maker recently announced plans to develop games ...
Cryptopia recovers assets after $24 million theft hack
TL;DR Breakdown • Cryptopia had a violent cyber-attack in 2019.• The exchange has paid out more than $15 million in research. Cryptopia, a crypto company located in Christchurch, New Zealand, experien...
How Coinbase Foiled The Theft Of A Half Million From An Elderly Man’s Bank Accounts
Scammers convinced a North Carolinian to cash in his bank CDs and transfer the money into bitcoin held in a Coinbase account. The banks didn’t block the suspicious transactions, but the crypto exchang...