The DAO Under Attack: $50 Million StolenToday, the world’s first decentralized venture fund The DAO has been attacked. Unknown hackers keep on withdrawing ETH tokens from the fund. Overall amount of stolen assets comprises around $50 million at the time of writing. ETH and DAO exchange rate has dropped almost immediately across all cryptocurrency exchanges. 1 ETH is worth 0.02 BTC […]
Almost 33 Million Twitter Passwords Stolen and Put Up for Sale for BitcoinsInformation security website Leaked Source has announced that a database containing upwards of 32.8 million stolen Twitter passwords has popped up on the darkweb. The experts noted that the data had been stolen directly from users, most of whom use Russia-based services.
Blockchain Antifraud Startup Chainalysis Partners Europol After Raising $1.6MA New-York based startup Chainalysis engaged in AML and fraud countering projects, has announced its forthcoming partnership with Europol, the EU’s top law enforcement agency, Reuters reported. The agreement between the two parties was concluded Thursday, February 18, 2016. Currently, it is a memorandum of understanding. “This new collaboration is an important next step in […]
Corrupted Secret Service Agent for Silk Road Case Attempted to Flee from the U.S.Shaun Bridges, a former Secret Service agent previously sentenced to six years in jail for stealing bitcoins from a Silk Road dealer, has allegedly attempted to flee from the United States to avoid serving the term.
Europol Arrests an Alleged DD4BC MemberEuropol, the European Union’s top police agency, announced that it has arrested and detained two alleged members of DD4BC, a notorious DDoS-attack group. The attackers are known for threatening and effecting DDoS attacks on various bitcoin-related services and mining pools. The group extorts bitcoins for ceasing an attack.
A Hacker Extorts $3m Worth of Bitcoins from a UAE BankA bank in Sharjah, UAE, fell victim to a hacker, who demands $3 million worth of bitcoins as a ransom.