1 / 1 Relevant items tagged with #Stolen

Posts

FBI Seizes $6M in Crypto From Southeast Asian Scammers

[Sep 28 1:30 AM] U.S. authorities have seized over $6 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to a fraudulent investment scheme organized by Southeast Asian criminals. Targeting U.S. individuals, the criminals manipulated victims through fake cryptocurrency…

Cypher core contributor admits to stealing $260K and gambling it away

[May 14 7:16 PM] The contributor, “hoak,” said their actions were due to a “crippling gambling addiction” and “psychological factors that went by unchecked.”

PEPE Token Heist: Former Team Members Swipe $15 Million in Tokens, Lead Developer Vows to Rebuild and Decentralize

[Aug 27, 2023 9:30 AM] Approximately 16 trillion PEPE tokens worth $15 million were illicitly transferred to crypto exchanges and sold, according to an announcement from the meme coin’s anonymous lead developer. The theft was allegedly orchestrated by three former…

Pink, Pussy, Venom, Inferno — Drainers coming for a crypto wallet near you

[Jul 10, 2023 5:51 PM] Crypto wallet drainers, or sweepers, are malicious smart contracts that can quickly empty a crypto wallet of its funds and are a standard tool for phishing scammers.

Deadline Approaching: Mt Gox Trustee Sets Final Cut-off Date for Creditors to Claim Over $3 Billion in Recovered Bitcoin

[Mar 9, 2023 12:30 AM] The Tokyo bankruptcy court trustee for the defunct Japanese bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, Nobuaki Kobayashi, has published a letter stating that creditors have until March 10, 2023 (Japan Time) to register their repayment claims. Kobayashi explains that…

North Korea Stole Record Amount of Crypto Assets in 2022, UN Report Unveils

[Feb 7, 2023 11:30 PM] The regime in North Korea has managed to steal more cryptocurrency last year than in previous years, according to a draft U.N. report. Despite the difference between quoted estimates, the authors conclude that 2022 was a record-breaking year for…