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A computer hacker is any skilled computer expert that uses their technical knowledge to overcome a problem. While "hacker" technically has a neutral connotation, the term was changed by popular culture, which defines a hacker as someone with technical knowledge who uses bugs or exploits to break into computer systems.
The recent outburst of interest in cryptocurrencies triggered some hackers to begin looking through different crypto exchange services. The latest news on hackers show that no one is protected from their interventions. There were already several cases of exchanges hacks. For example, in January 2018 cryptocurrency exchange service Coincheck was hacked and approximately 500 million NEM tokens were removed from exchange, amounting about $385 million stolen. Although Coincheck was capable to compensate all users with its own capital, there is no confidence that bigger incidents won’t take place.

Report: North Korea-Sponsored Hacks Comprise 65 Percent of Total Crypto Stolen

OCT 19, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

Hacker group “Lazarus,” reportedly funded by North Korea, has stolen a staggering $571 million in cryptocurrencies since early 2017, a recent report reveals.

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Global Security Firm G4S Announces High-Security ‘Vault Storage’ for Holding Crypto

OCT 18, 2018 | by Helen Partz

U.K.-based global security company G4S has announced a new high-security “vault storage” for holding crypto assets.

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Recently Hacked Adult Entertainment Platform SpankChain Returns Stolen BOOTY, Ethereum

OCT 12, 2018 | by William Suberg

The hacker who stole almost 170 ETH from SpankChain’s smart contract has chosen to return the funds.

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Crypto Exchange Hack Losses Already 250% Higher Than 2017, Q3 Report Shows

OCT 10, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

Losses caused by crypto exchange hacks hit $927 million in the first nine months of 2018, already 250 percent higher than throughout all of 2017.

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Hacked Japanese Crypto Exchange Zaif Releases Financial Support Plan for Customer Assets

OCT 10, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

Hacked Japanese crypto exchange Zaif has announced its business plan with Fisco to provide financial support for affected customers’ assets.

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Hackers Breach Smart Contract on Ethereum-Based Adult Entertainment Platform SpankChain

OCT 10, 2018 | by Helen Partz

Blockchain-based adult entertainment platform SpankChain lost $38,000 in ETH in a hack of its payment channel smart contract.

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Report: Number of Compromised Routers in India Doubled, Reaching Almost 30,000

OCT 06, 2018 | by Ana Alexandre

Cybersecurity firm Banbreach reports that nearly 30,000 routers in India are infected with cryptojacking software.

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Cybersecurity Firm: Fortnite Gamers Targeted by Malware That Steals BTC Addresses

OCT 04, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes has found malware that targets the Bitcoin wallet addresses of players of the highly popular Fortnite video game.

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Japan: Self-Regulatory Group of Crypto Exchanges Set to Tighten Rules on Online Digital Asset Storage

SEP 30, 2018 | by Helen Partz

Japanese self-regulatory group of crypto exchanges plans to limit the amount of crypto assets that can be stored by its members online.

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Crypto Behind Bars: Arrests Making Headlines Across the Globe

SEP 30, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

From soap actors to former lawmakers, Cointelegraph takes stock of some of the most illustrious arrests of the figures behind crypto’s high crimes and misdemean...

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Open-Source Club: Monero Dodges Yet Another Attack With Community’s Help

SEP 28, 2018 | by Stephen O'Neal

XMR developers were quick enough to patch the burning bug.

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McAfee Labs: Crypto Mining Malware Grows by 86% in Q2, Over 2.5 Mln New Coin Miner Samples

SEP 26, 2018 | by Helen Partz

Crypto mining malware has risen by 86% in Q2, with 2.5 million new malware coin miner samples, according to a McAfee Labs report.

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Monero Developers Have Patched the ‘Burning Bug’

SEP 26, 2018 | by Ana Alexandre

Monero devs have created a patch for a bug that could allow an attacker to burn consumers’ funds and trigger significant damage.

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Japanese Financial Watchdog Launches Investigation Following $60 Million Exchange Hack

SEP 21, 2018 | by Ana Berman

The Japanese FSA has launched an investigation following a $60 million hack of crypto exchange Zaif.

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Forced Deal and FSA Scrutiny: What Do We Know About Japan’s Latest Hack

SEP 21, 2018 | by Stephen O'Neal

How hackers stole $59 million from Zaif.

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New Report: North Korean Hackers Stole Funds From South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges

JAN 21, 2018 | by Joseph Young

US cybersecurity firm Recorded Future has released a new report linking Lazarus, a North Korean hacking group, to various South Korean cryptocurrency exchange h...

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Life Savings Stolen from Second-hand Ledger Hardware Wallet

JAN 08, 2018 | by Jon Buck

Reddit user reports he’s lost all his cryptocurrency after a second-hand Ledger wallet scam.

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Coincheck: Stolen $534 Mln NEM Were Stored On Low Security Hot Wallet

JAN 26, 2018 | by Jon Buck

Coincheck exchange hack: 523 mln NEM were stored on a single-signature hot wallet, staff “deeply regret” what happened.

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BlackWallet Hack: $400K In Stellar Stolen, Hosting Provider Possibly At Fault

JAN 16, 2018 | by William Suberg

Stellar Lumens worth $400,000 are still missing after hackers gained control of BlackWallet’s DNS settings this weekend.

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$530 Mln in XEM Stolen From Coincheck Can Be Traced, NEM Team Confirms

JAN 27, 2018 | by Joseph Young

On January 27, merely hours after the hacking attack was announced, developers behind NEM created an automated tagging system to track down the funds stolen by ...

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Possible Hack Of Third-Party Tools Affects Binance Exchange Users

MAR 07, 2018 | by Aaron Wood

A possible third-party tool hack has sold off Binancer users’ Altcoins at market price.

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Exclusive: MyEtherWallet Сlaims Hacking Rumors Are ‘Stupid Lie’

JAN 09, 2018 | by William Suberg

MyEtherWallet has confirmed to Cointelegraph that it has not been hacked and that rumors are a “stupid lie.”

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Two New Hardware Bugs Affect Most Devices, Private Keys Vulnerable

JAN 04, 2018 | by William Suberg

Newly discovered bugs affect most devices worldwide and can steal sensitive data, such as private keys. Experts recommend hardware wallets to protect crypto fun...

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BitGrail Vs. Nano: Who Is Responsible For the $150 Million Theft?

FEB 18, 2018 | by Joseph Young

Cointelegraph reached out to Nano and conducted an interview with its core team’s Troy Retzer to better understand the large-scale theft on the BitGrail exchang...

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Security Alert: Mist Browser Bug Puts Private Keys in Danger

DEC 15, 2017 | by William Suberg

The Mist team warns users of a bug found in Mist Browser Beta and provides a security checklist.

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Binance Vs. McAfee: Hack Rumors Controversy

FEB 11, 2018 | by Joseph Young

Binance resumed trading after successfully rebooting its server. Its CEO refuted hacking rumors and confirmed images released by McAfee were fake.

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Binance Offers $250,000 Bounty For Arrest of Hackers

MAR 11, 2018 | by Aaron Wood

Binance offers a $250,000 equivalent bounty on hackers’ arrest following March 7 hack.

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The Highs and Lows of Cryptocurrency Investing

JAN 11, 2018 | by Darryn Pollock

Crypto investing has opened the door for many people but it still not a flawless system.

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BitGrail Exchange Asks Devs of ‘Stolen’ Coin To Alter Ledger To ‘Cover Losses’

FEB 10, 2018 | by William Suberg

The owner of an Italian crypto exchange asked for reportedly stolen coin Nano’s ledger to be “altered”, according to altcoin staff.

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McAfee Warns of Advanced Hacking After Twitter Account Hijacking

JAN 04, 2018 | by Gareth Jenkinson

Cybersecurity Expert John McAfee warns of advanced hacking attacks after his personal Twitter account was hijacked last week.

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Monero Loses Darknet Market in Apparent Exit Scam

OCT 05, 2016 | by Joël Valenzuela

Monero appears to have lost its darknet market integrations, and very well may have fallen victim to an exit scam.

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“It's Impossible to Refund the Stolen Amount”: Interview with BitGrail’s Francesco Firano

FEB 13, 2018 | by Cointelegraph

Exclusive interview with Francesco Firano, whose crypto exchange BitGrail lost hosted tokens last week, worth about $187 mln at the time the losses were discove...

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Possible Hack Of Third-Party Tools Affects Binance Exchange Users

MAR 07, 2018 | by Aaron Wood

A possible third-party tool hack has sold off Binancer users’ Altcoins at market price.

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HashOcean Responds, Cites a Hack, Ready to Resume Usual Payout

JUN 28, 2016 | by Olusegun Ogundeji

HashOcean has opened a new Facebook page, claims its domain and previous Facebook page were hacked.

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Life Savings Stolen from Second-hand Ledger Hardware Wallet

JAN 08, 2018 | by Jon Buck

Reddit user reports he’s lost all his cryptocurrency after a second-hand Ledger wallet scam.

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McAfee Warns of Advanced Hacking After Twitter Account Hijacking

JAN 04, 2018 | by Gareth Jenkinson

Cybersecurity Expert John McAfee warns of advanced hacking attacks after his personal Twitter account was hijacked last week.

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$530 Mln in XEM Stolen From Coincheck Can Be Traced, NEM Team Confirms

JAN 27, 2018 | by Joseph Young

On January 27, merely hours after the hacking attack was announced, developers behind NEM created an automated tagging system to track down the funds stolen by ...

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Hackers Faked Locations in DNC Hack, McAfee Says it Wasn’t Russia

JAN 13, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Cyber Security expert John McAfee firmly believes Russia wasn’t involved in the Democratic National Committee (DNC) hack.

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‘Obsessed With Price’: Famous Bitcoin Developer Wants To Save It With 5 Female ‘Monk Hackers’

MAR 07, 2018 | by William Suberg

Amir Taaki wants to use a “politicized startup accelerator” to restore Bitcoin’s “vision” and bring about political change, starting in Catalonia.

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Coincheck: Stolen $534 Mln NEM Were Stored On Low Security Hot Wallet

JAN 26, 2018 | by Jon Buck

Coincheck exchange hack: 523 mln NEM were stored on a single-signature hot wallet, staff “deeply regret” what happened.

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Enable 2FA: Kraken Accounts Compromised, Funds Stolen

JUL 22, 2016 | by Olusegun Ogundeji

Not enabling 2FA seems to have lead to cases of accounts being compromised on Kraken.

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BitGrail Exchange Asks Devs of ‘Stolen’ Coin To Alter Ledger To ‘Cover Losses’

FEB 10, 2018 | by William Suberg

The owner of an Italian crypto exchange asked for reportedly stolen coin Nano’s ledger to be “altered”, according to altcoin staff.

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Two New Hardware Bugs Affect Most Devices, Private Keys Vulnerable

JAN 04, 2018 | by William Suberg

Newly discovered bugs affect most devices worldwide and can steal sensitive data, such as private keys. Experts recommend hardware wallets to protect crypto fun...

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New Report: North Korean Hackers Stole Funds From South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges

JAN 21, 2018 | by Joseph Young

US cybersecurity firm Recorded Future has released a new report linking Lazarus, a North Korean hacking group, to various South Korean cryptocurrency exchange h...

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Binance Reverses Irregular Trades, Resumes Trading Amidst Community Confusion About Hack

MAR 08, 2018 | by Ana Alexandre

Following a hack on the crypto exchange Binance, irregular trades have been reversed and trading activities have resumed.

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