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Overview of recent events related to fraud in the cryptocurrency and blockchain market.

Hackers again move bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex
ForkLog 10 18.08.2020

Hackers again move bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex

A portion of the bitcoins stolen from the Bitfinex exchange in 2016 has moved again. This time, according to Whale Alert, 473.3183 BTC (~$5.84 million) were transferred in two transactions to an unknown wallet.
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Hackers target Tor users to steal bitcoins
ForkLog 11 12.08.2020

Hackers target Tor users to steal bitcoins

An unknown hacking group used the Tor network to attack users of cryptocurrency sites, security researcher Nusenu said.
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Media: Bitcoin scammers step up after India lifts crypto-trading restrictions
ForkLog 8 11.08.2020

Media: Bitcoin scammers step up after India lifts crypto-trading restrictions

The Supreme Court of India's removal of restrictions on cryptocurrency trading in March this year led to a sharp rise in Bitcoin investors. Cyber scammers took advantage, launching fake apps to defraud them, according to India TV.
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ForkLog 8 11.08.2020

Australian hacker sentenced to two years and three months in prison for stealing $300,000 in XRP

The Australian court sentenced Katherine Nguyen to two years and three months in prison for the theft of 100,000 XPR in January 2018. She became the first person in the country’s history to be charged in such a case, according to Information Age.
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How Wirecard collapsed: dubious clients, forged reports and a €2bn hole
ForkLog 49 10.08.2020

How Wirecard collapsed: dubious clients, forged reports and a €2bn hole

The card-issuing Wirecard, one of the 30 largest German companies by market capitalization, collapsed at the end of June, having proven to be a carefully masked hollow shell.
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Damage from second Ethereum Classic 51% attack in a week estimated at $1.68 million
ForkLog 19 07.08.2020

Damage from second Ethereum Classic 51% attack in a week estimated at $1.68 million

As a result of the second 51% attack in five days on Ethereum Classic, a section of the network 4,236 blocks deep was reorganised. This allowed the attacker to carry out double spends totalling $1.68 million, according to Bitquery's latest report.
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Unknown extortionist demanded Bitcoin from Telegram channels, threatening to reveal inflated subscriber counts
ForkLog 5 06.08.2020

Unknown extortionist demanded Bitcoin from Telegram channels, threatening to reveal inflated subscriber counts

Administrators of several Telegram channels that publish on economic and political topics received a letter from an unknown person demanding a cryptocurrency ransom. The Telegram channel 'Как-то вот так' reports this.
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ForkLog 13 06.08.2020

Fake Bitcoin giveaway linked to popular Apple analyst appears on YouTube

Popular tech blogger Jon Prosser fell victim to criminals who hacked his YouTube account. On the channel renamed to 'NASA' with 262,000 subscribers, a scam Bitcoin giveaway began.
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Canon falls victim to cryptocurrency extortionists
ForkLog 10 06.08.2020

Canon falls victim to cryptocurrency extortionists

On July 30, Canon's cloud servers were hit by ransomware. Hackers are extorting cryptocurrency under the threat of releasing user data.
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Malicious actors have created Uniswap copycat sites to steal cryptocurrency and are promoting them on Google
ForkLog 13 06.08.2020

Malicious actors have created Uniswap copycat sites to steal cryptocurrency and are promoting them on Google

Several fake Uniswap copycat sites appeared online, through which attackers steal cryptocurrencies. The fraudulent sites are promoted via Google ads.
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17-year-old Twitter hacker charged with 30 counts
ForkLog 10 06.08.2020

17-year-old Twitter hacker charged with 30 counts

On 5 August, hearings were held in the case of the 17-year-old Graham Clarke, accused of a large-scale Twitter hack. This is reported by the Tampa Bay Times.
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Ethereum Classic network hit by second attack in a week
ForkLog 20 06.08.2020

Ethereum Classic network hit by second attack in a week

Ethereum Classic has recorded its second 51% attack in a week. Bitquery analysts concluded that the damage from the previous attack was 807,260 ETC (~$5.6 million).
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