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ForkLog 7 11.11.2021

U.S. Congress to consider a bill standardising ransomware reporting

A member of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry, introduced a ransomware and financial stability bill. The measure would create the 'rules of the game' for victims of such attacks.

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ForkLog 10 11.11.2021

Hackers attacked MediaMarkt and demanded a $50 million Bitcoin ransom

MediaMarkt, the European electronics and home appliances retailer, was hit by a Hive ransomware attack. Hackers are demanding $50 million in Bitcoin, according to Retail Detail.

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ForkLog 31 10.11.2021

Bitcoin exchange Chatex halts withdrawals and blocks user funds

On 10 November, the Telegram bot for exchanging cryptocurrencies Chatex stated that it was suspending operations amid an investigation into the company being conducted in the United States.

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ForkLog 9 10.11.2021

Binance CEO: SQUID token scam is not the last in the DeFi sector

The founder and CEO of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, Changpeng Zhao, commented on the SQUID token scam inspired by the popular Netflix series 'Squid Game' and other risks for users in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.

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ForkLog 11 09.11.2021

FinCEN issues updated guidance on ransomware

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has issued an updated version of guidance aimed at countering ransomware.

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ForkLog 23 09.11.2021

Synapse Bridge cross-chain protocol prevented an $8 million hack

Developers of the Synapse Bridge cross-chain protocol thwarted a hacker from draining about $8 million from the metapool Avalanche Neutral Dollar (nUSD). The incident, which the team disclosed in Discord chat, occurred on November 7.

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ForkLog 12 09.11.2021

Survey: Russian business pays ransomware demands more often, according to a study

In 2021, Russian companies began paying ransomware operators more often, according to a Positive Technologies study.

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ForkLog 16 09.11.2021

Robinhood reports a data breach affecting customers

The online broker Robinhood acknowledged a data breach of user personal data. The incident occurred on November 3, the company said in a blog post.

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ForkLog 48 09.11.2021

U.S. Sanctions Hit Bitcoin Exchange Chatex

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of the Justice added to the sanctions list the addresses of the Chatex Telegram bot for cryptocurrency exchange, as well as affiliated entities Izibits OÜ, Chatextech SIA and Hightrade Finance Ltd.

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ForkLog 15 08.11.2021

Media reports resignation of Austrian military official over possible ties to Wirecard executive

A senior official at the Austrian defence ministry has been suspended from his post over suspected ties to former Wirecard chief operating officer Jan Marsalek and Russia.

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ForkLog 30 05.11.2021

DeFi platform bZx reports hack; losses estimated at $55 million

On Friday, November 5, the developers of the DeFi platform bZx acknowledged the loss of funds due to a hack.

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ForkLog 12 05.11.2021

Russian Foreign Ministry confirms detention of co-founder of Coyote Crypto and EggChange

On 2 November in Amsterdam, at the request of U.S. authorities, the co-founder of the cryptocurrency-exchange group Coyote Crypto and EggChange, Denis Dubnikov, was detained. Days later, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed the detention.

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