Indian crypto exchange Wazirx has announced a $ 23 million bounty program to recover assets stolen in a cyberattack on its multisig wallet. Emphasizing community involvement, co-founder Nischal Shetty outlined the rewards for tracking, freezing, and ethically recovering the stolen funds. He insists that the attack was not due to phishing but involved multiple …
Wazirx Prepares Bounty Program to Recover $230 Million Stolen in Security Breach
Wazirx co-founder Nischal Shetty has updated the public on the $ 230 million security breach affecting the Indian crypto exchange. The Wazirx team is preparing a bounty program, engaging with expert teams to trace the stolen funds, and collaborating with other exchanges. “This is an unprecedented attack on one of the largest crypto exchanges …
FBI Warns of Fake Firms Promising to Recover Lost Cryptocurrencies
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has alerted the public to “an emerging criminal tactic” targeting investors who have already fallen victim to cryptocurrency scams and seek to recover their lost funds. These fraudsters often claim to be authorized by the FBI, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), or other government agencies to lend credibility to […]
Poloniex Hit by $114 Million Hot Wallet Heist; Justin Sun Pledges to Recover Funds
Onchain data and reports have highlighted unusual outflows from cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex, prompting concerns of a possible hot wallet breach worth approximately $ 114 million. Justin Sun, the exchange’s proprietor and Tron’s creator, has stated that the incident is under investigation. Poloniex’s Hot Wallets Breached in $ 114M Hack The breach at the …
British Law Firm to Sue Onecoin Cryptoqueen to Recover Investor Funds
A London-headquartered law firm is preparing a lawsuit against the fugitive mastermind of the Onecoin crypto pyramid scheme, ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova. Its lawyers intend to file a class action suit in the United Kingdom’s High Court, the British press revealed. Fugitive Cryptoqueen May Face U.K. High Court Lawsuit Over Investor Losses Mishcon de Reya, the […]