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 …
Binance Helps Btcturk With Hack Investigations — Freezes Over $5.3M in Stolen Funds
Turkish crypto exchange Btcturk has suffered a cyber attack which caused unauthorized withdrawals from the platform. Crypto exchange Binance is assisting Btcturk with investigating the breach and has already frozen over $ 5.3M in stolen funds, Binance’s CEO has disclosed. Btcturk has reopened deposits and withdrawals for all ERC20 cryptocurrencies on the ERC20 network. …
Sky Mavis Reports Return of $5.7 Million in Digital Assets Stolen During Ronin Attack
Sky Mavis announced that Norwegian authorities have recovered and returned $ 5.7 million in digital assets stolen during the Ronin bridge incident. The Web3 game developer stated that an additional $ 40 million in digital assets is currently frozen. However, the company cannot predict when it will be able to recover and return …
Over $300M in BTC Stolen From Japanese Exchange DMM Bitcoin in Major Security Breach
DMM Bitcoin, a subsidiary of DMM Group, has reported a significant security breach resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 bitcoin (BTC), valued at approximately $ 303 million. The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange detected the unauthorized transfer of funds from its wallet at 1:26 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2024. In response, DMM Bitcoin has assured …