Theft

Amazon Merchants Affected By Cyberattack
Amazon Merchants Affected By Cyberattack
May 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Amazon was the target of an “extensive” cyberattack in which hackers stole money from merchant accounts and funneled them into their own, according to a...

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China Acknowledges US Cyber Hacking, IP Theft Concerns
China Acknowledges US Cyber Hacking, IP Theft Concerns
April 04, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

China has finally admitted that the U.S. has a point when it comes to its concerns about IP theft, forced technology transfer and cyber hacking....

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Microsoft: State-Sponsored Hackers Siphoned Money From Several FIs
Microsoft: State-Sponsored Hackers Siphoned Money From Several FIs
March 01, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Microsoft’s lastest cybersecurity report has revealed that state-sponsored hackers have attacked several financial services firms, managing to steal “large sums of cash.” According to Bloomberg,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitfinex Reimbursed $110K In Stolen Crypto; Australia Eyes Blockchain For X-Border Payments Reporting
Bitcoin Daily: Bitfinex Reimbursed $110K In Stolen Crypto; Australia Eyes Blockchain For X-Border Payments Reporting
February 26, 2019  |  Bitcoin

U.S. federal law enforcement agencies have recovered $110,000 worth of stolen bitcoin, and returned it to cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. That amount — totaling 27.7 bitcoin...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Price Passes $4K Post-JPM Coin; Bitmain Loses $500M In Q3 2018
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Price Passes $4K Post-JPM Coin; Bitmain Loses $500M In Q3 2018
February 20, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Coinbase announced that it has acquired Neutrino, a blockchain intelligence platform. “Blockchain intelligence is increasingly important in the crypto ecosystem and is necessary to achieve...

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China’s P2P Crackdown Nets 62 Arrests, $1.5B Seized
China’s P2P Crackdown Nets 62 Arrests, $1.5B Seized
February 18, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

China’s Operation Fox Hunt has led to the arrest of 62 Chinese nationals abroad and the seizure of 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) in assets from...

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Bitcoin Daily: IBM Unveils Blockchain Projects; ICOs Notch $12.8B In ‘Team Profits’
Bitcoin Daily: IBM Unveils Blockchain Projects; ICOs Notch $12.8B In ‘Team Profits’
January 17, 2019  |  Bitcoin

IBM is planning to use blockchain to help monitor supply chains in the metals industry, CoinDesk reported. In one case, the technology company plans to...

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Amazon Teams With Cops To Catch Crooks
Amazon Teams With Cops To Catch Crooks
December 13, 2018  |  Amazon

Police in Jersey City are partnering with Amazon on an operation aimed to catch thieves stealing holiday packages from residential homes. Law enforcement is installing doorbell...

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North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus Takes In $571M
North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus Takes In $571M
October 19, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Internet hackers have pilfered $882 million of digital currency from crypto exchanges since last year, but one group in particular has netted roughly half that...

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