Crypto Exchange Bilaxy Loses $21M in Hack
Hong Kong cryptocurrency exchange Bilaxy was the victim of a hack that compromised a hot wallet on its platform and saw the transfer of 295 ERC-20 tokens, worth more than $21 million, to a single wallet on Sunday (Aug. 29). The Bilaxy hack is the 20th DeFi attack this month, according to the Investing.com report. HOGE, […]
Bitcoin.org Website Inaccessible After Being Hacked by Apparent Giveaway Scam
The site could not be opened as of 05:44 UTC Thursday, after falling victim earlier in the day to an attack claiming it would double funds sent to it. Bitcoin.org’s website has gone dark after falling victim to an apparent giveaway scam earlier Thursday. As of 05:44 UTC Thursday, visitors to the site were greeted […]
AT&T Faces Legal Case After Hacked User Loses $560,000 In Stolen Ethereum Cryptocurrency
American telecom giant AT&T is being sued after one of its customers was allegedly scammed out of cryptocurrency in a SIM swap attack. Jamarquis Etheridge, a Texas, US-based man sued AT&T after he lost cryptocurrency tokens worth $560,000 (roughly Rs. 4 crores) from an account linked to his phone number. As per reports, Etheridge fell […]