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The Australian Senate passed a new bill that hands “extraordinary” new hacking powers to authorities, who will now be able to access the computers and networks of those suspec...

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Aug 26, 2021 at 11:04 p.m. UTC

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$600M Poly Heist Shows DeFi Needs Hackers to Become Unhackable

If computers will continue to do more important things, we'll require those programs to be secure. Learning what not to do is one way there.

By Daniel Kuhn

Aug 12, 2021 at 5:07 p.m. UTC

Aug 12, 2021

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Finance Giant Plaid Reportedly Paid People $500 for Their Employer Payroll Logins

According to a VICE report, fintech giant Plaid paid some people $500 for their employer payroll logins. “The Hash” panel reacts, raising the potential connections to privacy...

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May 11, 2021 at 10:30 p.m. UTC

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Hackers Mined Crypto on GitHub's Servers: Report

The activity was first noticed in November, according to the report.

By Anna Baydakova

Apr 5, 2021 at 11:52 a.m. UTC

Apr 5, 2021

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Cover Protocol Attack Perpetrated by 'White Hat,' Funds Returned, Hacker Claims

The exploiter has cashed out over $4 million including about 1,400 ether, one million DAI and 90 WBTC.

By Kevin Reynolds David Pan

Dec 28, 2020 at 2:24 p.m. UTC

Dec 28, 2020

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BitGrail Operator May Have Hacked Own Exchange to Steal €120M, Police Allege

Italian police said the Florence-based man is either behind the breaches or took no action after the first attack came to light.

By Tanzeel Akhtar

Dec 21, 2020 at 4:04 p.m. UTC

Dec 21, 2020

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US Alleges Top Russian Cyber Hackers Tried to Cover Digital Tracks With Bitcoin

The cyberhackers used bitcoin to cover their ties to critical hacking campaign "infrastructure" such as servers and domain names, according to an indictment unsealed Monday by...

By Danny Nelson

Oct 19, 2020 at 6:08 p.m. UTC

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KuCoin Maintains Wallet Freeze as Hackers Begin Laundering Stolen Crypto

The exchange's weekend thieves appear to be searching for buyers of their $281 million in stolen crypto.

By Danny Nelson

Sep 29, 2020 at 3:52 p.m. UTC

Sep 29, 2020

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Ocean Protocol Forks to Retrieve Tokens Stolen From KuCoin Exchange

On Sunday, Ocean Protocol conducted a hard fork from its old token address to prevent the KuCoin exchange hacker from continued unloading of stolen OCEAN tokens on decentraliz...

By William Foxley

Sep 28, 2020 at 5:08 p.m. UTC

Sep 28, 2020

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