SEC blames sim-swapping, lack of MFA for X account hijacking
Multifactor authentication was disabled at the SEC’s request last year after staff had difficulties accessing the social media account.
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After hack, X claims SEC failed to use two-factor authentication
A breach of the Securities and Exchange Commission's account on the platform formerly known as Twitter caused bitcoin prices to spike.
Bitcoin price jumps after hackers hijack SEC Twitter account
SEC Chair Gary Gensler said an unauthorized tweet was posted after the agency's Twitter account was compromised.
FBI takes down dark web marketplace for U.S. citizen personal data
The crime operation may have been connected to Joker's Stash.
New York couple accused of laundering cryptocurrency from $4.5 billion Bitfinex hack
The Justice Department says it's the agency's largest recovery of stolen cryptocurrency to date.
Suspicious withdrawals were indeed a ‘security incident,’ $30M stolen, Crypto.com says
The hack affected more than $30 million spread across the wallets of 483 users, the cryptocurrency exchange said, clearing up details that it refused to offer earlier…
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Previously unreported North Korean espionage part of busy 2021 for country’s hackers
The research reveals prolific North Korean hacking efforts emanating from one of its most visible hacking groups.
Suspect in scheme to breach major Twitter accounts is now charged with hacking crypto executives
"I don't care," the suspect previously told the New York Times. "They can come arrest me. I would laugh at them. I haven't done anything."
Scammers pounce on internet-for-rent services, generating cryptocurrency in quiet
Email fraud and ransomware attackers apparently are not enough.
Poly Network fully recovers assets stolen in unusual $600M cryptocurrency hack
The company will now begin to restore all its services.