‘Cryptojacking’ Attacks on Financial Firms Surged in First Half July 27, 2022 Hackers are increasingly targeting financial firms such as banks and trading houses with attacks designed to use their computer systems...
Hackers Steal $100 Million by Exploiting Crypto’s Weak Link June 24, 2022 By Olga Kharif Hackers looted about $100 million from a so-called cryptocurrency bridge, again exposing a key vulnerability in the digital-asset ecosystem. Blockchain...
Elon Musk Sued for $258 Billion Over Alleged Dogecoin Pyramid Scheme June 17, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Elon Musk was sued for $258 billion on Thursday by a Dogecoin investor who accused him of running a pyramid...
Binance U.S. Exchange Sued by Crypto Investor Over Stablecoin Collapse June 14, 2022 By Luc Cohen Binance U.S. and its CEO were sued on Monday by a U.S. investor who alleges the cryptocurrency exchange falsely marketed...
FTC Says $1 Billion Lost in Cryptocurrency Scams Since 2021 June 9, 2022 According to a report from the FTC, over 46,000 people lost over $1 billion in cryptocurrency from scams since the...
U.S. Senators Unveil Bill to Regulate Cryptocurrency June 8, 2022 By Pete Schroeder A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would establish new rules for cryptocurrency, and hand...
U.S. SEC Chair Says Much to Be Done to Protect Crypto Investors May 17, 2022 By John McCrank Cryptocurrency assets are highly speculative and investors in them need more protections or they could lose trust in the markets,...
U.S. SEC Ramps Up Crypto Fraud Oversight by Adding 20 Employees May 3, 2022 By Katanga Johnson The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday it will add 20 positions to its enforcement unit for...
U.S. Ties North Korean Hacker Group Lazarus to Huge Cryptocurrency Theft April 19, 2022 By Raphael Satter and Daphne Psaledakis The United States has linked North Korean hackers to the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency...
Biden Orders Government to Study Digital Dollar, Other Cryptocurrency Risks March 10, 2022 By Andrea Shalal and Katanga Johnson U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday requiring the government to assess the risks and benefits of...