Apr 27, 20222 min readNo monkey business: Bored Ape Yacht Club hackedYuga Labs, the collective behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs, was targeted in a hacking attack via Instagram this week....
Apr 1, 20222 min readACCC takes Meta to task over alleged misleading crypto ads on FacebookThe ACCC has commenced Federal Court proceedings against Meta - the owner of the Facebook social media platform - for alleged breaches of...
Mar 16, 20221 min readUS DOJ seizes $28M in crypto from serial ransomware actorThe US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized US$28 million worth of cryptocurrency - primarily Bitcoin - from a hacker who is alleged to...
Mar 10, 20222 min readRussia racing to sidestep sanctions with crafty crypto usage?While the US Congress and media whip up headlines to sell newspapers (or get clicks) by talking up the "possible risks" of Russia...
Feb 24, 20222 min readCritical bug in Coinbase reported and fixedA security engineer under the user name 'Tree of Alpha' has been paid USD$250,000 as a 'bug bounty' for locating a frighteningly simple...
Feb 22, 20222 min readFBI Forms Crack Team to Target Crypto CrimeThe United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced that it is launching a new team dedicated to blockchain analysis,...
Aug 27, 20212 min readCash Remains Preferred Currency For Criminals There has been endless speculation surrounding the safety and legitimacy of cryptocurrencies in recent years, with particular emphasis on...
Aug 20, 20212 min readRansom-everywhere: Chainalysis Report Shows Ransomware as Fastest Growing Crypto-related CrimeChainanalysis recently released a mid-year update on the still small, but growing threat of ransomware. Ransomware continues to be a...
Jul 16, 20212 min readUnnamed employee sprung stealing from liquidated exchange Cryptopia An unnamed Christchurch man has recently pleaded guilty to stealing over NZ$250,000 worth of digital currency from digital currency...