Delma Wilson reports on the dramatic developments in the cryptocurrency market after FTX announced a massive theft, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried declared bankruptcy, and resigned. Satoshi Stacker tweeted that Kraken should be able to track down the thief/hacker because they had used Kraken to offload the stolen funds throughout the hack: BREAKING: The FTX ”Hacker”…
Category: Hack
Bahraini websites hacked hours before parliamentary election
[N] Gulf reports: Hackers targeted official websites in Bahrain just hours before the start of a parliamentary election on Saturday, the Interior Ministry said. The ministry did not identify the websites targeted, but the country’s state-run Bahrain News Agency (BNA) could not be reached online, nor could the website for Bahrain’s parliament. “Websites are being…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
ES: Half a million taxpayers and 50,000 police have their information stolen by attackers El Economista reports the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) suffered a cyberattack on its Punto Neutro Judicial (PNJ) platform that connects judicial bodies with other government agencies, including the National Police Force, the Attorney General’s Office, and the General Secretariat…
Malaysian online stock brokerage firm victim of cyberattack
After what appears to be a brief hiatus from public activity, DESORDEN GROUP is back and has listed a stock brokerage firm, UOB KayHian, as a victim. According to a statement by DESORDEN to DataBreaches, the firm was attacked in October, and although the firm has read DESORDEN’s communications to them, they have not replied…
$28 million stolen from cryptocurrency platform Deribit
Jonathan Greig reports: Cryptocurrency derivatives platform Deribit on Tuesday said a hacker stole $28 million from the company, forcing it to halt withdrawals as it investigates the incident. Deribit is a cryptocurrency futures and options exchange based in Panama City that allows customers to trade perpetual, futures, and options contracts. Read more at The Record.
Russian Hacker Behind Massive Data Breach Released From U.S. Prison
Todd Prince and Mike Eckel report: A Russian hacker who was convicted for his leading role in one of the largest data thefts in U.S. history has been released from prison after serving most of his 12-year sentence. Vladimir Drinkman was released from a Pennsylvania jail on October 28, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons told…