Japan, often fondly referred to as the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ has this year increasingly become the ‘Land of rising crypto theft,’ with a new report suggesting that the yen equivalent of $540 million has been stolen during the first six months of the year. $540 Million in Crypto Theft in 2018, Says Japan’s…
Three individuals from Bulgaria were arrested over the suspected theft of nearly $5 million in crypto like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Three Bulgarians Arrested over Crypto Theft Authorities in Bulgaria arrested and charged three suspects with the alleged theft of $5 million in cryptocurrencies, according to the prosecution, and the ministry of interior – a branch…
Reports from South Korea-based Yonhap News Agency have revealed that Upbit, one of the largest crypto exchanges in South Korea experienced over 159,000 hacking attempts in the first half of 2023 alone. Upbit’s Hacking Attempts According to the data from Upbit’s parent company Dunamu shared with the local news agency, the hacking attempts of the…