Tagged: security breach

January 13, 2026 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On January 12, 2026, investing and savings platform Betterment revealed that a sophisticated social engineering attack was responsible for a recent security incident. This breach allowed an unauthorized individual to access certain customer personal information and send fraudulent messages promoting a fake cryptocurrency-related offer to… Read More

January 2, 2026 @ 5:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency sector experienced a significant respite in December 2025, with financial damages from hacks and exploits dropping more than 60% to approximately $76 million, according to a report from blockchain security firm PeckShield released on January 1, 2026. This figure represents a substantial reduction… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian released its latest Data Breach Industry Forecast, offering a look at the cyber threat ecosystem. The predictions address how the coming year could bring another new wave of more sophisticated attacks driven by artificial intelligence along with various other threats as well as significant… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange Upbit recently claimed that it had identified and fixed a major codebase vulnerability found in its internal digital wallet system and platform while carrying out an urgent probe into the recent $30 million hack / theft that impacted the South Korean exchange this… Read More

October 23, 2025 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange WazirX is reportedly planning to resume its trading operations this coming Friday (October 24, 2025) following 16 long months of closure. As widely reported, WazirX had been forced to suspend trading activity after a massive hack / security breach that resulted in a… Read More

October 14, 2025 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Singapore High Court has reportedly approved crypto exchange WazirX‘s debt restructuring scheme on October 13, 2025. The announcement has come after the Indian digital currency exchange had been hacked in July of 2024. This court approval in Singapore enables the crypto platform to proceed… Read More

September 9, 2025 @ 2:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealthsimple, a Canadian Fintech company, disclosed a data security incident that compromised the personal information of a small fraction of its three million clients. The breach, which affected fewer than 1% of its user base—approximately 30,000 customers—exposed sensitive details such as Social Insurance Numbers (SINs),… Read More

September 3, 2025 @ 6:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent cyberattack, hackers recently infiltrated the systems of Sinqia S.A., the Brazilian subsidiary of fintech Evertec, in an audacious attempt to siphon off $130 million. The breach, which has sent shockwaves through the financial technology sector, underscores the growing threat of cyberattacks on… Read More

July 19, 2025 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On July 19, 2025, CoinDCX, one of India’s cryptocurrency exchanges, suffered a significant security breach, resulting in a loss of approximately $44 million. The incident, which occurred exactly one year after a devastating $235 million hack of rival exchange WazirX, has reignited concerns about the… Read More

May 26, 2025 @ 9:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A major cybersecurity breach has recently been unveiled, revealing a staggering 184 million login credentials, including emails and passwords, likely harvested through infostealer malware. Discovered by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler, the unprotected 47GB database was found on a misconfigured cloud server, accessible to anyone without… Read More

April 1, 2025 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On March 30, 2025, SlowMist, a blockchain security firm, reported a significant breach in the Ethereum-based leveraged trading platform SIR.trading (@leveragesir). The company’s MistEye security monitoring system detected the attack, which led to a loss exceeding $300,000 in digital assets. This incident underscores the persistent… Read More

March 18, 2025 @ 1:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain security firm SlowMist released a detailed report exposing a critical vulnerability in SwitchyOmega, a widely used Chrome proxy-switching extension, highlighting its potential to steal users’ private keys. The report from SlowMist unveils a tampering incident that compromised user security, traces its origins, and offers… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 12:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blockaid noted that on February 21, 2025, Bybit fell victim to one of the largest crypto heists in history, losing “approximately $1.5 billion” worth of Ethereum (ETH) tokens. Blockaid pointed out that this incident wasn’t just another hack—it was a stark reminder… Read More

January 25, 2025 @ 5:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform NoOnes has revealed it was the victim of a significant security breach earlier this month, resulting in the loss of approximately $8 million in crypto assets. CEO Ray Youssef confirmed the hack after it was disclosed by crypto researcher ZachXBT… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One of the world’s largest fintechs, Finastra, recently experienced a major data breach. Since Finastra’s solutions have been used across large banking service providers, it is likely that many financial services firms may experience challenges when it comes to user privacy and security. According to… Read More

November 18, 2024 @ 10:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Bengali man was recently taken into police custody, allegedly in connection with the massive $235 million WazirX crypto hack reported earlier this year. Delhi authorities (in India) apparently made a significant breakthrough in the WazirX hacking incident, by arresting a suspect residing in West… Read More

June 24, 2024 @ 10:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital currency exchange Binance is reportedly assisting in investigating a recent attack carried out against Turkish crypto exchange BtcTurk, with more than $5 million in pilfered funds now having been frozen. This, according to social media update from Binance CEO Richard Teng. Teng noted that… Read More

December 4, 2023 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Based on the insights from the SlowMist Blockchain Hacked Archive, the month of November 2023 was marked by “a significant number of security breaches within the blockchain sector.” In total, 47 distinct incidents were recorded, “cumulatively leading to a substantial loss estimated at around $349… Read More

November 21, 2023 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On 18 November 2023, Kronos Research announced, via social media platform X, that unauthorized access to their API resulted in “a loss of approximately $26 million.” As noted in an update shared by CertiK, the incident “isn’t a typical private key compromise which often refers… Read More

November 19, 2023 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this month, crypto exchange Poloniex was hacked. At the time of the hack, there was not enough information available to determine the real extent of the damage caused by the security breach. However, the team at Certik has now provided a detailed analysis of… Read More