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• 15:03, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page NiceHash Exchange Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/nicehashexchangehack.php}} NiceHash is not only one of the most popular mining brokerage platforms out there; they also function as a cryptocurrency exchange. The platform was founded in part by Matjaž Škorjanc who is known to have spread malware on millions of PCs, however the breach appears to have occurred through the other founder and CEO Marko Kobal who fell victim to a spear phishing attac...")
• 15:03, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Confido Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/confidoexitscam.php}} thumb|ConfidoConfido promised to develop a new crypto service which actually appeared quite promising, and would serve as an escrow for application for shipments. However, the team was completely fake. After disappearing completely, they reappeared and made a decision to run a refund through the Kucoin exchange. As far as can be told, all funds were retur...")
• 15:03, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Confido.jpg
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• 15:02, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Tether USDT Token Theft (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/tetherusdttokentheft.php}} thumb|TetherTether is a stablecoin that has a typical market value of $1 USD. New tether tokens are issued from a treasury. This treasury held a significant portion of the funds in a wallet protected by a single private key. That wallet was breached, and the funds were sent to a malicious actor. However, unlike with most crypto-assets, Tether is in f...")
• 15:02, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Tether.jpg
• 15:02, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Tether.jpg
• 15:02, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page My BTG Wallet Fraud (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/mybtgwalletfraud.php}} thumb|Bitcoin GoldThe My BTG Wallet was a fake wallet listed on the official Bitcoin Gold website. A developer gained prominence in the community and requested them to link to his wallet. This service asked user to enter their private key, then sent it to the attacker. Once the scheme was uncovered, the link was removed, however no urgent announcemen...")
• 15:02, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bitcoingold.jpg
• 15:02, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Bitcoingold.jpg
• 15:01, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Optioment Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/optiomentbitcoinponzischeme.php}} thumb|Optioment BitcoinOptioment Bitcoin promoted that bitcoin trading was the most lucrative opportunity "in the world", and assured customers that they could consistently earn "between 1.5%, 2% or 4% interest" on "safe" arbitrage trading. They had a nice multi-level marketing arrangement which users could take advantage of for even more pr...")
• 15:01, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Optioment.jpg
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• 15:00, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Parity Ethereum Frozen (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/parityethereumfrozen.php}} thumb|ParityParity created a complex multi-signature smart contract which had a public function enabling anyone to take claim over a wallet. Because of the complexity, this was hidden in another part of the contract which was not easy to find. Parity had no formal audit, nor bug bounty program running. Eventually, a hacker found the function and use...")
• 15:00, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Bitpetite Ponzi Scheme (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitpetiteponzischeme.php}} thumb|BitpetiteBitpetite launched as an apparent bitcoin mixing service. However, the primary business was taking people's funds and using them to pay out subsequent investors (a ponzi scheme). By November 5th, 2017, the scheme had collapsed. It does not appear that investors were able to receive any of their funds back. This exchange or platform...")
• 15:00, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bitpetite.jpg
• 15:00, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Bitpetite.jpg
• 15:00, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page New York Biker Gang Ether Theft (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/newyorkbikergangethertheft.php}} thumb|NoneAn unknown cyber-millionaire became victim of theft. Three biker gang members tricked the victim into a van, and threatened him with a gun until he revealed the location of his 24 word passphrase. While it took many months, eventually the thieves were brought to justice and most of the funds were returned. This exchange or...")
• 14:59, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Threebikersnewyork.jpg
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• 14:59, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page MyEtherWallet Phishing Steals Thousands (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/myetherwalletphishingstealsthousands.php}} thumb|MyEtherWalletMyEtherWallet is a popular and widely used cryptocurrency wallet service. A realistic email update was sent out, providing users with a link to download a new version of the wallet, which was intended to handle an upcoming hard fork. Those users who clicked the link in the email received would have been redir...")
• 14:59, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Myetherwallet.jpg
• 14:59, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Myetherwallet.jpg
• 14:59, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BitOrbit Ltd Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitorbitltdexitscam.php}} thumb|BitOrbit LtdIn September 2021, BitOrbit Ltd (not to be confused with the separate BitOrbit social media platform) launched an investment platform, promising that they were registered and set up properly as a mining and trading company. At some point around October 13th, they stopped paying out any funds. The website remained offline until at le...")
• 14:58, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bitorbit.jpg
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• 14:58, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Diamondreserveclub.jpg
• 14:58, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Diamondreserveclub.jpg
• 14:58, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Diamond Reserve Club False Claims (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/diamondreserveclubfalseclaims.php}} thumb|Diamond Reserve ClubThe Diamond Reserve Club was an organization which planned to offer tokens that were backed by diamonds and real estate to members. However, in actuality, there wasn't any backing yet. $75k worth of funds were raised before the SEC got involved and attempted to shut down the operation. They were able to r...")
• 14:58, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Bitfinex Phishing Website (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitfinexphishingwebsite.php}} thumb|BitfinexIn September 2017, hackers set up the domain bitfienex.com as a phishing website against the Bitfinex platform. It is unknown how many users were affected, though there are no reports of any funds lost. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Bitfinex == "Bitfinex is a Hong Kong-based cryptoc...")
• 14:57, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Control Finance Scheme (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/controlfinancescheme.php}} thumb|Control FinanceControl Finance was a multi-level ponzi scheme which was operated by a fictional Benjamin Reynolds. As in a typical ponzi, this scheme used the funds of new investors to pay out old investors. It claimed that the invested funds were being used to perform intelligent trades, which is a common ponzi scheme claim. Investors...")
• 14:57, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Controlfinance.jpg
• 14:57, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Controlfinance.jpg
• 14:57, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Xtreme Coin MLM Exit (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/xtremecoinmlmexit.php}} thumb|Xtreme CoinXtremeCoin had no product or utility provided through their program. The way XtremeCoin worked is that you paid in, and received back a commission once you signed up 6 new members. The XtremeCoin website appears to have stopped at the end of 2018. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Xtreme...")
• 14:57, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Xtremecoin.jpg
• 14:57, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Xtremecoin.jpg
• 14:56, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Bittrex Spoofed Website Hack GodOfWhatevers (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bittrexspoofedwebsitehackgodofwhatevers.php}} thumb|BittrexA Bittrex user reported having $100k in funds withdrawn from their Bittrex account during a suspiciously lengthy login session. This most likely happened due to them visiting the wrong website URL or having malware on their computer to redirect their traffic to the wrong website. This exchange or platform is based in...")
• 14:56, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bittrex.jpg
• 14:56, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Bittrex.jpg
• 14:55, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Bancor Front-Running Possible (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bancorfront-runningpossible.php}} thumb|BancorIt's possible on a decentralized exchange for an adversary to observe the Ethereum mem-pool, see that another participant wants to make a purchase, and also decide to make a purchase at the same price. Hence, the original purchaser would end up missing a portion of their purchase at that price, and have to pay more, depending on th...")
• 14:55, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bancor.jpg
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• 14:55, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page MyAdvertisingPays Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/myadvertisingpaysexitscam.php}} thumb|MyAdvertisingPaysThe MyAdvertisingPays platform supposedly ran a platform where investors were getting payouts from advertising revenue. Suffice to say, there was none. Later, they claimed that credit card processor issues had shut their service down. The country for this case study is not yet known. == About MyAdvertisingPays...")
• 14:55, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Myadvertisingpays.jpg
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• 14:54, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Centratech.jpg
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• 14:54, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Centra Tech Fake Debit Card (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/centratechfakedebitcard.php}} thumb|Centra TechCentra Tech pretended that they could provide a service for spending cryptocurrency through a credit card, including fake partnerships with Mastercard and Visa. There was no such service, however investors happily sent them vast sums of money based on the claims. This exchange or platform is based in United States, or the inci...")
• 14:54, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BTC-e Assets Seized By US Authorities (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/btceshutdownexitscam.php}} thumb|BTC-eThe BTC-e platform was officially registered in London, however it was widely known to be used for laundering stolen or extorted funds on a regular basis. For example, there is evidence that it was one of the most popular methods for criminals to cash out ransomware payments. Despite this reputation, there were many people who still used the...")
• 14:54, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Veritaseum Peer To Peer Platform (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/veritaseumpeertopeerplatform.php}} thumb|VeritaseumVeritaseum was launching a peer to peer exchange platform. Investors were able to purchase VERI tokens on the open market and as part of the ICO. Some of these VERI tokens were stored in the wallet of Reggie Middleton, which was secured using SMS-based two factor authentication. The phone was SIM-swapped, and this was use...")