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• 21:23, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Gokturk.webp
• 21:22, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Upbit Hot Wallet Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/upbithotwallethack.php}} Upbit was one of a series of exchanges which had previously undergone a government security inspection, which failed to detect vulnerabilities. Although I found reports that Upbit had been attempting to deny the hack, I suspect that this was confusion over Upbit denying any further hacking (beyond the original ETH) was occurring. Upbit has stated that they will reimburse...")
• 21:21, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Jorg Molt Bitcoin Pension (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/jorgmoltbitcoinpension.php}} thumb|Jorg MoltJorg Molt claimed to be a co-founder of bitcoin, and claimed to have 250,000 bitcoins. His "Bitcoin Pension" project raised over $2.14m from investors that was supposedly going to be invested into mining equipment. It appears no mining equipment was purchased, and investors lost their funds. Jorg gained prominence as many people wer...")
• 21:21, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Jorgmolt.jpg
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• 21:21, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Trezor abruceky Google Search Phishing (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/trezorabrucekygooglesearchphishing.php}} thumb|TrezorReddit user abruceky reports that they fell victim to a Google Adwords phishing website and gave up the seed phrase for their wallet which contained 3.43 bitcoins. The phishing website showed up as the top result on a Google search for "Trezor". Once the funds were taken, the thief converted them to Monero using a centralized...")
• 21:21, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Faulty Secure Element Phishing (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerfaultysecureelementphishing.php}} thumb|LedgerMultiple Ledger users reported receiving a phishing email which attempted to convince them that their Ledger device might not be secure. It specifically provided a reasonably plausible hypothesis that the Secure Element might be defective in generating the random numbers, something which could possibly happen with sophisticate...")
• 21:20, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page OvexTrade Withdrawal Fraud Platform (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ovextradewithdrawalfraudplatform.php}} thumb|OvexTradeScammers were setting up multiple fraudulent platforms such as OvexTrade, then offering loans on the BitcoinTalk forum. Participants reported that the loan application process included recording videos of themselves for a KYC validation. Once a loan applicant was approved, they would be informed that their bitcoin was sen...")
• 21:20, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Ovextrade.jpg
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• 21:20, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Sablier Developmental Exploit (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/sablierdevelopmentalexploit.php}} thumb|SablierDuring an early version of the smart contract, the Sablier platform found that it was vulnerable. Users of this early platform version would have provided full access to their ethereum (ERC20) wallet, which would have exposed them to the full risk. The issue was ultimately fixed before it was exploited and Sablier continues to op...")
• 21:20, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Sablier.jpg
• 21:20, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Sablier.jpg
• 21:19, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page PayFair P2P Exchange Hacked (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/payfairp2pexchangehacked.php}} Ethereum is tricky to set up as a proper multi-signature wallet, since the functionality is not built-in and must instead be done through a smart contract. Smart contracts often have exploitable vulnerabilities. But more importantly, it does not make sense to trust an unknown entity in an unidentified country with your funds, regardless of whether the exchange claims...")
• 21:19, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page WoToken Wallet Service (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/wotokenwalletservice.php}} The website was extremely simple and promised a "New Safe Platform". Users were instructed to "Download WO TOKEN DAPP, Create an account by phone number or email." There was an Android and iPhone version of the wallet. "WO TOKEN wallet can add mainstream digital asset like BTC ETH LTC ETC. Platform coin 'WOR' can exchange others." The only mention of profit was a "financ...")
• 21:19, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page MakerDao Auction Lack of Validation (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/makerdaoauctionlackofvalidation.php}} thumb|MakerDAOThe MakerDAO auction platform had a vulnerability which would have allowed an attacker to create a fake bid without spending DAI, thereby effectively stealing the assets in question. The vulnerability was discovered and resolved before it was exploited. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country....")
• 21:18, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page DDEX Exchange Price Manipulation (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ddexexchangepricemanipulation.php}} thumb|DDEXThe DDEX originally launched their lending platform with a vulnerability which would have allowed an attacker to manipulate the price of funds, which could have been used to empty the exchange platform. The issue was fixed before it resulted in any loss to any users. This is a global/international case not involving a specific count...")
• 21:18, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Ddex.jpg
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• 21:18, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Coinhouse Phishing Attack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinhousephishingattack.php}} thumb|CoinhouseCoinHouse, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange in France, failed to secure their newsletter database, and this fell into the hands of phishers, who requested all customers to enter their personal information on a phishing website. The requests were highly convincing since they addressed customers by name, and redirected them to a...")
• 21:18, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Coinhouse.jpg
• 21:18, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Coinhouse.jpg
• 21:17, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Cryptopia Ex-Employee Theft (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/cryptopiaexemployeetheft.php}} thumb|CryptopiaCryptopia had poor security policies, and one of the employees was able to access the private keys for the wallets. After Cryptopia went into liquidation, they therefore still had access to the hot wallets. Some users erroneously deposited funds there, and this employee was able to take them. After Grant Thompson started to dig a...")
• 21:17, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page GhostMixer Relaunched As Scam Website (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ghostmixerrelaunchedasscamwebsite.php}} thumb|GhostMixerGhostMixer was a bitcoin mixing service launched around March 2018. Users could give bitcoin to receive mixed bitcoin. The service went offline around August 2018. Since that time, a fraudster set up a fake mixing service on the same domain. It does not appear that any funds have been sent to the mixer service. The co...")
• 21:17, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Ghostmixer.jpg
• 21:17, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Ghostmixer.jpg
• 21:17, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BZx Exchange Price Manipulation (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bzxexchangepricemanipulation.php}} thumb|BZxThe original bZx exchange platform contained a vulnerability which would allow an attacker to manipulate prices, which could have been used to steal platform assets. The vulnerability was fixed before it was able to be exploited. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About BZx == bZx is "[t]he most p...")
• 21:17, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bzx.jpg
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• 21:16, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BitWhisk Relaunched Fraud Site (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitwhiskrelaunchedfraudsite.php}} thumb|BitWhiskBitWhisk was a bitcoin mixing service launched around March 2018. Users could give bitcoin to receive mixed bitcoin. The service went offline around November 2018 after mixing just 3 BTC. Since that time, a fraudster set up a fake mixing service on the same domain. A small amount of funds have been sent to the fraudulent mixer s...")
• 21:16, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bitwhisk.jpg
• 21:16, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Bitwhisk.jpg
• 21:16, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page CoinTiger PTT (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/cointigerpttcoldwalletbreach.php}} thumb|CoinTigerCoinTiger had the PTT token in a wallet without multi-sig. This wallet was breached, and all funds were taken. It does not appear that the exchange did anything to compensate the affected users. The Proton Chain also refused to upgrade their chain to assist. This exchange or platform is based in Singapore, or the incident t...")
• 21:15, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Cointiger.jpg
• 21:15, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Cointiger.jpg
• 21:15, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Exmount Holdings Group Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/exmountholdingsgroupscam.php}} thumb|Exmount HoldingsExmount Holdings claimed to be a large investment brokerage, complete with a large website, physical address, and call center support. Many Australians were contacted by phone to invest, with investigators estimating the level of investment to far exceed $2.7m. Most of those affected were reportedly senior, and while...")
• 21:15, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Exmountholdings.jpg
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• 21:14, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page EZ-BTC/Dave Smillie (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ezbtcdavesmillie.php}} Dave Smillie launched and largely single-handedly ran EZ-BTC, one of four firms entrusted with determining bitcoin price in Canada. No one had any visibility into the operation and even today, exact figures are not known about what is actually owed to customers of the exchange. Dave Smillie owes a sum of over $3.8m to his former business partner Rick Godwin, and there are fi...")
• 21:14, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Olusegun Alabi Theft (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerolusegunalabitheft.php}} thumb|LedgerOn July 28th, 2019, the Ledger user Olusegun Alabi lost over 43 ETH, worth $8000 at the time. It's unclear how this compromise happened. Typically, this type of thing would happen through entering the seed phrase on a third party phishing website. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Ledger =...")
• 21:14, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page InnovaMine Cloud Mining Operation (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/innovaminecloudminingoperation.php}} thumb|InnovaMineInnovaMine claimed to be a profitable cloud mining platform, where investors could deposit crypto-assets and earn a return, supposedly coming from mining. To build legitimacy they claimed registration with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission, and pointed to the valid registration of a company InnovaTrade PT...")
• 21:14, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Innovamine.jpg
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• 21:13, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page 0x Invalid Signature Flaw (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/0xinvalidsignatureflaw.php}} thumb|0x ProjectThe 0x project offered a "liquidity aggregator" which is used as part of an online exchange. In order to use the exchange, a trader needs to sign the transaction. However, there was a way to bypass this mechanism, which could have allowed an attacker to conduct fraudulent trades. The exploit was fixed before any funds were taken....")
• 21:13, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:0xproject.jpg
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• 21:13, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BitPoint Hot Wallet Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitpointtheft.php}} thumb|BitPointOn July 11th, 2019, the BitPoint exchange in Japan lost a mix of 1,225 bitcoin, 1,985 bitcoin cash, 11,169 ether, and 5,108 litecoin. All assets were stored in hot wallets, and the platform's cold wallets stayed safe. In this case, the exchange has stated they will be reimbursing the 50,000 affected customers. Services were resumed on August...")
• 21:13, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bitpoint.jpg
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• 21:12, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Soxex Collapse (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/soxexcollapse.php}} thumb|SoxexLaunched by anonymous individuals and not appearing to be connected to any banking, the Soxex exchange gained popularity based largely on give-aways to new customers. Blockchain analysis showed that at least $1m USD was transferred to the exchange before it disappeared with no further word. The country for this case study is not yet known. == Ab...")