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• 15:11, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BitGrail NANO Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitgrailnanohack.php}} BitGrail stored vast sums of NANO in the form of hot wallets and contained an exploit which allowed traders to withdraw their NANO twice, allowing users to withdraw more than they held on the exchange. After hackers repeatedly exploited this glitch in the withdrawal mechanism to steal 2.5m NANO from massive hot wallets on the site, Mr. Firano, who managed BitGrail largely by...")
• 15:10, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Experty ICO Leak and Phishing Attack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/expertyicoleakandphishingattack.php}} thumb|ExpertyExpert is a knowledge sharing service. Experts can offer their services to others and be paid by the minute. Anyone looking for an expert can sign up and pay by the minute. The email list was compromised, and an attacker emailed potential investors just prior to the launch with a fake launch announcement. Over $150k worth of...")
• 15:10, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Experty.jpg
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• 15:10, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page MyEtherWallet Fake Google Play Wallet (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/myetherwalletfakegoogleplaywallet.php}} thumb|MyEtherWalletMyEtherWallet is a widely used and popular wallet which was not available on the Google Play store in January 2018. A malicious version of the application was created on Google Play, and users were tricked into installing it. The malicious application would prompt users to enter their private keys or set up comp...")
• 15:10, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Benebit Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/benebitexitscam.php}} thumb|BenebitBenebit ran a large ICO for their loyalty project, based on a large fake team. The website disappeared on January 22nd, 2018, along with between $2.7m and $4m of invested funds. It does not appear that any effort was made to recover the investors. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Benebit == "A g...")
• 15:10, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Benebit.jpg
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• 15:09, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Trader Lee Has His Cash Robbed (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/traderleehashiscashrobbed.php}} In January 2018, a Hong Kong man was robbed when attempting to purchase bitcoin in-person for cash. The culprits met him at a McDonald's and then claimed to get lost and asked him to meet them about 100 meters away. They then robbed him and stole his cash. Police have not been able to track down the criminals or recover any funds. This exchange or platform is based...")
• 15:09, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page USI Tech Ponzi Scheme (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/usitechponzischeme.php}} thumb|USI TechUSI Tech had a website which provided investors with the opportunity to participate in an automated arbitrage trading operation that apparently paid a consistent 1% daily return. The opportunity continued to be available for multiple years, and was promoted with different conferences and even lavish beach parties. This proceeded through 2...")
• 15:09, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Usitech.jpg
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• 15:08, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BitConnect Scheme Collapses (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitconnectschemecollapses.php}} thumb|BitConnectBitConnect ran a large Ponzi scheme, which successfully tricked investors to invest over $2b. At the end, the scheme collapsed and the token value rapidly dropped 90%. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About BitConnect == "On November 13th, 2016, BitConnect announced that they would be...")
• 15:08, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bitconnect.jpg
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• 15:07, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Telegram ICO Phishing (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/telegramicophishing.php}} thumb|TelegramTelegram had announced plans to launch a large ICO in early 2018. A number of prominent fraudulent websites cropped up allowing users to purchase the upcoming GRAM tokens. All of these sites were fake and took user's money. One of the sites was clever enough to generate a unique address for each user, making it much easier to get away w...")
• 15:07, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Telegram.jpg
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• 15:07, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Unknown Sim Swapping Michael Terpin (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/unknownsimswappingmichaelterpin.php}} thumb|UnknownOn an unknown exchange platform, Michael Terpin was successfully SIM-swapped despite instituting extra protections on his AT&T account. The case went before the courts. Parts of the case were dismissed, while the claim for the lost funds was allowed to proceed. It does not appear that any judgement against AT&T has been suc...")
• 15:07, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Simswapatt.jpg
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• 15:06, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Coinsmarkets.jpg
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• 15:06, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page CoinsMarkets Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinsmarketsexitscam.php}} thumb|CoinsMarketsCoinsMarkets operated out of Cyprus, with no visibility into their storage and fund backing practices. Ultimately, they ended up going silent and customers could only access a limited number of low-value coins. This exchange or platform is based in Cyprus, or the incident targeted people primarily in Cyprus. == About CoinsMar...")
• 15:06, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Devices Pre-Seeded On Ebay (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerdevicespreseededonebay.php}} thumb|LedgerLedger hardware wallets were being resold through Ebay, with the company insisting these were safe to purchase. Criminal resellers initialized seed phrases on hardware wallets. and created fake instructions complete with scratch card seed words. This resulted in customers receiving official wallets with seed phrases already provide...")
• 15:06, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Ledger.jpg
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• 15:05, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Canadian Bitcoins Robbery (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/robberyatcanadianbitcoins.php}} thumb|Canadian BitcoinsThe Canadian Bitcoins office appears to have been visited by multiple individuals with handguns. Four employees were bound, and a fifth was unseen and called for police. Aside from one employee being hit over the head with a gun, there were no injuries and no funds were taken. This exchange or platform is based i...")
• 15:05, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Coincheck NEM Token Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinchecknemtokenhack.php}} The hack was carried out through the NEM (XEM) token which was stored entirely in hot wallets. This was the largest theft in fiat dollars, surpassing Mt. Gox, and affected 260,000 traders. This exchange or platform is based in Japan, or the incident targeted people primarily in Japan. == About CoinCheck == “This year started with one of the biggest crypto heists eve...")
• 15:05, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page John McAfee Twitter Hacked (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/johnmcafeetwitterhacked.php}} thumb|TwitterIt appears that John McAfee became victim of a SMS-swapping attack, where his cell phone carrier was tricked into transferring his number to a different cell phone. Following this, the cell phone number could be used to receive the two-factor authentication code which can be used to recover a lost Twitter account. His Twitter follo...")
• 15:05, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Johnmcafee.jpg
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• 15:04, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BitKRX Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitkrxexitscam.php}} thumb|BitKRXBitKRX was a crypto-asset trading platform launched using the name and branding of KRX, a major stock exchange in South Korea. Rather than giving users the promised funds, the platform typically kept them. It is believed that affected users have no recourse at present to obtain their lost funds. This exchange or platform is based in South Kore...")
• 15:04, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bitkrx.jpg
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• 15:04, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page MyEtherWallet Fake Wallet Application (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/myetherwalletfakewalletapplication.php}} thumb|MyEtherWalletMyEtherWallet is one of the oldest wallets for Ethereum. On December 10th, 2017, a fake version of the application made it's way to number 3 position on the Apple app store. Not only did thousands of people download the free software and pay the $4.99 pricetag, but they may also have put their funds at risk in d...")
• 15:04, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page PlexCoin ICO Fraud (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/plexcoinicofraud.php}} thumb|PlexCoinPlexCoin promised a large payment service, supposedly with a partnership with Visa and other financial services. They raised over $8m in funds from investors. Regulators charged them with fraud and appear to have redistributed the collected funds to investors. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About...")
• 15:04, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Plexcoin.jpg
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• 15:03, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Youbit Exchange Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/youbitexchangehack.php}} Details appear to have been slow to come out on this hack, which took place right after a government security inspection by South Korea. It appears to be some kind of malware which was installed on the operation. Youbit had been previously hacked in April, and would again suffer issues as CoinBin in the future. The exchange filed for insurance, but this was denied, causing...")
• 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
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• 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
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