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• 15:16, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Electroneum 51% Attack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/electroneum51attack.php}} thumb|ElectroneumReports conflict on the full extent of what happened to the Elecroneum blockchain in early April of 2018, however it does not appear that any funds were lost in what was widely reported as a 51% attack. The development team at Electroneum reported that the attack was only "timestamp modification" and transaction spam. This is a g...")
• 15:16, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Electroneum.jpg
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• 15:16, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Mesquite Bitcoin ATM Theft (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/mesquitebitcoinatmtheft.php}} thumb|NoneThieves broke into the bitcoin ATM at an Exxon in Mesquite. This case was suspected to be done in the same manner as a previous theft 6 days earlier, in which two large cases full of cash were removed from the machine, with unknown contents. No bitcoin were stolen. It is unknown if the thieves were apprehended. This exchange or platfo...")
• 15:16, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Lightning Channel Penalty Enforced (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/lightningchannelpenaltyenforced.php}} thumb|BitcoinA lightning payment channel keeps track of the current state between two parties. The lightning network has protections in place to enforce a penalty against nodes which attack the network by broadcasting old copies of the state in an attempt to close the transaction. In this case, it appears that the action was not maliciou...")
• 15:16, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Lightning.jpg
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• 15:15, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Irving Bitcoin ATM Theft (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/irvingbitcoinatmtheft.php}} thumb|NoneThieves broke into the bitcoin ATM at a Chevron in Irving. Two large cases full of cash were removed from the machine, with unknown contents. No bitcoin was stolen. The thieves were not apprehended and stole from another ATM 6 days later. This exchange or platform is based in United States, or the incident targeted people primarily in U...")
• 15:15, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Irvingatm.jpg
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• 15:15, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Hardware Wallet Keygen Exploit (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerhardwarewalletkeygenexploit.php}} thumb|LedgerA vulnerability existed in early Ledger products which allowed an adversary with physical access to the device to tamper with the random number generation and produce a predictable seed phrase, which they could then use to steal the funds - even if a user had set the device up correctly. Ledger reported they have since fixed...")
• 15:14, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Coinnest Platform CEO Embezzlement (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinnestplatformceoembezzlement.php}} thumb|CoinnestCoinNest was one of the major exchange platforms in South Korea, prior to the discovery that the CEO was stealing customer funds. The CEO was arrested and fined. The exchange shut down in April 2019, with users having to remove their assets by June 30th. There were no reports found of any customers not being able to retrieve...")
• 15:14, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Coinnest.jpg
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• 15:14, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page NuBits Stablecoin Depegged (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/nubitsstablecoindepegged.php}} thumb|NuBitsNuBits was a stablecoin with a whitepaper originally written on September 23rd, 2014, and the coin maintained a peg until 2016, when it was lost for a significant portion of the year. The peg was later restored, in the bitcoin crash of 2017-2018, and remained until March 2018, when the peg was lost for the final time. Recently as of 20...")
• 15:14, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Nubits.jpg
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• 15:13, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Binance Phishing Campaign (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/binancephishingcampaign.php}} thumb|BinanceBinance users faced a highly successful phishing attack, with a very similar domain name (only two dots below the n). The attackers didn't take any funds or do anything else at the time - only created an API key. At a later date (March 7th, 2018), the hackers liquidated all user assets to BTC and purchased VIA coin with the BTC. They...")
• 15:13, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Binance.jpg
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• 15:13, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Fake Customer Support (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerfakecustomersupport.php}} thumb|LedgerBack in 2018, Ledger had the handle "LedgerHQ" on Twitter and wasn't a verified account. A malicious user created an account "LedgerHQ_admin" and piggy-backed on one of the Ledger updates to announce a fake giveaway. This was the standard ploy where users were promised 10 times what they sent to the scammer's address. Of course, no fu...")
• 15:13, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Announcement Hijacked By Scammer (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerannouncementhijackedbyscammer.php}} thumb|LedgerBack in 2018, Ledger had the handle "LedgerHQ" on Twitter and wasn't a verified account. A malicious user created an account "LedgerHQ_admin" and piggy-backed on one of the Ledger updates to announce a fake giveaway. This was the standard ploy where users were promised 10 times what they sent to the scammer's address. Of cou...")
• 15:12, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Blockchain.info Coinhoarder Phishing (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/blockchaininfocoinhoarderphishing.php}} thumb|Blockchain.infoBlockchain.info was one of the most popular online wallets for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The platform provided a JavaScript back-end to clients, which would allow them to manage their own private keys locally. A group of phishers from Ukraine set up mirror website which looked identical, at very simi...")
• 15:12, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page LoopX Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/loopxexitscam.php}} thumb|LoopXThe anonymous team behind LoopX apparently had a new trading algorithm which was working to generate a reliable return (guaranteed), and they needed investors funds. Investors happily sent their funds. The anonymous team disappeared. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About LoopX == "The LoopX Team was formed...")
• 15:12, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Loopx.jpg
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• 15:12, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Bee Token ICO Phishing (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/beetokenicophishing.php}} thumb|Bee TokenAccording to their ICO, the Bee Token was set to revolutionize the home sharing market dominated by AirBNB. Their "bank-level" security couldn't save their users from having all data compromised. Many users received fake ICO launch emails, and ended up giving their funds to attackers. After telling their users not to trust any site asi...")
• 15:11, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Beetoken.jpg
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• 15:11, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page PonziCoin ICO Exits (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ponzicoinicoexits.php}} thumb|PonziCoinPonziCoin was a literal and honest smart contract ponzi scheme. The rules were straightforward and users came in droves to play. Significant sums were lost. As far as we can tell, no criminal action was taken and users accepted their losses. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About PonziCoin ==...")
• 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