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15:2215:22, 24 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ m AT&T Employees Rob Seth Shapiro ‎ Azoundria moved page AT to AT&T Employees Rob Seth Shapiro: Incorrect initial import.
15:2115:21, 24 January 2023 diff hist +10,272‎ N AT&T Employees Rob Seth Shapiro ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/at&temployeesrobsethshapiro.php}} thumb|MultipleSeth Shapiro stored his $1.8m in cryptocurrency on various third party exchanges and platforms, where SMS authentication via his cell phone number was available as an option to reset his password. An AT&T employee had worked out a deal with a criminal outsider to perform sim swaps for payments, and used this arrangement to re..."
15:2115:21, 24 January 2023 diff hist +10,663‎ N Monacoin 51% Attack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/monacoin51attack.php}} thumb|MonacoinThe MonaCoin blockchain was used to launch a sophisticated variant of a 51% attack, which was used to double-spend against a number of exchanges, stealing at least $90k in funds. It appears that the blockchain was not rolled back and no funds were returned to the affected platforms. This exchange or platform is based in Japan, or the inci..."
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15:2015:20, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,039‎ N Bitfinex Bitcoin Gold 51% Attack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitfinexbitcoingold51attack.php}} thumb|BitfinexIn 2018, a string of Bitcoin Gold 51% attacks targeted multiple platforms including Bitfinex. In response to these attacks, the block confirmation times were increased. This exchange or platform is based in Hong Kong, or the incident targeted people primarily in Hong Kong. == About Bitfinex == "Bitfinex is a Hong Kong-based cr..."
15:2015:20, 24 January 2023 diff hist +7,961‎ N Bitinka Bitcoin Gold 51% Attack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitinkabitcoingold51attack.php}} thumb|BitinkaIn 2018, a string of Bitcoin Gold 51% attacks targeted multiple platforms including Bitinka. In response to these attacks, the block confirmation times were increased. This exchange or platform is based in Peru, or the incident targeted people primarily in Peru. == About Bitinka == "Bitinka Limited is a Peruvian-owned fintech. Fo..."
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15:2015:20, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,140‎ N Bithumb Bitcoin Gold 51% Attack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bithumbbitcoingold51attack.php}} thumb|BithumbIn 2018, a string of Bitcoin Gold 51% attacks targeted multiple platforms including Bithumb. In response to these attacks, the block confirmation times were increased. This exchange or platform is based in South Korea, or the incident targeted people primarily in South Korea. == About Bithumb == "Bithumb is a South Korean cryptoc..."
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15:1915:19, 24 January 2023 diff hist +7,765‎ N Binance Bitcoin Gold 51% Attack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/binancebitcoingold51attack.php}} thumb|BinanceIn 2018, a string of Bitcoin Gold 51% attacks targeted multiple platforms including Binance. In response to these attacks, the block confirmation times were increased. This exchange or platform is based in Cayman Islands, or the incident targeted people primarily in Cayman Islands. == About Binance == "Binance is a cryptocurrency..."
15:1915:19, 24 January 2023 diff hist +4,293‎ N Bittrex Bitcoin Gold Double-Spend ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bittrexbitcoingolddoublespend.php}} It isn’t known the exact amount taken from Bittrex through the 51% double spend attack, however they demanded $255k from Bitcoin Gold developers or the coin would be removed. Bitcoin Gold is now notorious for the ease with which double-spend attacks can occur. The solution is a simple and reasonable delay on larger withdrawals, which would normally be in cold..."
15:1915:19, 24 January 2023 diff hist +5,013‎ N Taylor Ethereum Hack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/taylorethereumhack.php}} It appears to be a simple case of Ethereum stored insecurely, and breached by a hacker. The application appears to have launched successfully, with the company issuing a new token to replace the old one. Final words from the founder - "This episode will make us stronger." The project appears to still be running at this time. This exchange or platform is based in Brazil, o..."
15:1815:18, 24 January 2023 diff hist +6,968‎ N Dubai Bitcoin Gang Heist ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/dubaibitcoingangheist.php}} thumb|NoneTwo brothers in Dubai were looking to purchase bitcoin with cash. A buyer offered to sell them the bitcoin, and they should meet in an office. They met there after hours and were attacked by a gang of 10 people, who stole their cash. The gang had tricked the office owner into granting them late evening access by pretending to be interested i..."
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15:1815:18, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,237‎ N MyEtherWallet Google Public DNS ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/myetherwalletgooglepublicdns.php}} thumb|MyEtherWalletMyEtherWallet suffered from their DNS being rerouted to an attack website, hosted in Russia. The attackers managed to compromise a number of people's accounts, who attempted to use the site at this time. 515 ETH were stolen. There is no evidence of any recovery. This is a global/international case not involving a spe..."
15:1815:18, 24 January 2023 diff hist +6,772‎ N Ledger Fake BIP39 Generation Scam ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerfakebip39generationscam.php}} thumb|LedgerA malicious individual was targeting Ledger hardware wallet users on the Ledger subreddit. Allegedly, they were trying to help users, but this help recommended that the users visit a website for BIP39 generation and enter their private key. The service apparently is legitimate, while the link that the scammers sent was to a copy o..."
15:1815:18, 24 January 2023 diff hist +11,960‎ N Pincoin/iFan ICO Scam ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/pincoinifanicoscam.php}} thumb|PincoinPincoin was a coin based on sharing, and iFan was a social network supposedly used by multiple celebrities. Significant incentives were provided to encourage recruitment of new members before the company disappeared along with all funds. This exchange or platform is based in Vietnam, or the incident targeted people primarily in Vietnam...."
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15:1715:17, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,919‎ N Verge 51% Attack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/verge51attack.php}} thumb|VergeThe Verge blockchain requires miners to switch between 5 different algorithms when mining, which is intended to slow down the mining and prevent the development of specialized mining machines. However, a bug in the algorithm allowed the same algorithm to be run multiple times in a row by faking timestamps. There don't appear to have been any losse..."
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15:1715:17, 24 January 2023 diff hist +6,884‎ N CoinSecure Exchange Hack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinsecureexchangehack.php}} What’s the opposite of multi-sig? Its one private key shared among multiple people - exactly the control structure on this exchange. Having a joint account like this means either party can screw the other and anyone else by taking the money, whenever they feel like. As a fork of bitcoin, bitcoin gold also supports multi-sig using the exact same signatures, so there i..."
15:1615:16, 24 January 2023 diff hist +11,225‎ N 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..."
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15:1615:16, 24 January 2023 diff hist +5,779‎ N 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..."
15:1615:16, 24 January 2023 diff hist +7,882‎ N 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..."
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15:1515:15, 24 January 2023 diff hist +6,008‎ N 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..."
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15:1515:15, 24 January 2023 diff hist +9,962‎ N 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..."
15:1415:14, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,996‎ N 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..."
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15:1415:14, 24 January 2023 diff hist +13,070‎ N 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..."
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15:1315:13, 24 January 2023 diff hist +18,324‎ N 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..."
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15:1315:13, 24 January 2023 diff hist +5,615‎ N 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..."
15:1315:13, 24 January 2023 diff hist +5,917‎ N 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..."
15:1215:12, 24 January 2023 diff hist +13,021‎ N 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..."
15:1215:12, 24 January 2023 diff hist +9,513‎ N 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..."
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15:1215:12, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,513‎ N 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..."
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15:1115:11, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,864‎ N 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 ==..."
15:1115:11, 24 January 2023 diff hist +11,601‎ N 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..."
15:1015:10, 24 January 2023 diff hist +12,070‎ N 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..."
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15:1015:10, 24 January 2023 diff hist +6,603‎ N 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..."
15:1015:10, 24 January 2023 diff hist +7,749‎ N 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..."
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15:0915:09, 24 January 2023 diff hist +6,115‎ N 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..."

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