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24 January 2023
- 17:3217:32, 24 January 2023 diff hist +4,174 N Gatecoin Enters Liquidation Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/gatecoinentersliquidation.php}} After a history of hacks, Gatecoin lost further funds in a payment service provider. It is unclear what portion of funds will be lost in the liquidation process, as this is still ongoing. This exchange or platform is based in Hong Kong, or the incident targeted people primarily in Hong Kong. == About Gatecoin == “One of the first regulated cryptocurrency exchang..."
- 17:3117:31, 24 January 2023 diff hist +13,707 N CoinBin Declares Bankruptcy Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinbindeclaresbankruptcy.php}} thumb|CoinBinAs a special privileged investor and CEO, Park Chan-kyu was given authority to make a transaction on his own from the customer funds. Despite his many years of experience, he apparently messed this transaction up and accidentally sent the funds to the wrong wallet. The end result was that the Coinbin exchange declared bankruptcy and..."
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- 17:3117:31, 24 January 2023 diff hist +9,744 N Coinmama User Data Breached Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinmamauserdatabreached.php}} thumb|CoinmamaThe CoinMama cryptocurrency-trading platform had stored information on 450,000 customers breached, including login and hashed password data for any users registered prior to August 2017. The hackers apparently were selling the information, including 70,000 cracked passwords, online for bitcoin. CoinMama issued a notice to all affec..."
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- 17:3017:30, 24 January 2023 diff hist +5,943 N MetaMask Fake Google Play Clipper Malware Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/metamaskfakegoogleplayclippermalware.php}} thumb|MetaMaskA fake MetaMask extension was found in the Google Play store. In addition to requesting and stealing the private keys of users, the malware is able to modify wallet addresses placed in the clipboard, tricking the user into sending funds to the attacker. It is unknown if there were any users losing funds as a result of t..."
- 15:4615:46, 24 January 2023 diff hist −969 Cases Involving 51% Attacks No edit summary
- 15:4615:46, 24 January 2023 diff hist −568 Cases Involving Stablecoins No edit summary
- 15:4615:46, 24 January 2023 diff hist −1,143 All Smart Contract Cases No edit summary
- 15:4615:46, 24 January 2023 diff hist −2,805 Centralized Exchange Cases No edit summary
- 15:4515:45, 24 January 2023 diff hist −6,524 Global List of All Cases No edit summary
- 15:4515:45, 24 January 2023 diff hist +25,762 N QuadrigaCX Bankruptcy Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/quadrigacxbankruptcy.php}} thumb|QuadrigaCXThis is one of the best known cases in Canada. QuadrigaCX became known through the Vancouver bitcoin community, and was one of the first exchanges to be FINTRAC registered as a valid money services business. Gerald Cotten was well known and even had regular office hours early in QuadrigaCX history. Quadriga was at one point pursuin..."
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- 15:4415:44, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,155 N Liqui Shuts Down Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/liquishutsdown.php}} thumb|LiquiThe platform Liqui shut down without any noted loss to users. It appears that all users may have had the chance to remove their funds. This exchange or platform is based in Ukraine, or the incident targeted people primarily in Ukraine. == About Liqui == "Liqui is a Ukrainian cryptocurrency exchange with its main office in Kiev." "We also have re..."
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- 15:4415:44, 24 January 2023 diff hist +9,137 N LocalBitcoin Forum Login Breach Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/localbitcoinsbreach.php}} thumb|LocalBitcoinsThese criminals were far from stealthy - redirecting the forums to a suspicious login page, which allowed them to get the 2FA details from customers then empty the wallets which are used as an escrow during trades. The breach was quickly caught within 5 hours, and I was able to find a Reddit post confirming that at least one c..."
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- 15:4415:44, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,728 N CoinZest Accidental Airdrop Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinzestaccidentalairdrop.php}} thumb|CoinZestCoinZest launched a large cryptocurrency exchange platform in South Korea. However, one promotion gone wrong caused a massive loss as the exchange distributed and allowed the withdrawal of $5.3m worth of crypto-assets. Attempts at recovery of the funds were unsuccessful and the platform later shut down. This exchange or platform..."
- 15:4315:43, 24 January 2023 diff hist 0 N File:Coinzest.jpg No edit summary current
- 15:4315:43, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,606 N CryptoCashBack Rewards Program Trojan Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/cryptocashbackrewardsprogramtrojan.php}} thumb|CryptoCashBackCryptoCashBack appeared to offer a compelling loyalty program, where users could sign up to get up to 15% cash back on their purchases, reportedly even some cash back when using popular exchange platforms. In order to take advantage of this incredible offer, users only needed to download and install the Crypto..."
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- 15:4215:42, 24 January 2023 diff hist +10,724 N Komid Fraudulent Platform Withdrawals Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/komidfraudulentplatformwithdrawals.php}} thumb|KomidThe Komid cryptocurrency exchange misled investors into believing their service was highly popular when it wasn't, created fake assets, and took funds from investors into personal wallets. The website displayed a 403 error starting in January 2019. Two lead executives from the exchange have each received prison sentences for t..."
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- 15:4215:42, 24 January 2023 diff hist +32,672 N Cryptopia Exchange ERC20 Hack Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/cryptopiaexchangeerc20hack.php}} thumb|CryptopiaAfter growing to enormous international popularity, Cryptopia was breached in January 2019, and many millions of dollars worth of assets were taken. Although the platform did successfully manage to relaunch, they had not adequately addressed the original problems which caused the hack, and trading was slow. Customers of Cryptop..."
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- 15:4215:42, 24 January 2023 diff hist +10,986 N Coinbase Halts Ethereum Classic Trading Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinbasehaltsethereumclassictrading.php}} thumb|CoinbaseThe Ethereum Classic blockchain is vulnerable to 51% attacks due to the low hash power. Unknown victims (which may include some exchange platforms) fell victim to the attack and lost $5m. In the 51% attack, a single group or individual purchases or repurposes a massive amount of hashing power. This enables them to produ..."
- 15:4115:41, 24 January 2023 diff hist 0 N File:Coinbase.jpg No edit summary current
- 15:4115:41, 24 January 2023 diff hist +11,622 N Gate.io Ethereum Classic 51% Attack Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/etc51gateioattack.php}} thumb|Gate.ioThe Ethereum Classic blockchain is vulnerable to 51% attacks due to the low hash power. Unknown victims (which may include some exchange platforms) fell victim to the attack and lost $5m. In the 51% attack, a single group or individual purchases or repurposes a massive amount of hashing power. This enables them to produce a blockchain histo..."
- 15:4115:41, 24 January 2023 diff hist +11,734 N Bitrue Ethereum Classic 51% Attack Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/etc51bitrueattack.php}} thumb|BitrueA double-spend attack allows a less-mined blockchain (like Ethereum Classic) to be overpowered, enabling the rewriting of history, removing a spend event and allowing the hacker to respend those funds in a different way. The Ethereum Classic blockchain is vulnerable to 51% attacks due to the low hash power. Unknown victims (which may include..."
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- 15:4015:40, 24 January 2023 diff hist +15,532 N Electrum Mass Phishing Attacks Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/electrummassphishingattacks.php}} thumb|ElectrumElectrum was a highly popular wallet software for bitcoin. Since Electrum operates in a decentralized manner, anyone can set up a node. If a user connects to a node and tries to make a transaction, the node may report an error, typically a string which is passed through from the bitcoind software. To assist with usability, forma..."
- 15:4015:40, 24 January 2023 diff hist 0 N File:Electrum.jpg No edit summary current
- 15:4015:40, 24 January 2023 diff hist +15,402 N Electron Cash Malicious ElectrumX Servers Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/electroncashmaliciouselectrumxservers.php}} thumb|Electron CashElectron Cash iss a highly popular wallet software for bitcoin cash. Since Electron Cash operates in a decentralized manner, anyone can set up a node. If a user connects to a node and tries to make a transaction, the node may report an error, typically a string which is passed through from the bitcoind softwar..."
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- 15:3915:39, 24 January 2023 diff hist +10,059 N Coinone Unauthorized Customer Withdrawal Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinoneunauthorizedcustomerwithdrawal.php}} thumb|CoinoneOn December 23rd, 2018, a Coinone customer account was breached, and all of their funds were successfully withdrawn by the attacker, despite a login from a foreign IP address and a withdrawal limit. The customer brought the Coinone exchange platform to court and successfully claimed against the withdrawal limit, while th..."
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- 15:3915:39, 24 January 2023 diff hist +16,092 N CoinFlux CEO Arrested Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinfluxceoarrested.php}} thumb|CoinFluxCoinFlux was one of Romania's oldest cryptocurrency platforms, and served customers for several years without notable issue. At the end of 2018, it was revealed that the CEO had participated in laundering funds for an American auction fraud scheme. While the CEO initially denied the allegations, he later pled guilty in American court...."
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- 15:3815:38, 24 January 2023 diff hist +15,572 N Basecoin Shut Down By SEC Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/basecoinshutdownbysec.php}} thumb|BasecoinBasecoin, later renamed Basis, was a stablecoin proposed by 3 individuals in Princeton university, and backed by a large number of venture capital firms. The protocol ultimately had to shut down as per the SEC regulations, and was never able to launch. All investor funds were reportedly returned. This exchange or platform is based in..."
- 15:3815:38, 24 January 2023 diff hist 0 N File:Basecoin.jpg No edit summary current
- 15:3815:38, 24 January 2023 diff hist +9,525 N Vertcoin 51% Attack Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/vertcoin51attack.php}} thumb|VertcoinVertcoin is a blockchain especially designed to be resistant to ASIC mining, designed to be mined with graphics cards instead. In 2018, the network suffered a series of 4 separate reorganization incidents caused by 51% attacks. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Vertcoin == "Vertcoin (VTC) is a..."
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- 15:3715:37, 24 January 2023 diff hist +7,717 N Atidium Private Key Leaked Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/atidiumprivatekeyleaked.php}} thumb|AtidiumAtidium is a EOS smart contract service which is designed to help individuals with budgeting. The service consists of various coloured coins that are restricted in use. The concept is that individuals will purchase restricted coloured coins in order to enforce self discipline for themselves or for others who must spend funds in a limi..."
- 15:3715:37, 24 January 2023 diff hist 0 N File:Atidium.jpg No edit summary current
- 15:3715:37, 24 January 2023 diff hist +5,791 N Trezor Counterfeit Hardware Wallets Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/trezorcounterfeithardwarewallets.php}} thumb|TrezorIn November 2018, fake Trezor hardware wallets were found being produced by an unknown manufacturer. The wallet devices don't appear to be malicious, but rather cheap knock-offs. However, it would not take much effort for a scammer to convert the wallets into malicious versions which generate a predictable private key. This is..."
- 15:3615:36, 24 January 2023 diff hist +7,305 N South African Robbed Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/southafricanrobbed.php}} A South African was invited to give a presentation on cryptocurrency. When he arrived, he was stripped, beaten, and burned. The theives demanded all of his money, including bitcoin, cash, and funds in his bank account. It's unclear if any funds were recovered. This exchange or platform is based in South Africa, or the incident targeted people primarily in South Africa. =..."
- 15:3615:36, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,370 N Google G Suite Twitter Compromised Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/googlegsuitetwittercompromised.php}} thumb|G SuiteGoogle's G Suite Twitter account was breached and used to launch a promoted scam for a 10,000 bitcoin giveaway. The scheme promised to give 10x whatever users would provide. Analysis of the receive wallet does not show that any bitcoin were received, so it appears that the scheme was not successful in stealing any funds. This i..."
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- 15:3615:36, 24 January 2023 diff hist +7,832 N Target Twitter Fake Bitcoin Giveaway Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/targettwittercompromised.php}} In a highly publicized case, the Twitter account of Target Corporation was taken over by hackers, who promptly posted a fake bitcoin giveaway scheme offering millions in prizes. The tweet remained online for roughly 30 minutes before it was taken offline. Up to 5.86 bitcoin ($33k USD) may have been taken during this incident. No funds were recovered. This is a globa..."
- 15:3515:35, 24 January 2023 diff hist +7,236 N AirDropsDAC HireVibes Airdrop Private Key Leak Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/airdropsdachirevibesairdropprivatekeyleak.php}} thumb|AirDropsDACThe HireVibes protocol ran an airdrop through the AirDropsDAC project. The private keys of the smart contract were apparently breached, and the tokens were taken and liquidated. The airdrop was run without AirDropsDAC being involved, and a bonus was given for all participants. This is a global/international..."
