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• 21:03, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page MakerDAO Governance Vulnerability (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/makerdaogovernancevulnerability.php}} thumb|MakerDAOThe MakerDAO smart contract, which had over $100m in assets, was at risk of being frozen if a malicious attacker wished to also sacrifice their own MKR to perform the attack. Were this to have happened, there could have been a significant loss to the MKR holders. However, it was detected and a mitigation plan was put in pla...")
• 21:03, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Makerdao.jpg
• 21:03, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Makerdao.jpg
• 21:02, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page TronBank Contract Vulnerability (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/tronbankcontractvulnerability.php}} thumb|TronBankTronBank was a smart contract deployed on the Tron network, which was verified through the Tron Smart Contract (TSC) service. However, the TSC service was in actuality run by a malicious developer who would install backdoors into smart contracts. In this case, the backdoor installed was one which withdrew the entire balance wh...")
• 21:02, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BitoPro XRP Partial Payment Theft (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitoproxrppartialpaymenttheft.php}} thumb|BitoProUnconfirmed by BitoPro, there was an apparent exploit where the BitoPro exchange accepted a partial payment of XRP, which may then have been withdrawn from the exchange platform. There doesn't appear to have been any follow up by BitoPro, so it's possible that the exploit did not result in a successful withdrawal on the exchang...")
• 21:02, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bitopro.jpg
• 21:02, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Bitopro.jpg
• 21:02, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page CoinRoom Goes Boom (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinroomgoesboom.php}} The Coinroom website remains online and reports of the ongoing bankruptcy, which has been an ordeal lasting many months and continuing. It appears that the entire operation may have been set up this way from the beginning, and the lack of any auditing or transparency into the funds means obviously nobody knows what’s going on. This exchange or platform is based in Poland,...")
• 21:01, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Fund Theft Guy Parker (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerfundtheftguyparker.php}} thumb|LedgerThe user Guy_Parker had significant cryptocurrency holdings stored on a Ledger hardware wallet. The exact amount is not disclosed though he mentions it is thousands of dollars. Funds were transferred from the Ledger to Russian bad actors. The exact nature of the exploit is not disclosed, however there are some possibilities. Guy_Parke...")
• 21:01, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BitFinex and Crypto Capital (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitfinexandcryptocapital.php}} thumb|BitFinexDue to the challenges in obtaining a banking relationship, BitFinex used Crypto Capital, a fraudulent company, for banking services. Crypto Capital funds were seized and BitFinex is still working on recovering them. In the meantime, they took a loan from Tether, which they eventually repaid. This exchange or platform is based in...")
• 21:01, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Malware Phishing (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgermalwarephishing.php}} thumb|LedgerA user of Ledger hardware wallets reported that their Ledger Live application was replaced by a malicious version which requested the seed phrase, claiming it was necessary to restore the wallet. Once the seed phrase was entered in the malicious application, all funds were drained from their account. Other users also responded reported h...")
• 21:01, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Bittrex AT&T Gregg Bennett SIM Swap (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bittrexat&tgreggbennettsimswap.php}} thumb|BittrexGregg Bennett was targetted through his online presence, and ultimately this was used by Graham Clark to perform a SIM swap on his AT&T phone and gain access to his Bittrex trading account. Over 163 bitcoin worth of funds were accessed within his account, and 100 bitcoin were withdrawn from his account, despite his...")
• 21:01, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bittrexgreggbennett.jpg
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• 21:00, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page TronBank Fake Token Attack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/tronbankfaketokenattack.php}} thumb|TronBankTron Bank is a smart contract which offers investors interest on tokens deposited. The smart contract hot wallet was vulnerable and a hacker was able to create a transaction involving fake tokens to steal the funds. There doesn't appear to be any mention of a recovery, so it's assumed affected users lost all their funds. This is a...")
• 21:00, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Tronbank.jpg
• 21:00, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Tronbank.jpg
• 21:00, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page IseriCoin Contract Mint Vulnerability (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/isericoincontractmintvulnerability.php}} The smart contract hot wallet of IseriCoin contained a vulnerability which allowed for minting additional coins by attempting to transfer coins to yourself. It is unclear how much the issue was exploited or the end outcome, however the project does not appear to exist anymore. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About...")
• 20:59, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger CVHodl Theft (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgercvhodltheft.php}} thumb|LedgerCVHodl had his funds taken from his Ledger, and it appears he was unable to recover them. It is unclear how much was lost, and the exact nature of the attack. Generally, most cases involve the user being phished to provide their seed phrase. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Ledger == "On April 4...")
• 20:59, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Coinbene Hack Cover-Up (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinbenehackcoverup.php}} From the breadcrumbs, this seems pretty simple. Coinbene had a “secure” hot wallet system, which got hacked, resulting in the loss of a ton of different ERC20 tokens. The company didn’t want to appear hackable and insecure and suffer the reputation damage, so rather than be transparent about the matter, decided to ask the various teams behind the ERC20 tokens to hel...")
• 20:59, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Tesler 2 False Investment Opportunity (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/tesler2falseinvestmentopportunity.php}} thumb|Tesler2The Tesler 2 website claims that you can make $5700 per day continuously. The site lists cryptocurrency market prices and implies that it has something to do with trading. Despite being a free service, once you sign up, you get a call asking how much you want to invest. After investing, no one has ever reported receiving any...")
• 20:59, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Tesler2.jpg
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• 20:58, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BiKi Password Tampering (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bikipasswordtampering.php}} thumb|BiKiWhile details are vague, it appears that some customer accounts were breached, potentially a handful of accounts with SMS two-factor authentication. Funds were withdrawn from the accounts. BiKi has fully compensated the customers and improved security. This exchange or platform is based in Singapore, or the incident targeted people primaril...")
• 20:58, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Biki.jpg
• 20:58, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Biki.jpg
• 20:58, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Etbox Wallet Hacked (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/etboxwallethacked.php}} thumb|ETBoxETBox appears to have been a centralized exchange platform which existed and had their wallet hacked in 2019. There is limited record of the hack and the exchange does not appear to exist at present. This exchange or platform is based in Seychelles, or the incident targeted people primarily in Seychelles. == About ETBox == "ETBOX is a global...")
• 20:58, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Etbox.jpg
• 20:58, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Etbox.jpg
• 20:57, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page DragonEx Hacking Theft (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/dragonexhackingtheft.php}} thumb|DragonExSingapore-based exchange DragonEx was breached through an elaborate corporate spearfishing attack, blamed on the North Korean Lazarus Group. This included creating a fake development company, and pitching the sale of a trading bot. This brought staff to download and install malware on their computers, which compromised all the hot wall...")
• 20:57, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Dragonex.jpg
• 20:57, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Dragonex.jpg
• 20:57, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Wallet Theft rasgun66 (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerwallettheftrasgun66.php}} thumb|LedgerTwitter user rasgun66 reports that 90.83 MakerDAO (worth $64,000 at the time) were stolen from their Ledger device. In addition, 0.09904276 ETH appears to have been taken from the same wallet to the same recipient shortly thereafter. Few details are provided, except that the exploit happened via three separate transactions and no toke...")
• 20:56, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bitcoinevolution.jpg
• 20:56, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Bitcoinevolution.jpg
• 20:56, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Bitcoin Evolution Celebrity Impersonation Ponzi (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitcoinevolutioncelebrityimpersonationponzi.php}} thumb|Bitcoin EvolutionFacebook users were provided with apparent news articles from ABC News, claiming that Andrew Forrest, one of the richest people in Australia, made significant wealth through the Bitcoin Evolution trading platform. The promotion is structured as a news article detailing how ABC journalists suppose...")
• 20:56, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Mercatox EOS Breach (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/mercatoxeosbreach.php}} thumb|MercatoxAccording to SlowMist, there was a breach of the Mercatox platform in March 2019, and thousands of EOS were stolen. No other sources can back up this hack. There were some minor hacks in 2018 as well, that did not report the loss of any funds. This exchange or platform is based in United Kingdom, or the incident targeted people primaril...")
• 20:55, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Mercatox.jpg
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• 20:55, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Blockchain.com Cryptojacking Protection Extension (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/blockchaincomcryptojackingprotectionextension.php}} thumb|Blockchain.comA clever phishing campaign appears as a warning from Google against a detected cryptojacking script running on a webpage. The warning recommends the user to download a functioning extension which detects and removes known cryptojacking scripts - with the only slight caveat that it will also steal pr...")
• 17:33, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page MyEtherWallet Cryptojacking Protection Extension (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/myetherwalletcryptojackingprotectionextension.php}} thumb|MyEtherWalletA clever phishing campaign appears as a warning from Google against a detected cryptojacking script running on a webpage. The warning recommends the user to download a functioning extension which detects and removes known cryptojacking scripts - with the only slight caveat that it will also steal priv...")
• 17:33, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Nkpaymentcap Fake Transfer Notification (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/nkpaymentcapfaketransfernotification.php}} The EOS project nkpaymentcap was attacked through a fake receipt attack, where the token transfer was between two accounts owned by the attacker. A number of EOS smart contracts had a vulnerability where they would allow tokens to be withdrawn erroneously if an attacker sent funds to themselves. The project doesn't appear to exist at the moment, so it wou...")
• 17:32, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Bithumb EOS/XRP Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bithumbeosxrphack.php}} This hacking took place after a government security inspection by South Korea. EOS and Ripple tokens were taken from presumably insecure wallets. As is the typical case, this is yet another case where tokens were taken from a wallet without multi-sig. This exchange or platform is based in South Korea, or the incident targeted people primarily in South Korea. == About Bith...")
• 17:32, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page 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...")
• 17:31, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page 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...")
• 17:31, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Coinbin.jpg
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• 17:31, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page 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...")
• 17:31, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Coinmama.jpg
• 17:31, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Coinmama.jpg