User contributions for Azoundria

24 January 2023

• 21:0821:08, 24 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Kraken.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 21:0721:07, 24 January 2023 diff hist +5,707‎ N Bitsane Exit Scam ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitsaneexitscam.php}} Featured in a CNBC article and on the Ripple website, this exchange gained customers around the world, only to ultimately go offline and leave customers with little recourse. From what I can tell, “Bitsane was registered in Ireland as Bitsane LP, with Aidas Rupsys listed as CEO and Dmitry Prudnikov as CTO”, however there doesn’t appear to have been much oversight into t..."
• 21:0721:07, 24 January 2023 diff hist +6,014‎ N PlusToken Wallet and Exchange ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/plustokenwalletandexchange.php}} From the looks of it, this has little to do with the exchange itself; however it’s worth noting that even today little is known about the incident. The main issues were that you had unknown people running the operation and they had no intent on honouring anything. This exchange or platform is based in South Korea, or the incident targeted people primarily in Sou..."
• 21:0721:07, 24 January 2023 diff hist +12,184‎ N Gatehub Customer XRP Wallets Breached ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/gatehubcustomerxrpwalletsbreached.php}} thumb|GateHubIt appears that GateHub is both a wallet and exchange service provider, and that customers using the wallet do not actually own their own keys. GateHub stored customer wallets in a database which was accessible online. The company advertises on their website that they “make sure your money is always safe” and “you won..."
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• 21:0621:06, 24 January 2023 diff hist +7,714‎ N Remitano False XRP Deposit ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/remitanofalsexrpdeposit.php}} thumb|RemitanoThe Remitano platform implemented a flawed XRP deposit mechanism in 2018, which allowed users to deposit XRP and get credited for more XRP than actually deposited, by making a "partial payment". This was exploited by malicious users, and funds were stolen as a result. The Remitano platform doesn't appear to have responded until Nov..."
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• 21:0621:06, 24 January 2023 diff hist +9,363‎ N Trezor Fake Google Play App ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/trezorfakegoogleplayapp.php}} thumb|TrezorA fake Trezor wallet was avaialble for download and installation through the Google Play store. If the user chose to install the wallet, it would generate a wallet that was already known to the attacker, who could then take all funds. It also harvested email addresses of users. It's unclear how much funds were lost, though the app was d..."
• 21:0521:05, 24 January 2023 diff hist +9,301‎ N CoinBase Sim Swapping ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinbasesimswapping.php}} thumb|CoinBaseCoinBase and other platforms commonly use SMS-based authentication to allow account recovery, as do email providers. This resulted in a single point of failure, where an attacker can impersonate the customer to the phone provider, and request the phone service to be switched over to a device they control. From that point forward, they..."
• 21:0521:05, 24 January 2023 diff hist +14,953‎ N Dascoin Ponzi Scheme ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/dascoinponzischeme.php}} thumb|DascoinDasCoin was a centralized fork of the DASH blockchain, which functioned as a ponzi scheme. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Dascoin == "A decentralized, user friendly wallet system and a regulation-friendly global network of KYC authenticated users." "Dascoin is a well-known cryptocurrency th..."
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• 21:0521:05, 24 January 2023 diff hist +9,887‎ N Bitcoin Cash Two-Block Double Spend ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitcoincashtwoblockdoublespend.php}} thumb|Bitcoin CashThere was a 2-block reorganization of the Bitcoin Cash blockchain on May 15th, 2019 during a chain upgrade. The incident does not appear to have resulted in the loss of any funds. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Bitcoin Cash == "Following its hard fork on May 15, bitcoin..."
• 21:0421:04, 24 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Bitcoincash.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 21:0421:04, 24 January 2023 diff hist +6,082‎ N Ledger Funds Stolen Jpeezy555 ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerfundsstolenjpeezy555.php}} thumb|LedgerTwitter user Jpeezy555 reports that the assets on the Ledger were taken, despite the wallet and seed phrase being held separately. One in a locked drawer and the other in a safe. Funds were sent to Binance. JPeezy555 reportedly engaged law enforcement, but as of an update almost a month later, there was no progress in recovery. The..."
• 21:0421:04, 24 January 2023 diff hist +13,188‎ N Bitcoins Norway AlphaPoint Attack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitcoinsnorwayalphapointattack.php}} thumb|Bitcoins NorwayBitcoins Norway (and other services) gave their funds to AlphaPoint in a white label arrangement. Luckily, they did not give their entire cold storage. AlphaPoint was breached multiple times, losing both customer data and platform funds. For some reason, this prompted the liquidation of all bitcoin on the Bitcoi..."
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• 21:0321:03, 24 January 2023 diff hist +15,065‎ N Binance Hot Wallet Theft ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/binancetheft.php}} thumb|BinanceBinance, the largest exchange in the world, was hacked, and 7076 bitcoin ($41,238 USD) were taken through a complex series of API keys, 2FA codes, and other information. The funds were taken from Binance's hot wallet. Binance's platform suspended deposits and withdrawals for some time while doing their investigation. Binance has offered to cover..."
• 21:0321:03, 24 January 2023 diff hist +10,288‎ N 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..."
• 21:0321:03, 24 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Makerdao.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 21:0221:02, 24 January 2023 diff hist +15,699‎ N 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..."
• 21:0221:02, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,305‎ N 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..."
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• 21:0221:02, 24 January 2023 diff hist +6,076‎ N 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,..."
• 21:0121:01, 24 January 2023 diff hist +16,142‎ N 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..."
• 21:0121:01, 24 January 2023 diff hist +18,271‎ N 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..."
• 21:0121:01, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,355‎ N 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..."
• 21:0121:01, 24 January 2023 diff hist +21,807‎ N 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..."
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• 21:0021:00, 24 January 2023 diff hist +5,594‎ N 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..."
• 21:0021:00, 24 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Tronbank.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 21:0021:00, 24 January 2023 diff hist +7,936‎ N 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..."
• 20:5920:59, 24 January 2023 diff hist +5,731‎ N 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..."
• 20:5920:59, 24 January 2023 diff hist +5,872‎ N 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..."
• 20:5920:59, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,332‎ N 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..."
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• 20:5820:58, 24 January 2023 diff hist +9,498‎ N 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..."
• 20:5820:58, 24 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Biki.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 20:5820:58, 24 January 2023 diff hist +6,541‎ N 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..."
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• 20:5720:57, 24 January 2023 diff hist +17,220‎ N 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..."
• 20:5720:57, 24 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Dragonex.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 20:5720:57, 24 January 2023 diff hist +9,405‎ N 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..."
• 20:5620:56, 24 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Bitcoinevolution.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 20:5620:56, 24 January 2023 diff hist +23,473‎ N 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..."
• 20:5620:56, 24 January 2023 diff hist +8,148‎ N 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..."
• 20:5520:55, 24 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Mercatox.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 20:5520:55, 24 January 2023 diff hist +7,207‎ N 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..."
• 17:3317:33, 24 January 2023 diff hist +7,203‎ N 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..."
• 17:3317:33, 24 January 2023 diff hist +7,056‎ N 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..."
• 17:3217:32, 24 January 2023 diff hist +4,885‎ N 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..."