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• 11:11, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Lightning Torch Theft (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/lightningtorchtheft.php}} thumb|LightningLighting is a payment network which allows instant and low cost bitcoin payments. The lightning torch was a proposal to keep passing the same funds around from person to person, with each intermediate hop picking the most trustworthy next person to take the torch. While most people behaved honestly, inevitably, in such a scheme, some...")
• 11:11, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Curve Drainable Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/curvedrainablehack.php}} thumb|Curve FinanceAn original version of the Curve Finance protocol had an exploit which would allow the protocol to be drained by an attacker. This was not exploited, but instead was caught before the contract was deployed. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Curve Finance == "Curve is a decentralized...")
• 11:10, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Curvefinance.jpg
• 11:10, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Curvefinance.jpg
• 11:10, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BZx Fulcrum White Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bzxfulcrumwhitehacked.php}} thumb|BZxThe bZx Fulcrum smart contract hot wallet had a $2.5m vulnerability which was not exploited. After refusing to pay out a requested bounty, the team aimed to cover up the exploit. No funds were lost in this case. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About BZx == "bZx (formerly known at b0x) was concei...")
• 11:10, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bzxfulcrum.jpg
• 11:10, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Bzxfulcrum.jpg
• 11:10, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Mark Cheng Kidnapped (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/markchengkidnapped.php}} thumb|NoneMark Cheng was a cryptocurrency consultant who lived in Singapore. He met with a friend at a hotel in Thailand for a business deal. When taking a cab, they stopped and he was forced to get into another vehicle. He was then allegedly drugged, beaten, and tortured for 12 hours, with a large ransom demanded. At the end of the ordeal, he gave u...")
• 11:10, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Markcheng.jpg
• 11:10, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Markcheng.jpg
• 11:09, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Malicious Chrome Extension HackedZec Theft (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgermaliciouschromeextensionhackedzectheft.php}} thumb|LedgerLedger, based in France, is on of the most popular manufacturers of Ledger hardware wallets. A malicious Ledger browser extension for Chrome was found at the number 1 spot, which requests the user's seed phrase and sends it to the extension creator, who then uses it to steal funds from users. At least one user lost...")
• 11:09, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Binance/Bitcoin Gold Double Spend Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/binancebitcoingolddoublespendhack.php}} 51% attacks are one attack that exchanges can hardly avoid - the only way is to have a slower withdrawal or insure against the losses. By adjusting their escrow period from 12 blocks to 20 blocks, Binance has increased the expense to repeat the attack from $1,200 to ~$2,000. Still, they are lucky at the minimal scale of the attack at this stage. This exchan...")
• 10:57, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Shitcoin Wallet Malicious JavaScript (Created page with "Test")
• 10:55, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Shitcoinwallet.jpg
• 10:55, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Shitcoinwallet.jpg
• 10:54, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Wallet Theft rytoke (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerwallettheftrytoke.php}} thumb|LedgerThe Reddit user rytoke reports losing significant funds ffrom their Ledger wallet. Limited details are provided. No funds were recovered. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Ledger == "Based in France, Ledger is the largest cryptocurrency hardware wallet company." "Ledger is a hardware crypto...")
• 10:52, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page MetaMask Banned From Google Play (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/metamaskbannedfromgoogleplay.php}} thumb|MetaMaskThe MetaMask wallet application was again banned on Google Play at the end of December 2019. There were no reports of phishing versions of the application appearing in it's place this time, and no funds appear to have been taken from users. The application was reinstated around a week later. This is a global/international case...")
• 10:52, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BitClub Network Ponzi (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitclubnetworkponzi.php}} thumb|BitClub NetworkThe Bitclub Network supposedly operated a large mining pool and sold different investment contracts for 5 years to investors, extracting profits of over $722m from participants. The system was widely known and trusted in the space. Unfortunately, the entire system was a ponzi scheme and no actual mining was done to generate...")
• 10:52, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bitclubnetwork.jpg
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• 10:52, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page RG Coins Shuts Down (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/rgcoinsshutsdown.php}} thumb|RG CoinsBulgaria has no plan for crypto-asset trading platforms, and this left the market wide open. Rossen Yosifov launched RG Coins, making a large portion of his profit from participation in a scheme to defraud Americans. This scheme encouraged Americans to pay upfront for vehicles and other valuables from people they'd never even met in person...")
• 10:51, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Rgcoins.jpg
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• 10:51, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Cloud Token Wallet Service (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/cloudtokenwalletservice.php}} While not an exchange platform, inherent transparency in trading platforms as the norm would go a long way to reduce scams like this. Easy registration for all cryptocurrency trading businesses can give consumers an easy way to check the legitimacy and backing level of any operation. This exchange or platform is based in Singapore, or the incident targeted people pri...")
• 10:51, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Vertcoin Attempted 51% Attack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/vertcoinattempted51attack.php}} thumb|VertcoinDespite upgrading to a new algorithm after their first attack, the Vertcoin blockchain fell under threat of another 51% attack. This attack appears to be intended to be used to double-spend against the Bittrex exchange. Since Bittrex closed their wallets prior to the attack, they avoided any loss. This is a global/international c...")
• 10:51, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page GateHub Privacy Breach (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/gatehubprivacybreach.php}} thumb|GateHubGateHub customers had their private information breached, which is suspected to have occurred as part of the June hacking event. (Though GateHub reported at the time that only a limited number of accounts were accessed.) As GateHub already asked their customers to change passwords after the June breach, the impact is limited to informati...")
• 10:50, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BitMEX Email Gaffe (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitmexemailgaffe.php}} thumb|BitMEXAfter not releasing a global email to their entire customer base since 2017, Bitmex decided they would do the first one live, without any testing of their new script on a smaller email subset. The script was configured to send all emails in the "To" field instead of "Bcc" and sent emails in batches of 1,000. As a result, each customer received...")
• 10:50, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bitmex.jpg
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• 10:50, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Trezor Phishing Website (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/trezorphishingwebsite.php}} thumb|TrezorA Trezor user reports that they were tricked out of their funds through an attempt to upgrade their wallet software. Instead of visiting the Trezor website, they ended up clicking on Google Ads in the search results, which led them to a scam website. This scam website claimed their wallet was losing connection and they needed to enter the...")
• 21:25, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BitUSD Stablecoin Depegged (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitusdstablecoindepegged.php}} thumb|BitUSDBitUSD was one of the first stablecoins to ever launch in July 21st, 2014. It was backed by collateral of BitShares tokens, which was a decentralized autonomous organization. The peg was lost on November 25th, 2018 and has never recovered since. There appear to be few active markets for the token. Stablecoins did not gain popularity un...")
• 21:25, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bitusd.jpg
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• 21:25, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page VinDAX Exchange Hacked (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/vindaxexchangehacked.php}} thumb|VinDAXVinDAX is a large exchange platform in Vietnam, serving mostly Asian customers with the largest contingent at the time in India. Their specialization was small-cap cryptocurrencies. On November 4th, 2019 (based on their Twitter post), it appears they noticed that a large number of coins (roughly $500,000 USD worth) had been withdrawn from...")
• 21:24, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Vindax.jpg
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• 21:24, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BeenTrade Fake Crypto Exchange (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/beentradefakecryptoexchange.php}} thumb|BeenTradeThe website BeenTrade claimed to be a cryptocurrency trading platform. In reality, it directly copied from the popular platform cex.io and allowed deposits but not withdrawals. Multiple users complained about losing funds there before the platform was shut down. This is a global/international case not involving a specific cou...")
• 21:24, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Beentrade.jpg
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• 21:24, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page IDAX Global CEO Disappears (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/idaxglobalceodisappears.php}} All the funds appear to be held in a wallet under the control of a single individual Lei Guorong. It does not matter the size or international scope or reputation of the organization. If funds are held by one individual - they can disappear with them. The limited transparency and no legal backing presently available on exchanges make these types of situations highly p...")
• 21:23, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Einstein Exchange (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/einsteinexchange.php}} The small team at Einstein boasted "300,000 satisfied customers" on their website, and continued to take on more business through mounting withdrawal delays posted across social media. Among the great features of this exchange was the ability to quickly convert credit card purchases and bank drafts into cryptocurrency which could then be withdrawn immediately, which was a h...")
• 21:23, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Gokturk.webp
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• 21:22, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Upbit Hot Wallet Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/upbithotwallethack.php}} Upbit was one of a series of exchanges which had previously undergone a government security inspection, which failed to detect vulnerabilities. Although I found reports that Upbit had been attempting to deny the hack, I suspect that this was confusion over Upbit denying any further hacking (beyond the original ETH) was occurring. Upbit has stated that they will reimburse...")
• 21:21, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Jorg Molt Bitcoin Pension (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/jorgmoltbitcoinpension.php}} thumb|Jorg MoltJorg Molt claimed to be a co-founder of bitcoin, and claimed to have 250,000 bitcoins. His "Bitcoin Pension" project raised over $2.14m from investors that was supposedly going to be invested into mining equipment. It appears no mining equipment was purchased, and investors lost their funds. Jorg gained prominence as many people wer...")
• 21:21, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Jorgmolt.jpg
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• 21:21, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Trezor abruceky Google Search Phishing (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/trezorabrucekygooglesearchphishing.php}} thumb|TrezorReddit user abruceky reports that they fell victim to a Google Adwords phishing website and gave up the seed phrase for their wallet which contained 3.43 bitcoins. The phishing website showed up as the top result on a Google search for "Trezor". Once the funds were taken, the thief converted them to Monero using a centralized...")
• 21:21, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Faulty Secure Element Phishing (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerfaultysecureelementphishing.php}} thumb|LedgerMultiple Ledger users reported receiving a phishing email which attempted to convince them that their Ledger device might not be secure. It specifically provided a reasonably plausible hypothesis that the Secure Element might be defective in generating the random numbers, something which could possibly happen with sophisticate...")
• 21:20, 24 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page OvexTrade Withdrawal Fraud Platform (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ovextradewithdrawalfraudplatform.php}} thumb|OvexTradeScammers were setting up multiple fraudulent platforms such as OvexTrade, then offering loans on the BitcoinTalk forum. Participants reported that the loan application process included recording videos of themselves for a KYC validation. Once a loan applicant was approved, they would be informed that their bitcoin was sen...")