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A decade after collapsing, crypto exchange Mt Gox repays some investors
2024-07-08 00:44

Asia In Brief Mt Gox, the Japanese crypto exchange that dominated trading for a brief time in the early 2010s before collapsing amid the disappearance of nearly half a billion dollars worth of the digicash, likely as a result of its own shoddy software, has said it will start to repay some investors - in Bitcoin. Last week the failed scheme issued a notice [PDF] advising creditors that it would repay some Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash.

Crypto exchange Kraken accuses blockchain security outfit CertiK of extortion
2024-06-20 17:35

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Kraken Crypto Exchange Hit by $3 Million Theft Exploiting Zero-Day Flaw
2024-06-19 16:40

Crypto exchange Kraken revealed that an unnamed security researcher exploited an "extremely critical" zero-day flaw in its platform to steal $3 million in digital assets and refused to return...

"Researchers" exploit Kraken exchange bug, steal $3 million in crypto
2024-06-19 14:51

The Kraken crypto exchange disclosed today that alleged security researchers exploited a zero-day website bug to steal $3 million in cryptocurrency and then refused to return the funds. The hack was disclosed by Kraken Chief Security Officer Nick Percoco on X, explaining that the exchange's security team received a vague bug report on June 9th about an "Extremely critical" that allowed anyone to increase the balances in a Kraken wallet artificially.

Microsoft bigwig says the Feds catching Chinese spies in Exchange Online is the cloud working as intended
2024-06-14 00:40

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Indian stock exchange finally encrypting all messages to traders
2024-05-30 05:36

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Intercontinental Exchange to pay $10M SEC penalty over VPN breach
2024-05-22 17:20

The Intercontinental Exchange will pay a $10 million penalty to settle charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after failing to ensure its subsidiaries promptly reported an April 2021 VPN security breach. ICE is an American company listed on the Fortune 500 that owns and operates financial exchanges and clearing houses worldwide, including the New York Stock Exchange.

MS Exchange Server Flaws Exploited to Deploy Keylogger in Targeted Attacks
2024-05-22 07:41

An unknown threat actor is exploiting known security flaws in Microsoft Exchange Server to deploy a keylogger malware in attacks targeting entities in Africa and the Middle East. Russian...

Russian Operator of BTC-e Crypto Exchange Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering
2024-05-07 09:32

A Russian operator of a now-dismantled BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges from 2011 to 2017. Alexander Vinnik, 44, was charged in January 2017 and taken...

Microsoft releases Exchange hotfixes for security update issues
2024-04-23 19:50

Microsoft has released hotfix updates to address multiple known issues impacting Exchange servers after installing the March 2024 security updates.Although the April 2024 HU is optional, it also adds support for ECC certificates and Hybrid Modern Authentication for OWA/ECP. If you have installed the March 2024 SU and have not experienced any known issues fixed in the optional update and do not need the new features, you can wait for the next Exchange Server SU, which will also include these hotfixes.