Crypto Exchange Liquid Says User Data Possibly Exposed in Security Breach

Popular cryptocurrency portfolio tracker CoinStats is reeling from a security breach that exposed user wallets and sent scam notifications to mobile devices. The company has taken the drastic step of shutting down its platform entirely while they investigate the incident. The breach, confirmed by CoinStats on their official social media channel, compromised a yet-to-be-determined number […]

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid is suspending deposits and withdrawals after a security breach resulting in the loss of around an estimated $80 million in digital assets. The platform published the suspected hacker’s addresses and said it’s moving funds to cold storage. Hacker Hits Japanese Crypto Exchange Liquid Asian cryptocurrency exchange Liquid Global has confirmed it has been targeted in a hacking attack. In a notice tweeted early on Thursday, the coin trading platform revealed that some of its warm wallets were compromised, adding that it’s currently....

Coinbase is under scrutiny after confirming a security breach that exposed personal information of some of its users. The crypto exchange said fewer than 1% of its monthly transacting users were affected. Still, that small slice could mean thousands of people. According to reports, the attack could end up costing Coinbase as much as $400 […]

Over $80 million worth of digital assets has been removed from Liquid Global exchange. Kucoin has responded by blacklisting the addresses that received stolen funds. Japanese exchange Liquid has been hacked with about $80 million in digital assets moved off the platform.The exchange confirmed the security breach in an August 19 tweet, with Liquid revealing the wallet addresses implicated in the breach. The exchange noted that only it’s warm wallets were affected, adding that its assets are currently being moved into cold storage.Withdrawals and deposits have been suspended on Liquid, with....

Criminals tried to sell users’ names, ID numbers, emails and addresses on internet forums. Major Turkish crypto exchange BtcTurk came forward about a data breach from mid-2018 that leaked sensitive information of over 500,000 users. According to the official announcement, the stolen data set contains BtcTurk users’ names, citizen ID numbers, emails, addresses, birthdates and mobile phone numbers. The stolen data set first appeared on an online forum for sale last Friday with sample information as proof. The seller claimed that the information also contains user selfies with ID, a common....