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2016 Bitfinex hack – Wikipedia
2016 Bitfinex hack – Wikipedia
Around 2,000 approved transactions were sent to a single wallet from user's segregated wallets. Immediately thereafter, Bitcoin's trading price plunged by 20%, causing the value of the stolen Bitcoin to dip to US$58 million.
How DOJ Tracked Down the Bitcoin Stolen in Bitfinex Hack
How DOJ Tracked Down the Bitcoin Stolen in Bitfinex Hack
In 2016, Bitfinex—one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges at the time—suffered its own security breach. Some 2,000 transactions were …
Did Razzlekhan and Dutch Pull Off History's Biggest Crypto …
Did Razzlekhan and Dutch Pull Off History's Biggest Crypto …
Bitfinex reported the hack to authorities, but there were no leads. The hackers erased the servers’ memory on their way out, wiping any pointers …
4 Unanswered Questions About the Bitfinex Hack – CoinDesk
4 Unanswered Questions About the Bitfinex Hack – CoinDesk
The original Bitfinex hack occurred in early August 2016. Here’s CoinDesk’s contemporaneous report on the events. The hack, and especially …
Bitfinex Hack 2016: 119,756 Bitcoin Stolen [Full Story]
Bitfinex Hack 2016: 119,756 Bitcoin Stolen [Full Story]
In August of 2016, Bitfinex announced devastating news. Hackers had infiltrated the popular Hong Kong-based exchange and stolen 119,756 bitcoin …
The US$4.5 billion Bitfinex hack – five things you should know
The US$4.5 billion Bitfinex hack – five things you should know
The hack of the Hong-Kong based crypto-exchange Bitfinex has been described as the “heist of the century”. In total, over 120,000 bitcoin ( …
What Is the Bitfinex Hack? Two Arrested in Plot to Steal $4.5B …
What Is the Bitfinex Hack? Two Arrested in Plot to Steal $4.5B …
On August 2, 2016, an extensive cache of bitcoin was stolen from Bitfinex, a large cryptocurrency exchange owned by iFinex Inc. Hackers managed …
Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in …
Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in …
Two individuals were arrested this morning in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack …
Hackers move $760 million from the 2016 Bitfinex hack
Hackers move $760 million from the 2016 Bitfinex hack
More than $760 million worth of Bitcoin, stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016, were moved on Wednesday to new accounts. The …
Who gets the $3.6BN in Bitcoin US seized in Bitfinex hack?
Who gets the $3.6BN in Bitcoin US seized in Bitfinex hack?
After the attack in August 2016, when a hacker made away with more than 119,000 Bitcoin, Bitfinex allocated losses of more than 30 percent to …
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