Bitcoin
Bitcoin ATM firm Byte Federal hacked via GitLab flaw, 58K users exposed
US Bitcoin ATM operator Byte Federal has disclosed a data breach that exposed the data of 58,000 customers after its systems were breached using a GitLab vulnerability. Byte Federal is the largest US operator of Bitcoin ATMs across the United States, with over 1,200 ATMs located in forty-two states, allowing people to exchange cash for cryptocurrency. […]
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Bitfinex hacker gets 5 years in prison for 120,000 bitcoin heist
A hacker responsible for stealing 119,754 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack on the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced to five years in prison by U.S. authorities. The man, Ilya Lichtenstein, was arrested in February 2022 in Manhattan following a lengthy investigation led by the IRS, HSI, and the FBI, which managed to recover roughly 80% of the […]
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