383 hack event(s)
Description of the event: On May 18, a Reddit netizen posted that Monacoin suffered a 51% computing power attack, a selfish mining attack, and a time stamp attack. The exact time occurred from May 13 to May 15. Some exchanges that support Monacoin trading, such as Bittrex, Livecoin have closed Monacoin recharge.
Amount of loss: $ 90,000 Attack method: 51% attack
Description of the event: On June 18,2019, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced it had initiated a civil enforcement action against a now-defunct cryptocurrency trading and investment company for misappropriating $147 million worth of Bitcoin. The Complaint charges the defendants—Control-Finance Limited and its principal, Benjamin Reynolds—with exploiting public enthusiasm for crypto assets by fraudulently obtaining and misappropriating at least 22,858.822 Bitcoin from more than 1,000 customers through a classic (HYIP) Ponzi scheme called the Control-Finance Affiliate Program.
Amount of loss: 22,858.822 BTC Attack method: Scam
Description of the event: Messari, a cryptocurrency research organization, announced on the 27th that Stellar's blockchain protocol had an inflation loophole in April 2017. An attacker used the loophole to create 2.25 million XLM (worth about 10 million US dollars). This bug was discovered by the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) and patched after the accident.
Amount of loss: 10,000,000 Attack method: Inflation