This Week in Security News - February 11, 2022

Hidden scams in malicious scans, and feds arrest couple who allegedly laundered $1 Billion in stolen bitcoins...

Stolen Bitcoins Returned

The US has returned $154 million in bitcoins stolen by a Sony employee. However, on December 1, following an investigation in collaboration with Japanese law enforcement authorities, the FBI seized the 3879.16242937 BTC in Ishiis wallet after obtaining the private key, which made it possible to...

Mt.Gox Bitcoin Exchange CEO Arrested by Japanese Police

Remember Mt.Gox? Once the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange… ...then in early 2014, Tokyo-based Mt.Gox Bitcoin exchange filed for bankruptcy saying it lost some 8,50,000 Bitcoins worth $64 Million to hackers and suddenly went dark with no explanation. Last Friday, Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of...

BitCoin hacked, More than 18,000 Bitcoins Stolen

Bitcoinica, a Bitcoin exchange started by a 17-year old teenager Zhou Tong, has been shut down for security investigations. It's believed that at least 18,000 BTC $90,000 or 68,000 EUR have been stolen.News of the hack was posted this morning by Bitcoinica's founder, Zhou Tong: "Today, we have...