5 Biggest Cyber Heists Ever Pulled Off in History!

5 Biggest Cyber Heists Ever Pulled Off in History!
Number 5: KuCoin Cyber HeistOn September 25, 2020, hackers stole more than $275 million worth of cryptocurrency from KuCoin in one of the largest-ever exchange hacks. KuCoin announced that hackers had obtained private keys to their hot wallets before withdrawing substantial quantities of Ethereum, BTC, Litecoin, Ripple, Stellar Lumens, Tron, and Tether. Lazarus Group, a North Korean hacker group, has been accused of committing a robbery on the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin, resulting in a $275 million loss of funds. Based in Seychelles, the crypto exchange claims that around 84% of the affected assets were recovered safely. But the surprise of vast amounts of money disappearing without a trace has put the spook into the market, reminding people that crypto can be insecure.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IawZN...
Number 4: Coincheck Crypto HeistBallooning bitcoin returns, and the opportunity to make it rich and strike it lucky means cryptocurrencies have rarely been more popular. We’re being swept up in a tide of interest in them as their value spikes, reaching unparalleled highs. But it’s worth being cautious because they feature frequently in lists of the biggest financial hacks of the last decade. In 2018, Coincheck, a Japanese-based clearing house, was targeted by hackers affiliated with North Korea. The attack, which took place in January, was for big bucks: $534 million was targeted and managed to be stolen away in the incursion. It quickly became the highest profile and most valuable hack in history at the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm3rS...
Number 3: Mt Gox HeistMt Gox was one of the most recognizable names in the early days of cryptocurrency. Mt. Gox was a Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange that operated between 2010 and 2014. It was responsible for more than 70% of Bitcoin transactions at its peak. Its prominence in the cryptocurrency scene made it a target for hackers, and Mt. Gox experienced security problems several times during the years it operated, however, the major heist in 2014 was something completely unfathomed. When it was targeted, an estimated $450 million in bitcoin disappeared. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onHEm...
Number 2: The Shammon Virus Attack The Shammon Virus attack was a computer virus that shut a trillion-dollar business empire back in 2012. The target of the virus was Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, the largest oil and gas company in the world:On August 15, 2012, seemingly out of nowhere 30,000 windows based computers system were overwritten in a matter of hours. As Aramco would find out later, the attack wasn’t totally without warning. A few hours before the attack began, the group that claimed responsibility for the attack called ‘Cutting Sword of Justice’ posted a message on an Anonymous board.https://youtu.be/mWMoXzjCX6w
Number 1: Bangladesh Bank HeistThe Bangladesh Bank cyber heist was a coordinated digital attack that took place in February 2016. The hacker planned to steal $ 1 billion US dollars from the Bangladeshi national bank by using fake SWIFT transactions. This money was sitting in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the hackers exploited very poor cybersecurity at the Bangladesh bank to gain access to this fortune.It all started with a malfunctioning printer. It's just part of modern life, and so when it happened to staff at Bangladesh Bank they thought the same thing most of us do: another day, another tech headache. It didn't seem like a big deal. https://youtu.be/Usu9z0feHug
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