Financial breaks, sabotage and espionage: documented mechanisms, known or uncertain perpetrators, discovery and response.
561 documented stories available Collection in process of constitutionCryptocurrencies Incident of October 29, 2026
Billions are leaving Binance’s portfolios. How to track transfers and immobilize part of the funds? An investigation still opened on October 30, 2026.
21 February 2025 Cryptocurrencies
About $1.5 billion stolen by targeting the tool used to verify a transaction.
Campaigns revealed in 2015 International Banks
Intruders learn internal procedures instead of just stealing customers’ passwords.
23 March 2022 Pont Ronin
The system requires multiple validations; attackers gather precisely the necessary number.
10 August 2021 Decentralized finance
A lack of control between contracts allows a spectacular diversion, followed by restitution.
26 January 2018 Japan
A NEM reserve exposed in an online portfolio leads to a major crisis.
6 October 2022 BNB Chain
Two million BNBs are obtained fraudulently; validators interrupt the network.
11–12 November 2022 · Cryptocurrencies
Bankruptcy and piracy are two different cases, occurring almost at the same time.
Intrusion from 2011 Public crisis in 2014
The disappearance of bitcoins spreads over time before becoming a visible disaster.
February 2, 2022 Ethereum and Solana
A validation failure is enough to produce 120,000 ethers represented without corresponding reservation.
31 May 2024 Japan
According to the authorities, a professional approach serves as a starting point for the flight of about $308 million.
September 2020 Cryptocurrency platform
Theft touches the keys of online portfolios; the response mobilizes issuers, platforms and investigators.
13 March 2023 Decentralized finance
A lack of accounting logic leads to the misappropriation of about 197 million, and then to unusual trading.
December 2021 Cryptocurrencies
A compromise of keys leads to a theft whose initial estimates exceed $150 million.
August 1, 2022 Bridge between blockchains
A validation error turns an initial flight into a collective rush on reserves.
17 April 2022 Decentralized governance
The decision-making power can be acquired temporarily and then used before being rendered.
August 2016 · Major seizure in 2022
The loot is gaining value as investigators rebuild its circulation.
February 2016 Bangladesh, New York and Philippines
The payment network receives seemingly legitimate messages, but prepared by intruders.
17 June–20 July 2016 · Ethereum
A contract breach sparks a debate about how to fix a supposedly immutable ledger.
May–June 2021 · United States
The attack affects the company’s computer system; the operational shutdown amplifies the crisis.
27 June 2017 Ukraine and international spread
A compromised update serves as a starting point for an attack that quickly exceeds its first victims.
12 May 2017 International attack
Hospitals suffer the consequences of a program that encrypts files and spreads between machines.
Discovered in 2010 Industrial facilities
The software looks for a precise industrial environment before modifying the physical operation.
Revealed in December 2020 Companies and administrations
Victims install expected software, but part of the manufacturing process has been compromised.
2017 · United States
The danger comes from a patch that is not applied, and then an intrusion that persists.
Intrusion of 2014 Accusations published in 2017
Hackers aren’t just looking for a list of passwords: they are targeting mechanisms that recognize users.
Discovered in 2015 United States
Security investigation information exposes much more than a business address book.
November–December 2014 · United States
The attack combines document leaks, sabotage and threats against a film company.
2 November 1988 University Internet
Long before modern ransomware, a worm reveals the fragility of an already interconnected network.
4 May 2000 International spread
An emotional promise and a misleading attachment speed up the spread of a worm.
2016 Connected objects and DNS service Dyn
The attack uses the weakness of small devices to hit an infrastructure that many services depend on.
April–May 2007 · Estonia
Banks, media and public services face a saturation campaign during a political crisis.
23 December 2015 Ukrainian power grids
The investigation describes a computer intrusion followed by commands affecting distribution equipment.
9 February 2018 PyeongChang, South Korea
Sabotage refers to the systems that accompany the ceremony and the organization of the Olympic Games.
November–December 2013 · United States
Card data is captured in stores after an intrusion progresses through the network.
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