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Kyle Torpey

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
25
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Sep 27, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Kyle Torpey

    Why the Coldcard and Liquid Network Hacks Were the Worst in Bitcoin's History (opens the original)

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    When evaluating the sheer amount of bitcoin lost, the recent exploits of the Coldcard hardware wallet and the Liquid Network sidechain do not rank as the most serious security incidents in the history of crypto. However, they represent a far more dangerous development than the relatively common exchange hacks of the past. In previous crypto disasters, the faithful could point to viable excuses involving user error, such as the use of centralized, unregulated exchanges or interacting with complex

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Kyle Torpey

    North Korea 'Very Likely' Behind $388 Million Hack of Crypto Exchange Bitget (opens the original)

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    Crypto exchange Bitget says North Korea is very likely behind a theft of about $387.5 million that did not require anyone to steal the keys to the vault. Security systems at the Seychelles-based platform flagged unauthorized transfers from some of its hot wallets at 18:31 UTC on Thursday, according to an official incident notice and a post from CEO Gracy Chen. The breach reached parts of Bitget’s hot and warm wallet layers. Cold wallets, which sit offline, were not hit. To be clear, the hack onl

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Kyle Torpey

    Signal Finally Lets You Skip the Phone Number, but Now Google Is Involved (opens the original)

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    Signal has started testing a way to join the encrypted messenger without handing the app a phone number. The feature, branded Signal Login, is in the Android 8.28 beta and is slated for an eventual iOS release. On a fresh install, the registration screen now includes an option to sign up without a number. Choose it, and Signal asks for a one-time in-app purchase, listed at launch as $2.99, or €3.49 including VAT. Prices can vary by country. Phone-number registration remains the default, free pat

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Kyle Torpey

    Hackers Defaced the FBI Jobs Site and Say They Have Agents’ Home Addresses (opens the original)

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    The FBI’s jobs portal displayed a fake seizure notice on Tuesday after ShinyHunters, a theft-and-extortion hacking crew the bureau warned companies about in May, replaced the applicant page with a banner declaring, “This site has been seized by ShinyHunters.” The group then claimed it had obtained FBI employees’ home addresses, phone numbers, and information about their families. On its leak site and in messages to reporters, the group said it holds data “on almost ALL FBI Agents and individuals

  5. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Kyle Torpey

    Mr. Robot’s Ecoin Comes to Life Via Wall Street’s New Blockchain (opens the original)

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    In the TV series Mr. Robot, E Corp CEO Phillip Price treats bitcoin as an existential problem after a after a cyberattack throws the traditional financial system into crisis. “If Bitcoin takes over, we are all in a world of hell,” Price tells a stand-in for a fictionalized U.S. Treasury Secretary. “It is unregulated.” Price then pitches a regulated alternative, which also happens to be an E Corp product: “With Ecoin we control the ledger… and the mining servers. We are the authority!” Of course,

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