The World's Biggest Financial Hacks
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When most people imagine millions being stolen from a bank, they picture robbers stealing from a vault and fleeing with gold bars and bundles of cash. But in the increasingly digital world we live in, the biggest heists are taking place online. Hackers have had their eyes set on over $1 Billion* in the past decade from financial institutions.
So which hacks stand out from the rest? Are financial hacks the new bank heist? By finding recorded attacks against financial institutions in the last ten years, we were able to find some of the biggest online heists that have ever taken place.
Some hacks stand out above the rest, whether for the institutions being attacked or whether the attack was prevented.
Coincheck Crypto Heist
successfully
stolen
Noted as âthe biggest theft in the history of the worldâ, this forced Coincheck to freeze all transactions.
Mt. Gox Heist
successfully stolen
The theft from Mt. Gox resulted in approximately 850,000 bitcoins …
So which hacks stand out from the rest? Are financial hacks the new bank heist? By finding recorded attacks against financial institutions in the last ten years, we were able to find some of the biggest online heists that have ever taken place.
Some hacks stand out above the rest, whether for the institutions being attacked or whether the attack was prevented.
Coincheck Crypto Heist
successfully
stolen
Noted as âthe biggest theft in the history of the worldâ, this forced Coincheck to freeze all transactions.
Mt. Gox Heist
successfully stolen
The theft from Mt. Gox resulted in approximately 850,000 bitcoins …