Tag: victims
Post Office scandal: Hundreds of victims to have convictions overturned
The government will introduce a new law to clear the names of ex-postmasters in England and Wales.
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Post Office scandal: Rishi Sunak considers measures to clear all victims
Asked by Laura Kuenssberg if the Justice Secretary Alex Chalk was looking at whether all those convicted could be exonerated or the Post Office could [...]
Fund for Nuclear Waste Exposure Victims in Limbo as Congress Balks at Cost
Bipartisan efforts to extend and expand a program granting compensation to victims of government-caused nuclear contamination are faltering. It is set [...]
Boris Johnson apologises for suffering of families and victims of the Covid pandemic
The former prime minister began his evidence with an apology, which was interrupted by protesters.Boris Johnson said he "understands the feelings of t [...]
KyberSwap announces treasury grants for hack victims
KyberSwap intends to provide financial assistance to users affected by a significant exploit on Nov. 22, which led to a $48.8 million loss for the dec [...]
Hong Kong authorities say 145 victims and $18.9M lost in Hounax scam
Hong Kong authorities reported on Nov. 27 that 145 users were affected in a scam by the unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange Hounax, resulting in a loss [...]
Gove sorry to Covid victims ‘who endured so much pain’
The former Cabinet Office minister has apologised for the "mistakes that were made by the government" during the pandemic.Michael Gove told the Covid [...]
Indexed Finance thwarts hijackers, set to compensate 2021 hack victims
Indexed Finance, an Ethereum-based project that suffered a $16 million hack in 2021, has successfully thwarted two hijacking attempts. Control of the [...]
Victims wait up to 13 hours for police response, new figures reveal
The Lib Dems say their figures show police risk losing vital witnesses or time-sensitive evidence.
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LastPass Hack Victims Lose $4.4M in a Single Day
Hackers siphoned a total of $4.4 million in crypto from at least 25 LastPass users on Oct. 25, according to blockchain analyst ZachXBT.
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Israel’s Hidden Victims, Arab Bedouins, Were Attacked by Hamas Too
At least 17 died in the Hamas attacks, and many more in the impoverished community have since lost their livelihoods in Jewish farms that were ransack [...]
How African Students Became Victims of FTX’s Collapse
With exchanges like Binance still running ambassadorships in African countries, students have become increasingly skeptical of the programs, following [...]
Post Office: Horizon scandal victims offered £600,000 compensation
The sum is for postmasters whose wrongful convictions for theft and false accounting have now been overturned.
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Coinbase (COIN) Profited Due to Curve DeFi Hack, but the Crypto Exchange Hasn’t Given Victims the Money
One of the pools drained in the attack contained ether (ETH) and alETH, an ether derivative issued by Alchemix, a DeFi lending platform. Before the at [...]
Binance pledges $3 million in BNB to Morocco earthquake victims
After a large earthquake hit Morocco causing at least 2,000 fatalities in Marrakech alone, Morocco’s fourth largest city, the cryptocurrency exchange [...]