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Will Elon Musk’s Cyber Truck Accept Dogecoin (DOGE) And This New Altcoin?
13.12.2023
The crypto market has attracted several celebrities, and high-profile figures due to its eye-popping profitability and unique usabilities. Tech billionaire Elon Musk is one of the most ardent supporters of cryptocurrencies, especially Dogecoin (DOGE). But a new cryptocurrency has entered the arena...
US Space Force Member Proposes Bitcoin’s PoW Systems in Cyberattack Prevention
4.12.2023
Image by Kaleb, Adobe Stock Jason Lowery, a member of the United States Space Force, has proposed the use of proof-of-work (PoW) networks, like Bitcoin (BTC), as a means to protect the country from cyber-inflicted warfare. In a letter addressed to the US Defense Innovation Board, Lowery emphasized...
Looking at Getting Started With Crypto? What You Should Know
3.12.2023
Cryptocurrency has been disrupting the financial world for quite a few years. No wonder it has become one of the mainstream investment channels for forward-thinking investors and traders. The potential for substantial gains from these decentralized currencies is gaining attention from millions...
Xbox Series X Briefly Selling For $350 In Biggest Discount Yet
1.12.2023
It’s no secret that the Xbox Series X hasn’t been selling great, and this holiday season Microsoft’s “next-gen” console is getting some huge discounts. For a brief period today, Amazon was selling the Starfield machine for as little as $350.Read more
U.S. Treasury Sanctions North Korean Government’s Crypto Mixer Sinbad
29.11.2023
According to a statement released Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department has placed sanctions on the government of North Korea’s crypto mixer, Sinbad. “A key-money laundering tool” Sinbad serves as “a key money-laundering tool” for the state-sponsored North Korean cyber-hacking collective...
US DOJ Seizes $9 Million in USDT from Cyber Scam Organization, Tether to Onboard FBI
29.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Krakenimages.com The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized nearly $9 million worth of USDT from an organization running pig butchering scams – with Tether’s help. According to the press release, the authorities traced the funds to cryptocurrency...
Wall Street Memes Launch Discord Hack Relief Fund to Compensate Victims of October Cyber Attack
23.11.2023
Friday, November 10, 2023 – Today the team at Wall Street Memes airdropped funds from its Discord Hack Relief Fund to compensate community members who fell victim to fraudsters who briefly took over the WSM Discord server. All compensation claims submitted by November 17 will have the funds...
Dwallet Labs Says It Uncovered Infstones Validator Vulnerabilities Which Left $1 Billion in Staked Assets ‘Compromised’
23.11.2023
Cyber security firm Dwallet Labs said on Nov. 21 that vulnerabilities it found on several Infstones (a validator company) validators a few months ago “meant over $1B of staked assets were compromised.” Infstones has acknowledged the existence of the vulnerabilities but says...
Wall Street Memes Launch Discord Hack Relief Fund to Compensate Victims of October Cyber Attack
10.11.2023
Friday, November 10, 2023 – In a huge move aiming to bolster support for the Wall Street Memes community, WSM have launched a Discord Hack Relief Fund that will seek to compensate victims from an October cyber attack. Submissions for compensation claims will be left open for a week until...
Ethereum, Bitcoin users reignite scalability debate as gas fees surge
10.11.2023
Ethereum gas fees reportedly breached the $200-mark for certain high-priority transactions in the last 24 hours
Chinese president calls for unity on AI challenges and cyber development
9.11.2023
Xi Jinping addressed the World Internet Conference Summit saying there is a need to “deepen” exchanges and cooperation on an international level on AI challenges and cyberspace development
South Korean Police Shut Down ‘International Crypto Fraud’ Ring, Freeze $1.2m
8.11.2023
Source: Maksim Shmeljov/Adobe South Korean police have swooped on a group of suspected “international” crypto fraudsters, freezing over $12 million and arresting 49. Newsis reported that the Cyber Investigation Department of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has “arrested a total of 49 people...
Elliptic: FTX Hacker Laundered Stolen Crypto Funds Through Russian Crime Networks
12.10.2023
Close to a year has passed, and the hacker responsible for the staggering $477 million heist from the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX still remains elusive. Yet, Elliptic, a leading blockchain analytics firm, has meticulously mapped the intricate journey of the stolen funds, shedding light on...
Lazarus Group’s New Malware is Harder To Detect, Cyber Security Firm Warns Crypto Firms
2.10.2023
Cyber security experts at ESET have warned firms of the threat posed by the Lazarus Group’s new malware “LightlessCan” saying it is more difficult to detect than previous versions.
According to the firm, the malware is mostly deployed in employment scams luring users to install a malicious payload...
Graffiti artists Street Cy₿er are painting the town Bitcoin
25.9.2023
Nine months after launching, the Street Cy₿er artist collective has over 100 street artists, musicians and Bitcoin enthusiasts involved
6.8% of Nansen's Third-party Vendor Impacted By Cyber Attack – What Happened?
22.9.2023
On-chain insights platform Nansen has revealed that a third-party vendor's system has been compromised. As a result, about 6.8% of the customers' data have been affected.
Providing more details, the blockchain analytics platform stated that the event occurred on September 20, but it declined...
Digital Assets Worth Billions Still Secure Despite Rise in Cyber Attacks — Former Microsoft Security Lead
22.9.2023
A former Microsoft Security Lead has insisted that a great proportion of digital assets worth billions of dollars are secure and are being “safely managed by hundreds of protocols.” The security expert suggested that protocols also need to have a platform that allows users to rate...
SEC’s Crypto Chief Signals Ramp-Up in Enforcement: ‘We’re Going to Continue to Bring Those Charges’
20.9.2023
According to David Hirsch, head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit, more enforcement actions against firms that haven’t properly registered with the regulator are expected. Hirsch discussed crypto assets and exchanges Tuesday at an...
FTX bolsters claims portal security measures following cyber breach
17.9.2023
Following the cyber breach of non-sensitive data, bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has reactivated account access to its customer claims portal
Binance to reimburse users $1M for Cyber Earn incident
7.9.2023
Users were prevented from withdrawing their CYBER Earn assets on the exchange due to a cross-chain bridging issue