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Seeking Profits: A Number of Large Crypto Exchanges Are Mining and Staking Digital Assets
18.4.2020
During the last 12 months, large cryptocurrency exchanges have been getting into digital currency staking and creating SHA256 mining operations. Just recently, Binance announced the launch of its mining pool following exchanges like Okex, and Huobi. Alongside this, a great number of crypto...
Decentralized Crypto Exchange Disables Trading Due to ‘Critical Security Vulnerability’
8.4.2020
The developers behind the decentralized exchange have suspended trading on the platform as they investigate a critical security vulnerability
Binance Apologizes to the Steem Community; Unveils a DPoS Vulnerability
11.3.2020
Binance cryptocurrency exchange has garnered critical acclamation from the community owing to its take on the recent hostile takeover of the Steem blockchain network. The renowned crypto exchange has issued multiple apologies and statements concerning the takeover event and its involvement...
Intel SGX Vulnerability Discovered, Cryptocurrency Keys Threatened
11.3.2020
The “Load Value Injection” attack steals encrypted keys and other data stored within Intel’s SGX processors
A Follow-Up to PHP Templating
28.2.2020
Not long ago, I posted about PHP templating in just PHP (which is basically HEREDOC syntax). I'm literally using that technique for some super basic templating I needed to do on this very WordPress site. The main pushback was that this kind of thing can be an XSS vulnerability. In my case, it's...
Report: Android Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Steal Crypto Wallet Info
3.12.2019
Security firm uncovers a vulnerability that allows hackers to access private data on Android devices, including login credentials to crypto wallets
Global Android Vulnerability Could Grab Wallet and Banking Data
3.12.2019
A newly-discovered exploit could hijack banking and wallet apps on your Android phone
Cosmos Network Discloses Critical Vulnerability in Tendermint Core
4.10.2019
Blockchain interoperability platform Cosmos discloses a “high-severity security vulnerability” in consensus engine Tendermint Core
Stellar (XLM) Reflects Vulnerability with Intraday Trading
2.10.2019
Yesterday was a day of relief for the Stellar traders, but today, the bearish trend has returned. Well, in this bearish trend, recently, there has been an improvement noted. We believe that selling pressure is finally relieving the market and there is a possibility of positive closing. Talking...
Bitcoin’s LN Developer Discloses the Network’s Vulnerability
28.9.2019
BTC’s Lightning Network developer Rusty Russel discloses the network’s vulnerability
Startup Finds and Patches Vulnerability in Code for Facebook’s Libra
10.9.2019
Developers working for startup OpenZeppelin found and patched a vulnerability in the open-source code of Facebook’s Libra
Vulnerability Fixed in Facebook Contract Language for Libra Cryptocurrency
10.9.2019
The vulnerability in the Move IR compiler allows malicious actors to introduce executable code to their smart contracts," OpenZepplin’s CEO Demian Brener told CoinDesk
Amberdata Discovers ‘RPC Call’ Bug in Parity Ethereum Client
30.8.2019
A new code release of the Parity ethereum client was released on Thursday to patch a security vulnerability found by blockchain startup Amberdata
New Parity Update Fixes a Vulnerability Present in Some ETH Nodes
29.8.2019
Blockchain software development firm Parity releases an update for its Ethereum node software to fix an RPC vulnerability
ShapeShift Addresses KeepKey Hardware Wallet Vulnerability Report
7.8.2019
Crypto swaps and hardware wallet producer ShapeShift responded to recent reports that there was a side-channel attack vulnerability in one of its devices
Zoom, CORS, and the Web
23.7.2019
It's sorta sad by funny that that big Zoom vulnerability thing was ultimately related to web technology and not really the app itself.
There is this idea of custom protocols or "URL schemes." So, like gittower:// or dropbox:// or whatever. A native app can register them, then URLs that hit them...
Mt. Gox Vulnerability Covered Up by Founder McCaleb, Lawsuit Alleges
2.7.2019
Jed McCaleb’s misrepresentation of Mt. Gox played a part in keeping users on the platform until bankruptcy
Tendermint Says Last Month’s Cosmos Vulnerability Exposed Security Loophole
17.6.2019
Tendermint Inc. – the for-profit entity behind the core technology of the Cosmos network – released today a full disclosure about a former security vulnerability in the Cosmos SDK
Komodo Hacks Itself and Saves Crypto Worth $13M After Learning of Security Vulnerability
6.6.2019
Crypto wallet provider Komodo effectively hacked itself to prevent fraudsters from accessing its users’ funds
Computer Researcher Finds Wallet Vulnerability That Gave Same Key to Multiple Users
27.5.2019
Until recently, WalletGenerator.net ran on code that differed from its GitHub “copy,” issuing multiple copies of private keys deterministically