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Big Travel Firm CWT Pays $4.5 Million Bitcoin Ransom to Hackers
2.8.2020
CWT, one of the biggest travel companies in the U.S., this week paid $4.5 million in bitcoin to hackers who infiltrated the firm’s computer system, stealing sensitive corporate data. It is unclear whether customer information was also compromised. Reuters reported that the bitcoin wallet...
Decentralized Apps May Solve SIM Swapping Woes
31.7.2020
FIX Network is partnering with NEM to provide a solution that prevents SIM swapping
Binance’s Trust Wallet Hits 5M Users, Expands DeFi Services
31.7.2020
Binance owned Trust Wallet has hit a five million user milestone, it is now delving into the DeFi sector
Privacy-Enhancing Protocol Cashfusion Completes Security Analysis
30.7.2020
Just a few days prior to the Bitcoin Cash anniversary, BCH fans found out that the Cashfusion audit from Kudelski Security is now complete. Electron Cash engineer Jonald Fyookball announced the audit was finished and said the protocol “passed, mostly with flying colors.” Last February...
Credits Blockchain Released Two Apps: CS Crypto Wallet & Neobank
30.7.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
On July 27, Credits announced the release of the two mobile applications for iOS and Android. Both products support the CS coin and tokens issued on Credits blockchain platform.
The Credits company aims...
Crypto Hardware Wallet Firm Ledger Hacked, One Million Customer Emails Exposed
29.7.2020
Ledger said on Wednesday that its e-commerce database was hacked in late June, compromising about one million email addresses. No user funds were affected by the breach. In a blog post, the French bitcoin hardware wallet company revealed that contact and order information for customers was also...
Crypto Wallet Ledger Loses 1M Email Addresses in Data Theft
29.7.2020
An unknown hacker gained access to the wallet maker's marketing database, stealing a million email addresses as well as personal information for 9,000 customers
Data Breach at Crypto Wallet Firm Ledger Exposes User's Personal Info
29.7.2020
Hardware wallet provider Ledger said its marketing database was breached between June and July
Hackers Transfer $28 Million Worth of Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Breach
28.7.2020
Around 2,500 stolen bitcoins ($28 million) from the 2016 Bitfinex breach were transferred from the hacker’s wallet on Monday. The last time the Bitfinex hackers moved funds from the hack four years ago, they moved around $5 million worth of coins on June 24. This time around, the top crypto...
Visa Moving to Integrate With Digital Currency Platforms
26.7.2020
Visa says it is working to integrate digital currencies with its existing global network of 61 million merchants. The global payments technology giant is working with two licensed and regulated digital currency platforms, Coinbase and Fold. In a blog post, Visa says the emergence of fiat-backed...
A Deep-Dive Into Some of the ZERO Wallet's Advanced Security Features
24.7.2020
Cointelegraph gets techy with CEO Ruben Merre, on some of the NGRAVE wallet’s security advances
Malaysian Watchdog Plans to Extend Crypto Regulations to Wallet Providers
24.7.2020
The nation's Securities Commission is seeking feedback before finalizing new rules to be applied to digital asset wallet services
Introducing E-wallet.io—A Modernized Crypto Wallet that Pays You!
24.7.2020
As the global space for blockchain technology continues to increase, more types of cryptocurrencies and electronic wallets find their way into the crypto marketplace. Selecting the best digital wallet for managing your crypto money becomes a tricky choice. This decision is now made easy...
Opera Brings Crypto Top-ups to UK, Has 170K Monthly Users Of Crypto Wallet
24.7.2020
Source: Opera, Instagram
The Opera web browser said it introduced their Crypto Wallet top-ups to the UK and revealed that the wallet has now more than 170,000 monthly active users globally.
The Norway-based company that claims to have 320 million active users partnered with Ramp, a crypto on-ramp...
Crypto Scammers Steal $381 Million in 2020, While Twitter Hackers Direct Funds to Mixers
24.7.2020
Cryptocurrency related scams have taken a total of $381 million from victims so far this year. This figure makes crypto scams the largest category of cryptocurrency-related crimes so far in 2020. Chainalysis data still shows current figures are well below those seen in 2019. In 2019, scams...
Opera Expands Crypto Wallet Top-Ups to the UK
24.7.2020
Opera users in the United Kingdom can now purchase cryptocurrency directly via bank accounts or digital banking app Revolut
Opera’s Built-In Crypto Wallets Have 170K Monthly Active Users
24.7.2020
The Norwegian browser maker has disclosed its crypto wallet user numbers for the first time
Winklevoss’ Gemini to Offer Custody of .Crypto Blockchain Domains
23.7.2020
Users can now store Unstoppable Domains’ .crypto addresses with Gemini Custody
Amir Taaki Knocks Bitcoin Coinjoin Schemes – Calls Methods ‘Absolute Garbage’
21.7.2020
On July 17, the well known Dark Wallet creator and early Bitcoin developer, Amir Taaki, criticized bitcoin privacy methods on Twitter. Taaki claimed that UTXO mixing concepts like Coinjoin were “absolute garbage.” Taaki also knocked other concepts like Mimblewimble and privacy-centric...
Bitcoin Security 101: How to Create a 2 of 2 Multi-Signature BCH Wallet
21.7.2020
In the world of cryptocurrencies, there’s a lot of discussions and lessons when it comes to digital asset security and one of them is multisig wallets. The term multisig stands for multi-signature and the following post will teach anyone how to create a 2 of 2 multisig wallet. Years...