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Crypto-Ransomware Attacks Are Spreading Like a Hacking Wildfire
17.6.2020
With ransomware attacks up 200% in the last two years, Cointelegraph looks at some of the methods bad actors are employing and how to avoid them
Craig Wright Denies Hacking Mt. Gox, Says He Bought Those Bitcoins
16.6.2020
The controversial Satoshi Nakamoto candidate says he bought Bitcoin stored in the 1Feex address
Ethereum’s $5.2 Million Fee Scandal Explained: Exchange Held to Ransom by Hackers
13.6.2020
Hackers are holding an unnamed crypto exchange to ransom after an alleged cyber-attack forced the Ethereum blockchain to facilitate two separate transactions at a cost of $5.2 million in fees, new information suggests. The hackers may have gained access to the exchange’s funds but failed...
Craig Wright Apparently Just Admitted to Hacking Mt. Gox
12.6.2020
Craig Wright's legal team appears to alleged that he controls one of the Bitcoin addresses affiliated with an old Mt. Gox hack
Bitfinex Hackers Move Another $4.1 Million Bitcoin in Their Biggest Pay Day Yet
12.6.2020
Cyber-thieves from the Bitfinex hack of four years ago continue to cash out, this time transferring the equivalent of $4.1 million in bitcoin to an unknown wallet address. Crypto tracking tool Whale Alert reports that hackers moved 416 bitcoin (BTC) on June 11. The funds, valued at $4.1 million...
Crypto Community Seeks an Edge With Mind-Bending Designer Drugs
11.6.2020
Nootropics, or smart drugs, are popular in the tech and crypto scene among high-achievers looking to disrupt the world: beginning with themselves
Elrond Will Pay You $60,000 to Break Its Blockchain
10.6.2020
Elrond is conducting a “trial-by-fire” exercise on its blockchain protocol, offering big bounties to white-hat hackers who can disrupt the network
CoinDCX Gives Clarification On Network Hacking Case; Assures Safety of Customers Funds
8.6.2020
CoinDCX, an innovative and high-tech cryptocurrency exchange from India, has released a statement giving the details about the recent hacking incident investigation by assuring its customers about the safety of their funds on the network. The CoinDCX team has posted the link of its official...
Pentagon War Game Envisioned a Generation-Z Rebellion Funded by Bitcoin
8.6.2020
The war game was designed in 2018 to prepare troops for future conflicts fought on computers rather than out on the field
Making Blockchain Safe and Secure, a Balancing Act That Never Ends
24.5.2020
How secure is blockchain technology? Experts weigh in on the complex differences between public and permissioned blockchains
Ukraine Arrests Hacker Accused of Selling Personal Data, Crypto Wallet Info
19.5.2020
Ukrainian police have arrested a hacker who allegedly sold 773 million email addresses, along with passwords, bank PIN codes and cryptocurrency wallets
BlockFi’s Data Breach May Allow Criminals to Extort Rich Clients
19.5.2020
BlockFi disclosed a data breach that potentially leaked physical addresses and account activity of its customers, highlighting the risks of KYC finance platforms
EU Supercomputers Hijacked From COVID-19 Research to Mine Cryptocurrency
19.5.2020
A number of supercomputers programmed to search for a vaccine for the coronavirus were remotely hijacked last week using stolen credentials
Kim Jong Un May Be Using Stolen Crypto to Offset Economic Fallout
14.5.2020
The latest reports suggest that North Korea could be encouraging the Lazarus group to steal crypto globally
Privacy Indifference is Conditioned, Zcash Company Says
12.5.2020
More people care more about their data and privacy than companies would like the public to believe
22 More Crypto-Stealing Google Chrome Extensions Discovered
8.5.2020
A security researcher discovered another 22 Google Chrome web browser extensions that tried to steal users’ cryptocurrencies
Sign Into Websites Using Your Crypto Wallet Instead of a Password
7.5.2020
You can now sign into websites using public keys derived from your crypto wallet — an order of magnitude more secure than using a password
Maze Ransomware Group Hacks Two Plastic Surgeons
6.5.2020
Two plastic surgeon’s studios were hacked by cybercrime group Maze and sensitive data of customers is already available online
Hackers Plant Crypto Miners By Exploiting Flaw in Popular Server Framework Salt
4.5.2020
Hackers have exploited a critical flaw in infrastructure management tool Salt and, in one case planted crypto mining software
Enterprise Blockchains: Walled Off Yet Vulnerable
3.5.2020
Private enterprise blockchains are prone to insider attacks and don’t benefit from constant testing by an open community, experts at Kaspersky and EY say