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Lastpass Data Breach Frightens Users, Some Say Hack ‘May Be Worse Than They Are Letting on’
24.12.2022
People involved in financial tech, software programming, cyber security, and cryptocurrencies have been talking about the Lastpass data breach that was disclosed two days ago. The password management company detailed that a breach, committed earlier this year, allowed hackers to obtain a “backup...
CSS :autofill
22.9.2022
Autofilling HTML input elements is a frequent user action that can drastically improve user experience. Hell, we all autofill for our passwords and address information. But what control do we have when input elements have been autofilled? To add custom CSS styles to inputs whose contents have been...
Popular Media Platform Plex Hacked, Advises Users To Change Passwords
24.8.2022
If you make use of the popular personal media server Plex on your Xbox, PlayStation, smart TV, or just about any other device, you’re going to want to update your password.Read more
MetaMask warns of security vulnerability from older versions of popular crypto wallet
15.6.2022
"Ultimately, we've learned that our password encryption feature's security was partially undermined by browser behavior," said the team at MetaMask
The Options for Password Revealing Inputs
6.10.2021
In HTML, there is a very clear input type for dealing with passwords:
<input type="password"
If you use that, you get the obfuscated bullet-points when you type into it, like:
••••••••
That’s the web trying to help with security. If …
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London College Student Robbed at Knifepoint by 8 Thugs for $93K in Bitcoin
26.9.2021
Recently a student from the University of Kent in London was robbed at knifepoint for his bitcoin. After eight thugs stormed his dorm room and demanded that he reveal his crypto credentials and passwords, the student was forced to leave the campus and he moved back home. Freshmen College Student...
Sunacrip and Venezuelan Intelligence Police Issue Warning on Cryptocurrency Scams
6.9.2021
Sunacrip, the Venezuelan cryptocurrency watchdog, and the Intelligence Police (CICPC) issued a warning for the general population about cryptocurrency scams. The institutions gave a series of recommendations to avoid being scammed by cryptocurrency Ponzi schemes involving the national...
Passwords To Billions Of USD In Lost Bitcoin Can Be Recovered, Says This Firm
6.9.2021
contain locked crypto. One of the company’s most recent projects involved recovering USD 250,000 worth of cryptocurrency from a wallet. For a wallet comprising between BTC 0 and 10, or an equivalent value, they charge a 20% commission."We get a really broad spectrum of clients. We have a
Survey Shows 40% of US Crypto Owners Forget Their Password, 20% Write Passwords on Paper
4.8.2021
According to a recent study on crypto asset storage and passwords, a survey that polled over 1,000 digital currency owners shows 39.7% have forgotten their passwords. The study produced by cryptovantage.com indicates that users unable to recover their passwords lost an average of $2,134. Survey...
Chinese Police Return Bitcoin to Victim in 3 Million Yuan Theft Case
15.5.2021
Police in China’s Jiangxi province have reportedly recovered bitcoins stolen from a victim and returned them to the owner. The case involves the theft of 8.236 bitcoins, worth approximately 3 million yuan. Police Return Bitcoin to Theft Victim Police in China’s Jiangxi province have...
German Authorities Can’t Access Bitcoins Worth $65 Million ‘Seized’ From Hacker
7.2.2021
German authorities have been unable to gain access to more than 1,700 bitcoins belonging to a convicted hacker, who kept silent about how to access his crypto stash while serving his prison sentence. German prosecutors in the Bavarian town of Kempten said Friday that they have been unable to gain...
Indian Crypto Exchange Buyucoin Hacked, Sensitive Data of 325K Users Reportedly Leaked
24.1.2021
Indian cryptocurrency exchange Buyucoin has reportedly been hacked and sensitive data of about 325,000 users has reportedly been leaked onto the dark web. According to reports, the leaked data includes personal information, encrypted passwords, user wallet details, order details, bank details,...
Crypto User Loses Over $100K in Bitcoin While Transferring His Wallet
9.1.2021
A bitcoin user has shared his story of how he lost more than $100,000 in BTC during a wallet transfer. The bitcoiner attempted to transfer a wallet to a new computer without making sure that he had access to the encryption passwords tied to his private key storage. Password Manager Didn’t...
Let’s Create Our Own Authentication API with Nodejs and GraphQL
13.10.2020
Authentication is one of the most challenging tasks for developers just starting with GraphQL. There are a lot of technical considerations, including what ORM would be easy to set up, how to generate secure tokens and hash passwords, and even what HTTP library to use and how to use it. 
In...
Bitcoin has a ‘dark forest’ of its own, and it has to do with brainwallets
13.10.2020
Using weak seed phrases means instant loss of funds on the Bitcoin network
Newly Discovered Malware Has Arsenal of Tricks to Help It Steal Crypto
2.9.2020
Cybersecurity researchers said "KyberCibule" covertly mines for privacy coin monero and could also steal victims' passwords and divert crypto funds
Your Passwords Could Be For Sale on the Dark Web Right Now
10.7.2020
Digital Shadows warned that over 15 billion credentials are exposed on the dark web for sale and some of them are even available for free
Hacker Attempts to Sell Data Allegedly Tied to Ledger, Trezor, Bnktothefuture Customers
24.5.2020
According to an online monitoring web portal called, Under the Breach, a hacker is purportedly trying to sell customer information that stems from companies like Keepkey, Trezor, Ledger, and even the investment platform Bnktothefuture. The hacker doesn’t seem to have any passwords, but...
Bitcoin Sextortion: Scams Using Email, Videos, Passwords to Extort BTC
2.5.2020
Millions of people worldwide have received sextortion scam emails in 2020 asking for bitcoin. These bitcoin sextortion schemes sometimes include recipients’ passwords to make the threat more real. The authorities have advised what to do if you receive a bitcoin sextortion email. Bitcoin...
Trident Crypto Fund Data Breach: 266,000 Passwords Stolen
6.3.2020
Client data from Trident Crypto Fund — including the usernames and passwords of 266,000 customers — has been stolen and published