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Cybersecurity Risks in the Cryptocurrency Industry

10.1.2024
Source: iStock / JuSun The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) social media account being compromised is concerning. Impersonations and hacks are nothing new in the cryptocurrency space but could the hack have been avoided? After the post, the SEC started an internal market manipulation...

North Korean Lazarus Group Withdraws $1 Million in BTC Using Mixing Service

9.1.2024
The Lazarus Group, one of the most infamous cryptocurrency hacking collectives, has made one of its largest cryptocurrency withdrawals in over a month. According to Arkham, an on-chain intelligence exchange system, the group withdrew a million dollars worth of bitcoin from one of its addresses...

Most Top Crypto Apps Track Users: Robinhood Most Data-Hungry, Binance Brings a Surprise

27.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / tashatuvango Popular cybersecurity company Surfshark recently analyzed the 15 most popular crypto apps to find out how much data each collects. They found that nine of these use collected data to track their users. But it’s not just how much data is collected, but how it’s...

Spider-Man And Wolverine Devs Hit By Alleged Ransomware Attack

12.12.2023
Insomniac Games, the PlayStation-owned developer behind Marvel’s Spider-Man and the upcoming Wolverine, was reportedly breached by a ransomware gang that claims to have stolen employees’ personal data and unreleased information about its upcoming X-Men game.Read more

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...

KyberSwap Announces Grants from Protocol Treasury to Aid Victims of Recent Exploit

2.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Roman Samokhin The team behind KyberSwap announced that it would offer grants from the protocol’s treasury to victims of the recent exploit, aiming to provide monetary relief. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the team behind KyberSwap reiterates its unwavering...

BIS advises central banks to plan in advance for CBDC security

29.11.2023
From legal issues to hackers, launching a CBDC is fraught with risks, and BIS has a big list of them to consider

Real AI use cases in crypto, No. 3: Smart contract audits & cybersecurity

29.11.2023
Experts say AI has huge potential in smart contract audits and crypto security in future. Unfortunately, ChatGPT sucks at it right now

KyberSwap’s $47 Million Hacker to Propose Deal in Upcoming Statement

29.11.2023
Source: KyberSwap The KyberSwap hacker has indicated plans to propose a deal, with a statement expected on November 30. Following last week’s $47 million exploit of KyberSwap, the hacker has left a message on the network reinstating the inclination to negotiate, with plans to release...

US, Britain and other countries ink ‘secure by design’ AI guidelines

27.11.2023
The guidelines suggest cybersecurity practices AI firms should implement when designing, developing, launching, and monitoring AI models

4 Common Cybersecurity Risks To Your Crypto Wallet

23.11.2023
Crypto wallets are vulnerable to hacking. In 2022, cybercriminals stole 3.8 billion worth of crypto. For this year, it’s still not clear how much crypto has been stolen altogether, but it’s estimated that 1.89 billion has been taken from heists alone. What are some of the common cybersecurity...

Senator Warren Addresses Growing Threat of Crypto Scams on Seniors

20.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Senator Elizabeth Warren has highlighted the dangers posed by cryptocurrency scams targeting seniors, receiving support from a cybersecurity expert who endorsed her digital asset legislation as a preventive measure against future scams. In a Senate hearing on November 16, Warren...

Taiwanese Crypto Trading Firm Suspends Operations Following $26 Million Hack

20.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / Pete Linforth Taipei-based trading platform, Kronos Research has suffered a cybersecurity breach, leading to a staggering $26 million loss in crypto assets. The hack was first reported by crypto on-chain sleuth ZachXBT, mapping out the fund outflow and confirming its magnitude....

Cybersecurity expert backs Sen. Warren's crypto bill in senate hearing

18.11.2023
In a recent senate hearing, a cybersecurity professional openly endorsed Senator Elizabeth Warren's Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act

A Major Vulnerability Found in Early Crypto Wallet Software Risks Billions in Assets

17.11.2023
A critical vulnerability in early cryptocurrency wallets, identified by cybersecurity startup Unciphered, threatens billions of dollars in digital assets. Originating from a flaw in the BitcoinJS software used for wallet generation between 2011 and 2015, this issue exposes wallets to potential...

Bitcoin Wallets Created Before 2016 May Be Vulnerable – Billions at Risk?

15.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Zerbor The US-based cybersecurity firm Unciphered has warned users globally that their bitcoin (BTC) wallets created before 2016 may be in danger – as are billions in BTC. Early crypto adopters and participants in a number of blockchain platforms between 2011-2015 may...