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Sources Say World’s Largest Darknet Empire Market Exit Scammed, $30 Million in Bitcoin Stolen
26.8.2020
One of the world’s largest darknet markets (DNM), Empire Market, allegedly exit scammed after the marketplace was taken offline for a number of days this week. DNM patrons are upset about Empire Market’s departure and customers say that $30 million in bitcoin held by the darknet’s...
Browser-based cryptojacking is back as attacks spike 163%
26.8.2020
Who said browser-based cryptojacking was dead?
Australian exchanges delist privacy coins amid Chainalysis integration
25.8.2020
Privacy coins are quietly being relegated to the fringes of the Blockchain space
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $11.8K; Ethereum Gas at All-Time High
24.8.2020
Many bitcoin stakeholders expect a weak market this week to cap August while DeFi continues to stretch Ethereum’s network
Darknet Giant Empire Market Offline for 36 Hours, Blame Cast at Massive DDoS Attack
23.8.2020
According to a number of sources, one of the largest darknet markets in the world, Empire Market has been offline for well over 36 hours. The researcher and analyst Dark.fail has been tweeting about the subject, as the market hasn’t been down for this long since 2019. It seems the popular...
An AWS Virtual Machine Is Infected With Mining Malware. There Could Be Others
21.8.2020
A monero mining script has been embedded in a public instance of an AWS virtual machine. How many others are similarly infected?
Monero Experiences Intraday Boom; Trades Above $100
21.8.2020
Monero (XMR), at the time of penning down this analysis, had breached yearly high above $100 and $105 at $106. After drawing a declining trend in the 2nd half of the previous year, XMR coin strengthened at the onset of the year as it gained over 100% in 6 weeks from trading below $50 at …
Monero Cryptojacking Malware Targets Higher Education
20.8.2020
Guardicore Labs explains that FritzFrog uses a brute-force attack on millions of addresses to gain access to servers
Did Jack Daniels Thwart a Ransomware Attack or Not?
20.8.2020
Jack Daniels says it successfully fended off the attack, but the REvil ransomware gang has put stolen data up for auction on the darknet
Monero-Mining Death Metal Band from 2077 Warns Humans on Lizard People Extinction Scheme
18.8.2020
“Everything you heard, every theory that just doesn’t seem possible, every small inkling that something was just off about the world… is true.”
Researchers Detect Crypto-Mining Worm to Steal AWS Credentials
18.8.2020
Cybersecurity researchers now expect future cryptojackers to mimic this worm’s ability to hack Amazon Web Services credentials
Lockdown Life & Darknets: BTC Still the DNM King, Cashaa’s Stolen Coins Sent to Hydra, Cannabis Sales Surge
17.8.2020
During the last six months, the Covid-19 outbreak has caused a lot of disarray in the world and one thing is for sure, the use of darknet markets has surged. While the citizens of the globe have been locked down, cannabis sales have skyrocketed and the dollar value of bitcoin transactions done...
Russia Developing AI System to Monitor Cryptocurrency Transactions — Prototype Already in Use
12.8.2020
Russia is reportedly developing a system using artificial intelligence to track and analyze transactions involving cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, dash, and monero. The system prototype has already been created and is currently being tested. This news followed the signing of crypto regulation...
How Realistic Is Russia’s Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero Monitoring Plan?
12.8.2020
Source: Adobe/Studio_East
Russian experts have been debating the feasibility of a new crypto monitoring platform that could allow Moscow to partially de-anonymize bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH) and even privacy tokens like monero (XMR).
As reported yesterday, a local media outlet said it has seen...
Russia’s New Crypto Analytics System to Track Dash and Monero
11.8.2020
Dubbed “Transparent Blockchain,” Russia’s new crypto analytics system is designed to fight illicit activity related to crypto
Top 5 Cryptocurrencies to Watch This Week: BTC, ETH, XRP, XMR, XTZ
9.8.2020
Bitcoin and most altcoins are likely to remain range-bound for a few more days before resuming the next leg of the up move
Monero’s Hashrate Experienced Its Largest Single Day Gains Ever
7.8.2020
Monero has experienced its biggest single day gain in hashrate since its creation back in 2014
North Korea’s Crypto Extortion Efforts Have Expanded Considerably in 2020
28.7.2020
A new ransomware from North Korea targets major companies
Coinbase CEO: Exchange Won’t List XMR Due to ‘Issue With Regulators’
27.7.2020
Brian Armstrong says regulators would be "up in arms" with Monero listed on Coinbase, even as Binance and Kraken offer support for the token
Top 5 Cryptocurrencies to Watch This Week: BTC, ETH, ADA, XMR, CRO
26.7.2020
Bitcoin finally moved above the $10K mark and analysis suggests that BTC and altcoins will continue to rally together