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Massive Twitter Attack: Apple, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Uber Tweeting Bitcoin Giveaway Scam

16.7.2020
A massive attack hit crypto Twitter on Wednesday as many prominent accounts began tweeting about a bitcoin giveaway. Soon it was apparent that the breach was much more serious when major corporations and famous people tweeted that they will double your bitcoin, including Apple, Google, Joe Biden...

Hackers Take Over Prominent Crypto Twitter Accounts in Simultaneous Attack

15.7.2020
Hackers pumping a crypto giveaway scam appear to have compromised the Twitter accounts of leading exchanges, individuals and at least one news org

Apparent Coordinated Twitter Attack Targets Binance, CZ, Gemini, and More

15.7.2020
Recent events indicate that Binance's Twitter account may have been compromised

Attempted 51% Attack on Bitcoin Gold Was Thwarted, Developers Say

11.7.2020
A 51% attack on Bitcoin Gold was unsuccessful

Avalanche Launch Fumbles: ‘A Highly-Sophisticated DDoS Attack Derailed Token Sale’

9.7.2020
On July 8, 2020, some members of the cryptocurrency community were prepared to leverage the AVA Labs Avalanche (AVAX) token sale, in order to acquire some of the highly anticipated coin on Wednesday. However, due to “record-breaking demand” and a “highly-sophisticated DDOS...

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Vulnerable to ‘Looting’: New Research Explains

6.7.2020
Computer scientists Jona Harris and Aviv Zohar have examined the Lightning Network's "flood and loot" attack which preys on Bitcoin congestion

Researchers Expose Flaw in Bitcoin Wallets That Could Be Exploited for Double-Spending

2.7.2020
A standard way to transact Bitcoin could be vulnerable to double-spending and DoS attacks, ZenGo has found

UCSF Hospital Paid $1.14M in Bitcoin After Ransomware Attack

30.6.2020
Ransomware group Netwalker is believed to be behind the attack on UCSF which temporarily restricted access to the School of Medicine’s data

Researchers Say New Lightning Network Attack Could Create ‘Chaos’

29.6.2020
The Lightning Network is susceptible to attacks that could drain Bitcoin wallets by flooding the blockchain

Russian Blockchain-powered Voting Platform ‘Withstands Node Attack’

29.6.2020
The operators of Russia’s blockchain voting system say their platform successfully repelled a hacking attack in the nation’s referendum on constitutional reform. Blockchain voting is being piloted in the cities of Moscow and Nizhniy Novgorod, and began on June 25. Citizens in both cities were...

Hacker Steals Balancer’s COMP Allowance in Second Attack Within 24 Hours

29.6.2020
Balancer hacked twice within 24 hours, though this time the sum is relatively small

Russia's Blockchain Based E-Vote System Suffers Node Attack

29.6.2020
The Bitfury-powered blockchain for the Russian constitutional amendments was reportedly attacked over the weekend

Ransomware Gang Failed to Deploy an Attack Against 30 US Firms

28.6.2020
Symantec revealed that a WastedLocker ransomware attack was blocked on time after an early alert by the cybersecurity firm

Online Fantasy Sports Company Recognizes Ransomware Attack in SEC Filing

17.6.2020
DraftKing reveals that a ransomware attack was behind the latest cybersecurity incident of SBTech

Brute Force Attack Puts Super-fast End to ‘4-Week’ Bitcoin Riddle

17.6.2020
Hackers rose to the challenge of stealing a bitcoin – with a “brute force” cryptanalytic attack allowing raiders to crack into a wallet and make away with the BTC 1 booty. Alistair Milne, the chief investment officer at the Altana Digital Currency Fund, had set the world of social media...

Knoxville Is the Latest American City to Suffer a Ransomware Attack

15.6.2020
The city of Knoxville had to shut down its IT infrastructure following a ransomware attack launched by an unknown gang

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...