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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...
Robotics Company Falls Prey to Ransomware Attack
12.6.2020
Ransomware gang REvil strikes a US-based robotics firm, leaking their sensitive data on the dark web
Ransomware Attack Targets Victoria Beckham’s Personal Data
11.6.2020
Maze ransomware group threatens to leak stolen data from Threadstone Advisors, LLC
US Officials Allege Student Defrauded Apple as Part of SIM Swap Attack
9.6.2020
A UC San Diego student is accused of participating in a SIM-swapping scam that defrauded Apple and stole one victim’s crypto
Ransomware Attack Exposes 1.5TB of Stolen Aerospace Data
7.6.2020
Ransomware gang Maze reportedly stole sensitive data from the US branch of an integrated engineering group that works with various governments
Ransomware Attack Kidnaps Austrian City
31.5.2020
An ongoing ransomware attack targets the public services infrastructure of Weiz
Analyst Is 'Surprised’ There Hasn’t Been a Large-Scale Attack on Bitcoin Cash Yet
25.5.2020
A crypto asset analyst said that the Bitcoin Cash hashrate fell by 30% since having and only accounts for about 2% of the SHA-256 hashrate
New Ransomware Employs Never-Before-Seen Attack Method
22.5.2020
Sophos revealed a new type of ransomware attack that threatens victims by demanding up to 1,850 BTC
New Ransomware Uses a Banking Trojan To Attack Governments and Companies
19.5.2020
A study from Group-IB reveals the modus operandi of the newly discovered ProLock’s ransomware attack
First 100 Post-halving Bitcoin Blocks: Miners Readjusting, 51% Attack Gets Cheaper
12.5.2020
As the Bitcoin (BTC) network is adjusting after its third mining reward halving, first signs of the falling hashrate are starting to appear, while block time, which should, in theory, be around 10 minutes, dropped to 1 minute on multiple occasions as first 100 post-halving blocks are being mined....
Devs at Blogging Platform Ghost Take Down Crypto-Mining Malware Attack
4.5.2020
Developers at blogging platform Ghost have spent the past 24 hours fighting a crypto mining malware attack
DeFi Platform Suffers 51% Attack From Its Top Miners — or Does It?
23.4.2020
After fraudulently creating $6.7 million in stablecoins, the attackers failed to liquidate the assets — and now claim the whole thing was a pen test
Weekend Attack Drains Decentralized Protocol dForce of $25M in Crypto
19.4.2020
dForce appears to have lost control of $25 million in bitcoin and ether held in its decentralized lending protocol
Bears Attack Bitcoin at the Daily Close as BTC Price Slips Below $6,666
16.4.2020
#BTC #Bitcoin price drops under the infamous $6,666 level
Bitcoin Cash Could Face 51% Attack for $10,000 in Rented Hashpower
10.4.2020
The drop in the Bitcoin Cash hash rate has left it open to 51% attacks — with rented hash power able to target the coin for under $10,000 per hour
AT&T Seeks Dismissal of $200M in Damages for 2018 SIM-Swap Attack
1.4.2020
The hacking victim, Michael Terpin, alleges that AT&T was aware of SIM-swapping attacks targeting its customers but did not act to prevent them
ETH 2.0 Phase 0 Reviewed by Auditers, with Attack Vector Warnings
26.3.2020
Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) (aka Serenity) has left its auditors satisfied, though critical issues have been pointed out.
Working with the Ethereum 2.0 team, security consultant Least Authority reviewed Ethereum's network update to Proof of Stake (PoS) from Proof of Work (PoW), specifically its upcoming...