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2 Russian Nationals Charged With Mining Crypto on State Computers

16.12.2019
Two Russian nationals are being prosecuted for allegedly crypto mining on Russian government-owned computer systems, state news agency TASS reported Monday

‘Strange’ Litecoin Network Activity Could Be Related To August Dust Attack

15.12.2019
Strange Litecoin network behavior might be related to the Aug. 10 dust attack on Litecoin

VeChain Loses $6.6M in VET Tokens to Hacker in Attack on Buyback Wallet

13.12.2019
An unknown hacker has moved 1.1 billion VeChain tokens via the VeChain Foundation buyback address to a personal wallet

15 Million Debit Cards Exposed as Iranian Banks Fall Victim to Cyber Warfare

12.12.2019
The private details of 15 million bank debit cards in Iran have been published on Telegram in the largest banking security incident in the country’s history. Iranian authorities so far try to blame the breach on common criminals but cyber security experts suspect it was the work...

Texas-Based Data Center CyrusOne Hit by Ransomware Attack

5.12.2019
One of the largest data centers in the U.S., CyrusOne, has reportedly been exposed to an attack from the REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware

Vertcoin Network Sabotaged by Another 51% Attack

2.12.2019
The Vertcoin (VTC) blockchain was 51% attacked on Sunday, December 1, which saw 603 VTC blocks replaced by 553 blocks from the attacker. This is the second time the ASIC resistant Vertcoin chain was ambushed, as the network suffered a 300-block reorg a year ago. Also read: Cryptocurrency Projects...

Vertcoin 51% Attack ‘Motive Uncertain’ as Hackers Lose up to $4,000

2.12.2019
Vertcoin hackers fail to steal more as Bittrex closes down wallet

CryptoBridge Shuts Down, Vertcoin Falls Victim of a 51% Attack Again

2.12.2019
The last month of 2019 has started with bad news for two relatively small projects in the Cryptoverse: a crypto exchange, CryptoBridge, ranked 187th, is shutting down, while a coin, ranked 235th, Vertcoin (VTC), experienced another 51% attack. CryptoBridge announced on its website that they'll...

Finland Prepares For Bitcoin Ransomware Attack With Cyber Fire Drill

22.11.2019
Finland is coordinating a simulated Bitcoin ransomware attack on more than 200 Finnish cities and organizations

Vietnam Based VinDax Exchange Loss $0.5 M in Hacker Attack

11.11.2019
VinDAX, a Vietnam based cryptocurrency exchange, has reportedly been hacked and lost cryptos worth $500,000. On Friday, the VinDAX team confirmed the reports stating the breach occurred three days ago, i.e., on Tuesday, November 05. VinDAX is a platform engaged in a newly launched token exchange...

Two BitCash Miners Executes 51% Attack on BitCash to Protect the Network

5.11.2019
Two BitCash miners BTC.com and BTC.top executed a 51% attack on the BitCash network to thwart an unknown miner’s transactions. A 51% attack happens when an individual holds a majority of the hash rate. This situation arose because a bug had split the BitCash network causing the hash rate to drop...

Crypto Under Attack: The Five Worst Hacks That Shook the Crypto World

4.11.2019
Crypto hacks are getting more common despite improved safety measures. Here’s a list of the top five crypto hacks of the industry

Binance Bitcoin Futures ‘Attack’ Sees FTX Exchange Face $150M Lawsuit

3.11.2019
Binance futures victim of failed liquidity attack, says lawsuit

How Bitcoin’s Peer-to-Peer Cash System Was Revealed 11 Years Ago

31.10.2019
On October 31, 2008, on the eve of Halloween, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper. Since then the revolutionary design of the network has changed the lives of many and has transformed how we look at money today. Also read: China Ranks 35 Crypto Projects as President Xi Pushes...

How Hard Is It to Brute Force a Bitcoin Private Key?

28.10.2019
Trying to crack a private key with a brute force attack is a bit like trying to count to infinity: the sooner you begin, the faster you’ll never get there. Despite being as next to impossible as impossible gets, using a brute force attack to crack a bitcoin private key remains an intriguing...

Researchers Uncover Bitcoin ‘Attack’ That Could Slow or Stop Lightning Payments

21.10.2019
A new denial-of-service attack could slow down or completely stop bitcoin payments over the lightning network

Bears Attack Stellar (XLM); Price Slips to $0.062

16.10.2019
Stellar price slips towards the immediate support level The intraday price movement seems to fetch loss Stellar price takes a steep downward walk with its intraday movement. The crypto market was seen fluctuating from the beginning of the month with moderate volatility. However, presently...