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Bull Runs, Mining, and Tor Attacks: Bad Crypto News of the Week
16.8.2020
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OKEx May Delist Ethereum Classic If It Doesn’t Upgrade Its Security
14.8.2020
ETC’s bad month isn’t over yet
Bitcoin Users Leery of Tor: 23% of the Network’s Exit Capacity Compromised
13.8.2020
Hackers are stealing bitcoin through the large-scale use of malicious relays on the Tor network according to a newly published research report on the subject. The researcher dubbed “nusenu” said he warned people about the growing problem in December 2019 but instead of improving...
Defcon Speaker Discusses Liberating $300K Worth of Bitcoin From an Encrypted File
12.8.2020
This year due to the coronavirus outbreak the world-famous hackers’ convention Defcon held it’s 28th annual event with virtual presentations in “safe mode.” One of the presentations was from an executive from Pyrofex, Michael Stay, who discussed how he broke into...
A Tor Vulnerability May Have Enabled Dark Web Bitcoin Theft
11.8.2020
Stealing Bitcoin from Tor users is easy
Australian Hacker Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for $300K XRP Theft
11.8.2020
An Australian woman is facing more than two years in prison after stealing more than $300K in XRP tokens in January 2018
Facial Recognition Could Help to Stamp Out Bitcoin Social Media Scams
9.8.2020
Coincurve’s Rod Hsu says facial recognition can stamp out social media Bitcoin scams
Price Highs, Bull Runs, and Thieves: Bad Crypto News of the Week
9.8.2020
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Ransomware Attacks Demanding Crypto Are Unfortunately Here to Stay
8.8.2020
Ransomware attacks are increasingly becoming the norm as the world struggles with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic
North Korea Reportedly Using Altcoins to Convert $1.5B in Stolen Funds to Cash
7.8.2020
North Korean hackers are reportedly using untraceable altcoins to convert stolen cryptocurrencies into cash
Alleged Twitter Hacker's Digital Hearing Overtaken By Pornography and Rap Music
6.8.2020
Someone hacked the digital court hearing of the alleged 17-year-old Twitter breacher
Bitfinex Offers $400 Million in Rewards to Get Back 120,000 Stolen Bitcoins
5.8.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is offering rewards of up to $400 million to the hackers who stole almost 120,000 bitcoins from its platform in 2016 as well as anyone putting it in touch with the hackers. Up to $400 Million Reward for the Recovery of Stolen Bitcoins Bitfinex announced on Tuesday...
Scott Melker Recounts How He Fell Victim to a SIM Swap Attack
5.8.2020
The ‘Wolf of All Streets’ offers suggestions for how to protect one’s crypto assets and identity after his SIM was compromised in February
Russian Voters’ Data on Sale After Blockchain Vote to Keep Putin in Power – Report
4.8.2020
Russians voted electronically, using blockchain tech, to keep Putin in power. Now, hackers may be selling the personal data of over a million of those voters
Bitfinex Steps up Hunt For Its Hackers, Promises USD 400m In Rewards
4.8.2020
Major crypto exchange Bitfinex has offered a multi-million dollar reward to anyone who can lead it to the hackers responsible for the the theft of nearly bitcoin (BTC) 120,000 in August 2016 - even to the hackers themselves.
Today's value of the bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex four years ago is around...
NetWalker Ransomware Gang Is Storing $7M Bitcoin In SegWit Cold Storage
3.8.2020
The organization that’s encrypting computers and extorting companies has taken to SegWit addresses, according to McAfee and CipherTrace
Hackers Steal Over $1.3M from European Crypto Trading Platform
3.8.2020
2gether’s servers were attacked by unknown actors who managed to steal over $1.39 million from crypto-investment accounts
Teenager, 'Polite' Lad, and 'Very Good Person' - Meet Alleged Twitter Hackers
3.8.2020
From an accused scammer to a "polite" lad, the alleged involvement of some of the young people accused of the major Twitter hack came as a surprise - but not the others.
Three teenagers were accused by the US Department of Justice on Friday in relation to the Twitter hack on July...
Garmin Coming Back Online After Hack — Was $10M Crypto Ransom Paid?
3.8.2020
Cybergang Evil Corp hackers reportedly demanded $10M to restore full access to Garmin’s customer support services and navigation solutions
Travel Management Company CWT Pays $4.5M Bitcoin to Hackers
3.8.2020
Ransomware hackers initially demanded $10 million to restore access to travel firm CWT’s computers and delete any stolen data