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Ethereum Network Overcame Intentional Attack Affecting Parity Nodes
31.12.2019
On New Year’s Eve, the Ethereum network was reportedly the target of an attack focusing on Parity Ethereum nodes
Hunt for XEM 526m Coincheck Hackers Intensifies, Several Men Suspected
24.12.2019
Source: iStock/Marco_Piunti
Japanese police appear to be close to a breakthrough in the ongoing search for hackers who made off with NEM (XEM) 526 million (around USD 400 million at the time and USD 17 million today) from the Coincheck crypto exchange in January 2018.
The hack, the biggest...
Hackers Grab Nearly $480K From Blockchain Platform Nuls
23.12.2019
Hackers have stolen almost $480,000 worth of NULS tokens, over $131,000 of which are now untraceable
Alleged Hacker Extradited to Face US Charges Over Corporate Extortion Racket
20.12.2019
British authorities have extradited an alleged hacking collective member to the United States where he will face charges
MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Bears Circle While Hackers Rethink Their Malware Strategy
18.12.2019
No lions or tigers, just bears. Here's CoinDesk Markets Daily with Adam B. Levine and Brad Keoun
Hackers Failed to Execute $400K Worth Bitcoin Scam in Texas
14.12.2019
A Texas-based couple was subjected to an unfavorable incident of extortion from a malicious hacker who demanded a whopping amount of $400k in Bitcoin holdings after sabotaging their Amazon Ring doorbell. Tania Amador, the 28-year-old woman who became the target of the hacker, used her intelligence...
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
Cryptopia Liquidation: Refund Deadline ‘Not Practicable’ as Users Wait
12.12.2019
Cryptopia liquidator investigates 900K active accounts in an attempt to reunite users with missing funds
MakerDAO Responds to Dev Accusing Network of $340M Vulnerabilty
10.12.2019
Maker announced a series of governance polls after dev divulged how hackers could attack the MakerDAO network and steal $340 million
Report: Android Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Steal Crypto Wallet Info
3.12.2019
Security firm uncovers a vulnerability that allows hackers to access private data on Android devices, including login credentials to crypto wallets
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
Hackers Mass-Scanning Web for Docker Platforms to Mine Cryptocurrencies
27.11.2019
A new hacking campaign is targeting Docker platforms that have API endpoints exposed online to mine Monero
Malware on Official Monero Website Can Steal Crypto: Investigator
19.11.2019
Monero’s official website was compromised to distribute software that steals cryptocurrency
Hacker Offers $100K in BTC as Bounty for Hacking Halliburton
18.11.2019
Infamous hacker Phineas Fisher offers to pay up to $100,000 in Bitcoin or Monero for leaking damaging data about high-profile firms
UN: North Korea Turns Talented Children into Cryptocurrency Hackers
6.11.2019
The UN believes that North Korea is training its most talented young IT talents to become elite cryptocurrency hackers – and thinks Pyongyang is a using a fake Hong Kong blockchain company as a front for money laundering schemes.
Per South Korean media outlet Chosun, South Korean MP...
Hackers Take Over BitMEX Twitter, but Customer Funds Reportedly Safe
1.11.2019
Email leak: BitMEX says customer funds safe, as trolls take over company Twitter
Johannesburg Authorities Refuse to Pay Hackers’ Bitcoin Ransom
30.10.2019
Johannesburg authorities have said they will not concede to hackers’ demand of 4 Bitcoin in the aftermath of a major municipal systems breach last week
Hackers Breach Johannesburg’s Civil Website Demanding BTC Ransom
25.10.2019
Hackers breach Johannesburg’s online gov’t services and are demanding ransom in BTC
U.S. Agents to Hunt North Korean Crypto Hackers + 14 More Crypto News
23.10.2019
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The United States National Security Agency has launched a new cybersecurity unit – with staff members who...
Zcash Community Discovers Likely Malicious Fake Version of ZecWallet
21.10.2019
Zcash users discover a counterfeit version of ZecWallet