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German Programmer ‘Hacks Back’ After Bitcoin Ransomware Attack
9.10.2019
German programmer Tobias Frömel “hacked back” the perpetrators of the Muhstik ransomware who forced him to pay 0.09 BTC
Algo Capital Ex-CTO Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ for Hot Wallet Breach
7.10.2019
Algo Capital ex-CTO Pablo Yabo publishes a statement in the wake of a major security breach of a hot wallet under his personal management
Algorand’s Venture Arm Loses up to $2M in Hot Wallet Breach: Report
6.10.2019
An investment arm of United States-based blockchain firm Algorand loses up to $2 million in crypto after its CTO’s phone was hacked
Hackerone User Reveals Critical Bug Through MakerDAO Bounty Program
3.10.2019
Critical MakerDAO bug could have allowed an attacker to steal all of the collateral stored in the MCD system
Fusion Network’s Token Swap Wallet Compromised, FSN Price Plummets
29.9.2019
Fusion Network’s swap wallet was compromised, resulting in roughly a third of FSN tokens stolen
New Spyware Replaces Crypto Wallets on Clipboard via Telegram: Report
28.9.2019
New Trojan-delivered spyware replaces crypto wallets on clipboard using Telegram bots, Juniper Networks warns
Cybersecurity Firm Releases WannaCryFake Bitcoin Ransomware Fix
26.9.2019
Cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has released a solution for the Bitcoin-demanding WannaCryFake ransomware
How Crypto Became a Gambler’s Paradise
16.9.2019
Comparing cryptocurrency trading to gambling is like comparing crypto tribalism to religion: the analogy is correct, but it’s also tired. What bears emphasizing, then, isn’t that crypto trading and crypto gambling are often indistinguishable, but the extent to which the two disciplines...
LocalBitcoins: Tor Browser Users at Risk of Losing Their Bitcoins
12.9.2019
Finnish P2P crypto exchange LocalBitcoins says Tor Browser users are at risk of having their Bitcoin stolen
Caniuse and MDN compatibility data collaboration
10.9.2019
Second only to "silly GIFs," I'd guess screenshots of caniuse are the most common slide graphic at web conferences. It's become the ultimate source for looking at web compatibility data in the hearts and minds of web developers.
Can I use CSS filter in Firefox? Yes. Can I use the filter() function?...
Lightning Labs CTO Confirms LN Vulnerabilities ‘Exploited in the Wild’
10.9.2019
The CTO of Lightning Labs confirms cases of the vulnerability on Lightning Network first reported on Aug. 30 having been exploited
Four Out of Five Top Bitcoin QR Code Generators are Scams: Report
6.9.2019
Most of the top Google results for “bitcoin qr generator” return phishing websites, luring users into sending payments to scammers
‘Nasty Game’: North Korea Denies It Hacked $2 Billion in Fiat and Crypto
2.9.2019
North Korea has denied a recent U.N. report suggesting it was behind major hacks that reaped around $2 billion for its weapons programs
Only 8% of Mixed Crypto Coins Tied to Illicit Activity: Report
27.8.2019
Crypto mixers are mainly used for privacy as stolen funds account for 8% of all funds sent to crypto mixers, according to Chainalysis
North Korea and Crypto: Is the Regime Responsible for Major Hacks?
26.8.2019
Cryptocurrencies, hackers and nukes: How could they come together in North Korea?
Bitpoint Taiwan Sues Parent Exchange for Overbilling After July Hack
22.8.2019
Taiwan subsidiary of hacked exchange Bitpoint files a $9.4 million damages suit alleging overbilling by parent exchange
Cryptojacking Code Found in Eleven Open Libraries, Thousands Infected
22.8.2019
11 open-source Ruby code libraries contained cryptojacking code and were downloaded thousands of times
Cryptopia Exchange Kept Users’ Cryptos in Pooled Wallet: Liquidator
21.8.2019
The liquidator for the collapsed Cryptopia exchange says the way the platform was managed is slowing up the task of determining user holdings
Exit Scams Swindled $3.1 Billion From Crypto Investors in 2019: Report
12.8.2019
In total, investors, users, and exchanges have lost some $4.3 billion from illicit activity
Crypto Exchange Binance Points out a Dusting Attack Against Litecoin
10.8.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance claims that a dusting attack has happened against fourth-biggest altcoin Litecoin