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Ransom refusals hit attackers where it hurts: 40% revenue drop in 2022 — Chainalysis
20.1.2023
A number of industry pundits believe the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control’s threat to impose sanctions has victims thinking twice about paying up
Solana Foundation warns about security incident with Mailchimp
14.1.2023
According to an email sent to users, an unauthorized actor accessed and exported certain user data from the Solana Foundation’s Mailchimp instance
App-specific blockchains remain a promising solution for scalability
14.1.2023
Building an interoperable network of blockchains dedicated to a specific purpose appears to be a viable alternative to layer-2 scalability solutions
How to keep your crypto safe in 2023: a few tips from an analyst
9.1.2023
Lead on-chain analyst at Glassnode, James Check, explains why taking self-custody of your private keys has become more important than ever and how to do it in a few simple steps
DeFi-type projects received the highest number of attacks in 2022: Report
9.1.2023
A new Web3 security report from Beosin revealed that of the 167 major security exploits DeFi projects saw the most, at 113 attacks
Balancer warns some LPs to remove liquidity ASAP because of a 'related issue'
6.1.2023
The team did not disclose what the issue is, but stated that it "cannot be mitigated by the emergency DAO."
BitKeep exploiter used phishing sites to lure in users: Report
26.12.2022
The attacker appears to be attempting to cash out funds using Binance and Changenow
Bitcoin mining pool BTC.com reports $3M cyberattack
26.12.2022
BTC.com, the seventh-largest Bitcoin mining pool, said that its client fund services are unaffected by the recent $3 million cyberattack
Hackless Offers Sandwich Attack Protection for BSC and Ethereum Networks
21.12.2022
As winners of the ETH hackathon in 2021, the Hackless team is now releasing the beta version of Anti-Sandwich – a gateway to safe and efficient swapping of crypto assets, avoiding public mempools and consequently, getting ‘sandwiched’. The solution has already proved effective...
Crypto on-chain crime drama sees the good guys finally win
21.12.2022
The security firm managed to avert a crypto robbery by simply paying a higher gas fee than the exploiter
Gemini Customer Data Leak Was Advertised for Sale on Hacker Forums for 30 BTC in September
17.12.2022
On Dec. 14, 2022, the crypto exchange Gemini revealed that some Gemini customers have been the target of phishing attacks that the firm believes stem from a third-party vendor leak. While reports disclosed that Gemini’s leak was approximately “5,701,649 lines of information pertaining...
Identity in the metaverse at risk, says former Windows architect
15.12.2022
As metaverse adoption climbs and users join digital reality, they put themselves at risk of identity theft in new ways, including minors who engage in metaverse games
How do crypto hardware wallet firms make money?
8.12.2022
All the companies that are involved in producing hardware crypto wallets have multiple revenue streams, either directly or indirectly
Meta fined €265M for allowing scrapers to steal Facebook's centralized user data
28.11.2022
Blockchain and Web3 companies are attempting to prevent leaks like these in the future by creating alternative login processes and distributing necessary data collection in a highly decentralized way
'Substantial amount' of FTX's assets stolen or missing — bankruptcy counsel
22.11.2022
“We’re not just talking about crypto assets, or cash assets, or physical assets — we’re also talking about information, and information here is an asset,” said James Bromley
Developers could have prevented crypto's 2022 hacks if they took basic security measures
13.11.2022
Crypto doesn’t need reversible transactions. It needs real-time threat monitoring and more audits
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs raises $70M in expanded Series B round
9.11.2022
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo led the expansion round, bringing the total amount raised to $130 million
Immunefi launches scoring system for Web3's elite white hats
4.11.2022
The top 10 white hats in Immunefi's community have generated over $42 million in total earnings since 2020 by disclosing critical vulnerabilities
Developers need to stop crypto hackers — or face regulation in 2023
3.11.2022
One report indicated that more than $2.5 billion in crypto was lost to cross-chain bridge hacks over the last two years alone
Lightning Network releases emergency update after critical bug on LND nodes
1.11.2022
The bug led LND nodes to fail to sync chain in the second critical bug in less than a month