2020-4-21 19:00 |
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Bitcoin is a highly desirable asset to hackers. This extensive guide will help you protect your funds as a Bitcoin investor.
2024-8-30 19:08 | |
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El Salvador’s state-controlled Bitcoin wallet is embroiled in a second data breach incident after hackers published another batch of sensitive information.
2024-4-24 19:41 | |
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CWT, one of the biggest travel companies in the U. S. , this week paid $4. 5 million in bitcoin to hackers who infiltrated the firm’s computer system, stealing sensitive corporate data. It is unclear whether customer information was also compromised.
2020-8-2 01:00 | |
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Bitcoin funds stolen from the crypto exchange BitFinex in 2016 moved to an unknown address, reported transaction tracker Whale Alert. The said money transmission raised speculation of hackers dumping a portion of their 120,000 bitcoin steal after the cryptocurrency’s recent price rally.
2020-5-22 10:20 | |
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A ransomware victim that paid Bitcoin to unlock his files has enacted sweet vengeance on his attackers, by hacking them right back. As part of his retaliation, Germancement on the BleepingComputer forum yesterday morning, but urged readers to understand that he’s “not the bad guy here.
2019-10-8 17:46 | |
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Casa CEO Jeremy Welch gave a talk on the various threats associated with Bitcoin security at the recent Baltic Honeybadger 2019 conference in Riga, Latvia. As part of his talk, Welch provided thirteen examples of how Bitcoin users could lose access to their funds.
2019-10-7 15:15 | |
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While the entire cryptospace is busy celebrating the return of the “bulls,” bad actors have formulated a new scheme aimed at stealing victims’ cryptos and injecting ransomware into their systems. These hackers are now using several websites to push their fake bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) giveaway programs, according to a Bleeping Computer report onRead MoreRead More.
2019-5-28 13:00 | |
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Ever since cryptocurrencies started gaining value, hackers have targeted exchanges that provide digital asset trading and malicious entities have siphoned billions of dollars worth of bitcoin since 2011.
2019-5-24 18:13 | |
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As bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets keep growing in value and use case, cyberpunks are also upping their game with each passing day, formulating new ways of enriching themselves with ‘dirty crypto.
2019-5-13 17:00 | |
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A Canadian university had to shut down its entire campus network after it discovered hackers had hijacked its computing power to surreptitiously mine cryptocurrency – Bitcoin, to be exact. In a statement released earlier this week, Nova Scotia-based St.
2018-11-7 13:44 | |
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Crypto scammers and hackers have no shame at all. They are so selfish and criminal that they do not even spare important services in order to make a quick buck. For instance, we have recently reported a new case of hackers using a ransomware on an East Coast water utility company to demand Bitcoin. The […]
2018-11-7 01:55 | |
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Cryptocurrency scammers have impersonated Tesla CEO Elon Musk, by hacking and compromising several verified Twitter accounts on November 5, 2018. According to Business Insider, while Twitter has previously attempted to stop impersonation scams, the hackers have managed to promote their tweets and capitalize on the cryptocurrency frenzy.
2018-11-7 19:00 | |
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The cryptocurrency market is going through a rough patch, but this isn’t stopping scammers from duping people out of their funds. Hackers took over the official Twitter account of India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to promote blatant Bitcoin giveaway scams – a trend that’s been plaguing social media for months now.
2018-11-6 12:47 | |
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Istanbul police detained 11 individuals over the theft of Bitcoin worth $80,000.
2018-11-6 21:57 | |
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The cybercrime unit of the Turkish police has detained 11 people suspected of hacking into emails, user accounts and cryptocurrency wallets. The operation was launched after law enforcement received a number of complaints from victims who lost digital cash.
2018-11-4 06:55 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a report detailing actions taken against fraudulent ICOs and financial ventures, and, indeed, the year has been wrought with cases.
2018-11-3 00:33 | |
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Researchers have unearthed a new cryptocurrency ransomware scheme that implicates a group of Russian-speaking hackers into stealing large sums of Bitcoin (BTC) from unsuspecting victims – and laundering the stolen funds on an obscure cryptocurrency gambling site, reported TheNextWeb.
2018-11-1 18:21 | |
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Researchers have unearthed a new cryptocurrency ransomware scheme that implicates a group of Russian-speaking hackers into stealing large sums of Bitcoin from unsuspecting victims – and laundering the stolen funds on an obscure cryptocurrency gambling site.
2018-10-31 16:00 | |
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On October 30, 2018, Storj Labs released a public alpha for their version 3 (V3) platform –– enabling developers and companies to test their decentralized cloud storage solution.
2018-10-31 17:07 | |
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Coincheck reported a pre-tax loss of 588 million yen (US $5. 3 million) for the third quarter of 2018, the Japanese exchange’s second consecutive quarterly loss since hackers pilfered $530 million in January.
2018-10-30 03:55 | |
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Database management and insecurity have continued to pose a threat to financial institutions and the cryptospace at large. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), a body committed to the promotion, protection, and implementation of the treaty promises, recently fell victim to hackers and paid $20,000 in bitcoin as ransom, reported CBC news on October 24, 2018.
2018-10-27 13:00 | |
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In an outrageous stunt, akin to a TV drama episode, an organization representing indigenous tribes in Canada had to fork out a ransom in bitcoins. This, just so they could get access to their computer systems.
2018-10-27 07:44 | |
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Alfred Nobel died with regrets. After making a fortune off of explosives, he indicated in his will that his fortune should be used to make a prize awarded each year to those who “conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
2018-10-23 23:22 | |
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In today’s edition of The Daily we cover stories about the latest investment in the cryptocurrency space by Goldman Sachs, the amount institutional traders borrowed in the last six months from just one OTC desk, research on state-sponsored hackers, and a new security tool from Coinbase.
2018-10-21 14:25 | |
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North Korean cybercrime hacking group The Lazarus Group is currently the biggest crypto hacking syndicate in the world, having stolen millions worth of cryptocurrencies from online exchanges.
2018-10-20 00:22 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchanges in some of Africa’s biggest bitcoin markets have been forced to rethink their security to thwart persistent attacks from hackers, a trend that has troubled trading platforms all around the world.
2018-10-18 03:30 | |
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In today’s rapidly advancing world of blockchain innovation, it’s no secret that cryptocurrency wallets, exchanges and enterprise platforms are targets for nefarious activity.
2018-10-16 18:58 | |
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Crypto mining has become very common these days for hackers to earn a handsome income while putting a person’s devices at risk. Slowing computers, rising electricity bills, and other issues are caused because a hacker has infiltrated a computer through a malicious link or software.
2018-10-13 16:19 | |
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Adobe’s Flash Player, once a prominent feature of the last decade to enable millions around the world to play internet games, has made its way to the hackers’ arsenal as they look to leverage all forms of customer-facing software to illegally mine cryptocurrencies, reported Finance Magnates on October 12, 2018.
2018-10-13 07:00 | |
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Singapore-based BK Global Consortium has paid 400 billion won (approximately $350 million) for a majority stake in South Korean Bithumb, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, according to a local news outlet.
2018-10-13 23:53 | |
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SpankChain, a blockchain-based porn website built on the Ethereum network, announced via a blog post on Oct. 9 that it had been hacked and lost a total of 165. 38 ETH (approx. $38,000) and BOOTY worth $4,000.
2018-10-12 18:19 | |
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Those pesky Tesla-themed cryptocurrency scammers are back! Hackers have assumed the Twitterdentity of Elon Musk yet again, and are even paying Twitter to help swindle Bitcoin from unsuspecting users.
2018-10-11 18:31 | |
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TTC Protocol made a partnership with HackenProof on September 17, 2018, creating a public bug bounty to secure TTCs’ blockchain with the most extensive network of white hat hackers continuously stress testing the system.
2018-10-9 11:00 | |
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The Independent, a media news site, reported Sept. 29 that Facebook, the world’s largest social media network, discovered another embarrassing hack in mid-September, just a few months after the infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal.
2018-10-8 17:59 | |
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In their latest Quarterly Threat Report, McAfee Labs suggests that the crypto craze isn’t going to end anytime soon. The consistent rise in crypto mining activities during the second quarter of 2018 shows that falling crypto prices do not deter the miners who continue to reap profits.
2018-10-7 17:59 | |
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The dark web is the hub of stolen information that usually includes social media accounts, credit cards and many others. After Facebook confirmed that multiple user accounts on its social network had been breached by hackers, batches of related credentials surfaced on the dark web.
2018-10-7 10:05 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital coins were part of Russian intelligence agents’ efforts to hide their traces while attacking World Anti-Doping Agency and other entities, a US indictment has revealed.
2018-10-6 20:05 | |
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The popular video game has become the target of Russian hackers looking to scam players out of their BTC.
2018-10-6 19:57 | |
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A U. S grand jury has indicted a group of Russian Operatives on charges of criminal cyber activities funded with Bitcoin. This is the latest against foreign elements using the anonymity of cryptocurrencies to support illegal operations in the US.
2018-10-5 12:29 | |
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A new season of Fortnite is upon is, and with it a busload of new scams. This time, internet baddies are intent on stealing the Bitcoin (and data) of Fortnite players. Computer security firm Malwarebytes conducted an investigation into the Fortnite ecosystem.
2018-10-4 14:38 | |
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The collateral damage from Bitcoin’s epic inflation bug continues to spread. The developers of small-cap cryptocurrency Pigeoncoin have confirmed hackers successfully exploited the vulnerability to print 235 million Pigeoncoins, worth around $15,000.
2018-10-3 14:40 | |
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There are approximately 200,000 Mikrotik routers that are potentially vulnerable to the latest security breach devised by hackers to install and spread cryptojacking software that mines Monero (XMR).
2018-10-3 03:00 | |
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Google has announced a number of upcoming changes concerning the development of new extensions for Chrome. Users of the web browser will soon benefit from improved security and better protection against malware including hidden miners and tools used to steal cryptocurrency.
2018-10-3 02:55 | |
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This article is a step-by-step how-to guide for creating bitcoin paper wallets. It walks through choosing a paper wallet generator, securing the computer environment to use it on, configuring and printing the wallets, cleaning up before and afterward to thwart hackers, and physically securing the wallets.
2018-10-2 05:10 | |
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Last week, the Bitcoin Core team came out with a brand-new update to its client which was supposed to address a major vulnerability on the chain. The vulnerability made it easy for hackers to execute a “denial of service” attack on the network, which could be a potentially devastating security problem. But in many ways, […]
2018-9-28 08:58 | |
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Yesterday we published a video about Monero and the truth behind the ‘burning bug’, a bug within the Monero network that existed as a result of Monero’s automatic coin burning process. To recap: “The burning bug is a bug that could have allowed hackers to drain Monero XMR assets from any exchange or wallet, at a very low cost.
2018-9-27 15:30 | |
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A recent study revealed that hackers are now increasingly targeting users of digital exchange platforms and the crypto exchanges themselves. But while the noted increase in crypto-related cyberattacks is global in trend, one of the hardest hit markets is probably Japan.
2018-9-25 15:14 | |
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Several Chinese researchers from Fudan University, Tsinghua University and the University of California Riverside have produced the first systematic study of the malicious mining of cryptocurrencies, known as cryptojacking, unveiling increasing complexity over time.
2018-9-25 23:59 | |
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John Newbery, a Bitcoin Core developer and contributor to cryptocurrency research and development group Chaincode Labs, takes responsibility for a critical bug recently discovered on the Bitcoin network.
2018-9-24 14:00 | |
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