2020-9-1 10:55 |
The hackers' identity may not be a mystery for much longer.
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The biggest hack in years and by far the most public hack of them all has speculation swirling on who done it and more importantly, why? Twitter has revealed access...
2020-7-17 00:26 | |
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Hackers and identity theft seem to be a ubiquitous part of living in the modern era. However, the former has begun to shift focus from credit cards and bank accounts to retirement accounts. With the increase is risk — diversifying into cryptocurrencies can help protect funds.
2020-2-2 20:42 | |
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Hackers have continually gone after the cryptocurrency industry, making many cryptocurrency opponents concerned over the possible attacks that can be inflicted upon exchanges and online wallets. On Friday, December 13th, as if to commemorate the superstitious day, a hacker infiltrated the buyback wallet launched by VeChain Foundation.
2019-12-14 23:42 | |
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Bogdan Nicolescu, the leader of the Bayrob Group hacker gang from Romania, as well as his co-conspirator Radu Miclaus, have been found guilty of charges related to their cryptojacking malware. The charges include 21 separate counts of wire fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and other crimes, according to a press release that was published […]
2019-12-10 23:51 | |
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Data breaches occur every passing minute of every passing day. From SIM swap attacks on mobile phones to major data breaches that have exposed the confidential information of millions to hackers, protecting our data and our identity has become a top priority for consumers and businesses alike.
2019-11-7 15:36 | |
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A US federal judge has rejected AT&T‘s request to dismiss a $224 million lawsuit over a devastating SIM-swapping incident that led to $24 million in stolen cryptocurrency. A press release confirms the communications giant will face court over allegations it violated the Federal Communications Act, a consumer contract, as well as several other laws, when hackers assumed the identity (and telephone account) of cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin in 2017.
2019-7-23 13:05 | |
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Cybercriminals and hackers are more aggressive than ever these days. With advanced technology, breaches are increasingly common, which puts companies and their customers at risk of fraud and identity theft.
2019-5-24 12:00 | |
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Unit 42, the global threat intelligence team at Palo Alto Network, discovered Mac malware that can steal cookies linked to crypto exchanges and wallets. Although usernames and passwords may not be sufficient to initiate withdrawals at crypto exchanges, if hackers manage to steal a combination of login credentials, web cookies, authentication cookies, and SMS data, it could steal user funds.
2019-2-2 21:32 | |
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Just yesterday, January 10th, news reached the crypto-verse that the newly launched DX. Exchange– that is powered by Nasdaq technology – had serious security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious users and/or hackers.
2019-1-11 20:04 | |
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Since November and December are prime time for last minute gift shopping and booking travel tickets home, consumers are more vulnerable to hacks. The numbers are alarming. A recent study by ACI Worldwide projects a 14 percent increase in fraud attempts during the 2018 holiday season.
2018-11-29 13:32 | |
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According to cybersecurity experts at Japan Digital Design, attackers of the cryptocurrency exchange Zaif may have been discovered. Japan Digital Design is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG).
2018-11-5 21:01 | |
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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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SIM swap fraud and cryptojacking have increasingly become popular methods of cryptocurrency theft among hackers worldwide. In an attempt to deter such attacks, digital identity company Payfone has won a technology patent for SIM swap prevention.
2018-8-28 14:00 | |
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BitAngels founder Michael Terpin has filed a $224 million lawsuit against telecoms provider AT&T, alleging that its negligence led him to lose about $24 million worth of cryptocurrency to fraudsters, according to a CNBC report.
2018-8-16 23:14 | |
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Korea Telecom (KT), South Korea’s second largest mobile carrier, announced on July 24, 2018, their new blockchain commercial network. Fast and Secure Blockchain Implementation The carrier has also allowed users to login via a blockchain ID instead of an IP address, to protect against hackers’ spoofing attempts.
2018-7-26 20:30 | |
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Apple's most recent Mac update is causing major problems for one of Bitcoin’s oldest wallets.
Хакеры украли $22 млн у пользователей популярного биткоин-кошелька Electrum в ходе атак с установкой поддельных обновлений. Об этом говорится в исследовании ZDNet, которое было опубликовано 12 октября.
Two new Bitcoin hacks have surfaced recently, showing the Electrum wallet still appears to be troubled by phishing efforts.
New reports show that over $500,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC) has been siphoned from Electrum wallets – about 72 hours after a GitHub user claimed they had lost 1,400 BTC in a similar hack. Some of the funds have been traced to Binance, with the exchange blacklisting up to 70 accounts linked to the transaction […] The post Phishing Attacks On Electrum Wallet Sees Over Million Stolen From Unsuspecting Users first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
Анонимный биткоин-инвестор по имени «1400BitcoinStolen» рассказал, что потерял 1400 BTC после «глупой» установки «новой версии» популярного кошелька Electrum. Однако, по сути, это была фишинговая атака.
An Electrum wallet user has reportedly lost millions of dollars in bitcoin after installing a dated version of the software. On Saturday, August 29, in a post on GitHub, a user called ‘1400BitcoinStolen’ described the loss of 1,400 bitcoin due to “foolishly” installing an old version of the cryptocurrency wallet.