2020-6-4 00:34 |
Bitcoin Core released a new software update Wednesday. Notably, it includes experimental software to hedge against attacks from nation-states and ISPs.
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The recent zero-day security flaw in Firefox has been used in attacks against Coinbase exchange, according to internal security experts
2019-6-21 19:08 | |
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The recent zero-day security flaw in Firefox has been used in attacks against Coinbase exchange, according to internal security experts
2019-6-20 19:08 | |
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A bitcoin exchange in Brazil is being sued for retaining funds against request, citing ongoing attacks against the exchange since May as root of issue
2019-6-19 23:37 | |
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Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions.
2019-6-14 04:03 | |
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IOTA Foundation, the main pillar behind the development of IOTA, recently unveiled the blueprint for Coordicide, the killer of Coordinator, which is expected to launch in the coming months. A Coordinator [Coo] is a centralized protocol that controls the transactions and security on the IOTA blockchain, with its key function being protecting Tangle against attacks.
2019-5-30 15:51 | |
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Сеть, на которой работает криптовалюта Dash, прошла крупное обновление. Она получила защиту от «атак 51%» и существенно повысила скорость транзакций. Роль в их проведении перешла от майнеров к мастернодам.
2019-5-27 16:20 | |
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The number of cyber attacks is estimated to have risen by 67% over the last five years, with the majority of these data breaches being traced back to human error. The potential risks of such attacks are vast and can have a serious impact on both organizations and individuals.
2019-5-24 18:53 | |
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Phone hijacking, also known as SIM swapping, is considered a major threat to digital asset holders. Many cases were registered of phone numbers being ported by the hijackers to gain access to one time passwords and validate transactions or change account passwords.
2019-5-22 19:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency rumor mongers are likely to be dancing today as Amazon has successfully filed a patent for a Bitcoin-styled Proof-of-Work system. But don’t get ahead of yourself, it doesn’t look like the Seattle-based ecommerce giant will be accepting Bitcoin for payments.
2019-5-17 14:58 | |
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Amazon this week filed a US patent for a Proof-of-Work system which uses cryptography to generate Merkle trees. The Bitcoin and Ethereum networks use such ‘hash trees’ to verify the content of large data structures.
2019-5-16 20:00 | |
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Dr. Craig Wright, claiming to be the real Satoshi Nakamoto, attacks anyone who dares to contradict the claims with threats of litigation.
2019-5-8 12:22 | |
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Cryptojacking — the process of infecting computers with malware to mine cryptocurrency — has declined alongside prices during cryptowinter. But like any dextrous organism facing extinction, the virus and its propagators are adapting.
2019-4-27 22:07 | |
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Major darknet markets come and go in eras, so it seems, and the current one may be ending. Two of the biggest digital black markets seem to be disappearing, both at the same time.
2019-4-27 21:17 | |
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Hackers in the cryptocurrency world are willing to go to great lengths to get their funds, especially when hidden attacks are not their preference. There have been many ransomware attacks, but recent actions against a small Kansas town are taking a much more personal approach.
2019-4-24 02:31 | |
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Microsoft Korea has urged individuals and businesses in the region to adequately protect their computers and other devices against new cyber attacks such as supply chain compromises, cryptojacking, and phishing attacks, by regularly backing up their data on cloud platforms and keeping security software as well as operating systems up to date, reports The KoreaRead MoreRead More.
2019-4-23 11:00 | |
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A verifiable delay function, or a VDF, is a relatively new concept, helping to defend a system against manipulation or attacks as a result of generating somewhat random values. This type of solution can be implemented in many different use cases, including the selection of a lottery winner on the blockchain, considering that VDFs could […]
2019-4-23 01:36 | |
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By CCN. com: India’s prime minister Narendra Modi doubled down on the nuclear threat against Pakistan this weekend. Speaking on the campaign trail for re-election, he told a packed crowd: “India has stopped the policy of getting scared by Pakistan’s threats.
2019-4-22 14:06 | |
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Bitcoin Enthusiast Tone Vays Is Sued For Libel And Defamation An important figure in the Bitcoin world, Tone Vays, has recently received a letter of cease and desist from a legal firm hired by TokenPay because of his “defamation attacks” against the company.
2019-4-17 21:41 | |
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Tone Vays, a prominent Bitcoin enthusiast and a trader, received a Cease and Desist letter from TokenPay’s legal firm for “defamation attacks against TokenPay”. Lawsuits have become the new norm in the crypto-sphere.
2019-4-17 13:00 | |
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By CCN. com: Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has followed through with his threat, announcing that the exchange will delist Bitcoin SV. It’s a blow to Craig Wright and a reflection of the animosity that has been building against the controversial creator of the cryptocurrency.
2019-4-15 18:18 | |
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The Dow prepared to slink higher at Thursday’s opening bell, with US stock futures pointing toward a tepid advance while Donald Trump unleashed savage attacks against political opponents on both sides of the Atlantic.
2019-4-11 16:09 | |
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The Dow slunk lower during on Thursday after Donald Trump unleashed savage attacks against political opponents on both sides of the Atlantic. Tepid Dow Reverses Early Gains By the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had lost 14.
2019-4-12 16:09 | |
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Coinbase Adds New Security Layer To Protect Users Coinbase, one of the largest and most popular crypto platforms in the market, has decided to improve its security. Although the firm has multiple layers of protection against attacks, most of these implementations remain invisible to users.
2019-4-11 02:13 | |
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According to the Coinbase blog published April 9, 2019, U. S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is set to bolster its security measures with the implementation of multiple layers of protection against credential stuffing attacks.
2019-4-11 20:00 | |
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Another week another stinging put down for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his team after they were labeled “morally bankrupt pathological liars who enable genocide,” by John Edwards, New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner, following the Christchurch attacks.
2019-4-8 16:45 | |
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Over the years, Bitcoin has gained a reputation for having a “toxic” community of users around it. This accusation is mostly thrown at Bitcoin by proponents of altcoins and those who have supported various Bitcoin hard fork attempts in the past.
2019-4-5 16:23 | |
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North Korean hackers with the backing of Pyongyang are targeting cryptocurrency exchange platforms as part of efforts to raise funding for the country’s nuclear weapons program. Wired reports that several international cybersecurity experts believe a hacking syndicate based in the country is also responsible for attacks against banks across the globe.
2019-4-5 13:00 | |
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CryptoNinjas Komodo, an open-source infrastructure for an interoperable blockchain ecosystem, today announced the integration of Dilithium, a quantum-secure digital signature scheme. This new technology provides protection against attacks from quantum computers, ensuring an exceptional level of security.
2019-3-30 01:00 | |
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After Ethereum Classic “deep chain reorganization”, Dash and RepuCoin are taking steps to prevent future attacks waged against their network through ChainLocks and miner reputations. The post Here’s What DASH and RepuCoin Are Doing to Prevent 51 Percent Attacks appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2019-3-27 13:45 | |
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Zcash has announced that it plans to add a new consensus rule in order to protect its coin supply against counterfeiting attacks. Although Zcash offers privacy features, some of its coins move in such a way that they can be observed via a “turnstile” effect.
2019-3-25 17:48 | |
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As technology evolves, so do hackers‘ techniques, something which puts tremendous pressure on organizations to constantly update their security measures in order to keep their data secure.
2019-3-22 12:00 | |
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A new U.N. report is linking cryptocurrency exchange hacks to North Korea. The report reveals that the embattled dictatorship continues to wage cyber attacks against other countries as a way to circumvent global sanctions and acquire foreign currency, using digital currencies to launder its illicit gains.
2019-3-19 21:00 | |
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According to local publications, an 18-year-old hacker stole 15 million yen, which is equivalent to $134,640, worth of a crypto asset called Monacoin. On Monappy, a platform that enabled Monacoin users to store their funds, the hacker initiated a large number of transactions in a short period of time to overload the system.
2019-3-15 19:20 | |
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According to reports by CBC, double-spend attacks have taken place against Bitcoin ATMs in four Canadian cities. The attacks carried out by four men, entail 112 transactions. Though the identities of the perpetrators are not currently known, the Calgary police are requesting the public’s help in identifying them. The attacks were carried out at a […]
2019-3-13 18:36 | |
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CBC reports that four Canadian men are wanted in connection with conducting double-spend attacks against Bitcoin ATMs in four cities. A total of 112 transactions are alleged to have taken place in September last year, with half of them taking place in Calgary.
2019-3-13 02:38 | |
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The battle of the hardware wallets is heating up. At this weekend’s MIT Bitcoin Expo in Boston, Charles Guillmet, Chief Security Officer of Ledger, presented a number of physical attacks that could be executed against Trezor hardware wallets.
2019-3-12 05:30 | |
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IBM researchers have found that cryptojacking dominated the cryptocurrency cybercrime scene in 2018, overtaking ransomware attacks. Experts say the comparatively less intrusive and stealthy nature of malicious crypto-mining is the primary reason why it is fast becoming the attack vector of choice for cybercriminals.
2019-3-3 14:30 | |
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NYNJA Group Ltd., a blockchain and mobile technology company, today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with blockchain security firm, Pukao Global of South Korea to develop and exchange technology to jointly respond and cooperate against attacks that could occur... Source
2019-2-19 17:14 | |
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Cryptocurrency hacks and attacks to crypto exchanges have been a very common thing during the last years. Several cryptocurrency platforms have been hacked and users lost their digital assets from one day to the other.
2019-2-6 04:28 | |
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Blockchain security applications are being deployed against DDoS attacks, viruses and more. We outline some projects that are helping to protect us online. The post How Blockchain Security Applications Will Make the Internet a Safer Place appeared first on CoinCentral.
2019-2-5 19:52 | |
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Hong Kong-based trading platform BitMEX owns so much Bitcoin that it could launch multiple 51 percent attacks against some altcoins for months. Bitcoin Insurance Fund Worth $76 Million Those were the results of calculations from social media commentators this week as it emerged BitMEX’s Insurance Fund now contains 21,350 BTC ($75.
2019-1-24 05:00 | |
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In the late second half of 2018, ASICs were made available for Vertcoin’s algorithm, Lyra2REv2. Due to the centralizing influence of these asics, a majority of network hashrate was collected by renting them to execute various majority hashrate attacks on the network.
2019-1-8 12:08 | |
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Nick Spanos is an early adopter and innovator in the blockchain space. He is best known for launching Bitcoin Center NYC, the world’s first live cryptocurrency exchange, in 2013, right next to the New York Stock Exchange — as immortalized in the Netflix documentary “Banking on Bitcoin.
2018-12-15 21:43 | |
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IOTA is in many aspects completely different to its competition in the crypto world. For one, IOTA didn’t hide the fact they are, in their current setup, centralized system that would have serious existence issues should they removed the so called Coordinator.
2018-12-9 22:24 | |
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Hard forks that result in new cryptocurrencies present unique opportunities and challenges for crypto exchange operators. One challenge that Poloniex faced after the recent Bitcoin Cash hard fork was protecting our customers against replay attacks.
2018-12-7 17:52 | |
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The U. S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken action against two Iranian ransomware “facilitators. ” The actions include publishing the perp’s cryptocurrency wallet addresses, and warning the cryptocurrency and financial communities that anyone transacting with the accused could be subject to secondary sanctions.
2018-11-29 08:00 | |
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The U. S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken action against two Iranian ransomware “facilitators. ” The actions include publishing the perp’s cryptocurrency wallet addresses, and warning the cryptocurrency and financial communities that anyone transacting with the accused could be subject to secondary sanctions.
2018-11-29 08:00 | |
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World Blockchain Summit in Mauritius: from the 28th – 30th of November. ‘You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.’ – Book of John, Chapter of Lazarus, V13:13. In 2007, the first domino in a series of strategized and executed attacks were launched against South Korean government databases and remote servers. […]
2018-11-28 01:53 | |
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“Go for the Jugular” is the advice George Soros gave to his team during his famous attack on the British pound for a profit of $1 billion on so-called Black Wednesday in 1992.
2018-11-15 18:50 | |
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The bridges that are essential to our multi-chain cryptoverse are vulnerable to hacks. But an analysis of some of the biggest exploits of the past year reveals that applying multiple security measures in combination could have blocked the attacks, writes Gnosis co-founder Martin Koppelmann.
One of the major Ethereum MEV (maximal extractable value) bots has been targeted in an attack, allegedly by an Ethereum validator.
One of the major Ethereum MEV (maximal extractable value) bots has been targeted in an attack, allegedly by an Ethereum validator.
Channel jamming has emerged as a potential attack vector for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. But does it pose a real threat?
According to researchers at the University of Bern, the presence of faulty or malicious nodes on the Ripple network could have “devastating effects.”