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Linux-Targeting Cryptojacking Malware Disables Cloud-Based Security Measures: Report
New report reveals a cryptojacking virus targeting Linux servers has the ability to disable cloud-based security measures to avoid detection
дальше »2019-1-19 22:45
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Scammers Could Overwrite Cryptocurrency Payments, but It Won’t Be Cheap
From a merchant’s point of view, cryptocurrency is a better payment option compared to a check. When accepting check payments, there is always the risk that the check might be unfunded and subsequently returned since the merchant can’t verify the customer’s checking account balance beforehand as the database is being run by the bank and […] Scammers Could Overwrite Cryptocurrency Payments, but It Won’t Be Cheap was originally found on Cryptocurrency News | Blockchain News | Bitcoin News | blokt.com. дальше »
2019-1-18 14:59
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Canadian Bankers Association Wants Blockchain-Powered Digital Identification Systems
The Canadian Bankers Association stated that Canada should create a digital identification system that utilizes technologies such as blockchain and biometrics to enable a live video ID verification process. дальше »
2019-1-18 10:00
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Cryptopia Shows Sector Still Doesn’t Know How To Handle Hacks
It is “very unlikely” that the people behind the Cryptopia hack will be caught, according to a leader in blockchain security. Michael Ou, the CEO of Taiwan-based CoolBitX, says that even if the hackers are apprehended, returning the stolen funds could become a prohibitively expensive and complicated process. дальше »
2019-1-17 21:15
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Security Report Ranks 135 Crypto Exchanges, No One Received an A+ Rating
The latest Exchange Security Report published by ICORating assessed 130 of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges, ranking each exchange… The post Security Report Ranks 135 Crypto Exchanges, No One Received an A+ Rating appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »
2019-1-17 20:55
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BitGo Partners With Genesis Global Trading to Offer Users More Liquidity and Security
BitGo Inc. , a California-based blockchain security company has announced its partnership with Genesis Global Trading, a digital currency group company that offers clients over the counter (OTC) cryptocurrency trading to enable its customers to trade cryptoassets without having to move their funds out of cold storage or handling their private keys, according to a press release on January 16, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-17 12:00
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773 million email addresses have been leaked – check if yours is on the list
We’re just over two weeks into 2019, and one of the biggest data leaks in recent years has surfaced. Today, renowned security researcher Troy Hunt reported a massive leak consisting of 773 million unique email IDs and 21 million unique passwords, which he refers to as Collection #1. дальше »
2019-1-17 10:55
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Crypto Isn’t Criminal Money: Binance Blocks Funds From Hacked Exchange
This week, the popular crypto exchange Cryptopia suffered the first major security breach of 2019, resulting in “significant losses” of crypto assets the exchange had stored. Following the breach, social media users began tracking the movements of the stolen funds and alerted Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao that the funds had landed on Binance – the world’s. дальше »
2019-1-17 23:00
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Scaling Delay: Ethereum Developer Expects Constantinople Weeks Away
Constantinople is not broken, but it definitely seems to need maintainance. Yesterday the Ethereum Foundation revealed that the planned upgrade was not yet ready for the road, commencing emergency repairs on a software fork that many traders expected to turn the tide in the crypto market. дальше »
2019-1-16 19:51
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Security Report Gives A or A- Rating to 16% of Major Crypto Exchanges, None Get A+
Independent security analysts at ICORating have given 16 percent of the world’s biggest crypto trading platforms an A rating, and none an A+.
дальше »2019-1-17 18:00
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Cryptocurrency Exchange Cryptopia Hacked, Reports Significant Losses
Cryptopia, a New Zealand-base cryptocurrency exchange, has suspended all services and gone offline after reporting a major hack that resulted in significant losses, the company announced in a tweet on January 15, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-16 06:00
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Cryptopia Notifies Its Users of Security Breach With Substantial Losses
Cryptopia, a cryptocurrency exchange based in New Zealand recently announced that it had been hacked and suffered significant losses. The exact details of the hack and how much the exchange has lost remain vague at this point with just a few tweets from the exchange providing a small amount of information. дальше »
2019-1-15 16:04
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Why Facebook Should Not be Trusted With Cryptocurrency
The race to launch the first crypto powered messenger app is heating up. Naturally the internet monopolies such as Facebook are scrambling to be first, but looking at its history it is one of the least suitable to handle decentralized currencies. дальше »
2019-1-15 13:00
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A Fake Movie File Is Infecting Windows PC’s to Steal Cryptocurrencies
The Pirate Bay is once again in the middle of a controversy as a Windows shortcut file is infecting PCs to steal digital currencies. The malicious file is posing a movie file on The Pirate Bay torrent tracker. дальше »
2019-1-15 00:24
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NASA Looking to Adopt Blockchain Technology for Air Traffic Management
In a bid to fix the privacy loopholes inherent in the proposed Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system scheduled to get integrated by 2020, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is looking to adopt distributed ledger technology (DLT), according to a paper published on January 7, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-14 02:00
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DX.Exchange Cryptocurrency Leaks Customers’ Data and Authentication Token in a Bug
DX. Exchange, a UK-based cryptoassets exchange that also allows users to trade digitized stocks of Tesla, Apple and others, has reportedly leaked several login details of some of its customers and employees due to a bug on its platform, reports Arstechnica on January 9. дальше »
2019-1-11 18:00
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200 million Chinese resumes leak in huge database breach
Last night, HackenProof published a report stating that a database containing resumes of over 200 million job seekers in China was exposed last month. The leaked info included not just the name and working experience of people, but also their mobile phone number, email, marriage status, children, politics, height, weight, driver license, and literacy level as well. дальше »
2019-1-11 16:42
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South Korea Government Approves Seven out of 21 Cryptocurrency Exchanges’ Security Policy
New gov’t audit results reveal cryptocurrency exchange security in South Korea is still a major concern
дальше »2019-1-11 11:11
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Crypto Exchange Seed CX Launches On-Chain Wallet Solution for Institutional Investors
Crypto exchange Seed CX, a Chicago-based platform targeting institutional clients, has launched a new digital asset wallet with on-chain settlement
дальше »2019-1-11 02:20
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Kidnappers Ask for 9 Million Euros in Monero [XMR] as Ransom for Norwegian Billionaire’s Wife
Local news outlet Vg. com reported that 68-year-old Anne-Elisabeth, the wife of a Norwegian billionaire went missing from her home at Fjellhamar on October 31. The police suspect that she has been kidnapped after the alleged kidnappers asked for a 9-million-euro ransom. дальше »
2019-1-9 20:58
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Kraken Report: High Level of Law Enforcement Inquiries Per Capita From USA and UK
Kraken revealed in a tweet shared on January 5th that the volume of Law Enforcement inquiries received by the exchange in 2018 has tripled as compared to 2017. The US-based exchange commented on the finding by stating that the cost of handling those agencies subpoenas is unequivocally becoming a barrier to entry for US customers. дальше »
2019-1-9 20:29
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Coinbase Suspends Ethereum Classic Transactions after Double Spend Attack
Shortly after detecting a deep chain reorganization of the Ethereum Classic blockchain (ETC) on January 8, 2019, cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase Tweeted that it has stopped all transactions related to the cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-1-8 21:30
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Colorado Considers Bill Giving Cryptocurrencies Limited Exemptions From Securities Laws
Colorado lawmakers are reassessing the freedoms crypto tokens have regarding securities legislation
дальше »2019-1-7 11:27
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Hackers take over Chromecasts to warn owners about security risks
A couple of dutiful hackers have been hijacking thousands of Google’s Chromecast streaming dongles to warn users that the devices can be taken over, and remotely forced to play any YouTube video the attackers’ choose, reports TechCrunch. дальше »
2019-1-3 10:31
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Hackers Threaten to Leak Confidential 9/11 Documents Unless Paid in Bitcoin
Cybercriminal group “The Dark Overlord” has threatened to publicly release confidential files related to the 9/11 attacks if their ransom demands are not met, reports Motherboard on January 1, 2019. 9/11 Secrets up for Sale The hacker group tweeted on December 31, 2018, about their successful breach of the confidential database of law firms handling cases related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. дальше »
2019-1-3 00:00
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Hackers Threaten to Dump 9/11 Related Insurance Files If Ransom Not Paid In Bitcoin
A hacker group called The Dark Overlord threatened to release insurance files related to the 9/11 attacks on New Year’s Eve. The group noted that they had received the files after breaching the security of a law firm handling cases related to the Twin Tower terrorist attack. дальше »
2019-1-2 15:29
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Twitter let someone promote an obvious PayPal phishing scam
Phishing scams are nothing new, but it’s certainly unusual to see them show up in your Twitter timeline as a promoted tweet. Nevertheless, earlier this evening, I came across this promoted post from the (since deleted) account @PaypalChristm. дальше »
2019-1-2 21:31
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Almost $1 Million Stolen in Phishing Attack on Electrum Wallet
Popular cryptocurrency wallet Electrum is in the midst of an ongoing hack which saw almost $1 million in Bitcoin stolen so far, Reddit users discovered on December 27, 2018. 250 BTC Stolen in Electrum Wallet Hack It seems that hackers aren’t lying idle during Christmas time, as a popular cryptocurrency wallet has reportedly experienced one of the largest thefts of. дальше »
2018-12-30 00:00
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NANO Cryptocurrency Passes Security Audit
An independent security review has found “no critical vulnerabilities” in the node software for the Nano cryptocurrency. Red4Sec, a cybersecurity firm, was enlisted by the Nano Foundation to conduct a thorough audit of currency’s representative and consensus software back in September. дальше »
2018-12-24 19:36
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This is the future of authentication, according to security experts
Passwords may not have been much of an annoyance back in the 1960s, when they were first believed to have been introduced to the world of computing. But as we’ve increasingly adopted a wide range of personal gadgets and online services, they’ve become a pain to manage, and a point of vulnerability that hackers can exploit when conditions are in their favor. дальше »
2018-12-19 12:00
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The Monero Community Finds An Imposter MyMonero App on the Google Play Store
An impostor application disguised as MyMonero recently infiltrated the Google Play Store and was reported by the Reddit r/Monero community. The app, which users claimed to have a very small number of downloads, impersonated as the official Monero application and likely tried to phish users for private keys. дальше »
2018-12-18 18:09
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Benefits and drawbacks of permissioned blockchains
Permissioned blockchains are distributed databases that enable its members to decide who can participate in the consensus mechanism of the network and who can validate transactions on the network. Nodes on permissioned blockchains are given full authority over the network by verified and registered members of the permissioned blockchain. On public (permissionless) blockchains, there are […] дальше »
2018-12-15 07:00
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Researchers show how data science techniques can find Twitter ‘amplification bots’
Researchers from Duo Security, an authentication services company owned by Cisco Systems, have published a blog post that explains how to methodically identify “amplification bots. ” These are defined as automated Twitter accounts that purely exist to artificially amplify the reach of content through retweets and likes. дальше »
2018-12-11 17:00
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Study: The NHS is desperately in need of infosec professionals
The UK’s NHS health system is desperately short of information security professionals, research from infosec consultancy Redscan shows. The firm found that NHS trusts typically have just one member of staff with cybersecurity credentials per 2,628 employees. дальше »
2018-12-11 03:00
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Ascertaining Identity in the Digital World Using Schnorr Signatures
Since humans were able to put his words into a written form, cultures have needed a way to ascertain the origin of documents. Once it became possible to communicate on paper, without the need to physically be in the same location, the necessity arose to verify that the words inscribed on the paper came from the rightful originator. дальше »
2018-12-9 14:00
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Machine Learning Algorimths Identify Cryptocurrency Pump-and-Dump Schemes Before they Happen
According to MIT Technology Review’s on December 4, 2018, security researchers have discovered a machine learning algorithm that can spot cryptocurrency pump-and-dump schemes in advance, which can help prevent and stop any pump-and-dump projects from developing further. дальше »
2018-12-7 02:00
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Mozilla and ThingsCon launch certification mark for secure IoT devices
Mozilla and ThinksCon today announced the launch of the Trustable Technology Mark, which will help consumers determine if their latest “smart” home gizmo is designed with privacy and security in mind. дальше »
2018-12-6 16:00
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Top IoT messaging protocols are laughably insecure, Trend Micro research shows
Japanese cybersecurity firm Trend Micro today published a report on the state of IoT security. The company found that two of the leading machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols have inherent design issues, and are frequently deployed in an insecure manner. дальше »
2018-12-4 17:27
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Zoom bug let attackers hijack your screens during conference calls
Videoconferencing is almost always terrible at the best of times, but can you imagine someone taking control of your screen during a meeting and sending inappropriate messages to the other attendees? Zoom patched this kind of vulnerability in the desktop app for its video chat service last week to save people from a conference call from hell. дальше »
2018-12-4 15:44
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100m Quora users’ data stolen by hackers
Quora announced today that its Q&A platform was breached by hackers on November 30, and that approximately 100 million users’ data was compromised. The attackers are believed to have accessed the following information: Account information, e. дальше »
2018-12-4 07:49
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Starwood hacked with over 500 million customer details accessed
If you’ve stayed at a Starwood hotel in the past few years, it’s time to buy some credit monitoring. The Marriott International-owned hotel brand has reported a massive hack that saw the details of over 500 million customers accessed by an unauthorized party. дальше »
2018-11-30 19:34
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Pirated Content and Software Drives Malicious Crypto Mining, Says New Report by Kaspersky Lab
Cryptocurrency mining malware attacks, which infected over five million people in the first three quarters of 2018 alone could be entering your systems via pirated software and content. Malicious cryptocurrency mining is the biggest threat to internet users in 2018, leaving behind ransomware which had been most prevalent over the last few years. дальше »
2018-11-30 15:59
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Starbucks caves to prude pressure, bans porn on its free Wi-Fi
Starbucks thinks it has finally found a way to prevent customers from using its free Wi-Fi to watch porn. The coffee giant said that it will roll out a porn-blocking tool across numerous stores starting from next year. дальше »
2018-11-29 14:00
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This company promises to recover files from your locked iPhone – but it won’t help the FBI
DriveSavers, a company known for its data recovery services, announced that it can offer “passcode lockout recovery service,” which means it can unlock your secured iPhone. That’s notable because it’s damn near impossible to unlock an iOS device without the passcode or access to the owners’ biometric signatures for authentication. дальше »
2018-11-28 16:50
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Texas State Securities Board Enforces Emergency Action Against Dubious Crypto-Mining Company
The Texas State Securities Board issued on November 27 an “Emergency Cease and Desist Order” against a cryptocurrency mining and trading business, dubbed My Crypto Mine. ‘My Crypto Mine’ Promised Insane Guaranteed Profits The California-based My Crypto Mine was allegedly offering unregistered securities tied to cryptocurrencies in the state of Texas. дальше »
2018-11-28 15:59
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Unbound open sources security protocol for blockchain and crypto asset wallet developers
CryptoNinjas Unbound Tech announced today it has made available its bank-grade security solution via open source. The company’s newly released blockchain-crypto-mpc library is now available for free on GitHub. дальше »
2018-11-27 20:38
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Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Rolls Out Tech to Spot Market Manipulation
Crypto exchange Bitstamp is upgrading its tech arsenal to better identify suspicious activity and market manipulation. дальше »
2018-11-28 16:04
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How Coinbase Builds Secure Infrastructure To Store Bitcoin In The Cloud
Learn about working at Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/careers - Medium дальше »
2018-11-27 00:13
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay Professor Declares Bitcoin Safe From 51% Attack
Cryptocurrency service provider Zebpay and Professor Saravanan Vijayakumaran, an Associate professor at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, recently conducted a survey on Bitcoin’s security, concluding that the world’s premier cryptocurrency is safe from a 51% attack. дальше »
2018-11-26 19:59
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Only 1 In 10 Gmail Users Protect Their Accounts Properly
Why the Two-Factor Verification is Important Gmail is the most common email service on the internet. Most users link their Gmail account to other online accounts, including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google Adsense and Buzz. дальше »
2018-11-23 09:29
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