2018-12-28 14:02 |
A phishing attack on the Electrum wallet network has reportedly managed to steal bitcoin worth over $800,000. origin »
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The servers of popular Bitcoin wallet Electrum are under heavy attack, and users are advised to be extra careful when using the platform until it’s resolved. A sophisticated botnet of more than 140,000 machines has launched Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks on Electrum‘s servers, with apparent intent to direct users to compromised versions of the software designed to steal their Bitcoin.
2019-4-8 18:06 | |
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Electrum hacker stole 245 BTC Electrum wallet was yesterday compromised by a malicious phishing attack, which we wrote about yesterday. New details about this hack emerged today as the potential address of the hacker was revealed, alongside his potential loot.
2018-12-29 02:55 | |
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A major vulnerability has been exposed in Electrum, a leading Bitcoin wallet with several forks that are compatible with other cryptocurrencies. This is the second Electrum bug in a single year, and the crypto community is now debating the merits of the wallet.
2018-12-29 23:09 | |
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Electrum developers have confirmed reports of an attack against the popular cryptocurrency wallet. Also covered in The Daily, Huobi Derivative Market’s daily trading volume has reached $1 billion, and one of the founders of Brazil’s leading crypto exchange Foxbit has died in a car crash.
2018-12-28 18:28 | |
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If you’ve been buying the dip, you may want to brush up on good security. Crypto wallets are being targeted by cybercriminals, most recently with a phishing attack on the popular Electrum software wallet.
2018-12-28 18:24 | |
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В Bitmain грядут масштабные сокращения, воротилы с Уолл-стрит замедлили работу с криптопроектами, разработчики Bitcoin Private могут уничтожить 12 млн монет из-за бага, сеть биткоина обработала $410 млрд, GMO Internet завязывает с производством оборудования для майнинга, Индия выразила готовность легализовать криптолвалюты, а хакеры смогли взломать кошелек Electrum Wallet.
2018-12-29 18:05 | |
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Hackers managed to steal close to $900,000 worth of Bitcoin from Electrum wallet users via a phishing attack. While the attacks seem to have come to a halt, Electrum Devs say the hackers can launch new exploits since the issue hasn’t been permanently fixed.
2018-12-28 15:00 | |
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After a bounce-back last week to hit over $4,260, Bitcoin has continued having a lackluster week, dropping to $3,650. At press time, the currency was trading at $3,600 on Coinbase, Bitstamp, Kraken, and BitMEX.
2018-12-28 06:09 | |
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Electrum Becomes The Subject Of Ongoing Attack, Resulting In Nearly 250 Bitcoin Stolen (So Far) One of the most publicized problems in the cryptocurrency industry is the way that hacking keeps stealing money from it.
2018-12-28 04:04 | |
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The hacker used a malicious update to steal users’ funds.
2018-12-28 02:16 | |
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Nearly $1M In Bitcoin (BTC) Stolen An anonymous hacker (or consortium of hackers) have purportedly stolen nearly $1 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC), reports technology media outlet ZDNet. Per the report, the Electrum Wallet, a popular open-source project founded in mid-June 2011, was breached in a “clever attack.
2018-12-28 23:09 | |
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According to emerging reports, the popular Bitcoin wallet software Electrum has been attacked costing those affected over $750,000 worth of Bitcoin. The security breach involved hackers tricking the wallet into urging users to make a critical update.
2018-12-28 22:54 | |
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Where 2017’s dizzying price highs embedded “hodl” into the public consciousness, 2018 was the year that “buidl" became a trend in the crypto-industry — and Bitcoin was no exception.
2018-12-5 23:23 | |
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Одна из самых крупных южноафриканских сетей супермаркетов, Pick n Pay, запустила систему приема платежей в Bitcoin. На данный момент система работает только в тестовом режиме и лишь на одной точке сети.
2018-6-22 15:14 | |
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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.
The hackers' identity may not be a mystery for much longer.
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.