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BAYC Co-Founder Warns of Imminent Cyber Attack
Gordon Goner, co-founder of Yuga Labs and Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), has warned of an imminent attack on their social media. In a post to his Twitter account, he specifically referred to “surprise mints”, hinting that this would be the likely method of attack from cyber criminals. дальше »
2022-6-13 09:34 | |
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A phishing attack strikes NFT Artist Beeple’s Twitter account
An apparent phishing scam led to the hacking of the Twitter account belonging to digital artist Beeple, where more than $70000 in Ethereum was stolen. Mike Winkelmann, better known as Beeple, is a popular digital artist who helped drive the mainstream acceptance of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). дальше »
2022-5-24 09:56 | |
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Beeple Twitter Exploits Sees Hackers Drain Over 200 ETH
Digital artist Mike Winkleman, better known as Beeple, has become the latest victim of a phishing attack after his Twitter account was hacked. The post Beeple Twitter Exploits Sees Hackers Drain Over 200 ETH appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »
2022-5-23 12:30 | |
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Hackers Assault Bitcoin.org Website, Prompting Its Developers to Take It Offline
Cobra Bitcoin took to its official Twitter account to announce a cyber attack today at around 8 AM. It reported that investigations on how the hacker put up their malicious software on the site are ongoing, and it will take them a couple of days. дальше »
2021-9-23 12:00 | |
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Twitter’s Jack Dorsey Doesn’t ‘Hate’ Ethereum; He Isn’t in Bitcoin for the Money, But to “Fix the Money”
As the Twitter and Square co-founder shared that he is using “Lightning to enable a currency for the internet” by allowing every account on Twitter to link to a Bitcoin Lightning Wallet, the Ethereum community took it as a direct attack against them. дальше »
2021-8-14 18:33 | |
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Is Ripple Behind Most of the Bitcoin Energy Usage FUD? CoinShares’ Meltem Demirors Thinks So
The Bitcoin market hasn’t been a pretty sight of late. The top cryptocurrency seems to be struggling to beat back the bears as price take a hit after another. Notably, this crisis started when Tesla’s Elon Musk launched a scathing attack on BTC on account of the network’s massive power consumption. Elon’s company went on […] дальше »
2021-5-24 11:17 | |
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Crypto Bull Tim Draper-backed Coinhako, Temporary Freezes Withdraws After An Attack
Following a sophisticated attack, Coinhako crypto exchange which enjoys the backing of Tim Draper, announced that it was restricting its clients from withdrawing their funds. The exchange which operates in Singapore announced on Friday that it had temporarily suspended the crypto account send capabilities. дальше »
2020-2-28 16:52 | |
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Investor Loses $45 Million In Bitcoin (BTC) And Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Via A SIM-Swap Attack
A hacker has drained the account of a Chinese whale of approximately $45 million in a SIM-swap heist. For those in the dark, a SIM swap attack is an act of porting a user’s mobile number to another SIM card in the possession of a hacker without the user’s knowledge. The bad actor is then […] дальше »
2020-2-22 17:49 | |
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Websites Running Google Adsense Are Targeted In Email Extortion, Demanding Bitcoin
There’s a new extortion scam that targets Google AdSense serving websites and demands Bitcoin (BTC) in exchange for the prevention of an attack. This attack, according to the extortionist, would lead to the AdSense account of targeted users to be suspended or banned. дальше »
2020-2-18 00:44 | |
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How to Use a U2F Key to Secure Your Crypto Accounts
Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) is an open standard for strengthening two-factor authentication. It involves the use of a physical key to reinforce 2FA, hardening your online accounts from attack. In this guide, we’ll explain how to use a Yubikey to lock down your exchange account, email account, and other valuable online accounts. дальше »
2020-2-9 20:32 | |
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Litecoin Witnesses a Dusting Attack, Perpetrators Trying to Deanonymize Users
Litecoin has recently been targeted by malicious actors who have sought to break on-chain privacy through a dusting attack. As explained by Binance Vision, the education wing of the exchange, a dusting attack occurs when hackers send dust (an amount below the current average fee) to the personal account of a user and track itRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-8-11 01:00 | |
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Hackers Look to Take Advantage of Tesco Supermarket’s Twitter Accounts With a Bill Gates Bitcoin Scam
Hackers were able to control Tesco’s Twitter account on June 24 and urged followers to send Bitcoin to a wallet address. The hackers promised users that they were going to receive back twice the funds they send. дальше »
2019-6-26 00:22 | |
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Baltimore didn’t pay Bitcoin ransom so hackers leaked sensitive data on Twitter
Officials investigating the Bitcoin-fueled ransomware attack that hit Baltimore City last month believe the hackers have leaked government documents on Twitter. A Twitter account claiming to be owned by the hackers appears to have been used to leak the sensitive documents, The Baltimore Sun reports. дальше »
2019-6-5 16:36 | |
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Infographic: An Overview of Compromised Bitcoin Exchange Events
The purpose of this infographic is to visualize the size of large cryptocurrency hacks that have occurred in the past as if they all happened today. The hacks included in this infographic extend beyond exchanges, as there were other large entities that experienced cryptocurrency hacks, such as marketplaces like Silk Road 2. дальше »
2019-5-25 21:56 | |
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Bitcoin Ransomware Siege: Google Disables Baltimore’s Gmail During $100,000 Standoff
By CCN: The city of Baltimore has suffered a blow in its bid to keep operations running amidst a bitcoin ransom attack that has crippled critical services. Per The Baltimore Sun, city officials had created Gmail accounts in the wake of ransomware attackers demanding $100,000 in Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-5-24 14:28 | |
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Electrum Wallet Suffers a New Attack… Losses Are Calculated in Millions of Dollars
The popular Bitcoin wallet “Electrum” recently reported an attack on its servers calling on users to take additional security measures to ensure their funds are not compromised. In a tweet published by its official account,. дальше »
2019-4-10 11:33 | |
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Tallahassee Payroll Account Loses Nearly $500,000 Due to Suspected Cyberattack
Nearly $500,000 has been diverted out of a city of Tallahassee payroll account and the suspected culprit is a cyber attack on the city’s human resources management application. City spokeswoman Alison Faris reported that “There is no indication of any impact to external city customers or vendors.” The funds were supposed to be used for […] дальше »
2019-4-9 14:24 | |
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Lazarus Hacker Group Continues to Target Crypto Using Faked Trading Software
This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Tang. The Chinese security service provider 360 Security has issued a warning that a large number of crypto exchanges have been targeted by the North Korean hacker group Lazarus and that the number is still rising after the recent hacks of crypto exchanges DragonEx, Etbox and BiKi. дальше »
2019-4-2 21:54 | |
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Steam vulnerability exposed users to account hijacking and malware
A vulnerability in Valve‘s Steam platform made it possible for malicious actors to take over user accounts, pilfer their items, and even infect their systems with additional malware. The security kink resided in Steam‘s server browser functionality – which lets players look up severs for a number of games (including hit titles like CS:GO, Half-Life 2, and Team Fortress 2) – according to a HackerOne vulnerability disclosure made public on March 15. дальше »
2019-3-21 19:42 | |
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Op Ed: Why It’s Unsafe to Store Private Crypto Keys in the Cloud
There are two primary reasons why storing your private crypto keys in the cloud is a bad idea. First, your cloud provider represents a centralized honeypot that could experience a security breach, allowing cyber criminals to access your data. дальше »
2019-2-19 00:19 | |
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BitMex Insurance Fund Can Finance 51% Attack on Bitcoin Cash For a Year
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. дальше »
2019-1-24 05:00 | |
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Hacker Responsible for 51% Attack Against Ethereum Classic Returns Part of the Stolen Funds
The hacker or organization responsible for the 51% attack against the Ethereum Classic blockchain returned 100k USD worth in tokens. According to an article published in the official blog of the cryptocurrency Exchange Gate. дальше »
2019-1-13 09:16 | |
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Newest ICORating Exchange Security Report Puts Kraken, Cobinhood and Poloniex as Most Safe
ICORating has recently released a new report ranking the most secure crypto exchanges in the market. In its Exchange Security Report, it ranks around 100 crypto exchanges and analyses their security such as user account safety and DoS attack protection. дальше »
2019-1-6 03:34 | |
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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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A Bug Making Ethereum Transactions on Exchanges Vulnerable Has Been Fixed
A bug centering around a new Ethereum token, GasToken, which was enabling abuse on cryptocurrency exchanges, appears to have been resolved. The details are provided in a report originally published on November 13, 2018, that discussed how the bug was exploited by attackers, and what digital platforms could do if they wished to protect their hot wallet funds. дальше »
2018-11-22 00:34 | |
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Google, Target Twitter Accounts Hacked To Advertise Bitcoin Scams
Target Twitter Account Hacked To Promote Bitcoin (BTC) Scam On Tuesday morning, reports arose that crypto-centric Twitter hackers scored their biggest win yet — hijacking Target’s official account, which sports a casual 1. дальше »
2018-11-14 04:25 | |
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AurumCoin Claims Cryptopia Refutes a 51% Attack Resulting in Lost Funds
There are some serious allegations in the cryptocurrency world. Dirt slinging has, unfortunately become all too common. Even so, every single bit of potentially disastrous news needs to be taken into account at all times. дальше »
2018-11-11 05:46 | |
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Facebook reveals data breach affecting 50 million users
Facebook today announced a data breach occurred on September 25 affecting at least 50 million Facebook accounts. The social network disclosed the breach Friday morning, issuing a statement that said an “attack” on its system led to “the exposure of information” affecting the 50 million users, according to the New York Times. дальше »
2018-9-28 20:09 | |
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PSA: Major EOS bug makes it possible to steal valuable resources directly from users
Here we go again with more EOS troubles: the popular cryptocurrency purportedly suffers from a major vulnerability that makes it possible to steal valuable network resources directly from user accounts – without any authorization. дальше »
2018-8-27 14:24 | |
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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Challenging the Way It’s Always Been Done
This past week, we talked to three security experts about how to design smarter and more secure smart contracts. Google is dipping its toe in the blockchain waters by introducing integrations for applications built with Ethereum and Hyperledger. дальше »
2018-8-5 16:08 | |
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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad
Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Op Ed: Addressing the Threat of Cryptomining Malware
One major class of attacks to hit the hacking landscape recently is cryptomining. While cryptomining on its own supports a good cause when being done consciously, it also allows nefarious actors to make a lot of money fast, and, with the sheer number of cryptocurrencies available to mine, it is becoming a popular choice for attackers. дальше »
2018-7-18 23:18 | |
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Syscoin Hacked, Malware Inserted into GitHub Account
Syscoin, an instant payment cryptocurrency, has fallen victim to a malware attack after a hacker reportedly inserted a tainted Syscoin Windows client into the project’s GitHub account. Syscoin Compromised According to the project’s development team, a hacker replaced the official Windows client with another version containing malware. дальше »
2018-6-17 20:00 | |
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New Coinbase Additions: Ethereum Classic and Crypto Index Fund
Coinbase dominated headlines across the space this week with a pair of significant developments. The San Francisco–based exchange announced on Monday, June 11, its intention to add Ethereum Classic to its trading platform and then quickly followed the news on Tuesday with the official opening of a crypto index fund. дальше »
2018-6-14 01:32 | |
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Op Ed: Venmo Offers the Ultimate Cryptocurrency Experience
Venmo could be the ultimate cryptocurrency experience from a user-experience perspective. Any cryptocurrency that seeks to power the future of global transactions must ensure that it is supported by a payment system that is simple, user-friendly and free — like Venmo. дальше »
2018-6-11 16:51 | |
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