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Cardano’s Hoskinson Slams The US Treasury For Banning Tornado Cash
Cardano’s founder Charles Hoskinson has been the latest high-ranking crypto community member to speak out against the issue, calling out the US treasury for trying to spook software developers and attack their freedom of expression through code. дальше »
2022-8-26 01:21 | |
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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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Joe Biden Directs US Intelligence to Investigate Ransomware Attack Against Florida IT Firm
Joe Biden wants to crackdown on ransomware according to statements he made on Friday, after hackers hijacked software from a Miami-based IT supplier called Kaseya. Hundreds of American businesses were affected by the breach as the attackers encrypted the files of some 200 clients. дальше »
2021-7-6 18:30 | |
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Huge Ransomware Attack Hits Hundreds Of U.S. Companies, Hacker Group REvil Wants $70M In Bitcoin
REvil, a ransomware group, is said to have infected over 1 million computers with malware through a network-management package provided by a global remote software supplier known as Kaseya. The group is now demanding $70 million in Bitcoin from 200 US firms as ransom to unlock infected machines. дальше »
2021-7-5 14:52 | |
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UK-Based EXMO Exchange is ‘Updating its Anti-Hack Software’ After Suffering a DDoS Attack
EXMO, a leading crypto exchange in Europe, suffered its second attack in less than two months reporting a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack on Monday. The exchange has since started to improve its anti-DDOS attack software, warning users the exchange’s services “may be unavailable” during the update, a tweet sent out today reads. дальше »
2021-2-17 22:56 | |
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Crypto Ransomware Paralyzes California School District
A crypto ransomware attack shut down the Mountain View-Los Altos school district servers and phone system on Wednesday. The malicious software demanded Bitcoin as ransom to restore service. District Operations Have Been Frozen By shutting down file access on the district’s servers, the crypto ransomware has created tremendous problems for teachers and administrators. дальше »
2020-2-2 22:00 | |
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Ethereum network survives malicious attack, but raises serious security concerns
The Ethereum (ETH) blockchain survived what appeared to be an intentional attack on December 31, which reportedly came very close to bringing down the entire network. Liam Aharon, an Australia-based blockchain developer, confirmed that the attack exploited a software glitch in a widely-used Ethereum client, called Parity. дальше »
2020-1-2 13:59 | |
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This cryptocurrency stealing malware was blocked more than 360,000 times over the past year
As long as cryptocurrency has value, people will try to steal it. According to the latest figures from cybersecurity firm Avast, a cryptocurrency stealing malware has been blocked more than 360,000 times by its software. дальше »
2019-8-6 14:47 | |
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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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Dash launches anti-51% attack ChainLocks and improved InstantSend
CryptoNinjas The core team of cryptocurrency Dash, today has officially released Dash Core v0. 14. 0 software to the Dash mainnet -— the most significant release to date in the ongoing rollout of Dash Evolution. дальше »
2019-5-22 19:57 | |
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In Light Of Binance Reorg, MIT Developer: “Bitcoin’s Software Has Been Downgraded In The Past”
MIT Developer: “Bitcoin's Software Has Been Downgraded In The Past” Following the recent attack on Binance which saw the premier trading platform lose around $40 Million worth of digital assets, many people from within the global crypto community have been saying that it is time for BTCs dev team to “reorganize/tweak the currency’s framework” — […] дальше »
2019-5-10 21:01 | |
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IOHK’s CEO Charles Hoskinson Plans to Eat His Shoes If Shelley Does Not Go Live in 2019
According to a recent article about IOHK’s CEO Charles Hoskinson participated in a “Ask Me Anything” session. The article mentions that during the latest session, the topic of software compatibility for staking and how to prevent and provide countermeasures in the event of a 51 percent attack came up. Concerning the Shelley mainntest release, Hoskinson […] дальше »
2019-4-28 19:19 | |
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New Cryptojacking Campaign Infects Asia Using More Profitable Tactics
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. дальше »
2019-4-27 22:07 | |
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FBI Investigating Weather Channel Ransomware Attack
The Weather Channel was hit with a ransomware attack, taking it off the air for over an hour on Thursday morning. Authorities are currently investigating what The Weather Channel calls a "malicious software attack." дальше »
2019-4-20 22:52 | |
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Electrum Wallet Under Denial-of-Service Attack
Millions of dollars’ worth of bitcoin has reportedly been taken in an attack that could, ironically, be in retaliation for Electrum’s recent crackdown on phishing. Users are urged to only download Electrum software and updates from the electrum.org domain and its official Github repository. дальше »
2019-4-10 22:06 | |
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Bitcoin wallet Electrum hit by DoS attack from 140,000-strong botnet
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. дальше »
2019-4-8 18:06 | |
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Op Ed: Why Bitcoin’s “Toxic” Maximalism Makes Sense
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. дальше »
2019-4-5 16:23 | |
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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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Grim Stories of Ethical, Privacy Abuses Emerge About Coinbase’s New Partners
When Coinbase acquired Neutrino for an unspecified amount in February 2019, the news looked like business as usual: A cryptocurrency juggernaut had made another acquisition. дальше »
2019-3-1 17:19 | |
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CoinsClone: Legit Bitcoin Exchange And Crypto Trading Platform Script?
What Is CoinsClone? Coinsclone is a trusted development partner when it comes to quality and trusted crypto exchange development. The platform offers peer exchange software that delivers ultimate security against DDOS attack, Cross Scripting attack, and SQL Injection among others. дальше »
2019-2-20 10:26 | |
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BetterHash Protocol Lets Pool Miners Regain Control Over Their Hash Power
One problem that concerns many is the centralization of mining within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Fortunately, there are talented developers working to solve this problem and Matt Corallo, full-time Bitcoin developer at Chaincode Labs, is one of them. дальше »
2019-1-26 23:50 | |
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Phisher Uses Electrum Wallet To Push Fake Software Update
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. дальше »
2018-12-29 23:09 | |
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Copay and Bitpay Wallet Apps Were Infected With Malicious Code
A developer has injected a piece of malicious code into the software used by the popular Copay and Bitpay wallets. The safety of the Bitcoin. com wallet was not compromised and the Bitpay app was not vulnerable to the attack, but Copay users need to take precautionary actions. дальше »
2018-11-27 18:50 | |
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What Are X11 Coins? Specialized Mining and the Blockchain Battlefield
The X11 algorithm was an early attack against specialized mining hardware but is the software still able to keep them at bay? The post What Are X11 Coins? Specialized Mining and the Blockchain Battlefield appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »
2018-11-20 22:30 | |
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One Day After the Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork: Takeaways and Latest Developments
Bitcoin Cash, the “big block” project that forked away from the Bitcoin blockchain in August 2017, “hard forked” (split) into two different coins: “Bitcoin Cash ABC” (BCH ABC) and “Bitcoin Cash SV” (BCH SV). дальше »
2018-11-17 02:13 | |
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Hackers hide cryptocurrency mining malware in Windows installation files
Crypto-jacking schemes are getting more intricate by the day. It appears hackers are now disguising cryptocurrency mining malware and passing it off as legitimate Windows installation packages. дальше »
2018-11-8 18:20 | |
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Canadian University Shuts Down Network to Stop Bitcoin Cryptojacking Attack
Reports have surfaced that a Canadian University has shut down its entire network due to a mass cryptojacking attack. Malicious crypto mining software remains a growing threat, affecting personal computers and in some cases, entire businesses across the globe. дальше »
2018-11-8 03:11 | |
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University shuts down its entire network to stop Bitcoin crypto-jackers
A Canadian university had to shut down its entire campus network after it discovered hackers had hijacked its computing power to surreptitiously mine cryptocurrency – Bitcoin, to be exact. In a statement released earlier this week, Nova Scotia-based St. дальше »
2018-11-7 13:44 | |
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Report Links 74% of Bitcoin Mining to China, Sees Threat to Network
Bitcoin, the world’s most sought-after cryptocurrency, could be at the wish and whim of Asia’s economic giant. A recent study titled “The Looming Threat of China: An Analysis of Chinese Influence on Bitcoin,” jointly researched by Princeton University and Florida International University researchers, suggests China’s mining scene has an overwhelming influence over Bitcoin, something that could invite network manipulation. дальше »
2018-10-11 00:29 | |
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Data and Bitcoin-Stealing Malware Are now targeting Fortnite Gamers
Fortnite, the wildly popular video game over which schools have expressed disdain, is currently being used as an attack vector for malware disguised as cheating software. According to an October 2 post from Christopher Boyd, the lead malware intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes Labs, thousands of users have been inadvertently downloading malicious software. дальше »
2018-10-5 05:00 | |
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Monero Releases Malware Response Group and Successfully Patches Burn Bug
Monero has officially released its Malware Response Workgroup website yesterday. In an effort to help protect Monero’s community, the website aims to provide resources to educate about the types of malware that may take advantage of users. дальше »
2018-9-29 23:18 | |
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Bitcoin Flaw Discovered: Inflation Attack Creates Bogus BTCs
The disclosure brings to question whether state-sponsored or organized hackers would have succeeded in exploiting the Bitcoin software bugs had they known about them to threaten what was thought to be an impregnable blockchain network. дальше »
2018-9-24 14:00 | |
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Crippling DDoS vulnerability put the entire Bitcoin market at risk
The entire Bitcoin infrastructure has been issued with a stern warning: update Bitcoin Core software or risk having the whole thing collapse. Until now, Bitcoin miners could have brought down the entire blockchain by flooding full node operators with traffic, via a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack. дальше »
2018-9-20 12:22 | |
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Crypto Wallet Protection App Wants to Secure Your Wallets Against Malware
Malware, a persistent thorn in the side of the internet’s wider community, has become an increasing concern for cryptocurrency users. A problem that comes in many forms, malicious software is leveraged by hackers to rob community members of their funds. дальше »
2018-9-18 23:37 | |
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North Korean hackers are targeting cryptocurrency traders with fake software
North Korean hacking outfit “Lazarus” is now targeting cryptocurrency exchanges. Information security firm Kaspersky Labs has discovered it is exploring new attack vectors and trojanizing cryptocurrency software. дальше »
2018-8-23 16:05 | |
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Intel’s Foreshadow CPU Bug Exposes SGX’s Sensitive Data, Crypto World on Notice
Security Flaw Exposed In Intels Software Guard Extensions On Tuesday, analysts discovered the Foreshadow vulnerability in Intel’s Software Guard Extensions (SGX). This vulnerability is defined as “a speculative execution attack on Intel processors which allows an attacker to steal sensitive information stored inside personal computers or third-party clouds.” There are two different approaches that this […] дальше »
2018-8-16 19:25 | |
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Cryptocurrency Malware Infects Over 200,000 Mikrotik Routers
A cryptojacking campaign has affected over 200,000 routers made by Mikrotik, the Latvian networking company. A Months-Old Vulnerability Exploited Security researchers recently mapped a series of cryptomining attacks, which initially attacked a large number of users in Brazil to create a growing mining botnet by infecting compromised devices with malware. дальше »
2018-8-7 07:00 | |
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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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Audits and Quality Assurance: Patching the Holes in Smart Contract Security
On July 10, 2018, news broke that cryptocurrency wallet and decentralized exchange Bancor was hit with a hack. A wallet the Bancor team used to update the protocol’s smart contracts was infiltrated, and the $23. дальше »
2018-8-3 19:24 | |
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John McAfee Asks Users to Spurn Bitcoin [BTC] Exchange
Software magnate and crypto enthusiast John McAfee came back to social media after a recent mysterious poisoning attack. This time, he is not promoting a coin but asking his followers to boycott unfair cryptocurrency companies like HitBTC. дальше »
2018-7-1 16:19 | |
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John McAfee urges Crypto Users to boycott Crypto Exchange Hitbtc
The confrontational programmer, security software magnate and cryptocurrency advocate John McAfee is back in full force on social media following the mysterious poisoning attack he suffered through earlier this month. дальше »
2018-6-29 23:01 | |
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What Is Golem? Introduction To GNT
The Golem Network could prove to be one of the most impressive dapps on the Ethereum blockchain. The platform (which launched as a beta, dubbed Brass, on Ethereum’s main net April 2018 after 14 software implementations) lets people rent out their spare computing power to join cluster computing networks. дальше »
2018-6-21 18:18 | |
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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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Vote Threshold Is Met: EOS Can Finally Launch Its Platform
According to data from EOS Authority, EOS has finally acquired the minimum votes required for its network to go live. After EOS failed to launch its platform on its projected launch date of June 2, a live-stream vote was called, where users voted “Go” to launch the blockchain network. дальше »
2018-6-15 03:10 | |
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