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Hackers Strike: About $1 Million Stolen From Bitcoin DeFi Protocol Sovryn via iToken Price Manipulation
Sovryn, a bitcoin-based DeFi protocol, loses about $1 million worth of crypto to cyber attackers in a price manipulation hack. The attacker(s) achieved this by exploiting a vulnerability discovered in the legacy Sovryn Lend/Borrow protocol. Sovryn Loses $ 1 Million… дальше »
2022-10-6 13:36 | |
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DeFi platform pNetwork loses $12.7 million worth of Bitcoin, in recent hack
pNetwork, a cross-chain DeFi platform, lost roughly 277 Bitcoins to the tune of $12. 7 million in a recent hack. The platform confirmed on Twitter that the attacker targeted tokenized Bitcoin on the BiThe post DeFi platform pNetwork loses $12. дальше »
2021-9-20 12:30 | |
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Decentralized Exchange Bisq Loses 3 Bitcoin (BTC) and 4,000 XMR ($230k) in an Attack
The decentralized bitcoin trading network Bisq has reported an attack that resulted in the loss of 3 BTC worth nearly $22,000 and 4,000 XMR worth $224,000. The open-source, peer-to-peer exchange that requires no registration to trade cryptos suffered an attack 24 hours ago where the attacker exploited a flaw in Bisq’s trade protocol. Statement on the […] дальше »
2020-4-9 20:31 | |
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Bitcoin Gold Suffers Another 51% Attack with $72,000 Double-Spent
Bitcoin Gold (BTG) has suffered another 51% network exploit with the attacker reportedly double-spending $75,000 in BTG tokens. Details of the Bitcoin Gold 51% Attack According to MIT crypto researcher James Lovejoy, Bitcoin Gold, one of the Bitcoin hard forks is once again the victim of a 51% attack. дальше »
2020-1-27 16:00 | |
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Insidious Bitcoin Scammer Masquerades as John McAfee
An impersonator is attempting to scam followers of outspoken crypto celebrity John McAfee via Medium. The so-called "McAfee Crypto Extravaganza" promises mouth-watering 10x returns - if and only if - you deposit a small amount of Bitcoin or Ethereum in the attacker's wallet first. дальше »
2019-8-13 18:26 | |
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Scammer Demands 300 Bitcoin From Binance in KYC Data Ransom
News is emerging that the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has been the victim of an attempted ransom demand from a scammer. The attacker threatened to release KYC information if the company did not cough up 300 Bitcoins. дальше »
2019-8-7 11:44 | |
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Zero Day Vulnerabilities on Mozilla Targeted Coinbase Employees
Security researchers at Google and Coinbase discovered a zero day exploit on the Firefox browser that would allow an attacker to remotely execute code on an underlying operating system, as reported by ZDNet, June 18, 2019. дальше »
2019-6-23 13:00 | |
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Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding
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. дальше »
2019-6-14 04:03 | |
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Bitcoin’s blockchain rewrite time reaches all-time high
Bitcoin [BTC]’s resurgence on the cryptocurrency charts also caused a change in other factors including mining characteristics and adoption rates. In a recent tweet, Jameson Lopp, the CTO of CasaHODL and creator of satoshi. дальше »
2019-6-8 09:00 | |
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Honest Nodes Spoiling a Theft Attempt Is Not a 51% Attack, BCH Devs Detail
A number of Bitcoin Cash detractors and media publications have recently been spreading a false narrative that the BCH network was ‘51% attacked. ’ In reality, however, honest nodes used their hashrate to stave off attacker nodes that were attempting to steal funds on the network. дальше »
2019-5-28 22:30 | |
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Bitcoin Cash reportedly suffered a 51% attack, transactions reversed
Bitcoin Cash reportedly suffered a 51% attack following its May 15 scheduled hardfork upgrade. Following Bitcoin Cash’s hardfork upgrade, an attacker exploited a vulnerability in the update that added invalid transactions to the pool of unprocessed transactions (the Mempool). дальше »
2019-5-25 01:47 | |
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Bitcoin Cash Vigilante ‘Liquidates’ Upgraded Blockchain Attacker’s Funds
By CCN: An attempted disruption of the Bitcoin Cash blockchain resulted in a negative outcome for the attacker. A BCH tinkerer with Reddit username NilacTheGrim boasted yesterday that he had “liquidated” the crypto funds belonging to the would-be blockchain bandit. дальше »
2019-5-17 15:41 | |
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Bitcoin Cash exploit cripples network during scheduled hardfork upgrade
A bug was reportedly exploited on Bitcoin Cash during a scheduled hardfork upgrade of the protocol. For an hour and a half transactions went unprocessed, causing fees to skyrocket. A source familiar with the project says the exploit “looks like a timed attack,” while other rumors are circulating that the “attacker” placed a 180,000 BCH short […] The post Bitcoin Cash exploit cripples network during scheduled hardfork upgrade appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »
2019-5-16 21:43 | |
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WhatsApp Security Flaw: Specific Users Targeted in Spyware Attack
WhatsApp has confirmed it was subject to spyware that allowed the attacker to read a target’s messages, as reported by MIT Technology Review on May 14, 2019. The hackers accessed messages after penetrating WhatsApp’s encryption through a flaw in the voice call feature. дальше »
2019-5-15 23:00 | |
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Binance Attacker Splits the Stolen BTC to Send to Different Wallets, Community Picks Coinbase As the Safest Exchange
After the recent hack suffered by Binance, a DLT company Coinfirm has been tracing the stolen Bitcoin and says it has been moved to several different wallets дальше »
2019-5-10 11:45 | |
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Binance Hack Attacker Moves Stolen Bitcoin To Seven BTC Wallet Addresses
Binance Attacker Moves Stolen Bitcoin To Just Seven Addresses The cryptocurrency exchange Binance was hacked a few days ago and lost 7,074 Bitcoin (BTC) worth $40 million at the time of the attack. The hacker seems to be moving the fund to other addresses in an attempt to withdraw or obfuscate the funds that it […] дальше »
2019-5-9 20:46 | |
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Five most prolific 51% attacks in crypto: Verge, Ethereum Classic, Bitcoin Gold, Feathercoin, Vertcoin
51% attacks are a cryptocurrency’s worst nightmare. These attacks destroy confidence in a project and emphasize the need for carefully designed proof-of-work consensus. Below is a list of the five most prolific 51% attacks in crypto. дальше »
2019-4-24 12:50 | |
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Electrum Servers Remain Under Sustained DoS Attack
Electrum servers are still under a sustained Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. The wallet developers announced the issue on April 7, 2018. In correspondence with Bitcoin Magazine, Electrum developer Thomas Voegtlin speculated that the attack may be a form of retaliation from a phishing attacker who has been targeting Electrum in recent weeks. дальше »
2019-4-11 21:47 | |
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Bitcoin Ransomware Cripples Boston Legal System for Two Weeks
Boston public defenders suffered a ransomware attack some weeks back but have chosen not to send the bitcoin demanded by the attacker. Instead, they decided to use back-ups to restore services. The Committee oversees public defenders in Boston. дальше »
2019-3-15 20:33 | |
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Phishing Scam Hits LocalBitcoins, Clients Lose Funds
On January 26, 2019, clients of peer-to-peer bitcoin trading service LocalBitcoins were the targets of a phishing scam which resulted in the theft of a handful of bitcoins. дальше »
2019-1-31 18:40 | |
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Crypto Hacker Scores $28,600 After Hack Of Bitcoin Exchange
Attacker Bags Eight Bitcoin (BTC) In LocalBitcoins Breach The crypto market may have slowed, with Bitcoin (BTC) falling by upwards of 70% during yesteryear, but ambitious attackers have continued their attempts to breach industry upstarts. дальше »
2019-1-27 22:09 | |
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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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Bitstamp Shows How Much Money A Bitcoin Blockchain Attacker Would Need To Perform A 51% Attack
Bitstamp Shows How Much Money An Attacker Would Need To Perform A 51% Attack On Bitcoin In a recent post on Twitter, the popular cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp provided information about how much money an attacker would need a day to perform a 51% attack on Bitcoin’s network. The post mentions that hacking Bitcoin with a […] дальше »
2019-1-10 01:45 | |
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SamSam Ransomware hackers that pocketed millions in bitcoin indicted in Atlanta
Over the past few years, SamSam has wreaked havoc on victims spanning the entire globe. SamSam is a type of malware called ransomware that blocks users access to their own networks and computers until is a ransom is paid to the attacker. дальше »
2018-11-30 00:00 | |
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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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Target blames Bitcoin scam tweet on third-party app, not Twitter
American retail behemoth Target has come out to clarify that a tweet it posted, containing a link to a Bitcoin giveaway scam, came from a third-party software provider – not Twitter. In an email to Hard Fork, a company spokesperson said – contrary to what it suggested previously – Target’s Twitter account was never inappropriately accessed. дальше »
2018-11-15 14:12 | |
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Attacker pledges to make 51 percent attacks a spectator sport
After attacks on Verge and Bitcoin Gold, the vulnerability of many altcoins to 51 percent attacks has been highlighted again by an anonymous Tweeter who has revealed plans to live stream attacks of low hashrate coins дальше »
2018-10-15 14:00 | |
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Mischief-Maker Promises to Livestream a 51% Altcoin Attack
“On Oct 13, 3:00 CDT I will be doing a 51% attack against the cryptocurrency Einsteinium,” began the call-to-arms. As promises go, this one was as bold as it was brazen. The anonymous attacker has promised to assume majority hashrate control of an altcoin to demonstrate how easy the process is. дальше »
2018-10-9 08:15 | |
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Pigeoncoin Hacked for $15,000: May be a Warning Sign for Other Bitcoin Forks
A minor altcoin called Pigeoncoin has suffered a small-scale attack resulting in the theft of 235 million PGN tokens, worth approximately $15,000. Some have mocked the attacker’s modest gains, with ZDNet wryly headlining the story “Hacker wastes entire day only to make $15,000. дальше »
2018-10-9 01:36 | |
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Blockstream’s Liquid Network Could Be Vulnerable to Hardware Backdoors
Bitcoin technology company Blockstream has conceded its flagship Liquid Network could be susceptible to hardware vulnerabilities. Following recent disclosures that certain Chinese-manufactured motherboards contain backdoors, Blockstream has authored a post conceding that such an exploit could allow an attacker to infiltrate their off-chain bitcoin transfer system. дальше »
2018-10-6 10:50 | |
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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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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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A Prehistory of the Ethereum Protocol
Although the ideas behind the current Ethereum protocol have largely been stable for two years, Ethereum did not emerge all at once, in its current conception and fully formed. Before the blockchain has launched, the protocol went through a number of significant evolutions and design decisions. 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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Bitcoin Cash [BCH] under attack: An individual vs investors!
An unknown engineer is debilitating to strike the Bitcoin Cash [BCH] coordinated with a progression of spam attacks that the attacker accepts to be sufficient enough to shake the system. The engineer had addressed individuals about his endeavor in the not-so-distant past, however, on June 22nd, the anonymous attacker said that the surge has begun and […] дальше »
2018-6-27 14:26 | |
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