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Johannesburg’s power supplier gets the better of ransomware attackers
A ransomware infection at one of South Africa‘s electricity providers left some city residents of Johannesburg without any power. City Power, one of the largest power suppliers in Johannesburg, said the attack encrypted all its databases, applications and network, leading to a blackout of its IT systems. дальше »
2019-7-26 12:19 | |
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Ethereum's Hashrate Woes Leave The Network Vulnerable To Attacks
As Ethereum's hashrate remains 42% lower than its highest point in August 2018, the network leaves itself open to a 51% attack while the blockchain's community continues to struggle with in-fighting. дальше »
2019-7-24 19:19 | |
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DASH CEO: Dash is the Most Secure Cryptocurrency, More Secure Than Bitcoin with Latest Updates
The Dash cryptocurrency, by the Dash Core Group, has recently effected a new protocol which ensures better security for the network. Specifically, the new protocol called Chainlock will make the Dash network immune to a 51% attack or a chain reorganization. дальше »
2019-7-14 19:20 | |
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NYC Students Rejoice as Hackers Extort College for $2 Million in Bitcoin
Hackers have successfully breached the network of the New York City-based Monroe College, demanding $2 million in Bitcoin to restore the institution's encrypted data following a carefully-orchestrated ransomware attack. дальше »
2019-7-13 18:36 | |
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Waltonchain hardforks after hackers exploit a bug in mainnet code
Waltonchain, an ambitious project aimed at achieving Value Internet of Things [VOIT], was under attack causing the network to be forked, according to an official announcement. Waltonchain team has performed a Mainnet upgrade at block No. дальше »
2019-6-30 09:19 | |
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5 Thoughts on the Waltonchain Network Attack
When it comes to the different altcoins on the market, some projects tend to fare a lot better than others. This weekend, it seems the Waltonchain mainnet has come under a massive attack, Someone exploited a known bug and took advantage of it before the developers would introduce a network fix. дальше »
2019-6-30 23:00 | |
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51% Attack: Ethereum Classic is the Most Unsafe PoW Network, Bitcoin is the Safest Per LongHash
As far as technology is concerned the world is thankful because pretty much everything human beings enjoy today can be traced to some technological advancement or the other. However, with the increase in technological innovation, there’s almost an equal increase in the risk of these advancements being compromised. The cryptosphere has suffered its fair share […] дальше »
2019-6-25 19:18 | |
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Riviera Beach To Pay $600,000 In Bitcoin As Ransom After A City-wide Network Attack
Cyber attackers successfully launched an attack on a small city in Florida, Riviera Beach. Reports show that the city is paying the ransom demanded by these cyber attackers. It is uncertain at this point that the cyber attackers will honor their words and return control back to the city. дальше »
2019-6-22 07:59 | |
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Bitcoin healthy AF following Zuckbuck reveal, hash rate hits all-time high
Bitcoin‘s hash rate is skyrocketing, setting a new all-time-high and flying in the face of Facebook’s ambitious Libra cryptocurrency — a remarkably healthy sign for the world’s most popular blockchain. дальше »
2019-6-20 17:15 | |
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Hackers steal 100,000 traveler photos from border patrol database
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials on Monday said that one of its subcontractors had been breached in a “malicious cyberattack,” exposing images of travelers coming in and out of the country. дальше »
2019-6-11 09:29 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC] needs to convince nations that adoption rewards outweigh risk of attacking BTC, claims analyst
Bitcoin [BTC] does not have a physical form, making the virtual currency both an efficient and vulnerable asset. The vulnerability and security aspect of Bitcoin has been debated in the past, with many speculating what would happen to it in the face of a nation-state level attack that could possibly jeopardize the network. дальше »
2019-6-11 08:55 | |
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The Bitcoin Cash fiasco: a reorg or a 51 percent attack?
On May 15, 2019, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) implemented a system upgrade designed to support a number of scaling solutions. Shortly after the fork, there appeared to be a power struggle between miners looking to recuperate lost BCH, which became spendable after the upgrade. дальше »
2019-6-8 06:00 | |
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Binance: Monero Household Mining Unprofitable, Vulnerable to 51% Attack Post-Hard Fork
By CCN: Monero recently hard-forked once again to stave off ASIC miners, who take over the network after a time and are disliked by the Monero community. Monero would prefer to be a CPU and at-most GPU coin, which is mined by the people who use it. дальше »
2019-6-4 10:15 | |
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Tezos Bounces and Bitcoin Cash Increases Despite 51% Attack [Price Analysis]
Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis In light of a recent 51% attack which took place in the Bitcoin Cash network, the price of Bitcoin Cash has appreciated against both USD and BTC. The 51% attack took place on the 15th of May and was coordinated by both the BTC. дальше »
2019-5-30 11:39 | |
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Ethereum Classic (ETC) Announces Astor Network Testnet Mining is Ready in Response to 51% Attack
Ethereum Classic network faced a double 51% attack on its platform in the month of January which led to a loss of $1 million. The attackers were able to accumulate 51% of the hash power required to manipulate the network and continued the attack for several days. The attackers used their control on the ETC […] дальше »
2019-5-29 18:22 | |
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Ethereum Classic [ETC]: Mining begins in Astor Network as community responds to 51% attack
Ethereum Classic [ETC] endured a 51% attack twice in the month of January, attacks which successfully latched on to ETC’s blockchain for several days. The losses estimated following the breach accounted for more than $1 million. дальше »
2019-5-28 20:00 | |
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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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Miners Exploit Recent Bug to Launch 51% Attack on the Bitcoin Cash Network
Bitcoin Cash recently upgraded its network to integrate the Schnorr Multisig feature. As good as the development was with the advantages of Schnorr, it led to a fault that would have cost Bitcoin Cash more than the advantages of Schnorr. дальше »
2019-5-25 15:20 | |
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Baltimore Struggles to Tackle Ransomware Attack as Hackers Demand $10,000 per Day
The entire United States’ city of Baltimore is heading through what can be termed as a communication network blackout. Zero Hedge report published May 23, 2019, stated that the hackers who conducted the ransomware attack to crumple the city’s communication are now demanding $10,000 dollar worth of bitcoin per day. дальше »
2019-5-25 23:00 | |
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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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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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Facebook finally takes steps to limit abusive live streamers
Almost two months after a horrific terrorist attack in New Zealand, Facebook‘s finally taking some concrete steps to stop the abuse of its live streaming feature. Today, the social network introduced a new ‘one strike’ policy to ban users who violate its community guidelines. дальше »
2019-5-15 11:15 | |
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Vitalik Buterin Eyes Research on Privacy Coin Monero’s Traceability
By CCN: Vitalik Buterin has expressed an interest in incorporating privacy features into Ethereum. He is partial to the ZK-SNARKS technology that is used in privacy coin Zcash. Nonetheless, his senses appear to be particularly keen about any developments surrounding privacy protocols. дальше »
2019-5-11 05:30 | |
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Binance Announces 'Significant' Security Changes Following Hack
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has revealed that it will be revamping its security network to prevent a recurrence of the 7,000 BTC hack it experienced on May 78, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-11 19:59 | |
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Jibrel Network Warns Wallet Holders of Social Media Phishing Scam Using Their Name
It is very common in the digital asset sphere to have cases of different types of scams regularly. The latest of such crypto scams that has got the attention of everyone in the cryptocurrency community is a social media attack on the Jibrel Wallet. дальше »
2019-5-9 00:08 | |
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Tron’s Super Amazing Next-Gen Blockchain Risked Being Crashed by Single PC
By CCN: According to The Next Web and explosive data from HackerOne, a security bounty website, a single computer could have shut down the Tron network by draining the cryptocurrency network’s resources. дальше »
2019-5-7 00:00 | |
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TRON suffered from a critical bug that could’ve crashed its entire blockchain
Just one computer could have brought TRON’s entire blockchain to a screeching halt, a new HackerOne disclosure has revealed. Until quite recently, bad actors were reportedly able to maliciously consume the CPU power of the network with Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. дальше »
2019-5-6 18:49 | |
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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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Bitcoin Cash [BCH] network is ‘inflated centralized garbage’, tweets Bitrefill’s John Carvalho
John Carvalho, the CCO of Bitrefill and a Bitcoin enthusiast has never shied away from expressing his disapproval of Bitcoin hard fork coins. In his most recent Twitter attack, Carvalho said that BCH was a “counterfeit” of BTC, calling the former’s network “inflated centralized garbage”. дальше »
2019-4-23 22:30 | |
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Ethereum [ETH] witnessed 6 of 10 of its highest usage days in the past three weeks despite bear attacks
Ethereum [ETH]’s movement on the cryptocurrency charts has been termed ‘slow’ or ‘unresponsive’ by many people involved in the world of digital assets. This subtle attack on the Vitalik Buterin co-founded network has been a prolonged process with many betting on the “death of the Ethereum network” due to the rise of faster and more […] The post Ethereum [ETH] witnessed 6 of 10 of its highest usage days in the past three weeks despite bear attacks appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2019-4-18 18:30 | |
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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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Ethereum Classic Skyrockets Due To The New Atlantis Upgrade, Rising Over 20% This Weekend
Ethereum Classic (ETC) became the largest gainer among the top 100 due to the imminent network upgrade known as Atlantis. After a 51% attack experienced by the network at the beginning of the current year, ETC is improving its presence in the market with a new update. Ethereum Classic Saw Nearly 30% Gains In 24 […] дальше »
2019-4-8 07:38 | |
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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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How Mark Zuckerberg wants governments to regulate content on online platforms
It looks like Mark Zuckerberg’s now into blogging. In an op-ed in the Washington Post, the Facebook CEO asked governments around the world to consider introducing more transparent rules for moderating content on the internet. дальше »
2019-4-1 12:57 | |
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Monero Block Rewards Falls Under 3 XMR After Hard Fork per Apollo Open Resource
Monero (XMR), one of the largest digital currencies around the world, has been involved in some controversies during the last days after a report released by Binance Research. Apparently, the digital currency could be affected by a 51% attack after the hard fork that the network conducted a few weeks ago. Now, Apollo Open Resource […] дальше »
2019-3-29 23:59 | |
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VeriBlock’s Bitcoin-Backed Security Protocol Goes Live
After a year on its testnet, the VeriBlock blockchain went live yesterday on the Bitcoin mainnet, allowing exchanges, wallet providers, merchants and other crypto businesses to leverage Bitcoin’s robust blockchain security. дальше »
2019-3-27 19:35 | |
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Bitcoin’s Highest Hash Rate in 4 Months Supports Growing Optimism
Bitcoin hash rate, the computing power securing the network, has reached levels not seen since early November 2018. Bitcoin Hash Rate May Have ‘Bottomed’ March 19th saw the Bitcoin hash rate surge past 52 quintillion hashes per second according to data from Blockchain. дальше »
2019-3-20 12:00 | |
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The Monappy and Monacoin Web Wallet Hacker is a Japanese Teenager
It appears a major breakthrough has occurred regarding one of the most recent cryptocurrency-related hacks. A Japanese teenager has been arrested for stealing over $1250,000 in cryptocurrency. During his attack, he exploited the Monappy social media network and the web-based Monacoin wallet in 2018. дальше »
2019-3-18 15:15 | |
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Why can’t Facebook keep problematic videos off its platform?
In the wake of the horrific shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, that claimed the lives of 50 people and saw several more injured, Facebook noted it had removed some 1. 5 million video clips of the attack on its platform. дальше »
2019-3-18 13:34 | |
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Report: “Wrapped Serials” ZeroCoin Attack
On March 6th 2019, an attack was detected on the PIVX network zerocoin protocol, or zPIV. The linked article provides detailed information about the vulnerability which allows an attacker to fake serials accepted by the network, effectively allowing them to spend zerocoins which were never minted.It also includes information дальше »
2019-3-18 07:11 | |
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Stanford Student Calls Out Crypto Professor for Inaccurate Bitcoin Lecture
In January of 2019, student Conner Brown attended a guest lecture by a Professor Susan Athey at the University of Stanford Graduate School. She gave a presentation to his “Evolution of Finance” class titled “Blockchain and the Future of Finance. дальше »
2019-3-1 03:39 | |
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