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25% of All Smart Contracts Contain Critical Bugs
For every problem that smart contracts solve, they seem to introduce another. In a week in which EOS has made news for all the wrong reasons over a RAM vulnerability, a code auditor has revealed the prevalence of smart contract bugs. дальше »
2018-8-29 18:55 | |
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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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HYCON Code Review: SPECTRE Consensus Algorithm
HYCON is building the Infinity Platform, simple enough for anyone to build their own customized blockchain, guess I’ll be out of a job. A lot of focus here on accountability and transparency, security, things that DAGs are ostensibly good at. дальше »
2018-8-25 21:10 | |
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Dark Tequila is a sophisticated banking malware targeting victims in Mexico
Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have uncovered a sophisticated cybercrime outfit called Dark Tequila, which targets banking customers in Mexico and other Latin American nations. Kaspersky believes Dark Tequila has been active since 2013, primarily in Mexico. дальше »
2018-8-21 17:24 | |
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Cardano CEO Announces 1.3 and 1.4 Updates, Aims to Reduce Social Media Presence
Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of Cardano, released a video yesterday outlining the next steps for the project. Cardano is an Ethereum competitor that supports the development of dApps and smart contracts, but aims to improve on current blockchain security measures. дальше »
2018-8-8 08:26 | |
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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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Monero wallet vulnerability made it possible to steal XMR from exchanges
It appears popular cryptocurrency Monero, often praised for its privacy functions, was riddled with security vulnerabilities – one of which allowed hackers to steal coins directly from the wallets of exchange desks. дальше »
2018-8-2 15:16 | |
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Everything you need to know about Reddit’s recent security ‘incident’
Reddit recently learned that a hacker managed to access multiple employee accounts and walk away with “some” current email addresses and a 2007 database backup. It’s in the midst of a “painstaking investigation” currently to figure out what went wrong. дальше »
2018-8-2 22:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency Wallet SafeWallet Introduces Alternative to Private Keys and Mnemonic Phrases
In a bid to entirely eradicate the issues of loss, theft and other challenges that comes with crypto wallet private keys and mnemonic phrases, SafeWallet has introduced a new system of wallet security that enables users recover their digital currencies with just their QR code based user IDs and preset security questions, according to a press release by the firm. дальше »
2018-7-30 17:00 | |
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QR Code Encrypted Private Keys to be Replaced by Crypto Wallet
Decentralized cryptocurrency wallet SafeWallet is launching a new QR code-based user identification system to replace mnemonic phrases and private keys, the firm announced Friday. The app, operated by China-based Cheetah Mobile, will use a two-tier security system to grant users access to their holdings, according to a press release. The first stage will have users scan дальше »
2018-7-27 20:25 | |
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Etherscan Block-Explorer Hit by ‘Harmless’ Hack
Visitors to the Etherscan. io website were panicking on Monday when faced with a pop-up indicating that the site had been hacked. The popular Ethereum blockchain-explorer quickly fixed the breach and no data was compromised — this time. дальше »
2018-7-26 22:00 | |
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Etherscan rushes to plug vulnerabilities following strange hacking attempts overnight
Etherscan, the most widely used Ethereum blockchain explorer, has quickly patched security vulnerabilities overnight as hackers exploited certain parts of its service. Hackers successfully manipulated the Disqus API – a third-party service used by Etherscan that allows for comments to be left on Ethereum wallet addresses. дальше »
2018-7-24 13:00 | |
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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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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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Malware Mining Now More Dangerous than Ransomware, according to Report
Illicit cryptocurrency mining, or “cryptojacking,” has become more popular among cybercriminals than ransomware, according to a report by Skybox Security. In its mid-year update, the firm said that crypto miners now account for 32 percent of all cyberattacks, while ransomware only makes up 8 percent. дальше »
2018-7-19 23:11 | |
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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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Op-Ed: Bitcoin’s Roots in the Great Law of Peace
Bitcoin, in its nine years of existence, has steadily gained traction, defining itself as a new digital gold. Early adopters of this technology have shown excitement for the potential of this inflation-proof sound money. дальше »
2018-7-14 00:48 | |
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Blockchain Auditing and the Industry’s "Knowledge Gap"
The advent of smart contracts has long drawn interest for its potential to revolutionize business agreements. There’s just one problem, and it’s one that has affected many spheres of the cryptocurrency space: a knowledge gap. дальше »
2018-7-13 19:12 | |
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How Peter Kroll’s Paper Wallet Protects Cryptocurrency
Since its invention, a recurring question for cryptocurrency holders has been how to best secure their digital assets. This question of security carries the greatest weight when one understands the stakes of holding unprotected cryptocurrency — vulnerability to hackers. дальше »
2018-7-6 03:51 | |
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Solidified Blockchain Smart Contract Security Auditor Gets $500K From innogy New Venture
Solidified, which is a leading code audit company for smart contracts, recently unveiled a $500K investment from innogy New Ventures, LLC. The funds came just before the company held its planned token sale. дальше »
2018-6-30 07:31 | |
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‘Flaw’ Was Actually an Exchange Error Tether Code
Suggestions that the code for Tether’s dollar-pegged cryptocurrency USDT may contain an error that can be exploited to allow double spending appear to be false. According to the latest statements from both blockchain security firm Slow Mist, the company that made the original claim, and Tether, the startup that provides software for USDT, the issue дальше »
2018-6-30 01:52 | |
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Rumors on Tether’s USD-Pegged Cryptocurrency (USDT) Coding Error Found False
Rumors on Tether Coding Error Seem to Be All False During the last days there has been a rumor about an error in Tether’s (USDT) code that would allow individuals to double spend funds. Apparently, the information about that problem seems to be false. дальше »
2018-6-30 23:32 | |
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A Nuanced Look At Crypto Assets as Securities In Light of SEC Comments
On June 14, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) director of corporate finance made waves in the cryptocurrency space when he commented at Yahoo Finance’s All Market Summit: Crypto that ether is not a security. дальше »
2018-7-3 23:16 | |
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Exchange Integration Error Was True Cause of Tether Code ‘Flaw’
According the latest statements from both blockchain security firm Slow Mist and Tether, the issue is actually down to an exchange integration flaw. On Thursday, Slow Mist claimed in a WeChat post that when an exchange is conducting a transaction with USDT, the exchange needs to verify that the transactions details are “true. ” If this is not дальше »
2018-6-29 20:53 | |
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Smart contract firm Solidified secures $500K from innogy New Ventures
Solidified, a leader in smart contract security code audits has unveiled a $500,000 seed investment from innogy New Ventures, LLC ahead of its token sale event, which will... Smart contract firm Solidified secures $500K from innogy New Ventures дальше »
2018-6-29 17:16 | |
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Op-Ed: Challenge of Mining Centralization Unveils Bitcoin’s Elegant Design
Last year, growing problems of Bitcoin mining centralization came to light with the controversy of an AsicBoost scandal. As a largely centralized hash rate began to threaten the software’s magical property, concerns were raised that incentives at the crux of Bitcoin’s game theory had broken away. дальше »
2018-6-29 16:42 | |
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Bitcoin dropped by China’s crypto ratings index and puts EOS in top slot
Just days prior to launch, EOS had also seen serious bugs raised by a Chinese internet security firm that required urgent patches to be issued. The report said that loopholes in EOS’ code could expose nodes to attackers, giving them the ability to possibly take “full control” of transactions. In its assessment, the CCID blockchain research team дальше »
2018-6-25 20:34 | |
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Spacemesh Code Review: PoST Consensus
Actually quite hard to describe from their website what this Spacemesh code review is all about. A post on their page talks about the PoST consensus (more in a second) but the core seems to be that they expect to deliver scaling, security, decentralization (yes, all three) PLUS, wait for it, fairness and inclusiveness, and […] The post Spacemesh Code Review: PoST Consensus appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2018-6-22 00:35 | |
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