Privacy Coin GRIN Is Victim of 51% Attack

A 51% attack occurs when a miner (or miners) acquires more than 50% of the network's mining hash power and takes control of the network. дальше »

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Privacy Coin GRIN Suffers 51% Attack, Network Still Vulnerable

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Vitalik Buterin Reveals Main Advantages of Ethereum 2.0. Is It Worth It to Attack ETH2?

Prior to the launch of Ethereum's proof of stake (PoS) iteration, its cofounder shares the advantages of PoS over PoW дальше »

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Bitcoin Unmoved as Vienna Attack Raises Geopolitical Stakes

Bitcoin is a hedge against geopolitical risks, a study has found, but it has not immediately responded to an increase in tensions perhaps due to internal crypto factors. The attack... дальше »

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Axion Attack Was an Inside Job, CertiK Says

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Justin Sun Hints Tron Community About A Large-Scale Attack That Rocked The Ecosystem

In a new thread on Twitter on November 2, 2020, Tron founder Justin Sun, hinted about a large-scale attack on the TRON mainnet. The attack, he said, happened during the 4.1 version upgrade period. However, he also indicated the TRON’s community efforts in responding swiftly to the attack, returning operations to normalcy before any damage […] дальше »

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TRON’s Justin Sun Comments on Unsuccessful Network Attack

The controversial founder of TRON, Justin Sun, has made a statement about a malicious attack on the TRON network during a software upgrade on Monday, November 2. Founded in 2017, TRON is a popular decentralized blockchain platform with many of the same ambitions as Ethereum. дальше »

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TRON Mainnet Suffers Attack, Brings Block Production to a Halt

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Yearn Finance 'promptly mitigates' flash loan attack vector

According to a disclosure by Yearn Finance, a flash loan attack vector was discovered by a security researcher recently, before being resolved by Yearn’s security team. A potential vulnerability The post Yearn Finance 'promptly mitigates' flash loan attack vector appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Lightning Network Exploits Continue to Hinder the Bitcoin Scaling Solution

While bitcoin has run-up to all new price highs in 2020, a great number of crypto supporters have been complaining about the mempool backlog and the high fees needed to send a transaction. Meanwhile, the Lightning Network is far from seeing widespread adoption, and a number of attack vectors have been revealed this year. дальше »

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Why we can't rule out Bitmex from the Bitcoin game just yet

For BitMEX, it hasn't been the best of years from a popularity perspective. First, it faced massive criticism during the March 13th crash, when traders lost money due to an alleged DDOS attack, andThe post Why we can't rule out Bitmex from the Bitcoin game just yet appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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MakerDAO Members Voting on a Safeguard Against BProtocol Flash Loan-Type Attack

The MakerDAO community is voting on a proposal to harden the protocol's governance structure against flash loan voting. дальше »

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Harvest Finance Increases Bounty to $1 Million to Track the Attacker Who Stole $33.8M

Early Monday, the latest decentralized finance (DeFi) project Harvest Finance, was exploited. It was estimated that $33. 8 million of the funds, about 3. 2% of the total value locked in the protocol before the attack, was lost. дальше »

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400 US Hospitals in Danger of Unprecedented Bitcoin Ransomware Attack

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Ripple Price Analysis - Technicals for USD pair lean neutral to bearish

On-chain fundamentals for XRP have been difficult to read because of a recent spam attack and funds rotating in an out of escrow. Technicals for the XRP/BTX pair are bearish and for the XRP/USD pair suggest a Golden Cross may be surpassed by a Death Cross. дальше »

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Binance to make changes as 'trader' scams liquidity on ETHUSD Futures

A tweet by the VP of Futures at Binance, Aaron Gong, addressed an apparent attack on the liquidity of USDETH Perpetual Futures. Source:  Twitter As per the tweet by Gong, Binance believes thisThe post Binance to make changes as 'trader' scams liquidity on ETHUSD Futures appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Hackers attack Trump’s campaign website in a crypto scam

The current US President’s site was hacked yesterday before his team managed to regain... The post Hackers attack Trump’s campaign website in a crypto scam appeared first on Coin Journal. дальше »

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Energy Giant Enel Group Hit with $17,000,000 Bitcoin Ransomware Attack

Multinational energy giant Enel Group is being pressured into paying a $17 mln Bitcoin ransom дальше »

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Harvest Finance Releases Attack Postmortem After Losing $24 Million

The latest Harvest Finance DeFi incursion has generated overwhelming denigration from crypto pundits on social media. However, it would be more constructive to break the situation down to find out exactly what happened in order to mitigate future attacks. дальше »

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Uniswap volumes bump to $2 billion after attack on DeFi project Harvest Finance

Harvest Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) project led by an anonymous team, was attacked using a flash loan exploit earlier today leading to millions of dollars worth of FARM tokens stolen by hackers and its prices falling over 60% at press time. дальше »

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Harvest Finance: $24M Attack Triggers $570M ‘Bank Run’ in Latest DeFi Exploit

Harvest Finance has seen its total value locked drop by more than $500 million in the 12 hours since being hit by a flash loan attack. дальше »

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Defi Protocol Harvest Finance Hacked for $24 Million, Attacker Returns $2.5 Million

Decentralized finance (defi protocol) Harvest Finance was hacked on Monday for $24 million. The attacker targeted the protocol’s liquidity pools, performing an arbitrage attack using a large flash loan – a type of uncollatarized loan – but later returned $2. дальше »

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Uniswap, Curve Daily Trading Volumes Surges Past $2B, Likely Driven by Harvest Attack

Daily trading volume on Uniswap surged by over 1,200% to a record $2.04 billion, surpassing the previous record high of $953.59 million registered on Sept. 1 by a big margin. дальше »

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DeFi Harvest Finance Total Value Locked Halves & FARM Tanks Following ‘Economic Attack’

Another day, another DeFi exploit.  It was last week that the less than two-month-old Harvest Finance saw its total value locked (TVL) surge to $1. 175 billion. And today, it has fallen under $600 million. дальше »

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Harvest Finance Hacked for $24 Million, Puts Bounty on Alleged Attacker

According to reports on Oct 26. 2020, nearly $24 million in value has been siphoned from the liquidity pools of Harvest Finance, a major decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol. Harvest Finance subsequently confirmed the hack, stating that the protocol is “working actively on the issue of mitigating the economic attack on the Stablecoin and BTC pools. дальше »

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More than $24M stolen from Harvest Finance by hacker

The DeFi sector has once again suffered a major blow in an attack targeted...

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Bitcoin Wallet Provider Ledger Compromised Again by Malicious Phishing Attack

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Harvest Finance puts $100K bounty on alleged hacker

Harvest Finance is actively tackling the apparent $24 million attack.

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$FARM down by 70% as Harvest Finance faces 'economic attack'

A few hours ago, reports from users on Harvest Finance’s Discord channel claimed that they had lost 10-15% trying to unstake fusdc, with many in the community soon voicing their concerns about a potThe post $FARM down by 70% as Harvest Finance faces 'economic attack' appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Telecoms protocol from 1975 exploited to target 20 crypto executives

At least 20 crypto executives and customers of an Israeli telecommunications company were targeted in a sophisticated SS7 attack last month. дальше »

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Hackers target few crypto users by exploiting SS7 protocols

In what is said to be a targeted attack at cryptocurrency users, hackers have exploited the Signaling System 7 (SS7) which is a set of protocols used to perform telephone calls and text messages, to oThe post Hackers target few crypto users by exploiting SS7 protocols appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Ledger’s recent security audit was unconnected to their data breach in June

It seems the review was already in process before the attack ever occured.

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Kraken sounds the alarm for a phishing attack targeting its users

Chief Security Officer at cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, Nicholas J. Percoco alerted users today about a scam that was targeting crypto users, which involved a homograph phishing attack and “multiThe post Kraken sounds the alarm for a phishing attack targeting its users appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Here’s How Hackers Stole $22M From Electrum Bitcoin Wallet Users

Hackers continue to use a simple malware exploit to steal Bitcoin (BTC) from unsuspecting Electrum wallet users. From malware attacks to cryptojacking exploits and attack vectors, malicious entities continue to devise means to steal cryptos. дальше »

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Congress’ renewed attack on Big Tech may clear the field for decentralization

The Antitrust Subcommittee looks for new legal tools to rein in Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google — a clear opening for tech tools built to decentralize. дальше »

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KuCoin resumes withdrawals and deposits for BTC, ETH, and USDT

KuCoin, a renowned crypto exchange is partially restoring deposits and withdrawals following a major attack in late September. The exchange unveiled this news on October 7 through an official announcement. дальше »

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SushiSwap’s liquidity grab actually made Uniswap stronger — Data shows

New data shows that one month after SushiSwap’s vampire mining attack Uniswap is the real beneficiary.

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TOMO Charges Up for Another Attack on $1 Resistance Level

The Tomochain (TOMO) price began a bounce on Sept 5 which is still ongoing. While the price is expected to move upwards in the short and medium-term, the direction of the longer-term trend still seems to be bearish. дальше »

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KuCoin Attack Update: Hackers Use Uniswap to Dump OCEAN and Synthetix

The KuCoin exchange hack has led to the attackers commencing a massive dump of several ERC-20 tokens now in their possession. The token dump is primarily taking place on the Uniswap decentralized exchange protocol, which theoretically makes it impossible to stop. дальше »

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KuCoin Crypto Exchange Hacked, Over $150 Million Lost

KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange was hacked. At least $150 million in bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), and other ERC-20 tokens were drained from its hot wallets. Nonetheless, the price of bitcoin and ETH has remained unaffected by the malicious attack. дальше »

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This Entrepreneur Was SIM Swapped So Often, He Started a Company to Fight It

Efani’s solution to SIM swapping? Make it so difficult to make changes to a cell phone account that an attack is virtually impossible. дальше »

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Rise of DeFi wars? Uniswap’s UNI token airdrop starts a crypto rivalry

Uniswap’s response to SushiSwap’s vampire mining attack is one of the most important moves in the DeFi space.

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Did Ethereum Learn Anything From the $55M DAO Attack?

Matthew Leising's new book, "Out of the Ether," tells the story of the attack that almost brought down Ethereum. Here he talks with Dan Kuhn. дальше »

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Ethereum Classic Devs Propose 51% Attack Prevention Protocol

After multiple 51% attacks, Ethereum Classic (ETC) developers working towards making the project’s network more resistant to blockchain reorganization (reorg) exploits. Proof-of-Work (PoW) blockchains with significantly smaller network effect remain vulnerable to malicious reorg attacks. дальше »

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First Mover: Uniswap’s Sudden $5B Token Valuation Cements Comeback From ‘Vampire Mining’ Attack

Uniswap's surprise token delivery has given the decentralized exchange a market value of more than $5 billion, instantly making it No. 1 in DeFi. дальше »

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Bitcoin Prepares for Another Attack on $11,100

The Bitcoin (BTC) price has been decreasing since it was rejected at $11,100 on Sept 16. However, the price is expected to reverse its trend soon and create another higher high. Bitcoin Grinds Upwards On Sept 16, the Bitcoin price reached a high of $11,100 between the 0. дальше »

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Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Criticizes Indian Government’s Proposed Cryptocurrency Trading Ban

The Indian government is reportedly preparing to introduce a new law that will prevent citizens from participating in cryptocurrency trading going forward. In a searing attack on the government, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse indicated that the decision to ban crypto trading cripples the nascent crypto industry. дальше »

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Defi Boom: Bubble Fears Grow as ‘Toxic’ Community Disagrees on Way Forward

The decentralized finance (defi) space is headed for an implosion unless the divided community leaders step forward with solutions. This is discernible from September 13 Sunday morning tweets by some influential players in the defi space wherein they attack each other. дальше »

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DeFi Lender bZx Reclaims $8M Stolen in Sunday’s Attack

DeFi lending project bZx has been able to recover about $8 million in cryptocurrency from an attacker who stole the funds after exploiting a code bug over the weekend. дальше »

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Defi Protocol Bzx Loses $8.1 Million in Third Hack This Year

So called decentralized finance (defi) lending platform Bzx on Sunday lost $8. 1 million in a new hacking attack, the third this year, caused by a flawed code in its smart contracts. The bug allowed the hacker to mint 219,200 LINK tokens (valued at $2. дальше »

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