2022-10-8 19:28 |
Kofi Kufuor, partner at crypto investment heavyweight 1confirmation, shares detailed analysis of attacks on crypto protocols origin »
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While only 12 of 46 documented attempts resulted in payment, data leaks and attacks on relatives are widening the physical risks facing crypto holders.
2026-8-6 15:00 | |
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France faces 70% of all reported crypto wrench attacks as 41 kidnappings in 2026 raise KYC data, privacy, and crypto holder safety fears now
2026-5-25 11:43 | |
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France has charged 88 people over alleged crypto wrench attacks as prosecutors investigate 12 cases and organized networks.
2026-4-27 10:14 | |
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Caroline Crenshaw is facing vicious attacks from crypto lobbyists ahead of her potential reconfirmation
2024-7-11 09:21 | |
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Regarding cryptocurrency cybercrimes and attacks, North Korea is a notable region with increased activities. Many groups are posing high threats through their attack on some crypto protocols. Also, a report in June disclosed that North Korea has 7 million active hackers.
2022-7-13 23:00 | |
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CoinGecko and Etherscan users were targets of phishing attacks yesterday. Those on the crypto data aggregator websites were prompted to connect their MetaMask wallet to the nftapes.win website. The post Crypto Data Aggregator Websites Targeted in New Phishing Attempts appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-5-15 16:00 | |
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While regulatory uncertainty plagues crypto markets in developed economies, the UK looks set to turn this around. Following the “Queen’s Speech” to kick off the new parliamentary session, the UK plans to introduce 2 bills to allow for increased crypto adoption and measures to tackle ransomware attacks.
2022-5-15 15:53 | |
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The U.S. SEC Chair Gary Gensler criticized stablecoins and digital asset exchanges for trading against their customers. This criticism comes at a low point for the crypto market which is currently goiThe post Gensler attacks USDT, USDC, BUSD while Do Kwon takes his 'razor focus to deliver' appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-5-12 00:30 | |
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The Office of Foreign Assets Control said that North Korean hackers had recently used Blender to launder digital assets. U.S. Treasury Sanctions Blender The U.S. Treasury Department has begun clamping...
2022-5-6 16:57 | |
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Him Das said FinCEN’s current authority under the PATRIOT Act would likely not stop actors from engaging in illicit transactions for ransomware attacks and darknet markets.
2022-4-29 22:00 | |
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Despite the drop in bitcoin prices at the beginning of the year, thieves did not take a break. Hackers and scammers made millions of dollars from attacks on numerous crypto projects and ecosystems. According to the Atlas VPN team’s new research, blockchain hackers stole approximately $1.
2022-4-27 05:49 | |
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A surge in ransomware in 2021 has also resulted in a surge in Monero usage as the method of payment, as more criminal groups want only XMR.
2022-4-20 06:51 | |
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The government said it had observed North Korean cyber actors targeting a wide range of crypto and blockchain companies, including exchanges, DeFi protocols and play-to-earn games.
2022-4-19 01:17 | |
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Blockchain technology is arguably one of the greatest technological advancements of its era, but as technology improves at an exponential rate, can blockchain security keep up? Blockchain security has become a controversial topic in the crypto space due to the large amount of malicious attacks that have recently taken place.
2022-4-6 09:14 | |
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Hardware cryptocurrency wallet manufacturer Trezor has divulged that its customers are being targeted by so-called “phishing” attacks after Mailchimp, the firm’s email automation service provider, was “compromised by an insider targeting crypto companies.
2022-4-5 03:30 | |
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The Bitcoin community is reacting strongly to calls by environmental NGO Greenpeace and Ripple Co-founder Chris Larsen for a change in the consensus model of the digital asset. The post Crypto community attacks Greenpeace Bitcoin demands to migrate to PoS appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-3-31 22:00 | |
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Investing in cryptocurrencies can seem intimidating. New investors may hesitate to take action due to concerns about privacy and data theft. Cryptocurrency users may become the target of ransomware attacks or hackers, with many other similar concerns. Working with Railgun…
2022-3-30 09:00 | |
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Russia attacks Ukraine... Here's everything you need to know about what it means for crypto markets and the digital-asset industry.
2022-2-28 00:55 | |
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The crypto market valuation dropped almost 9% over 24 hours, with some analysts saying the asset class remains a risky offering for investors.
2022-2-26 12:55 | |
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One of the most common and serious cyber-attacks involves ransomware. These attacks have been increasing not only in number but also in severity. In the first half of 2020, average ransomware paymentsThe post As crypto ransomware payments hit $602M in 2021, here's how 2022 can be worse appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-2-12 00:30 | |
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As tech advances, so too, do the malware attacks. Amid a pandemic, ransomwares are turning to privacy-centric coins to get away with crime.
2020-7-4 08:39 | |
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Sophos revealed recent botnet attacks breach Microsoft SQL server databases to install a well-known Monero mining app.
2020-6-11 21:11 | |
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Binance’s CEO suspects that recent DDoS attacks came from competing exchanges looking to damage Binance’s reputation rather than steal crypto.
2020-5-5 00:30 | |
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Recently, prominent Ethereum blockchain explorer Etherscan announced the launch of “ETH Protect,” a new tool that seeks to identify and flag Ether (ETH) addresses in receipt of tainted funds associated with crypto exchange hacks, attacks, and other illicit activities.
2020-4-15 13:00 | |
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The cryptocurrency market keeps overwhelming the world with its huge market capitalization, extensive community, and the massive media attention it pulls. With the crypto market prices continuously rising and declining, the community is usually left in a rollercoaster drive.
2020-4-5 00:39 | |
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XRP Ledger, the home to the third crypto asset, XRP, by market capitalization is currently facing robustness issues. The problem was highlighted by once a Ripple and XRP supporter, Tiffany Hayden, who said that the ledger is very vulnerable to spam attacks.
2020-3-31 00:10 | |
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After various theories surfaced online accusing BitMEX for crashing the bitcoin price to $3,850, the Seychilled-based crypto derivatives exchange posted its side of the argument. The exchange stated that they “operate a fair and efficient platform.
2020-3-17 17:33 | |
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MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative has delved into a recent attack on Bitcoin Gold and discovered counterattacks in which miners put the blockchain back on its original course. James...The post Bitcoin Gold’s Recent 51% Attacks Were Resisted by Counterattacks appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-3-13 08:59 | |
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Members of crypto-industry and freedom of information advocates publish a memorandum against Google’s attacks on bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.
2020-3-7 14:10 | |
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This past Friday, top cryptocurrency trading platforms Bitfinex and OKEx were both subjected to malicious Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks (DDoS) aimed at disrupting the platforms’ operational efficiency by overwhelming the targeted servers with a flood of fraudulent traffic.
2020-3-6 01:35 | |
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Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. Wow, what a past seven days for Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and global markets overall. Bitcoin saw a blood-red week, to say the least, falling from $10,000 on Sunday to a low of ~$8,480 within a few days’ time as buyers failed to keep the asset above the key $9,500 support....
2020-3-1 02:00 | |
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Two popular crypto exchanges, Bitfinex and OKEx, have recently suffered DDoS attacks. These attacks led to both exchanges going offline for a while before resuming operations. The first attack was reported on OKEx yesterday but was later resolved.
2020-2-28 19:51 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchanges OKEx and Bitfinex have been hit by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on Feb. 28. While both exchanges confirmed that the issues were resolved and no user funds were...The post OKEx and Bitfinex Hit With DDoS Attacks, Recover Quickly appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-2-28 18:13 | |
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There doesn’t seem to be very much to be cheerful about lately in crypto. If a $30bn loss this week from the market cap wasn’t enough, two major exchanges have suffered DDoS attacks and system outages.
2020-2-28 16:04 | |
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Bitfinex and OKEx were hit by DDoS almost simultaneously
2020-2-29 14:22 | |
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Both cryptocurrency exchanges have reported distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on their systems in the last 24 hours.
2020-2-28 13:47 | |
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Flash loan attacks are here to stay and are likely to get more serious. DeFi needs to adapt, says a leading crypto VC.
2020-2-28 20:22 | |
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Two recent flash loans on the defi platform Bzx have started a fierce debate about the subject of using uncollateralized loans in a quick trade. Essentially these flash loans are providing people with the ability to borrow crypto without relinquishing any collateral.
2020-2-23 02:40 | |
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In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin’s sudden correction, Tom Lee predicts BTC will beat the Dow to 40,000, and the U.S. plans “significant new requirements” on crypto
2020-2-18 11:12 | |
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In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Telegram’s CEO attacks Apple, Elon Musk reveals what he actually thinks about crypto, and what went down at the World Economic Forum
2020-1-27 22:56 | |
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Hacking attacks on crypto exchanges are becoming the norm, according to a recent report by Chainalysis. However, this also means that platforms are much better prepared, which explains why the total value of stolen crypto funds declined last year.
2020-1-23 19:00 | |
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Just like any other industry, the crypto industry is highly vulnerable to cyberattacks in 2020, according to a Check Point Research‘s cybersecurity report. Cloud Infrastructure a Big Target for Crypto Mining Attacks In 2019, no organization, regardless of its size, was excepted from cyberattacks.
2020-1-18 01:00 | |
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The Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has informed cryptocurrency users that North Korean hackers have developed new ways of delivering malware through Telegram. Kaspersky has been looking at the latest attacks of the Lazarus Group, a North Korea-related cybercrime organization that has also conducted the AppleJesus attack on some of the most important crypto exchanges in […]
2020-1-10 22:16 | |
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Attackers demanded a payment of $6 million worth of bitcoin after hacking Travelex, a foreign currency exchange company. It is the latest victim in an explosion of ransomware attacks seeking crypto payouts.
2020-1-8 10:30 | |
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Today crypto market goes green with 24h rise of 3-6% for some major altcoins. Mainly, it is caused by U.S. rocket attacks, but Litecoin announced important tech novelty.
2020-1-3 16:49 | |
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Kraken Security Labs said crypto hardware wallet KeepKey is not doing enough to protect customers from physical attacks, saying it was able to get into the system using a $75 device.
2019-12-12 22:48 | |
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KeepKey hardware wallets are affected by a flaw that would make them vulnerable to attacks if a hacker has access to the device for around 15 minutes. This is according to a recent report released by Kraken Security Labs and published in a blog post on December 10.
2019-12-10 21:09 | |
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The biggest topic of discussion around the crypto space in recent weeks has been the United States and the sudden negative stance it has taken against Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ever since Facebook Libra came into the limelight and shook up the space.
2019-8-7 23:00 | |
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Bitcoin is on a bull run recently, so it is normal that the crypto asset will get more attention from the media than assets such as gold, right? Well, that is not what Peter Schiff believes. Schiff, who is a well-known investor of the gold industry, was pretty pissed recently because CNBC is giving more […]
2019-8-6 22:34 | |
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