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Security Incidents Cost Cryptocurrency Investors $7.6 Billion Since 2011: Crystal Report

Cryptocurrency analytics firm Crystal has published a report detailing all of the major security breaches, fraudulent activity, cyber-terrorism, and scams in the crypto space since 2011. According to the report, since the emergence of cryptocurrency markets, 113 security attacks and 23 fraudulent schemes have resulted in the theft of approximately $7. дальше »

2020-11-12 14:20


Advanced botnet attack caused $1.2bn in Bitcoin longs liquidation on BitMEX

Bitcoin’s price struggle was further exacerbated last week when the coin plunged to $3,700 on BitMEX and caused almost $1. 2 billion in long contracts to be liquidated on the platform. Now, the exchange’s CTO has revealed that the liquidations were caused by sophisticated botnet attacks that have been probing the platform for days and were […] The post Advanced botnet attack caused $1. дальше »

2020-3-17 22:34


DeFi attacks reignite centralization dilemma, debates on protocol reliability

With so much innovation going on in the space, DeFi has become a big rising star over the years. In a more recent milestone, DeFi apps on the Ethereum network hit an all-time high of $1.21 billion on The post DeFi attacks reignite centralization dilemma, debates on protocol reliability appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

2020-2-26 22:30


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Victims of Crypto Crimes Demand $10 Billion Compensation from the EU

Victims of cryptocurrency frauds and scams from over 30 countries have filed a joint lawsuit under Dr. Jonathan Levy of Berlad Graham LLP. The cumulative loss for all parties amounts to $16. 8 million, yet the primary claim is a $10 billion compensation fund for victims of such attacks, as reported by Micky, June 4, 2019. дальше »

2019-6-4 13:00


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Investment in Blockchain Security Will Grow: The Results of HackIT 4.0 in Kiev

Global losses from hacker attacks in 2018 amounted to $1. 8 billion, which exceeds the amount of losses for the period from 2011 to 2017. A sizeable share of victims are investors and users in the field of cryptocurrency and Blockchain technology, the commercial value of which will increase to almost $180 billion by 2025. дальше »

2018-10-18 23:00


STARKs, Part I: Proofs with Polynomials

Special thanks to Eli Ben-Sasson for ongoing help, explanations and review, coming up with some of the examples used in this post, and most crucially of all inventing a lot of this stuff; thanks to Hsiao-wei Wang for reviewing Hopefully many people by now have heard of ZK-SNARKs, the general-purpose succinct zero knowledge proof technology that can be used for all sorts of usecases ranging from verifiable computation to privacy-preserving cryptocurrency. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


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These Flaws Make Cryptocurrency Exchanges Susceptible to Attacks

It is a proven fact that the blockchain has an impressive 99. 64 percent reliability. However, the same can’t be said of cryptocurrency exchanges. Amidst that backdrop, Sameer Dixit, the Senior Director of Security Consulting at Spirent Communications, has identified some characteristic flaws of crypto exchanges which must be tackled to shield the over $350 billion cryptocurrency industry from more heists. дальше »

2018-7-20 07:00


Top 5 Threats Keeping Cybersecurity Professionals Up at Night

If you’d asked any cybersecurity professional around this time last year what the greatest threat to cybersecurity was, they’d have undoubtedly said ransomware. Now worth over a billion dollars a year (and rising), with attacks like WannaCry and Petya/NotPetya wreaking havoc, every expert worth their salt was planning ways to stay ahead of the hackers. […] дальше »

2018-7-14 05:00