Monero Leader Accuses MobileCoin of Borrowing Code

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Monero (XMR) announces second audit of Bulletproofs+ Code

The Monero (XMR) development team has announced plans to raise funds for its second audit of Bulletproofs+ Code. The team wants to raise $13,500 worth of XRM for the project through crowdfunding.

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Monero (XMR) Plans for the Second Audit of Bulletproofs+ Code

The Monero development team is now crowdfunding to raise $13. 5k in XMR for the second audit of the Bulletproofs+code. The review will be executed by JP Aumasson, a proposal published on Mar 2 shows.

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Drugs, Code and ICOs: Monero’s Long Road to Blockchain Respect

CoinDesk explores the alternative digital currency monero and its long road to becoming of the industry's most talked-about projects.

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New cryptomining malware uses WAV audio files to conceal its tracks

A new campaign discovered by security researchers shows that cybercriminals are hiding malware inside WAV audio files. This technique of obfuscating malicious code in plain sight — a method called steganography — was uncovered by BlackBerry’s cybersecurity subsidiary Cylance.

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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.

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What Is Electronero ($ETNX)

Electronero (ETNX) is a privacy centric CryptoNote cryptocurrency whose mainnet first went live on May 30, 2018. At its core, ETNX is a fork of Electroneum – a mobile focused crypto launched back in 2017.

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Hackers fix 20 security flaws in cryptocurrency-related platforms in 2 weeks

White-hat hackers continue to rid blockchain projects of their bugs, having earned a minimum of $7,400 for fixing security flaws in popular cryptocurrency platforms like Monero and Stellar. Seven cryptocurrency-related projects dished out rewards to blockchain hackers for finding and patching 20 software bugs in the past two weeks (between March 14 and 28), according to HackerOne data reviewed by Hard Fork.

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Monero Puzzle Still Teasing Community: Can It Be Solved?

Fans of The Da Vinci Code take note: a cryptic image that conceals an unknown amount of Monero is circulating the web. The image was originally created for DefCon last year, but the designer has now re-published the work in hopes that the crypto community will finally be able to solve the puzzle.

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Amid Massive CoinHive Cryptojacking on Microsoft Platform, Company Removes Eight Free Apps

Most of the stories in the media about cryptojacking and hacking are due to a vulnerability in a crypto exchange or simply highly advanced hackers. However, in a new report by Symantec, Microsoft has been the victim of the presence of a surreptitious Monero mining code on multiple applications. As such, Microsoft has since removed […]

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Report: GitHub hosts the most cryptocurrency mining malware of any site

It’s no secret cryptojackers prefer Monero, but now researchers have determined exactly how much they have gained with illicit cryptocurrency mining malware. In a new study, academics from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and King’s College London calculated that crypto-mining malware has generated roughly 720,000 XMR – or 4.

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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Under the Microscope

This past week saw a flurry of reports and analyses released by various agencies and companies, speculating on the roles — past and present — of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.

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Monero Releases Malware Response Group and Successfully Patches Burn Bug

Monero has officially released its Malware Response Workgroup website yesterday. In an effort to help protect Monero’s community, the website aims to provide resources to educate about the types of malware that may take advantage of users.

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Study Reveals Growing Sophistication in Malicious Mining of Cryptocurrency

Several Chinese researchers from Fudan University, Tsinghua University and the University of California Riverside have produced the first systematic study of the malicious mining of cryptocurrencies, known as cryptojacking, unveiling increasing complexity over time.

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Monero’s Very Own Fluffy Pony Riccardo Says He Picked XMR Due to No Bitcoin Code Connection

Monero’s Riccardo Says He Picked Monero Because It Is Not Based on the Bitcoin Code Riccardo Spagni, a core member of Monero team, was on an episode of Whatbitciondid. During the interview, he spoke extensively about Monero.

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The Anatomy of Anonymity: How Dandelion Could Make Bitcoin More Private

Many people know bitcoin as an anonymous digital currency, one whose privacy features prime it for concealed payments in sketchy recesses of the internet’s dark web.

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How Do you Mine Monero on a Laptop?

In this guide, we explore how to mine Monero on a Windows-based laptop. Before we get started with mining, let’s first understand the technology behind the privacy-centric cryptocurrency. This is the third post of our Trade Code series, if you haven’t already, check out our latest post about writing your first Ethereum smart contract with minimal coding experience.

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What Is Masari?

All major cryptocurrencies have seen their code being forked over the past few years. It is a trend affecting Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and so forth. Monero has seen its fair share of forks too, although the Masari project has been overlooked by a lot of people. Nearly a year after being first announced, now is […]

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200,000 routers in Brazil were secretly hijacked to mine cryptocurrency

Brazil has been hit by an elaborate cryptocurrency mining attack that infected hundreds of thousands of routers across the country. The attack, which is still ongoing, affects MikroTik routers specifically.

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Monero Glitch Allowed Hackers To Steal XMR From Exchanges

The Next Web’s in-house cryptocurrency column recently reported that Monero, the foremost privacy-centric cryptocurrency, was subject to a relatively minor cybersecurity vulnerability. According to the technology news outlet, “inventive” hackers could create false transaction data via the copying of a simple line of code from the Monero wallet code base, which is open-sourced and easily […] The post Monero Glitch Allowed Hackers To Steal XMR From Exchanges appeared first on Ethereum World News.

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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.

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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.

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Monero [XMR]: Reddit user finds vulnerability in seed code

Recent user complaints have pointed out to the fact that Monero’s seed encryption is vulnerable to any known plaintext recovery. The issue was reported by a Reddit user ‘fierce_uk’. The bug in the code was not apparent at first because it was buried deep within the code, in the 1100th line. Why is this bug […]

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The Pirate Bay Returns to Cryptomining Through Visitors’ Browsers

A look into the Pirate Forums and The Pirate Bay website's code shows that the site is once again mining Monero using its visitors' CPUs.

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