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Crypto-jacking epidemic spreads to 30K routers across India
The spate of crypto-jacking plaguing the internet shows no sign of slowing down. After infesting hundreds of thousands of routers in Brasil with cryptocurrency mining malware, reports indicate hackers have compromized a further 30,000 routers across India. дальше »
2018-10-6 19:44 | |
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Brave CEO Pens Letter to Senate Committee Asking for GDPR-Like Privacy Regulation
Brendan Eich, the CEO of Brave, has written a letter to the U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation urging them to implement GDPR-like legislation in the United States. дальше »
2018-10-4 20:51 | |
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Facebook Hacked – What Information Was Compromised?
This Friday the Guardian reported that nearly 50 million users’ accounts were compromised. According to Facebook the breach was discovered on September 25th and patched two days later. However, the vulnerability allowed hackers to gain sensitive information about users’ accounts, such as photos, private conversations, and the ability to log into any other apps using […] The post Facebook Hacked – What Information Was Compromised? appeared first on NullTX. дальше »
2018-10-2 07:41 | |
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Port of San Diego Hit with Crypto Ransomware Attack
Officials report that the Port of San Diego has been hit with a ransomware attack demanding Bitcoin payments. Port CEO Randa Congiglio told ABC that a fraction of the port’s information technology systems were compromised before staff members shut down other systems out of caution. дальше »
2018-9-30 05:09 | |
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Battle of the Privacycoins: Zcash Is Groundbreaking (If You Trust It)
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger of transactions. While this is required for these system to work, it comes with a significant downside: privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-9-25 19:47 | |
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Lightning Labs Releases Redesigned and Optimized Desktop App
An alpha version of the new Lightning desktop app has been released. The application includes a redesigned and optimized backend for light clients, as well as a simplified interface for users with little to no cryptocurrency experience. дальше »
2018-9-15 21:22 | |
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Battle of the Privacycoins: Why Monero Is Hard to Beat (and Hard to Scale)
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-9-15 20:21 | |
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It took hackers just 22 lines of code to steal British Airways’ customer data
Last week, British Airways acknowledged that its website had been hacked – leading to 380,000 customers‘ data being compromised. It seems like it wasn’t too difficult either: Cybersecurity firm RiskIQ has found out that it took hackers just 22 lines of code to get a hold of the data. дальше »
2018-9-12 08:31 | |
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The crypto-jacking epidemic continues, 280K infected routers detected to date
The blockchain space has been under siege by a massive crypto-jacking campaign. It’s designed to surreptitiously steal your computer power to mine cryptocurrency – and it appears the attackers are showing no signs of slowing down. дальше »
2018-9-11 19:12 | |
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Cyber Criminals Are Finding Ways To Steal Your Cryptos
You stored your Bitcoin private keys (CRYPTO: BTC) in a safety deposit box so you should be good, right? Not so fast. Criminals are getting more manipulative in how they access your cryptos. Hacked Browsers Can Steal Your Passwords This week, a Google Chrome extension for file-sharing service MEGA was hacked by cyber criminals who are potentially stealing private keys and login passwords, among other information. дальше »
2018-9-8 23:00 | |
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Hackers hijack 380,000 customers’ data from British Airways’ site
Hackers have stolen the data of 380,000 customers including names, addresses, phone number, and payment information from the British Airways website. However, the compromised data didn’t include passport or travel details. дальше »
2018-9-7 09:59 | |
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Battle of the Privacycoins: Why Dash Is Not Really That Private
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-9-7 00:27 | |
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MEGA Chrome Extension Compromised, Hackers Stealing Private Crypto Key
A rogue version of file-hosting platform MEGA’s Chrome extension has triggered a major security alert from the company. The variant, first discovered by a contributor to the Monero project on September 4, 2018, was able to steal login information and private keys to cryptocurrency wallets. дальше »
2018-9-7 21:00 | |
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MEGA File-Sharing Service's Chrome Extension Hacked, Cryptocurrency Accounts Compromised
A hacker uploaded a malicious version of the extension onto the Chrome Web Store.
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Monero Publishes Post-Mortem on Critical Bug
Monero has dissected the multiple counting bug which may have compromised various services and platforms that have adopted the altcoin. How did the bug work, and how was it fixed? The post Monero Publishes Post-Mortem on Critical Bug appeared first on UNHASHED. дальше »
2018-9-6 01:40 | |
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MEGA.nz Chrome Extension Had Malicious Code that Stole Private Keys
The official Chrome extension for the file sharing service known as MEGA.nz has been compromised with a malicious code that allowed attackers to extract usernames, passwords, and cryptocurrency private keys. дальше »
2018-9-5 15:32 | |
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[WARNING]: MEGA Chrome Extension is Compromised: Remove the Extension NOW
If you use the official MEGA Chrome extension, then you need to stop using that extension immediately. The extension is stealing login usernames and passwords for crypto-related accounts. The issue was spotted by /u/SamsungGalaxyPlayer, who posted the news on /r/cryptocurrency earlier today. дальше »
2018-9-5 02:06 | |
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Magnify ICO
The Magnify project provides an opportunity to increase the security of your funds. Magnify Wallet stores your crypto currency and allows you to carry out transfers and make payments without having you to open private keys each time (every time you use a private key, it can be compromised). дальше »
2018-9-3 14:33 | |
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Bitfi Bitcoin Wallet Withdraws Unhackable Claim Following Series of Hacks
The controversial McAfee-backed Bitcoin wallet, Bitfi, has withdrawn their claim of being “unhackable” from their website following a series of notable hacks. The wallet, which claimed to be the first wallet without any risks of being compromised, was discovered to have a series of security flaws following the release of evidence from cybersecurity researchers. дальше »
2018-9-2 23:00 | |
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Apple says teen who hacked its network didn’t compromise customer data
Seeking to reassure customers after the news of repeated breaches of its network broke yesterday, Apple said that no user data was compromised in the attacks, reports Reuters. The statement follows the 16-year-old Melbourne-based student’s appearance in court: according to statements by his lawyer, he had broken into Apple’s mainframe multiple times over the course of a year, and downloaded 90GB of files. дальше »
2018-8-17 09:19 | |
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Bitangels Co-Founder Sues AT&T for $224 Million Over Cryptocurrency Hack
The cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin is suing the large telecom firm AT&T because his mobile phone was compromised by hackers who stole $24M USD worth of digital assets. Terpin says he was hacked twice in less than a year and employees at AT&T participated in a SIM swap fraud. дальше »
2018-8-16 07:25 | |
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Paragon Partners With Civic Technologies to Deliver Transparency, Digital IDs to Cannabis Industry
Paragon, a blockchain company that develops seed-to-sale tracking solutions for the marijuana industry, is joining hands with Civic Technologies Inc. , a digital identity firm, to bring secure and trusted identity services to Paragon’s digital community. дальше »
2018-8-16 19:48 | |
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Framejacking Bug Could Have Replaced Augur With a Doppleganger
Until just a few days ago, the interface of the betting market Augur was compromised in a way that could have allowed attackers to replace every bit of information on the platform—and users would not have been able to tell the difference. дальше »
2018-8-9 06:35 | |
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Cryptocurrency Malware Infects Over 200,000 Mikrotik Routers
A cryptojacking campaign has affected over 200,000 routers made by Mikrotik, the Latvian networking company. A Months-Old Vulnerability Exploited Security researchers recently mapped a series of cryptomining attacks, which initially attacked a large number of users in Brazil to create a growing mining botnet by infecting compromised devices with malware. дальше »
2018-8-7 07:00 | |
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Research: More than 56% of all cryptocurrency crime happens in the US
The rate of cryptocurrency hacks is rapidly increasing. 720 accounts across every major exchange have been compromised — and a lot of it has to do with poor security setups, especially the lack of two-factor authentication (2FA). дальше »
2018-8-6 14:02 | |
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Accept Bitcoin Private Payments: Convert BTCP Cryptocurrency Coins?
Over the past years, financial transactions had increasingly become insecure and compromised unlike in the olden days when transactions were only disclosed to the sender and recipient. The fact that most transactions now are increasingly insecure and can be attributed to the transactions being highly digitized. дальше »
2018-8-6 09:09 | |
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‘I’m Not That Sloppy’: 15-Year Old Ridicules Bitfi After Hacking ‘Unhackable’ Wallet
A fifteen-year-old has claimed to have successfully compromised the “unhackable” Bitfi hardware wallet endorsed by John McAfee. ‘Bullshit Walks’? In a Twitter exchange August 1, Saleem Rashid, who rose to prominence online after uncovering a vulnerability in hardware wallet Ledger in March, defied claims by Bitfi that its product boasted indestructible security. дальше »
2018-8-3 00:00 | |
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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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Here’s how bitcoin was compromised…
The Bitcoin whitepaper The attackers infiltrated the community and compromised bitcoin to alter the cryptocurrency’s original purpose. They changed bitcoin from a threatening, extremely efficient, peer-to-peer cash system, into a less frightening, slower and more cumbersome cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-7-29 05:55 | |
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The story to how bitcoin was compromised
Also Read: Poor Communication Undermines the Bitcoin Ecosystem The Infiltration and Subversion of Bitcoin It is true the technology that allows bitcoin to function—the blockchain—is antifragile and resilient, but it still has an Achilles tendon. дальше »
2018-7-29 03:02 | |
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The Story of How Bitcoin Was Compromised
Cryptocurrency is to money what the internet is to information. It is a powerful and potent technology, with the power to transform the world. It is an evolutionary tool in the sense that it is already propelling humanity forward. дальше »
2018-7-29 02:15 | |
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Complete refunds guaranteed by a ICO platform after being involved in a $7 million hacking incident
Initial coin offering support platform KickICO lost $7.7 million in KICK tokens in a hack on Thursday, the company reported. CEO Anti Danilevski wrote in a blog post that the startup’s team discovered some 70 million KICK tokens missing from its wallet after the KickCoin smart contract owner’s private key was compromised. Several users’ wallets дальше »
2018-7-27 22:31 | |
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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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Hackers hijack an official Fox Twitter account to spread cryptocurrency scams
Cryptocurrency scammers are getting smarter by the day. It appears hackers have surreptitiously seized control of the official Twitter account of FOX’s show Almost Human to spread malicious “giveaway” links. дальше »
2018-7-24 14:03 | |
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Survey: 45% of security professionals reuse the same password
There’s a saying — “practice what you preach. ” If you give advice, make sure it’s something you follow personally. Turns out, some security pros aren’t doing that. A survey of 306 infosec professionals at London’s Infosecurity Conference 2008 from Lastline showed that 45 percent commit one of the biggest security cardinal sins — reusing passwords across accounts. дальше »
2018-7-18 11:29 | |
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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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Bitcoin this week: new transactions, Bancor Breach, Vitalik vs Bancance CEO
Bancor Breach The big story on Tuesday was that Bancor reported it had experienced a “security breach”. A wallet used to upgrade some smart contracts has been compromised and used to withdraw 29,984 ETH, worth approximately $12. дальше »
2018-7-15 17:13 | |
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Project Bancor experiences 13.5 million hack leads to debate
On Monday, the project announced its app was down for maintenance, and shortly after, it revealed a security breach had taken place. Then on Tuesday morning, Bancor published details of the breach: a wallet used to upgrade smart contracts was compromised and used to steal 3.2 million of the platform’s own BNT tokens (worth $10 дальше »
2018-7-15 16:23 | |
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PoWx Seeks to Change Bitcoin Mining with “Optical PoW”
Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. дальше »
2018-7-14 01:04 | |
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Hacked Bancor Decentralized Exchange Network Finally Resumes Trading
The decentralized platform Bancor Network is now operational again, and it has been able to reach trading volumes that are of about $2. 5 million in just under 24hrs, this is according to the CoinMarketCap. дальше »
2018-7-13 19:33 | |
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MyEtherWallet [MEW]: Most popular VPN service hacked again
MyEtherWallet [MEW], one of the most successful services on the internet for managing cryptocurrencies, has suffered a security breach yet again. MyEtherWallet’s tweet | Source: Twitter The company reported that Hola, a widely-used VPN service, was compromised for a period of five hours. дальше »
2018-7-11 04:07 | |
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$12.5 million in Ethereum [ETH] stolen after Vitalik Buterin slams centralized exchange platforms
Bancor, a decentralized exchange platform released a press statement stating that their wallet which was used to upgrade some smart contracts was compromised. The security breach occurred at 00:00 UTC on Monday and the wallet was used to withdraw ETH from the BNT smart contract. дальше »
2018-7-11 23:34 | |
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