Trezor’s Multi-Layer Defense Against Supply Chain Attacks

The official blog for Trezor, the world’s first hardware wallet. All you need to keep your digital assets safe. - Medium

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5 red flags to watch out for in Phishing attacks

The official blog for Trezor, the world’s first hardware wallet. All you need to keep your digital assets safe. - Medium

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5 strategies to mitigate side channel attacks on cryptocurrency hardware wallets

Explore strategies to prevent side-channel attacks on cryptocurrency hardware wallets, ensuring your digital investments remain secure.

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Hackers target Trezor crypto wallet users after mailing list got compromised

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.

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Ledger Reveals 3 Month Policy for Keeping Buyer Info; 2,000 New Users Affected in Data Breach

This time the information was leaked by the hardware wallet’s e-commerce provider Shopify’s rogue employees. But “these attacks have only strengthened our resolve to build and release products that keep you and your crypto safe,” says Ledger.

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Ledger sets bounty for information on recent Shopify attacks

The hardware wallet company has offered a Bitcoin bounty to anyone that provides information… The post Ledger sets bounty for information on recent Shopify attacks appeared first on Coin Journal.

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A Christmas Gift for Ledger Users – Death Threats

A wave of attacks aimed at Ledger hardware wallet owners is coming to light. Unfortunately, this offensive has not been limited to a few phishing emails — some customers are reporting ransom attempts and even death threats.

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Doxxed Ledger users in danger of physical harm

Ledger hardware wallet users might be in danger of physical attacks with their addresses part of the user data dump by suspected hackers.

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Hacked Ledger Database Dumped on Raidforums Making Way For Phishing Attacks

Crypto Twitter was buzzing after a leak in the database of Ledger’s hardware wallet today, consisting of more than 270,000 physical addresses and phone numbers and a million email addresses, made available on the hacker’s site, Raidforums.

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New hardware wallet feature that prevents Bitcoin dusting attacks

Nano S and Nano X maker Ledger recently announced an upgrade to its software...

The post New hardware wallet feature that prevents Bitcoin dusting attacks appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Hardware Wallets Trezor And KeepKey Face Potential ‘Man-in-the-Middle’ Ransomware Attacks

According to a Medium blog post by ShiftCrypto, a rival to the hardware wallet manufacturers, the older versions of Trezor and KeepKey face a possible remote ransomware attack when users are entering their passphrases on desktops and mobile phones.

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BitMEX Refunds Traders After Latest DDoS Attacks

Ever since the shock Bitcoin crash on Mar 13 when BitMEX went offline due to “hardware issues,” users have been awaiting an explanation. Well, today, they got them. However, “subject to two distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks” isn’t convincing many.

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Ledger Warns Against New YouTube Phishing Scams

Ledger, the company behind popular cryptocurrency hardware wallets like the Nano S and the Nano X, has revealed that users are facing phishing attacks that are originating from hacked YouTube accounts.

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Kraken: $75 Device Will Get You Into Crypto Hardware Wallet KeepKey

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.

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Hardware Glitch Renders KeepKey Helpless to Physical Brute Force Attacks

Kraken, a leading digital asset exchange, found a hardware vulnerability in ShapeShift’s KeepKey wallet, allowing a variable flow of voltage to bypass the pin code required to open the wallet. KeepKey customers are advised to ensure nobody else has physical access to their wallet, and to enable a BIP 39 passphrase to reduce vulnerability, DecemberRead MoreRead More.

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Kraken Security Labs Discovers ShapeShift’s KeepKey Crypto Wallet Can Be Hacked Easily For $75

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.

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What Is a Bitcoin Brain Wallet and How to Create One for Yourself?

If you have trust issues with third-party services for securing your Bitcoins, perhaps it’s time you considered a more secure solution. Exchanges are vulnerable to attacks, fraud and other forms of illegal activity, smartphones can die, and you may lose your hardware wallets.

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Crypto Warning: Imposter Trezor Bitcoin Wallet Website Targets Users By Using URL Typos

While the developers of trezors argue that Trezor wallet is a safe and secure way to keep your cryptocurrencies from cyber attacks and hackers, the question now arises is it still safe? A Redditor has apparently spotted an imposter website for Bitcoin hardware wallet Trezor.

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Google’s Titan Security Keys are now available to G Suite users

Google has just announced several updates to its enterprise cloud platform with an aim to improve users, data, and app security.  The new enhancements were unveiled at Google Cloud Next ’19 conference in Tokyo this week.

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New cryptocurrency mining malware is spreading across Thailand and the US

With the infamous cryptocurrency mining script Coinhive now offline, you’d be forgiven for thinking crypto-jacking was a thing of the past. Sadly though, security researchers have uncovered a new malware family that’s attacking hardware to get it to secretly mine cryptocurrency.

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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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Ledger Reveals Physical Exploits Against Trezor Hardware Wallets

The battle of the hardware wallets is heating up. At this weekend’s MIT Bitcoin Expo in Boston, Charles Guillmet, Chief Security Officer of Ledger, presented a number of physical attacks that could be executed against Trezor hardware wallets.

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Phishing Scammers: Trezor Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet Action

Trezor, a hardware wallet for storing a vast array of digital assets including bitcoin (BTC) and litecoin (LTC) has released an official statement concerning the recent phishing attacks on its electronic shops, products, as well as websites of its affiliated partners,  according to a Medium blog post on February 13, 2019.

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US-Based Tech Company Sheds Light Into Alleged Attack of its Crypto Wallet

Tech Startup Reveals Details Regarding Previous Attacks, Releases Various Updates U. S. -based tech company Bitfi witnessed scrutiny following the launch of its hardware wallet and bounty program.

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BetterHash Protocol Lets Pool Miners Regain Control Over Their Hash Power

One problem that concerns many is the centralization of mining within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Fortunately, there are talented developers working to solve this problem and Matt Corallo, full-time Bitcoin developer at Chaincode Labs, is one of them.

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Phishing attacks used to steal your coins (recommended reading)

Intrigues and stories on online security, privacy and the development of the world's most secure and ubiquitous hardware wallet for Bitcoin - the TREZOR. - Medium

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A Prehistory of the Ethereum Protocol

Although the ideas behind the current Ethereum protocol have largely been stable for two years, Ethereum did not emerge all at once, in its current conception and fully formed. Before the blockchain has launched, the protocol went through a number of significant evolutions and design decisions.

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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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Bitmain Nears 51% of Network Hash Rate: Why This Matters and Why It Doesn’t

Recent Bitcoin block data shows that Bitcoin’s mining pools BTC. com, AntPool and ConnectBTC, respectively mined about 25. 7 percent, 16. 1 percent and 0. 2 percent of all new blocks over the past week.

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Equihash Algorithm Cryptocurrencies May face attacks by ASIC Miners : Let’s study about it.

In the case of currencies using the Equihash algorithm, it seems a large amount of the combined hashrate is provided by ASIC hardware. It’s a worrisome development which could introduce a lot more 51% attacks in the future.

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