2019-8-9 12:01 |
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has detailed how it was targeted by, and foiled, "a sophisticated, highly targeted, thought out attack." origin »
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Coinbase’s security team has revealed that it managed to stop a complex phishing attack that sought to extract user private keys and passwords. In an official blog post the crypto exchange giant revealed that the incident involved the exploitation of two 0-day vulnerabilities on the Mozilla Firefox browser. According to the blog post, the first […]
2019-8-9 21:17 | |
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Крупнейшая американская криптовалютная компания Coinbase сообщила об «изощренной, целенаправленной, продуманной атаке», которая могла позволить хакерам получить доступ к ее системам и средствам на миллиарды долларов.
2019-8-9 15:35 | |
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Coinbase’s response team has revealed how it countered a sophisticated phishing attack aiming to exfiltrate private keys and passwords
2019-8-9 13:48 | |
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By CCN: Coinbase researchers have released their own investigative findings into the recent Bitcoin Cash 51% attack controversy, and their conclusions might upset many Bitcoin maximalists. When Bitcoin Cash came under attack during a scheduled hardfork in mid-May, a group of miners colluded to reverse the attacked blocks and return misappropriated funds to their rightful owners.
2019-5-31 17:20 | |
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The Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has launched a Bitcoin over-the-counter (OTC) trading service for its users, per a post published on its official blog.
2019-4-2 18:26 | |
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When Coinbase acquired Neutrino for an unspecified amount in February 2019, the news looked like business as usual: A cryptocurrency juggernaut had made another acquisition.
2019-3-1 17:19 | |
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There are two primary reasons why storing your private crypto keys in the cloud is a bad idea. First, your cloud provider represents a centralized honeypot that could experience a security breach, allowing cyber criminals to access your data.
2019-2-19 00:19 | |
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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.
2019-1-26 23:50 | |
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Because of recent events, the community is abuzz with the effects and after effects of 51% attacks. For those of us who are uninformed, the Ethereum Classic coin, recently, faced a 51% attack that was pointed out by Coinbase.
2019-1-12 15:54 | |
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Right after news broke that the Ethereum Classic (ETC) cryptocurrency had been the victim of a 51% attack, one twitter user by the name of Crypto Tesla noted that a cryptocurrency has to be open for such attacks if it were to remain decentralized.
2019-1-9 17:11 | |
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Coinbase has ceased interactions with the Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain after the exchange detected a 51 percent attack on the network. Following the discovery of a “deep chain reorganization” of the ETC blockchain, Coinbase suspended Ethereum Classic withdrawals and deposits.
2019-1-9 22:10 | |
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Shortly after detecting a deep chain reorganization of the Ethereum Classic blockchain (ETC) on January 8, 2019, cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase Tweeted that it has stopped all transactions related to the cryptocurrency.
2019-1-8 21:30 | |
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Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the US, announced on Monday that it had paused all interactions with the Ethereum Classic blockchain after detecting double spends in the network.
2019-1-8 20:44 | |
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Coinbase has frozen trading of Ethereum Classic (ETC) as developers continue to clarify reports that the coin’s network suffered a blockchain reorganization attack. Coinbase, China And ASICs Originally reported as rumors January 6, ETC has since succumbed to a mystery offensive which officials have yet to explain.
2019-1-8 18:00 | |
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CoinSpeaker Coinbase Halts Ethereum Classic Transactions After the Network Comes Under Attack Coinbase took to its Twitter to reveal that its internal developers detected a “deep chain reorganization” of the Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain.
2019-1-8 15:32 | |
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It is quite hardy that the cryptocurrency community has been faced with a lot of threats in the previous years which seems to not have been abated following the report from one of the largest cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, that ethereum classic (ETC) which is an ethereum hard fork had suffered a 51% attack.
2019-1-8 14:33 | |
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Just recently, Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange on the planet in terms of users stated that on January 5, the exchange detected a deep chain reorganization of the Ethereum Classic [ETC] blockchain as well as a double spend on the network.
2019-4-3 12:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency, Ethereum Classic (ETC)–In a bizarre twist for the story developing around Ethereum Classic, developers for the ETC token are now making the claim that the blockchain has not experienced a 51 percent attack, in addition to denying the presence of a double spend.
2019-1-8 06:54 | |
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The Ethereum Classic (ETC) allegedly 51% attack continues to generate confusion among market participants. Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency related platforms in the market, wrote in a blog post a few hours ago that it detected a deep chain reorganization of the Ethereum Classic blockchain.
2019-1-8 04:48 | |
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Ethereum classic's blockchain has been hit by a suspected 51 percent attack, leading to reorganizations of its transaction history.
2019-1-8 23:19 | |
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Ethereum Classic, the original unforked Ethereum blockchain, has suffered a 51% attack resulting in nearly half a million dollars worth of double spends according to Coinbase. Coinbase detected the deep chain reorganizations over the weekend, forcing the cryptocurrency firm to freeze all Ethereum Classic transactions on their trading platforms and other products and services.
2019-1-8 23:00 | |
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October 31, 2008, and January 3, 2009. The two dates have cemented themselves with Promethean significance into Bitcoin’s lore. On the October 31, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper, a constitution of sorts for his revolutionary monetary system and its intrinsic currency.
2019-1-3 07:14 | |
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Vertcoin is under a 51% attack because of its wish for ASIC resistance A Medium post from Mark Nesbitt, security engineer at Coinbase, revealed that Vertcoin is being 51% attacked at the moment. He first describes the 51% attack as a situation in which a malicious node operator who controls over half of the network’s […] The post Is ASIC resistance really a good idea for PoW coins? Vertcoin suffered a 51% attack because of it appeared first on CaptainAltcoin.
2018-12-5 04:03 | |
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Vertcoin is a lesser known project, but it’s becoming more familiar for all the wrong reasons. You might not know it by looking at the price action, but Vertcoin (VTC) is currently under a 51% attack, with a wave of reorgs and double-spend activity currently unfolding.
2018-12-5 01:10 | |
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Vertcoin has been experiencing ongoing 51% attacks, reportedly resulting in $100K of double spending on the network. Rough Couple of Months for Vertcoin In a detailed blog post, Coinbase security engineer Mark Nesbitt revealed that Vertcoin’s network went through repeated 51% attacks, with the largest reorganization having a length of 310 blocks and a depth of 307 blocks which, according to the specialist, may have caused double spends upwards of $100,000.
2018-12-4 13:00 | |
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This is a guest post by Johter V. Seriaum On the second of December 2018, a double spend attack was performed on Vertcoin. A large amount of ASIC hashrate was rented anonymously through rental services to attack the 4 year old blockchain.
2018-12-3 20:18 | |
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Canada’s Central Bank (BOC) released a working paper this month, Incentive Compatibility on the Blockchain. In it, BOC seems to argue the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is safe from a 51% attack, double spend scenario through the right incentive structure and proof of work (POW).
2018-7-27 22:45 | |
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It’s been a turbulent time for the cryptocurrency markets, so now is a good time to reflect on how and why we got here in the first place. First, an op ed makes the ideological case for Bitcoin.
2018-6-16 04:35 | |
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Coinbase dominated headlines across the space this week with a pair of significant developments. The San Francisco–based exchange announced on Monday, June 11, its intention to add Ethereum Classic to its trading platform and then quickly followed the news on Tuesday with the official opening of a crypto index fund.
2018-6-14 01:32 | |
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Venmo could be the ultimate cryptocurrency experience from a user-experience perspective. Any cryptocurrency that seeks to power the future of global transactions must ensure that it is supported by a payment system that is simple, user-friendly and free — like Venmo.
2018-6-11 16:51 | |
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Makina Finance lost 1,299 ETH, roughly $4. 13 million, in a flash-loan and oracle manipulation exploit. The attacker drained the protocol's funds and broadcast the transaction to Ethereum's public mempool, where it should have been picked up by validators and included in the next block.
Makina Finance lost 1,299 ETH, roughly $4. 13 million, in a flash-loan and oracle manipulation exploit. The attacker drained the protocol's funds and broadcast the transaction to Ethereum's public mempool, where it should have been picked up by validators and included in the next block.
According to the latest report, a former Coinbase customer service contractor has been arrested in India for their role in a recent data breach incident. This arrest comes after hackers reportedly bribed customer service representatives or contractors to gain access to customer information at the US’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.
Two headlines hit the internet within hours of each other this week, and together they map the current state of DeFi’s security theater. StakeWise DAO executed contract calls to recover approximately $19.
A forfeiture complaint shared by blockchain detective ZachXBT revealed that the $150 million hack suffered by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen resulted from private keys stored in the password manager LastPass, which was compromised in 2022.
Safe published a preliminary report on Mar. 6 attributing the breach that led to the Bybit hack to a compromised developer laptop. The vulnerability resulted in the injection of malware, which allowed the hack.
Thorchain is experiencing a developer exodus, as hackers from Lazarus Group are using the interoperability-focused blockchain to launder Ethereum (ETH) stolen in the Bybit hack. A Thorchain developer known as TCB announced that Pluto, the protocol’s unofficial lead developer, is stepping down.