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Tron CEO Pledges Support For Binance After Hackers Stole 7,000 BTC From The Exchange
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has ruffled feathers with bad actors. Just yesterday on May 7, 2019, hackers managed to retrieve numerous API Keys from the exchange and stole 7,000 Bitcoins worth around $40 million. дальше »
2019-5-8 14:54 | |
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Fraudulent Crypto Scam Notices Rise by Over 10,000% Per France’s Stock Markets Regulator
The French AMF released an annual report, revealing 14,000% more fraudulent crypto schemes since 2016. The AMF has issued over 150 public warnings regarding bad actors in the crypto industry since March 2018. дальше »
2019-5-8 02:45 | |
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Hackers Attacking GitHub Repositories for Bitcoin Ransom
GitHub, a platform where software developers from across the globe discover, share and build software, is now being attacked by hackers who aim to hijack and encrypt users’ code for a Bitcoin ransom, according to a Vice report on May 3, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-7 23:00 | |
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TRON suffered from a critical bug that could’ve crashed its entire blockchain
Just one computer could have brought TRON’s entire blockchain to a screeching halt, a new HackerOne disclosure has revealed. Until quite recently, bad actors were reportedly able to maliciously consume the CPU power of the network with Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. дальше »
2019-5-6 18:49 | |
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OKEx Cryptocurrency Exchange Attracts Impersonators, Warns Customers to Beware of Frauds
With the newfound ubiquity of bitcoin and other cryptoassets, bad actors keep formulating various ways to defraud unsuspecting crypto hodlers. Now OKEx, a highly-reputed Malta-based exchange has warned its users to beware of impersonators, according to a Tweet on May 3, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-5 23:34 | |
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Online extremism is taking a mental toll on researchers studying it
Social media platforms do an indispensable job of connecting us with our families, friends and like-minded people. But of late, they have also become conduits for bad actors to hijack users’ attention to manipulate news, spew conspiracy theories, and propagate toxic viewpoints with an intent to radicalize impressionable minds. дальше »
2019-5-3 10:36 | |
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Your Crypto Winter = Criminals’ Summer: Q1 2019 Crypto Thefts, Fraud Hit Whopping $1.2 Billion
By CCN. com: Even as the bearish conditions in the crypto markets persisted in this year’s first quarter, bad actors in the sector continued to thrive. According to cybersecurity firm CipherTrace, during the first quarter of the year, the amount that bad actors generated from stealing from bitcoin exchanges and operating cryptocurrrency scams reached $1. дальше »
2019-5-1 15:13 | |
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Five Years in the Making, Bisq Exchange Launches Its Bitcoin DAO
Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are one of crypto's more novel and ambitious applications — one that Bitcoin, until recently, has had nothing to do with. дальше »
2019-4-19 18:33 | |
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$54 Million Tree-Hugger Scam Lands Prison Time for Clinton Honoree
Okay, Green New Deal supporters. You’re on notice that this widely-pitched effort has a predecessor that preyed on people who fell for a bogus company that touted clean energy solutions. Its sinister founders even managed to hoodwink former President Bill Clinton. дальше »
2019-4-10 19:11 | |
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Bitcoin wallet Electrum hit by DoS attack from 140,000-strong botnet
The servers of popular Bitcoin wallet Electrum are under heavy attack, and users are advised to be extra careful when using the platform until it’s resolved. A sophisticated botnet of more than 140,000 machines has launched Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks on Electrum‘s servers, with apparent intent to direct users to compromised versions of the software designed to steal their Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-4-8 18:06 | |
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5 Crypto Phishing Scams to Be Aware Of
Crypto phishing scams are becoming one of the most profitable methods for cybercriminals to steal your cryptocurrency. Phishing for Crypto Cybercrime exists because it’s profitable. You might think the efforts of malicious actors are petty or trivial when you delete obvious scam emails from your inbox, but every so often, one of them works — and it makes money for the bad guys. дальше »
2019-4-6 14:00 | |
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After QuadrigaCX: New Regulations for Canadian Exchanges Are in the Works
As anxiety grows around every new twist and turn in the ongoing QuadrigaCX drama, along with extensive QuadrigaCX media coverage, Canada’s mainstream media has been calling on the government to bring in better oversight and regulation of cryptocurrency businesses, especially cryptocurrency exchanges. дальше »
2019-3-20 18:42 | |
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Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson: An ETF Will Eventually Be Approved Once The Bad Actors Are Flushed Out Of The Crypto Space
Charles Hoskinson was recently interviewed in Hong Kong by Gyro Finance. He offered some words on the much asked about and long-awaited cryptocurrency ETF approval. The Cardano founder said it is not a matter of if but when. дальше »
2019-3-19 10:25 | |
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Decentralized Exchange Hodl Hodl Is Launching a Bitcoin-Based Prediction Market
Hodl Hodl, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it is launching a prediction market on Bitcoin. Slated for launch in the spring of 2019, it would be the first Bitcoin-based prediction market to go live on Bitcoin’s mainnet. дальше »
2019-3-9 00:16 | |
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Bitcoin Price Yet To Bottom Out, Says Crypto Hedge Fund Manager
Alex Sunnarborg of Tetras Capital says that Bitcoin has bottomed out yet. The hedge fund manager also believes that the cryptocurrency industry needs a comprehensive cleanup to remove ‘bad actors’ and enhance mainstream investor confidence in the fledgling market. дальше »
2019-2-20 05:00 | |
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Coinbase Neutrino Acquisition Reveals History Of Spying and Gov’t Data Selling
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is facing an increasing publicity nightmare after it emerged the CEO of a company it took over sold private user data to governments. Coinbase: Neutrino ‘Will Help Prevent Theft’ Announced February 19, Coinbase now owns Italian blockchain surveillance startup Neutrino, having acquired the company for an undisclosed sum. дальше »
2019-2-19 20:00 | |
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Indonesian Student Nabbed for Illegal Bitcoin Mining with School Computers
Despite the gloomy cryptocurrency market outlook, bad actors are still interested in illegally amassing bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptoassets. In the latest development, a 22-year-old student has been arrested by the Indonesian police for illegally setting up a virtual currency mining operation with college computers, reported The Jakarta Post on February 14, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-19 14:09 | |
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South Korea’s Liberty Korea Political Party set to use Blockchain Technology for Elections
In a bid to foster transparency and curb the activities of bad actors in the electoral process via blockchain technology, South Korea’s largest opposition party, the Liberty Korea Party, has joined forces with ioeX, a Taiwanese distributed ledger technology (DLT) startup, according to a press release on January 11, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-12 22:00 | |
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Where automotive cybersecurity is headed in 2019
There are more connected cars than ever — manufacturers are making more of them than ever, more people are driving them than ever, and that means hackers and bad actors have a bigger target than ever. дальше »
2019-2-10 22:30 | |
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Litecoin and the fungibility problem of ‘tainted’ crypto
As the capacity of firms like Chainalysis and Elliptic to identify individual cryptocurrency bad actors continues to increase, the actual coins used in their dirty deeds can also be identified — negatively affecting their fungibility. дальше »
2019-2-6 21:00 | |
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New Mac Malware Can Steal Crypto from Exchanges, Can it be Prevented?
Unit 42, the global threat intelligence team at Palo Alto Network, discovered Mac malware that can steal cookies linked to crypto exchanges and wallets. Although usernames and passwords may not be sufficient to initiate withdrawals at crypto exchanges, if hackers manage to steal a combination of login credentials, web cookies, authentication cookies, and SMS data, it could steal user funds. дальше »
2019-2-2 21:32 | |
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Taiwanese Authorities Arrest over a Dozen Suspects for Bitcoin Scam Scheme
Police in Taipei has apprehended 15 suspects involved in a scam initial coin offering (ICO) scheme known as IBCoins, which generated nearly $8. 13 million for the bad actors since September 2018, local news source, Focus Taiwan reported on January 26, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-28 18:00 | |
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Google Security Head Set To Stop Cryptocurrency SIM-Swapping Hacks With Titan Security Keys
At a time when bad actors have devised quite many means to enrich themselves with ill-gotten cryptoassets, Mark Risher, the head of account security at Google has said that the Titan Security Keys has all it takes to save cryptocurrency holders from SIM-swapping, reported The Next Web on January 23, 2019. Titan Security Key Will […] дальше »
2019-1-24 13:16 | |
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Ireland Increases Oversight for Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Financial Institutions
In a bid to curb the activities of bad actors who use cryptocurrencies to facilitate illicit gains such as terrorism financing, Irish authorities are set to approve the Criminal Justice Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Amendment Bill 2019, according to The Irish Times report on January 4, 2018. дальше »
2019-1-5 06:00 | |
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New York State Creates Cryptocurrency Task Force
In a bid to formulate amenable policies to foster cryptocurrency adoption and protect consumers from bad actors, New York state has created a cryptoassets task force. The group is made up of technologists, cryptocurrency holders, institutional and small investors, academics, and blockchain-linked businesses, according to a Facebook post on January 3, 2018, by Clyde Vanel, Assemblymember for the 33rd District. дальше »
2019-1-4 16:00 | |
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Time Magazine Lauds Bitcoin (BTC) As An Escape From Economic Control
Time Magazine Comes To The Defense Of Bitcoin Mainstream media has become infamous for bashing Bitcoin (BTC). Over the asset’s relatively short lifespan of ~10 years, prominent journalists (who often don’t understand the value of blockchain-based assets), have come out to overtly bash BTC. дальше »
2018-12-29 00:59 | |
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Cryptojacking: 415,000 Routers Infected with Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Globally
While the price of bitcoin has nearly hit rock bottom from its $20,000 all-time-high of 2017, the bloodbath has not deterred bad actors from carrying out cryptojacking attacks. According to a Digital Trends report on December 4, 2018, rogue actors have installed crypto mining malware on 415,000 MikroTik routers globally. дальше »
2018-12-7 22:00 | |
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Nydia Zhang of the Social Alpha Foundation: Using the Blockchain for Good
As chairman and co-founder of the Social Alpha Foundation (SAF), Nydia Zhang has left a solid mark on the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, though, as a young art student at the University of Washington in 2011, blockchain was far from the direction she saw her life taking. дальше »
2018-12-6 18:13 | |
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Hoskinson: Satoshi Did “An Amazing Thing”...But There Are Lessons to Learn
Charles Hoskinson is best known today as a co-founder of both Ethereum and IOHK, where he leads the research, design and development of Cardano. But before these projects, there was Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-11-20 23:08 | |
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Target and Google Official Twitter Accounts Hacked, Used for Crypto Scams
In what is becoming an emerging trend, Twitter accounts of popular brands are being hacked in an attempt to scam unsuspecting users out of their cryptocurrencies. Target and Google are two high profile targets that have seen their accounts taken over by hackers who, in turn, have used them to scam followers by advertising fraudulent crypto giveaways. дальше »
2018-11-15 23:40 | |
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Zambia Central Bank Declares Bitcoin Not Legal Tender, Jails Multiple Crypto Investment Scheme Bad Actors
Three Directors Of Zambia’s Heritage Coin Resources Limited Accused Of Laundering $2. 4 Million Arrested Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has apprehended three directors of the Heritage Coin Resources Limited in an alleged offence of laundering more than k28,000,000, which is approximately $2. дальше »
2018-11-12 20:42 | |
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Hackers breach web analytics site to target crypto exchange Gate.io
According to a report from internet security firm ESET on November 6, bad actors compromised Ireland-based web analytics site StatCounter, in an attempt to steal bitcoin from the customers of a crypto exchange Gate. дальше »
2018-11-8 18:48 | |
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6 reasons why municipalities are getting hammered by cyberattacks
More and more municipalities are becoming victims of hacks. For example in the US, the first half of 2018 has seen many major (or not so major) cities being attacked by bad actors using a variety of methods. дальше »
2018-10-22 17:16 | |
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Google explains how its new Titan-M chip keeps the Pixel 3 secure
Despite its Google+ debacle, Google continues to claim that it pays close attention to the security of users. It has included a special chip in its new Pixel phones called Titan M, which protects consumers from bad actors. дальше »
2018-10-18 12:17 | |
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EOS WHISPER Could Reward Whistleblowers Who Report Bad Actors
Although there is a lull in developments concerning collusion on the EOS blockchain, the crypto community is actively considering future measures against corruption. Notably, BlockchainKid at the Good Audience blog has proposed a concept for an EOS whistleblower program. дальше »
2018-10-9 01:53 | |
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Cryptocurrency Regulations Moving Towards Clarity, Says Investment Security Expert
Julie Myers Wood believes that the era of little or no regulations in the cryptocurrency space is fast becoming a thing of the past. The Guidepost Solutions CEO says regulators will firm up laws to protect investors from bad actors in the industry. дальше »
2018-10-5 03:00 | |
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Monero Bug Allows Theft from Crypto Exchanges, Will They Start Delisting It?
A recently discovered bug allowed bad actors to trick and exploit cryptocurrency exchanges by sending multiple payments to the same stealth address. Monero Bug Allows Hackers to Steal from Crypto Exchanges Monero (XMR) is known as a coin that provides its users with increased levels of privacy and anonymity. дальше »
2018-9-27 21:00 | |
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Crypto Security 101: How to AirGap Your Devices?
There’s a well-known saying which goes, “a fool and his money are soon parted,” which sounds most apt for the cryptocurrency world. There are quite some bad actors who are ready to swindle money from naive people. дальше »
2018-9-26 13:00 | |
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Critical Bug Would Have Allowed Hackers to Create Bitcoin, Detector Hints at Sabotage
Bitcoin Core developers acknowledged a potentially devastating vulnerability in the code of the original cryptocurrency and appealed to miners to upgrade to their newly issued patch with immediate effect. дальше »
2018-9-23 07:56 | |
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The crypto fatigue is real
I’ll admit it, this prolonged cryptocurrency bear market that we’re in has got me feeling down. A year ago I was enormously bullish on everything blockchain and cryptocurrency, and I still am, but 2018 has given me a mild distaste for the whole space. дальше »
2018-9-22 15:30 | |
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Newdex Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchange Loses $58,000 Worth of EOS to Hackers
Cryptocriminals have exploited an enormous security vulnerability on the Newdex decentralized digital assets exchange to steal nearly $58,000 from customers, by creating 1 billion fake EOS tokens, reported The Next Web on September 18, 2018. дальше »
2018-9-21 18:00 | |
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Crypto Wallet Protection App Wants to Secure Your Wallets Against Malware
Malware, a persistent thorn in the side of the internet’s wider community, has become an increasing concern for cryptocurrency users. A problem that comes in many forms, malicious software is leveraged by hackers to rob community members of their funds. дальше »
2018-9-18 23:37 | |
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According to Trevor Koverko Security Tokens Are the Next Major Trend in Crypto
ICO was so last year. In the US anyway. The implications of this are both depressing and encouraging at the same time. For retail investors, among other things, this means shaking out the scammers and the bad actors. дальше »
2018-9-14 19:00 | |
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Small Canadian Town Gives in to Ransomware Hackers, Sends Bitcoin
Ransomware is a malicious form of software that makes a device unusable until the victim pays the hacker a pre-defined ransom. In most cases, those inflicted with such threats find alternative methods to remove the ransomware, rather than give in to the demands of the bad actors. дальше »
2018-9-12 19:38 | |
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