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Crypto Researcher: QuadrigaCX Exchange Never Had $190 Million Worth of Bitcoin in its Coffers
The story of distressed Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX which filed for bankruptcy since the sudden death of its CEO, Gerald Cotten, has taken a new dimension, as a recent research report by Zerononcense has revealed that the cryptocurrency trading venue never had the $190 million in bitcoin it claimed to have lost access to since […] дальше »
2019-2-6 23:39 | |
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Where’s the ‘Missing’ $150 Million? Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX’s Fiasco Gets Weirder with New Research
According to a cryptocurrency researcher with an online alias “ProofofResearch,” QuadrigaCX may not have a Bitcoin cold wallet nor $150 million in crypto. In a research paper, Zerononcense editor ProofofResearch stated that based on the evaluation of the company’s 31 Bitcoin addresses, no evidence to prove the existence of a cold wallet for QuadrigaCX was found. дальше »
2019-2-5 17:46 | |
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Bitcoin Researcher Analyzes Crypto Twitter Mentions, Predicts Bearish BTC Future Based on Drop
Blockchain and crypto have been largely compared to the dot com bubble era, even though others think it’s incomparable. This notion has led industry stakeholders to believe that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are ground-breaking, and therefore are inclined to using barely trustworthy market indexes in determining the performance of cryptocurrencies. This notion was reaffirmed last […] дальше »
2019-2-5 00:38 | |
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QuadrigaCX Exchange’s Lost Crypto Funds of $150 Million Might Be Active Per Reddit Researcher
Some of the $150 million from the “lost” reserves of QuadrigaCX, Canada’s largest crypto exchange company, might be on the move. It was reported that Gerald Cotton, the CEO of the company who passed away, was the sole signatory and executor to the funds. дальше »
2019-2-4 18:44 | |
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Crypto Researcher: Bitcoin Interest On Twitter Drops, Very Bearish
Although many compare crypto and blockchain to the early stages of the Dotcom Bubble, some believe that it is much more than that. This simple belief that cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, are paradigm-shifting has led industry insiders to enlist the use of exotic, yet often eerily accurate indicators to forecast what’s to come for this budding space. дальше »
2019-2-4 18:30 | |
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Digital Gold Thesis Shows Bitcoin (BTC) Is Undervalued, Should Be At $10,000
Bitcoin Likely “Massively Undervalued,” Claims Analyst PlanB, a leading cryptocurrency-friendly researcher on Twitter that has the handle “100trillionUSD” a (likely reference to his/her long-term prediction for the market capitalization of Bitcoin), recently took to his feed to claim that at the moment, BTC could be “MASSIVELY undervalued. дальше »
2019-2-4 09:00 | |
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QuadrigaCX Never Held $100M In Bitcoin, Says Crypto Researcher
Surprise! The craziest crypto-related story of 2019 has just become a tad zanier. According to a research piece from a leading industry researcher, QuadrigaCX, a Canadian Bitcoin (BTC) exchange in the midst of a multi-month imbroglio, could have been fibbing about its cryptocurrency holdings — and by a large sum at that. дальше »
2019-2-4 03:00 | |
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Researcher: Bitcoin Will Easily Surpass Market Cap of Gold at $8 Trillion
Crypto’s most fervent crusaders have sought to keep their heads up in this drastic, bone-crushing bear market. While optimism has often taken the form of the “institutional herd is coming” narrative, a number of Bitcoin (BTC) natives have begun to revisit the asset’s underlying value proposition. дальше »
2019-2-1 14:58 | |
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Lightning Network Co-Creator Is Designing a Scaling Solution Called Utreexo
A blockchain researcher has been working on a scaling effort for the unspent transaction output set found in the Bitcoin protocol. According to Tadge Dryja’s recently published description of research, the software engineer is working on a dynamic accumulator called Utreexo. дальше »
2019-1-20 03:01 | |
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Entourage Star’s Crypto & Bitcoin Show Sparks Twitter ‘Backlash’ (Memes)
Entourage’s Connolly Wants To Bring Bitcoin To American TV Per previous reports from Ethereum World News, Mati Greenspan, eToro’s in-house crypto researcher, once claimed that a lack of proper, non-bias, easy-to-comprehend education has been curbing Bitcoin (BTC) from adoption. дальше »
2019-1-20 02:30 | |
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Malware Found on a Movie Downloaded via Torrent Steals your Crypto and Poisons your Search Results
The plans of the security researcher under with the twitter username 0xffff0800 to spend a relaxing movie night at home did not turn out as he expected since after downloading a movie from a torrent uploaded to The Pirate Bay, he found a new (and interesting) type of malware that almost infects his computer. дальше »
2019-1-18 04:28 | |
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Sergio Demian Lerner Says the Constantinople Bug “Was Evident and Well-Known”
A long time crypto security researcher has come out to say the Constantinople bug was revealed months ago. Sergio Demian Lerner says: “At Coinspect we discussed a months ago the “vulnerability”. дальше »
2019-1-17 18:13 | |
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773 million email addresses have been leaked – check if yours is on the list
We’re just over two weeks into 2019, and one of the biggest data leaks in recent years has surfaced. Today, renowned security researcher Troy Hunt reported a massive leak consisting of 773 million unique email IDs and 21 million unique passwords, which he refers to as Collection #1. дальше »
2019-1-17 10:55 | |
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New CryptoJacking Tactic Involves Movie Files And Wikipedia
A new method for stealing cryptocurrencies involves using a downloadable movie file as bait, and it is also being utilized to mine cryptocurrency and manipulate Google results. In addition, the virus also attempts to steal cryptocurrency through Wikipedia donations according to security researcher ‘@0xffff08000’ (Jan 10). дальше »
2019-1-14 16:01 | |
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Crypto Conference Industry Remains in Bull Market, New Data Shows
More often than not, the first thing to be cut out of the budget is marketing. When the going gets tough and the coffers start emptying, the first head on the chopping block is usually the marketing intern. дальше »
2019-1-12 02:00 | |
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Developer Releases Cash-DB, a Terab Project Fork for the BCH Network
On Jan. 7, the technician and researcher Joannes Vermorel announced the release of a new project called Cash-DB, a forked repository for the BCH network which consists of Vermorel’s original Terab Project work. дальше »
2019-1-9 13:20 | |
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Network Transaction Fees For BTC Hit A Three-Year Low Thanks To SegWit And Lightning Network
Transaction Fees For BTC Hit A Three-Year Low Thanks To SegWit And Lightning Network Transactions fees for the BTC reached a three-year dip, according to BitInfoCharts. It is estimated that the transaction fees have reached an average of just $0. дальше »
2019-1-7 18:40 | |
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Crypto Analyst Expects Bear Trend As Bitcoin (BTC) Surges
Bitcoin Fundamentals Hinting At Bear Trend Willy Woo, a leading Australian crypto researcher, analyst, and commentator, recently took to his well-followed Twitter feed to convey his latest bit of Bitcoin (BTC)-related analysis. дальше »
2019-1-7 01:00 | |
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Chainalysis report: $41 billion of transactions were executed on Bitcoin blockchain in 2 months, only $9 billion had real economic value
Bitcoin was about to turn the tide and recover its popularity just before the heavy November price nosedive, according to data released Wednesday by researcher Chainalysis. The blockchain investigators from Chainalysis report that Bitcoin’s 30-day moving average of flows to personal wallets was on the rise, surpassing $400 million by Nov. дальше »
2018-12-20 22:56 | |
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Snapchat is testing new features (that Instagram has had for months)
Snapchat has clearly fallen behind Instagram when it comes to user growth. In order to catch up, the app is testing a bunch of features like a timer, camera grid, and portrait mode. The finding comes from app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who took to Twitter to share screenshots of the new features. дальше »
2018-12-10 12:59 | |
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Cryptojacking Malware Infections Double in Internet Routers Since Summer Per Security Researcher
Malware is one of the most popular ways that hackers get the information that they want. Hackers have been working their way into traditional finance for a while, and cryptocurrency has not been an exception. дальше »
2018-12-6 19:17 | |
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Sound researcher quantifies how awful airplane earbuds actually are
It’s one of the worst feelings in the world: You’re on an airplane, only to realize you’ve forgotten your headphones. You’re then forced to use the pair of earbuds provided by the airline just so you don’t have to spend your flight in silence. дальше »
2018-12-5 04:27 | |
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Almost Half a Million MikroTik Routers Infected by Crypto Mining Malware to Mine Monero (XMR)
The crypto-jacking epidemic continues this week with news that 415,000 routers have been infected with crypto mining malware. The targeted routers were quietly hijacked to mine cryptocurrency without alerting users. дальше »
2018-12-5 02:50 | |
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Zoom bug let attackers hijack your screens during conference calls
Videoconferencing is almost always terrible at the best of times, but can you imagine someone taking control of your screen during a meeting and sending inappropriate messages to the other attendees? Zoom patched this kind of vulnerability in the desktop app for its video chat service last week to save people from a conference call from hell. дальше »
2018-12-4 15:44 | |
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Crypto Mining Software Could Be Used to Steal Corporate Secrets, Says Threat Researcher
Cryptocurrency mining software could be used to steal corporate secrets according to new research from threat researcher Troy Kent. Kent, who works for Awake Security presented his research at the InfoSecurity North America Conference in New York earlier this month. дальше »
2018-12-4 13:59 | |
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Awake Security Researcher Says Repurposed Crypto Mining Software Can Siphon Corporate Intel
Could Mining Software Be Used To Steal Corporate Secrets? During the last 6 months, cryptocurrency mining activities have experienced a strong decline after the hash rate of the Bitcoin network got reduced by 44% since its all-time high in August. дальше »
2018-12-3 21:32 | |
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Nigeria caught in WhatsApp fake news whirlwind ahead of elections
After numerous infamous cases of people in India and Brazil falling prey to fake news spread on WhatsApp, the problem is now spreading to Nigeria. The West African nation is hosting its national elections in February next year, and a report from The Poynter Institute says its citizens are at risk of being conned by misinformation surrounding political parties – and it’s reaching people through WhatsApp. дальше »
2018-12-3 11:35 | |
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Facebook might soon let you mute comments with selected words
Let’s face it: Facebook is not the most positive place on earth. Some comments on your Facebook posts can be more than unpleasant. But researcher Jane Manchun Wong’s new finding in the app could bring us some hope for a better experience. дальше »
2018-11-28 10:19 | |
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China may have made the world’s first designer babies despite the risks
A researcher in China’s Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, has claimed that he has created the world’s first gene-edited designer babies. The claim comes as a surprise, as the ethics and safety of this particular form of gene editing are still under debate. дальше »
2018-11-26 15:11 | |
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Hate speech is still too easy to find on social media
Shortly after the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, I noticed that the word “Jews” was trending on Twitter. As a social media researcher and educator, I became concerned that the violence would spread online, as it has in the past. дальше »
2018-11-22 12:26 | |
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500,000 Android users downloaded malware made by one developer
Android malware has been on the rise over the past couple of years, we’ve just seen one of the worst attacks of this kind. ESET security researcher Lukas Stefanko found 13 apps with malware on the Play store, and said that more than 560,000 people downloaded these apps before Google took them down. дальше »
2018-11-21 14:09 | |
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John McAfee Supports Jihan Wu, Says Craig Wright Is Not Satoshi Nakamoto
John McAfee, a known Infosec personality, decided to take a public stance against Craig Wright, and deny Wright's claims that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin's anonymous creator. McAfee Vs Wright Many are already familiar with Craig Wright — nChain's chief researcher who stood against Bitcoin ABC in the issue of recent Bitcoin Cash upgrade. Wright […] дальше »
2018-11-18 09:43 | |
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Is it the Year of the Stablecoin?
By Evan Kereiakes, Core Researcher at Terra Stablecoins have great potential, but have not lived up to their hype thus far in 2018. 2018 was billed as the ‘Year of the Stablecoin’, so what happened? While there have been a few noteworthy developments and announcements thus far, the current state of the stablecoin landscape remains […] The post Is it the Year of the Stablecoin? appeared first on CaptainAltcoin. дальше »
2018-11-15 22:10 | |
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Fake Mobile Cryptocurrency Wallet Apps Found on Google Play Store
A recent discovery shows the presence of phony cryptocurrency wallets found on the Google Play Store. The fight against malicious apps seems not to be ending any time soon. Fake Wallets: The Latest Scheme by Cryptocurrency Thieves According to The Next Web, European cybersecurity researcher, Lukas Stefanko, discovered that four fake virtual currency apps claimed […] The post Fake Mobile Cryptocurrency Wallet Apps Found on Google Play Store appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »
2018-11-15 22:10 | |
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Fake crypto wallets found on Google Play Store
On November 13, a malware researcher Lukas Stefanko reported in his blog that he had found four fake applications on Google Play Store that tried to trick users either in to luring their credentials or impersonating cryptocurrency wallets. дальше »
2018-11-15 13:32 | |
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McAfee Labs Discover Russian Crypto Mining Malware, Correlation with Monero Price
McAfee Labs has announced the discovery of WebCobra, a Russian coin mining malware which explores victim’s computing power. Security researcher Kapil Khade also found that a correlation between the prevalence of miner malware and changes in the price of Monero (XMR). дальше »
2018-11-15 23:00 | |
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More malicious cryptocurrency apps found on the Play Store
It seems we might never win the battle against fake cryptocurrency apps on Google’s Play Store, as another four have been identified this week. The apps were masquerading on the Play Store as cryptocurrency wallets for NEO, Tether, and MetaMask. дальше »
2018-11-14 18:09 | |
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Alex Jones’ Infowars store was infected with credit card skimming software
Infowars is best known as the fake news platform used by beetroot-red nutjob Alex Jones to spout wild conspiracies and defame grieving parents. But did you also know it boasts an online store where you can buy vitamins, “neutraceuticals,” and garish right-wing t-shirts? I mention the retail bit because, according to ZDNet and Dutch security researcher, Willem de Groot, it was recently the site of a particularly nasty Magecart infection, which hoovered up the details of roughly 1,600 customers. дальше »
2018-11-14 12:59 | |
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Facebook bug allowed websites to grab unsuspecting users’ personal data
Security firm Imperva found a bug in May that allowed websites to read Facebook users and their friends’ private information. The troubling vulnerability let a site access users’ likes and interests through a manipulated Facebook Graph query. дальше »
2018-11-14 09:24 | |
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BitMEX CEO Denies Allegations of Trading Against Customers
Last month an independent crypto researcher who goes by the name, Hasu, posted an article exploring some of the most prevalent concerns users have with crypto exchange behemoth BitMEX, one of which is that the exchange trades against its customers to make a profit. дальше »
2018-11-14 02:00 | |
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Researcher behind Monero’s crypto system awarded prestigious prize
An Australian researcher has received a prestigious award from the nation’s top computer society, specifically for his pioneering contributions to anonymizing cryptocurrency transactions. Associate Professor Joseph Liu of Monash University has been named the Australian Computer Society’s (ACS) researcher of the year at its annual disruptor awards last week. дальше »
2018-11-8 16:29 | |
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Instagram is testing Hindi language support for Indian users
Instagram is seemingly looking to expand its Indian user base with support for Hindi. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong found this in a test version of the app. Wong posted screenshots of Instagram… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Instagram дальше »
2018-11-8 13:09 | |
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Hackers Infiltrate 600K Websites Through StatCounter in Search of Bitcoin
Cybercriminals have hacked one of the largest website traffic analytics platforms on the web, and with it have injected malicious code into over 600,000 websites in an attempt to gain access to Bitcoin held at cryptocurrency exchange Gate. дальше »
2018-11-8 00:00 | |
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AMEX blunder left thousands of Indian customers’ personal info unsecured
A database belonging to American Express India was accessible to anyone for more than five days during October. The unprotected database, which was discovered by Hacken cyber consultancy team’s director of Cyber Risk Research, Bob Diachenko on October 25, contained Amex customer names, phone numbers, addresses, PAN numbers, and Aadhaar IDs. дальше »
2018-11-7 17:00 | |
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Microsoft Research Economist: Ethereum and Blockchain are Great Tools For Next Recession
Glen Weyl, a researcher at Microsoft Research New York City, posted on Twitter his views of the blockchain industry, which were mainly positive. He tweeted about Vitalik Buterin and discussed that the blockchain industry may be a reliable tool in an upcoming recession. дальше »
2018-11-6 20:23 | |
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Security researcher finds Google Play app phishing for crypto exchange login details
Security and malware researcher Lukas Stefanko, who’s known for catching cryptocurrency-related scams, has recently found an app on Google’s Play Store phishing users’ credentials on conventional banking apps and cryptocurrency exchanges. дальше »
2018-11-5 13:51 | |
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Google Play Store Hosted App Found Hacking Crypto Login Credentials
A video published Thursday by security researcher Lukas Stefanko exposed a malicious app hosted on the Google Play store that distributes malware onto unsuspecting user’s mobile devices. Harvesting Your Passwords The app, called Easy Rates Converter, markets itself as a currency conversion tool. дальше »
2018-11-4 03:00 | |
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