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Vitalik Buterin sim-swap hack exposes Twitter Blue account security flaw

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin confirmed that his X (formerly Twitter) account was breached via a sim-swap attack, according to a Sept. 11 post on Warpcast. A sim-swap attack is a scheme that exploits a vulnerability in specific two-factor authentication methods, where a phone call or text message serves as the second authentication step. дальше »

2023-9-12 17:00


Part 4: Genesis of Ledger Recover – Controlling Access to the Backup: Identity Verification

How can Ledger Recover protect the entropy of a Secret Recovery Phrase without just introducing yet another additional mechanism secret-based such as a password, a two-factor authentication or similar? In this section, we will delve into Identity Verification mechanisms which provide access to your backup by yourself and only you. дальше »

2023-9-8 16:04


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Australian Hacker Who Stole Over 100,000 XRP Sentenced to 2 Years Behind Bars

Kathryn Nguyen, a 25-year-old Sydney female has been charged with stealing 100,000 XRP in January 2018 and has been sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in prison. Nguyen, together with an associate, hacked a 56-year-old person’s cryptocurrency account and proceeded to swap the two-factor authentication into her phone. After the swap was completed, the […] дальше »

2020-8-11 12:01


Twitter Hacker Managed to Scam Only 12 Bitcoin After Duping Major Accounts Using ‘Internal Tools’

A security incident on Twitter duped businesses and people into sending at least $120,000 worth of Bitcoin to an anonymous online wallet, half of which has already been spirited to other accounts. Given that some of the Twitter accounts targeted were using two-factor authentication (2FA) and strong passwords, the hack may be internal to twitter. […] дальше »

2020-7-16 15:35


Google’s Titan key for locking your online accounts is now available with USB-C

Do you have a laptop or a phone with USB-C port? Then Google has got you covered when it comes to securing your online accounts and preventing unauthorized access. The internet giant has announced a USB-C Titan Security Key, manufactured by Yubico, that’s compatible with Android, Chrome OS, macOS, and Windows devices for $40. дальше »

2019-10-15 09:40


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Twitter suspends SMS feature after CEO Dorsey’s account was hi-Jack-ed

Twitter has temporarily suspended the ability to tweet via SMS following high-profile hack of its CEO Jack Dorsey and a number of celebrities. “We’re taking this step because of vulnerabilities that need to be addressed by mobile carriers and our reliance on having a linked phone number for two-factor authentication,” the company said. дальше »

2019-9-5 10:38


Three ways to prevent exchange hacks—how 3FA can foil cryptocurrency exchange robberies

The recent hack of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, highlights the need for heightened security in the crypto space. In what Wired reported as “a ‘large-scale security breach,’ hackers stole not only 7,000 bitcoin—equivalent to over $40 million ($56 million at the time of this writing, just one week later)—but also some user two-factor […] The post Three ways to prevent exchange hacks—how 3FA can foil cryptocurrency exchange robberies appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

2019-5-16 17:22