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Cryptocurrency is a hot commodity these days that facilitate online transactions without any regulation or control from any government entity, banking facilities, and territories. Even with the lack of government control, countries are taking a plunge with the cryptocurrency market as well. As cryptocurrency started “poisoning” the real currency market due to the availability of […]
Adobe Flash Player, the erstwhile universal plugin for rich multimedia content on the web is the favorite whipping boy of security professionals for decades. This is because the vulnerable browser plugin is a purveyor of security exploits and widening attack surface of any device it is installed on. It used to be supported on Android […]
According to a new analysis report, targeted cyber attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges resulted in a total loss of $882 million in 2017 and the first three quarters of 2018. More than 14 crypto exchanges were hacked and the major attacks are linked to North Korean hackers from Lazarus state-sponsored group. The cybercrime report published by […]
As reported on cryptovest a new research from Check Point shows cyber-criminals are increasingly targeting iPhones in crypto-mining attacks. While it never quite took off among consumers, Google Plus is now dead in the water as far as individual users are concerned. The social network is being wound down following the discovery of a bug […]
The Blockchain technology is a proven secure system, but that doesn’t mean that engaging with cryptocurrency transaction is safe all the time. This is because of the inherent insecurity of cryptocurrency exchanges, private firms that are engaging in the business of buying and selling cryptocurrencies to real-world currencies, like the US Dollar and the Euro. […]
Hackers stolen cryptocurrencies worth $60 million form Japanese cryptocurrency exchange firm Zaif exchange hot wallet that connected to the internet. The stolen cryptocurrencies include Bitcoin, Monacoin and Bitcoin Cash, the attackers gained control over Zaif exchange hot wallet for two hours and transferred the funds. Tech Bureau group who owns Zaif said that bout 2.2 […]
Worlds thirteenth largest cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has decided to delist the Bitcoin Gold(BTG) from this blockchain after they Bitcoin Gold declined to pay 12,372 BTG. Bitcoin Gold is one the leading cryptocurrency with $374,203,766 USD market cap (50,768 BTC) and its holding rank 29. May 19th, Malicious hackers attempting a largest double-spend attack on Bittrex and few cryptocurrency exchanges and stolen the Bitcoin Gold, using rented power from […]
KICKICO Hacked, hackers gained access to the KICK smart contact token of the KICKICO platform and stolen 70,000,000 KICK which is equivalent to $ 7.7 million. KICKICO is an initial coin offering (ICO) project that launched with the Ethereum blockchain protocol. KICKICO ranks 133 according to coinmarketcap and handles $0.113662 USD every day. The company […]
As is often the case when an industry gains any sort of mainstream traction, there are always people looking for gaps in the system. By creeping into the cracks developers have left behind, hackers can find ways to exploit weaknesses for their own personal gain. Despite the obvious complexity and potential of blockchains and cryptocurrencies, […]
Israeli based cryptocurrency exchange platform Bancor suffers Security Breach, hackers stolen $13.5 Million Worth Cryptocurrency. According to the company statement, the hack attack took place on July 9, at 00:00 UTC and no user wallets have been compromised in the attack. How Bancor Security Breach Occurs Bancor website in maintenance now, according to their statement, […]
Bithump hacked second time in this year, hackers stolen 35 billion won which is equivalent to $31 million from the exchange platform. It lasts from last night to today morning in Korean Standard Time (KST). Bithump ranks sixth worldwide based on Trade Volume of more than $417 million in 24 hours. As a result of […]
Coinrail Hacked, attackers have stolen more than $40 million in ICO tokens and altcoins from the company servers. The South Korean crypto exchange Coinrail ranks among top 100 exchanges according to coinmarketcap and handles less than $2.5 million in volume every day. After cyber intrusion was noticed the company web portal was in maintenance mode […]
blockchain based personal shopper company Shopin released an official statement that its significant token distributor syndicate was hacked and stolen $10 million USD of a variety of tokens, including Ethereum, Level Up, Orbs, and Shopin Tokens. Shopin world’s first decentralized shopper profile That built on the blockchain that delivers the most personal shopping experience on retailer […]
A malicious Chrome and Edge Browser Extension delivers powerful backdoor to stealing information from the browsers and monitor the victim’s activities. A downloader that delivers the malware payload that contains Revisit remote administration tool along with a backdoor extension to hijack the infected system. The two payloads are apparently distributing from a group of Malware authors called […]
Z-Wave, a Wireless Communication Protocol that widely used in IoT Smart Devices vulnerability allow attackers to perform Downgrade Attack and compromise nearly 100 Million IoT devices around the world. Z-Wave protocol used in many of wireless control IoT devices such as security systems, Door locks, garage door openers and Z-Wave automation system can be controlled […]
Hackers have stolen around $18 Million worth of BTG (Bitcoin Gold) from Bitcoin Gold Network using a new attack method called “Double Spend”. Attackers using “51% attacks” which means An attacker that controls more than 50% of the network’s computing power and they take over more than 50 % of hashpower. Double spend attack is a type of […]
Newly discovered Dangerous CryptoMiner called WinstarNssmMiner rapidly spreading and generate huge revenue via mining Monero on infected computers. It Brutally Hijacking Computers intercepted its attack over 500 thousand times within 3 days. Researchers named it WinstarNssmMiner since it mainly attacking Windows-based computers. This malware is difficult to evacuate since victim’s PCs crash when they found and […]
An Ubuntu user identified a malicious code that mines Bytecoin (BCN) hidden in the source code of the Ubuntu snap package (2048buntu and Hextris) on the official Ubuntu Snap Store. The malicious app 2048buntu appears to be a carbon copy of the legitimate 2024 game that hosted on the Ubuntu Snap Store. Both the packages […]
Newly Emerging SynAck Ransomware using a sophisticated technique called Process Doppelgänging to bypass various modern security solutions. SynAck is the first Ransomware using this modern Anti-analysis and anti-detection techniques(Process Doppelgänging) to evade the security and take over the victims machine to perform further attack process. Process Doppelgänging is a technique to injection hidden code into the legitimate […]
Re-emerging Dharma Ransomware distributed with new variant that developed to attack various organisation and individual systems and encrypting the victim files to demand the ransom amount. It added various futures and tactics to infiltrate the victims computer when compare old version of Dharma Ransomware. Unlike old version, it using various infections vectors such as Spam and […]
Starting from 2018 cyber threat landscape shifted from Ransomware to Cryptocurrency mining attacks, attackers targeted a number of internet portals and different kinds of servers. Hackers taking each and every probability for mining cryptocurrencies, even they inserted Cryptocurrency mining malware with the embedded videos in word documents. The Cryptocurrency mining attacks not limited to computer’s, […]