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The IT security researchers at Qihoo 360 Total Security have discovered a new malware aiming at stealing cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, from the computer system of unsuspected users. Dubbed ClipboardWalletHijacker by researchers; the malware is targeting at Windows-based devices and is currently installed on over 300,000 devices. As indicated by its name the malware monitors clipboard activity […]
Shopin, the first universal shopper profile offering the most personal shopping experience on reseller, app and store websites via blockchain and Artificial Intelligence, today released an official statement that a significant token wallet has been hacked. As a result of the hack, over $10 million dollars in a variety of tokens, including Ethereum, Level Up, Orbs […]
Another day, another Monero cryptocurrency mining malware hits unsuspected users worldwide – This one crashes your system once the anti-virus software attempts to delete it. The IT security researchers at 360 Total Security have discovered a nasty piece of malware infecting Windows-based devices to mine Monero cryptocurrency by using their computing power (CPU) and slowing down its performance. Dubbed WinstarNssmMiner […]
Another day, another phishing attack trying to steal Ethereum cryptocurrency but this time there is a twist since the scam involves a completely different method. Due to the sudden surge in Bitcoin price last year other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Monero have also gained value but then with fame comes haters and this time the IT security researchers at RiskIQ […]
Security firm Trend Micro’s researchers have identified a malicious Chrome extension that can hijack Bitcoin transactions before getting detected. The extension utilizes an already discovered malware called FacexWorm. The malware was firstly identified in August 2017 and it re-emerged earlier in April 2018. The attack involves propagation of infected Facebook Messenger messages while the attack […]
Ian Balina is a well-known, sponsored YouTube blogger or rather Vlogger. He is known for reviewing cryptocurrency initial coin offerings (ICOs) via live streaming of videos. Unfortunately, the blogger became a victim of cybercrime recently where he lost roughly $2 million in tokens. [squaread][/squaread] What happened was that while Balina was busy with his stream, […]
A 15-year-old IT security researcher Saleem Rashid has identified a set of three highly critical vulnerabilities in hardware cryptocurrency wallet Ledger that would allow attackers to compromise the device before even the user could receive it. According to the proof of concept published by Saleem in his blog post, he infected the Ledger Nano S, […]
Google will ban all advertisements promoting cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offering (ICO) from June 2018. This means after the social media giant Facebook, Google is the second technology giant to put a lid on the promotion of anything related to the cryptocurrency business. Google earlier today stated that advertisements and promotions related to cryptocurrency wallets, cryptocurrency exchanges, cryptocurrency, and trading advice […]
Recently, a French startup Quarnot introduced a cryptomining heater that is capable of paying for itself at some point through harnessing huge reserves of heat that get generated while CPU is busy mining for the cryptocurrency. Labeled as Quarnot’s QC1, the heater is said to keep your house warm during the torturous winter season and […]
Hole made it possible to trick users into double spending and hack smart contracts. Developers of Ethereum, the world’s No. 2 digital currency by market capitalization, have closed a serious security hole that allowed virtually anyone with an Internet connection to manipulate individual users’ access to the publicly accessible ledger. So-called eclipse attacks work by […]
Bitcoin has always been the leading cryptocurrency running the show for quite some time now until in the year 2014 when everything changed. During that year, Ethereum was announced during the North American Bitcoin Conference and since then, it also started gaining popularity and many comparisons between Ethereum vs Bitcoin followed. Many people have had […]
Ledger hardware wallet that is currently operating in the cryptocurrency market is vulnerable to cyber attacks. The vulnerability was identified by unknown security researchers in every single hardware wallet that allows cybercriminals to show fraudulent addresses to Ledger users/customers. When funds are requested to these addresses, the cryptocurrency is transferred to the attacker’s wallet instead of […]
The decentralized home sharing network The BeeToken customers have been tricked into losing Ethereum worth over $1 million or £700,000 thanks to a targeted phishing scam. According to reports, the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) from BeeToken become a victim of a targeted attack due to which investors in this home sharing network’s ICO lost such […]
Another Ethereum Startup Prodeum Vanished Into Thin Air After Collecting $11 from Investors for ICO and leaves behind a penis. A relatively lesser known and somewhat amateurish Ethereum startup called Prodeum pulled off an exit scam this Sunday and duped ICO investors after cumulatively raising $11 USD in a crowdsale. The startup left its investors […]
As you might know, the value of Bitcoin suddenly increased this month and that motivated hackers to target cryptocurrency exchanges and steal user funds or shut down their service so no one can withdraw their funds. But those who cannot hack or mine cryptocurrency are physically assaulting people for it. According to the Manhattan District […]
$10,000. That’s the valuation achieved by Bitcoin on November 28, 2017! This is living testimony to the success and the value of cryptocurrencies. Alas! Like everything of value, cryptocurrencies in general and Bitcoins, in particular, have attracted eyeballs that hide malicious intents behind them. Hackers, cybercriminals, web stalkers, and fraudsters are striving hard to wreak […]
Bitcoin price is surging, and same goes for cyberattacks against it. The Bitcoin Gold (BTG) team have announced that a hacker breached into their Github repository and changed the two existing Windows files with malicious ones. The reason for it was to trick users and steal their funds. Currently, one Bitcoin (BTC) is almost $10,000 that makes […]
Bitcoin surged on Monday, recovering more than $1,000 after losing almost a third of its value in less than four days as traders bought back into the volatile cryptocurrency. Bitcoin tumbled in the second half of last week, falling as low as $5,555 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange on Sunday, a slide of almost 30 […]
What if your access to your whole digital currency pile is restricted due to a person’s fault? What would you do? This isn’t a hypothetical scenario for some people who are holding popular cryptocurrency Ethereum in Parity digital wallet. Parity has warned users that due to a mistake by code contributor devops199, the library needed […]
Popular cryptocurrency wallets are under threat currently as the notorious CryptoShuffler Trojan is stealing cryptocurrencies. According to the findings of Kaspersky Labs, which discovered the Trojan, mainstream cryptocurrencies including Dash, Monero, Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Zcash, etc., have been targeted by attackers so far using CryptoShuffler and hackers have stolen $150,000 (£113,250) worth of Bitcoins. The […]
Wesley Neelen (security researcher) has received a phishing email that seems to be from the legal online Ethereum wallet site Myetherwallet.com. Cybercriminals are trying to get the login credentials for all type of accounts through phishing emails. By tricking possible victims to enter their username and password on a fake website (legitimate-looking), the attackers are […]