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An old vulnerability in the Signalling System No. 7 (SS7) telecom network protocol was used by Positive Technologies researchers to access and steal data from a test account, which they had registered recently at Coinbase, a bitcoin exchange platform. It is thus, identified that through exploiting the SS7 flaw, an attacker could access text messages […]
The security of SMS-based two-factor authentication has been long-debated. Despite flaws in Signalling System No. 7 (SS7), which is an internationally used telecom protocol to route texts and calls, it continues to be used at a large scale in banking and other services. The security researchers Positive Technologies have shown how a bitcoin wallet can […]
In 2015, it was reported that uTorrent was secretly installing Epic Scale Bitcoin mining software on users’ computer to get generate revenue. Now, something similar has happened with The Pirate Bay (TPB), one of the most visited platforms for downloading pirated content. As Alexa shows TPB is among 87 most visited sites in the world while it […]
The Reserve Bank of India has cautioned people about the possible drawbacks of the popular cryptocurrency known as Bitcoin. They may seem to not like Bitcoin but this doesn’t mean the RBI bank has set aside the whole idea of digital currency alternatives. According to a the Economic Times, RBI is planning to get in […]
Spam Campaigns Using Trickbot Banking Trojan on the Rise Targeting Cryptocurrencies and Non-traditional currencies. A campaign involving Trickbot banking Trojan has been identified by Forcepoint Security Labs that is targeting cryptocurrencies. This Trojan is known for targeting financial institutions and its malware strain was firstly identified in fall 2016. According to security experts, the malware […]
The popular Dutch security researcher Victor Gevers has discovered thousands of Bitcoin miners left exposed on the Internet. The popular security researcher Victor Gevers, the founder of the GDI Foundation, has discovered 2,893 Bitcoin miners left exposed on the Internet. The devices expose Telnet port with no password, the expert explained to Bleeping Computer that all miners belong […]
On August 20th, Enigma, a decentralized marketplace and cryptocurrency investment platform was hacked by an unknown hacker. As a result, $500,000 in Ethereum was stolen. The hack attack occurred when the company was gearing up for crypto token sale. The attack was quite sophisticated since the hacker took over Enigma’s website, admin passwords, email newsletter and Slack account. The hacker […]
The sold vulnerability facilitates Bypassing 2FA on Poloniex – The hacker sold the flaw after they waited for Poloniex’s reply for 2 months. The security researcher who bypassed the two-factor authentication on Poloniex, a digital asset exchange service based in the United States, states that he has sold the vulnerability now after giving the company 60 […]
Patrick O’Neill, a journalist at CyberScoopNews, has claimed that since August 3rd, ShapeShift has been helping law enforcement to trace bitcoin transactions between WannaCry ransomware distributors and developers. The reason behind ShapeShift’s involvement in the investigation is that Bitcoin withdrawn for the ransomware were exchanged for Monero on this platform. While speaking with O’Neil, Alberti […]
We have heard about Dark Web marketplace asking for funds to assassinate Donald Trump and Mike Pence – We have also heard about criminals offering physical revenge services but online sex trade through Dark Web? Well, Lukasz Pawel Herba, a Polish citizen, has been arrested for kidnapping a 20-year-old British woman in Italy and selling her online […]
A couple of days ago it was reported that the 38-year-old Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik, co-owner of one of Internet’s largest digital currency exchange BTC-e was arrested in Greece on suspicion of using his platform for a large scale money laundering campaign and aiding cyber criminals in receiving money from victims of ransomware attacks. Now, the US […]
A 38-year-old Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik who also happened to be the co-owner of BTC-e, one of the most popular and largest Bitcoin exchanges in Russia was arrested by Greek police in Thessaloniki city. The arrest was conducted on a warrant issued by the US law enforcement authorities suspecting him of money laundering of over $4 million via Bitcoin transactions […]
Veritaseum Ethereum platform confirmed today that a hacker was able to steal millions of $ 8.4 from the ICO Ethereum (Coin Initial Offers) platform. The anonymous hacker was able to steal true chips during the ICO. Because the ICO was running and the chips were in demand, the hacker immediately sold to other buyers. “ICOs […]
Another day another Ethereum related breach – This time its Veritaseum platform, whose Initial Coin Offering (ICO) suffered a data breach in which around US$8.4 million worth of Ethereum have been stolen on Sunday. In an analysis report published by Veritaseum’s founder Reggie Middleton, the hackers conducted a “very sophisticated” hack attack on the platform and stole US$8.4M worth […]
If you have stored funds at Parity Technologies, a smart contract coding firm, multi-signature wallet then it is the right time to move them to normal wallets. Parity has issued security alert of “critical” nature to make customers aware of an exploitable vulnerability in its multi-signature wallet software. Reportedly, the vulnerability has been identified in […]
CoinDash (ISO), an Israeli cryptocurrency social trading start-up has announced that it has suffered a massive security breach in which the company’s crowdfunding page was hacked during Token Sale event earlier today — As a result, unknown hackers stole Ethereum worth $7 million. [irp posts=”54981″ name=”Hackers Steal Billions in S.Korean Won by Hacking 4th Largest Bitcoin Exchange”] The […]
AlphaBay, one of the largest Dark Web markets for drugs, weapons and other illegal products that mysteriously darkened at the beginning of this month without any explanation from its directors. AlphaBay Shut Down After Police Raid it was closed by international authorities. On July 4, the dark web market suddenly dropped without any explanation of […]
Bithumb, the world’s fourth largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, confirmed a security incident during which an unknown hacker was able to make off with an yet undetermined amount of funds. Clues that something was wrong emerged on Thursday, when South Korean users, who make most of Bithumb’s userbase, started complaining on a local social network about losing […]
AlphaBay, one of the most popular and largest marketplace on the Dark Web has gone offline, and users believe something fishy is going on – The market is also known as “the new Silk Road,” of the Dark Web and is famous for selling drugs, databases, weapons and other illegal items. Usually, when the marketplace goes offline for […]
One of the biggest exchanges and cryptocurrencies Ether Bitcoin worlds, Bithumb has recently been violated, resulting in a loss of Over $1 Million Worth Bitcoin and Ether Stolen after a number of user accounts have been compromised. Bithumb is the largest South Korean exchange cryptocurrencies with 20% of global trade, and about 10% of world […]
According to local media reports and confirmed in an official blog post, an unidentified hacker(s) managed to steal an unknown (or probably undisclosed) amount of cryptocurrency from Bithumb. It is the world’s fourth largest cryptocurrency exchange. Bitcoin and Ethereum are main currencies found on the platform. The worst affected are people based in South Korea which makes […]