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This is the third time that Bithumb has been hacked to steal millions in cryptocurrency. Crypto industry is being hammered by cybercriminals with full frequency lately. There are reports of a new attack against South Korean bitcoin exchange called Bithumb due to which the exchange got hacked. The attack occurred on the morning of Saturday. This […]
Bithumb, South Korea’s largest bitcoin exchange, has been hacked to the tune of around $20 million. Financial news website CCN reports, “Bithumb, the largest bitcoin exchange in South Korea alongside Upbit, has been hacked for around $20 million. The company said that user funds stored in crypto cold storage wallets were not hacked, but corporate […]
According to an ethical hacker from the International Institute of Cyber Security, a hacker, known as “Gnosticplayers”, offers to disclose personal details of 26 million users from six companies around the world in exchange for Bitcoin transfers. This is the fourth time that the hacker puts for sale stolen information in dark web forums in […]
In a first of its kind transaction, two Bitcoin coders successfully sent a Bitcoin lightning payment over radio waves. The transaction was organized on Twitter when Rodolfo Novak, co-founder of CoinKite, a bitcoin hardware startup, invited interested people in attempting a transaction on JS8call. JS8call is a software for Amateur radio that can encode and […]
Rural Jackson County, Georgia computer systems are infected with Massive Ryuk ransomware attack that leads to shut down all the operations. Since there is no way to recover the files back without the decryption key, officials paid $400,000 as a ransom amount to cybercriminals in order to recover the infected system. Authorities Confirmed that the […]
2017 was the Year of the Ransomware when WannaCry and its derivatives wreaked havoc to various computer installations with SMBv1 vulnerabilities. The encrypted user data that WannaCry cost the world an estimated $4 billion worth of ransom payments in Bitcoin that went to the packets of its authors. Fast forward today, in 2019, ransomware is […]
Malicious actors can replace cryptocurrency addresses thanks to this clipboard malware Network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security report a new malware-related incident in Google Play Store. According to reports, a new malware variant used to replace the contents of the clipboard of an Android device (this variant is […]
This is the first ever Clipper malware found on Play Store. Another day another Android malware on Google Play Store – This time the IT security researchers at ESET have discovered a malware known for replacing the content of clipboard on the targeted device. This type of malware is called Clipper malware. The malware was targeting Android […]
The Canada-based cryptocurrency exchange QuardigaCX has suffered a major setback after the untimely death of its founder and CEO Gerald Cotten. Apparently, Cotten had exclusive and crucial information about the exchange’s password. Now that the CEO is no more, the exchange claims to have lost access to an exorbitant virtual currency amount that totals around […]
In 2018, we saw cryptocurrencies taking a hit after an overly impressive 2017. JP Morgan reports that the cost of mining one Bitcoin is now worth more than its value. In the fourth quarter, the cost of mining a Bitcoin averaged around $4,060 while the trading cost is $3,600. However, there is a varied range for […]
Attackers threaten to collapse users’ mining platforms Network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security report the finding of a new ransomware variant especially targeted against Bitcoin mining platforms. So far, most known infection cases have been reported in China, as this is the country with the most cryptocurrency mining […]
The criminals demanded a payment in virtual currency for $950k USD in exchange for releasing a businessman, who is still missing Network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security reported an unusual incident. A criminal group kidnapped a businessman and, at the time of demanding the ransom, they specified that […]
Attackers make the victims believe they’re raising money for organizations against children with cancer Network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security say that ransomware remains one of the most widely used cyberattack variants. Encryption malware strains, such as Ryuk, SamSam or GandCrab service, continue to affect thousands of organizations […]
Cryptopia, a New Zealand based cryptocurrency exchange has undercome a cyber attack leading to “significant losses.” The incident took place on January 14 and upon detecting the attack Cryptopia was forced to halt services by taking their website and exchange offline. Initially, on its Twitter account, Cryptopia claimed that the website has been taken down for “unscheduled maintenance” and displayed a […]
The malware was found hidden in the Windows shortcut file on The Pirate Bay. A new malware has been identified in popular torrent forum The Pirate Bay. The malware is discovered in a shortcut file for a movie and it has the capability to manipulate web pages along with changing the addresses for Bitcoin and […]
Another day, another devastating ransomware attack; this time, computers at The City Hall of Del Rio, Texas have suffered a massive ransomware attack forcing authorities to completely shut down the targeted network. The attack took place on Thursday, January 10th after which the City’s Management Information Services (MIS) Department went on to isolate the malware by turning off the […]
According to a report published by Politico, Kaspersky Lab helped the National Security Agency (NSA) identify the contractor who stole classified NSA documents and was charged for the crime in 2016. As per the sources who revealed the information to Politico, two people played a key role in tipping off the NSA regarding the contractor […]
Blockchain technology has many uses and advantages over other types of ledger-based technology. One aspect of blockchain technology that is especially valuable today is the ability to securely and safely transmit data to and from two or more parties. This is particularly important when the information being shared is highly confidential or valuable. Or, it […]
The Dark Overlord hackers have fulfilled their promise and published the first batch of decryption keys for 650 documents in a 70 megabytes file related to the 9/11 attacks. Initially, the group had vowed to publish 10GB of data on Twitter account or on a Dark Web form called “KickAss.” but after being suspended on Twitter the Dark […]
Ten years ago, on 3rd January, an anonymous developer named Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block of Bitcoin and started a new peer-to-peer electronic cash system. Fast forward ten years, Bitcoin is one of the most well known and dominant cryptocurrencies in the world where digital currencies are biting the dust. Let’s look at the […]
Dark Overlord hackers have pledged to leak information related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York As the world prepared to receive the New Year, the hacker group known as The Dark Overlord made a statement that took the whole cybersecurity community by surprise because, according to specialists from the International Institute of Cyber […]