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The fingerprint security feature of Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ has been hacked using only a 3D printer and printed fingerprint of the owner. The hack can be carried out without the presence of the actual owner since a printed copy of the fingerprints is used. When evaluated by security researchers it was confirmed that […]
What is Cryptojacking? It is an attack in which hackers secretly utilize the computing power of your device to mine cryptocurrency – The cybercrime climate is flexible enough to quickly adapt to new circumstances and trends. The fact that cryptocurrency markets skyrocketed in the past several years has encouraged malicious actors to find ways of getting on […]
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 […]
Bithumb Hacked 3rd time, Yes, One of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb Hacked by unknown cybercriminals and they have stolen nearly $20 million worth cryptocurrencies from its wallet. Bithumb is a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange allegedly facing continuous cyber attacks since 2017, and this is 3 rd time in past 2 years. Bithumb detected […]
Experts from the best ethical hacking institute, jointly with the International Institute of Cyber Security (IICS) report an alleged hack against DragonEx, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange platform. According to the first investigations, the losses amount is about $6M USD. At first, some DragonEx officials released the news through a Telegram chat group, highlighting that the […]
The age of ransomware is slowly ending, not because it is losing steam, its authors continue to earn profit from poor victims that do not have an effective backup system to restore their locked files. Ransomware era is ending, because virus authors want to switch to a better technique in earning money through the use […]
The Japanese government claims that the vast majority of these attacks originated abroad According to network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security, in 2018 the number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and cryptocurrency platforms hacked in Japan increased by almost twice the number registered in the year 2017. The data collected by […]
The Pirate Bay was caught twice secretly mining Monero cryptocurrency using Javascript powered by Coinhive. Popular in-browser crypto-mining service will be shutting down from March 9th, 2019 much to the dismay of hackers who loved it quite ardently. The reason behind this decision, according to Coinhive, is the declining value of Monero cryptocurrency due to the […]
The cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive, which is popular among hackers, is all set to shut down. Coinhive will discontinue service on March 8, 2019 reportedly owing to a crash of the cryptocurrency market and also because the cryptocurrency Monero has reportedly become unviable. In a blog post dated February 26, 2019, Coinhive says, “Some of […]
HTC’s blockchain smartphone dubbed the Exodus 1 now comes with support for 20 new apps. In addition to this, the smartphone is now up for grabs using real money (it was previously available in exchange for cryptocurrencies) for $699 in the US. Known as decentralized apps or Dapps, the newly-introduced apps are available in the […]
As speculated, Samsung Galaxy S10 is the first major smartphone to feature a built-in cryptocurrency wallet where users can store bitcoin, Etherium and Cosmo Coin in the wallet. S10 comes with a cold storage wallet which is not connected to the internet and the cryptocurrency is stored locally in the smartphone. In addition to cryptocurrency […]
Academics describe scenarios that put the use of blockchain technology at risk Network security specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security reported a couple of weeks ago an unusual incident in Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange platform: an attack on its blockchain. In the attack, a hacker somehow managed to take control of more than […]
Security researchers found a cryptomining app in the Microsoft App Store. Researchers say that it was placed in the store between April and December 2018. It’s not clear how many users downloaded or installed the apps, but they had almost 1,900 user ratings. However, the Symantec researchers believe the apps were created by a single […]
Technical details about the vulnerability are still unknown Coinbase, the popular cryptocurrency exchange, has just awarded a $ 30k USD bounty to a hacker for the discovery of a critical vulnerability on the platform. The security flaw has already been fixed, reported network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security. […]
J.P. Morgan Chase is set to become the first major U.S. bank to launch its own cryptocurrency. The bank has created its digital currency dubbed ‘JPM Coin’ that will be used to carry out a few transactions initially. The engineers at the New York-based bank have leveraged blockchain technology to create digital tokens that will […]
It is once again highlighted in the news, the need for Android users to only source their apps from the official Google Play Store. This is in the wake of Google’s removal of a fake DApp MetaMask from Google Play, as it is loaded by ‘Clipper’, a known trojan that steals cryptocurrency wallet addresses. Google […]
Researchers at ESET have discovered a new strain of cryptocurrency-stealing malware dubbed the ‘Clipper’ on Google Play Store. The findings were reported to the Play Store team which quickly took down the app on February 1st. Clipper was found hidden inside an Android app which was impersonating a legitimate service known as MetaMask — a browser extension which allows Ethereum-based apps to run on a […]
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 […]
There is very good news for Mozilla Firefox users. After improving the user experience with tracking protection function offering content blocking features and other changes in Firefox 63, Mozilla is aiming for another significant update in the upcoming version of the browser. The new version of Mozilla Firefox called Firefox 67, which is planned to […]
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 […]