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A Brazilian firm Crypto exchange Atlas has become a victim of a security breach and over 264,000 users’ email addresses, phone numbers, and cryptocurrency amount related information might have been leaked. The news of data hack was reported firstly by a YouTube channel in Brazil called Investimentos Digitais (Digital Investment). The channel has claimed that14,500 […]
Like Lazarus rising from the dead, the same-named cybercrime ring from North Korea is back – and this time they are targeting cryptocurrency exchanges using malware designed for both Windows and MacOS reports Kaspersky Lab. On August 23, 2018, Kaspersky Lab reported that the cybercrime ring known as Lazarus Group had resurfaced with a new […]
Lazarus Group is believed to be backed by the North Korean government and now it is using AppleJeus MacOS Malware. Security researchers from the Global Research and Analysis Team at Kaspersky Lab have discovered the first-ever Lazarus deployed malware for MacOS. It is reported that Lazarus has launched a new hacking campaign using AppleJeus malware. The group […]
The Pirate Bay is down for everyone for more than 20 hours. From the United States to India, all around the world authorities have told their Internet service providers (ISPs) to block each and every piracy site including The Pirate Bay but what about when these sites go down due to technical error or cyber attack? […]
Trend Micro researchers have discovered a malware listing on Dark Web marketplace that lets attackers steal from Bitcoin ATMs. They can easily rake in cryptocurrency worth 6,750 in Euros, Pounds or Dollars by attacking the ATMs. The listing was perhaps created on June 25, 2018. It is available at a whopping price tag of $25,000. […]
Currently, the malware is targeting unpatched MikroTik routers in Brazil but researchers believe it’s about time it will spread worldwide. Unpatched routers manufactured by MikroTik have become potential targets of cryptojacking malware campaigns in Brazil. According to the analysis of Trustwave’s security researcher Simon Kenin, an unprecedented increment in web-based cryptojacking/cryptomining attacks in Brazil has […]
Cybercriminals infecting over 1,50,000 MikroTik Routers using Coinhive Cryptojacking Campaign using site key to ultimately mining the cryptocurrency. Based on the Shodan query returns and the site key that used by an attacker for those devices indicates that it mainly focused on Brazil. In this case, one of the users from Brazil complains that CoinHive code injects […]
Californian Authorities have arrested and charged a 20-year old college student Joel Ortiz for being part of a mobile phone hijacking group who hacked SIM cards. According to reports the detainee managed to hijack over 40 phone numbers and stole $5 million as well from high-profile targets including cryptocurrency investors. The Boston resident Ortiz was […]
Malware researchers at Trend Micro just discovered a new exploit package they have dubbed “Underminer,” which delivers an infectious bootkit to a system’s boot sectors. They have also uncovered a cryptocurrency miner called “Hidden Millifera” as well. A blog post authored by the Trend Micro Cyber Safety Solutions Team gives analytical details about the exploit. […]
Unlawful crypto mining, also known as cryptojacking, is taking the digital landscape by storm, secretly introducing itself into cryptocurrency mining programs of all kinds. The product itself, which may not even be actual malware, devours processor cycles and the electricity they need to process digital cryptocurrency transactions, consequently earning hackers a hefty commission in the anonymous cryptocurrency called Monero. Cryptojacking software […]
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have been gaining more and more public attention over recent years. Now, the digital currency industry has hit Hollywood with the upcoming crime thriller “Crypto.” While this is not the first cryptocurrency movie ever made, it is the first movie that will be making a debut in the Hollywood scene and […]
A new exploit kit dubbed Underminer spreading through advertising servers that delivers bootkit which affects system boot sectors and the cryptocurrency-mining malware called Hidden Mellifera. Underminer manages to secure the malware transfers through encrypted transmission control protocol (TCP) and it packs malware as read-only filesystem ROM files. Security researchers from Trend Micro detected the Underminer’s […]
In the early July, suspicious action around 2.3 million Bitcoin wallets was discovered, all of which appeared to be full-blown hacks in the making. The attackers utilized malware — known as “clipboard hijackers” — which works in the clipboard and can possibly replicate wallet address with one of the attackers. The risk of hacking of […]
Following Apple’s example, Google has decided to ban such developments in its Play Store, as reported by experts in enterprise data protection services. In an update message from the company’s developer policy it can be read that: “Google will not allow apps to extract any cryptocurrency on mobile devices”. Previously, the company had banned cryptomining extensions […]
The top accounting firm, EY, has now acquired the technology assets and the patent of Crypto-Asset Accounting Tax (CAAT). This technology was launched to connect the cryptocurrency exchange, which will create deeper insight into the multiple cryptocurrency transactions. The force behind the CAAT tool was a team of entrepreneurs led by CEO, VJ Anma. The […]
Another day, another ICO hacked. This time, KICKICO, an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) project that lets users conduct ICOs, pre-ICOs, crowdfunding and crowdinvesting campaigns have suffered a security breach and as a result, hackers have stolen more than 70 million KickCoins which is around $7.7 million. The cyber attack took place on Thursday, July 26th when hackers breached […]
This is the first publicly-disclosed vulnerability in a serverless platform. Experts at IBM (The International Business Machines Corporation) have patched a critical vulnerability in its Cloud Functions which if exploited could allow remote malicious hackers to replace company’s serverless code with their own. Once the changes took effect, hackers could have extracted sensitive customer data including […]
New Clipboard Malware variant discovered that abuse the users Copy-Paste habit and check the Cryptocurrency wallet to replaced its own wallet Address in the Clipboard. Cryptocurrency Address is very unique and it is difficult to remember since its a very long length address with the combination of letters and numbers. Whenever Users Copy something from their […]
The non-state/non-government supported cryptocurrencies have penetrated the global economy in a big way for the last 5 years. The growth of its influence is fairly evident, as at least 1,600 variants now exist. And with an estimated value of $350 billion, the strength of blockchain technology is being repeatedly proven. In the face of the instability […]
Although the decentralized approach to handling cryptocurrency wallets has been lauded by users and crypto dealers alike but sometimes, it proves to be quite a risk to let users control their private keys – The same has happened, ironically, twice in the same year with MyEtherWallet, a third-party crypto wallet service that allows its users to […]
The start-up crypto exchange, Bancor, has officially confirmed a recent security breach resulting in the loss of $12.5 million worth of Ether and $1 million worth of Pundi X. When bitcoin exploded in popularity two years ago, it became a household name. People’s overall awareness of the digital currency was demonstrated by an astronomical increase in […]