Cybersecurity
The cybersecurity market could exceed $151 billion by between 2020 and 2023. Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are essential tools in this ecosystem. It's important to keep up with the news and understand the ins and outs of this industry. Stay informed here.
Thu 10 Mar 2022 ▪ 8h14 ▪
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Katharina Haas
If you’re still familiarizing yourself with crypto, you’re probably dealing with many questions and doubts regarding various apps and software you’ll need to sell, buy and protect your crypto assets. To help you out, we came up with a list of apps suited for beginners that can navigate you through…
Wed 29 Dec 2021 ▪ 21h05 ▪
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Mary Anderson
The French authorities created a task force, the purpose of which is to combat influencers engaged in advertising digital assets. Poor fact-checking As the cryptocurrency market is growing, the problem of advertising campaigns conducted by companies that offer crypto products and services is becoming more alarming. According to …
Wed 15 Dec 2021 ▪ 14h53 ▪
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Katie Donaldson
World’s leading crypto exchange Binance has been working on new ways of protecting users and securing their projects, including their new initiative. So-called “Project Shield” was announced on Tuesday, 14th December. “The industry will get healthier” The upgrade is the first in the world audit program for reviewing tokens listed…
Wed 15 Dec 2021 ▪ 13h03 ▪
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James Taylor
A critical vulnerability has been recently discovered in popular open-source software. However, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) stated that hacker attacks related to it didn’t have serious consequences. Basically, the attackers were trying to hijack computing power to mine cryptocurrency. No attacks reported yet Yesterday, journalists interviewed…
Mon 13 Dec 2021 ▪ 12h16 ▪
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Katie Donaldson
Another crypto exchange has been hacked – attackers took over AscendEX’s Ethereum (ETH), Polygon (MATIC) и Binance Smart Chain (BSC) hot wallets during the late hours of 11th December, stealing approximately $77.7 million (~£58.6 million). New week, new exchange hacked It’s unclear what kind of security breach in AscendEX’s system…
Sun 12 Dec 2021 ▪ 13h33 ▪
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Katie Donaldson
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office has stated that the PM’s official Twitter account has been hacked around 2:24 am on 12th December. The hackers tried to persuade users that India has officially adopted Bitcoin as legal tender. Narendra Modi‘s Twitter handle was briefly compromised during the early hours…
Mon 06 Dec 2021 ▪ 20h44 ▪
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Katie Donaldson
Cybersecurity researchers from Neodyme have exposed a bug in the Solana ecosystem. If the problem in the token lending contract of the Solana Program Library (SPL) wasn’t fixed on time, Solana could have seen more than $2.6 billion (~£1.96 billion) stolen. It all started in June 2021 According to…
Sun 05 Dec 2021 ▪ 11h19 ▪
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Katie Donaldson
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitmart has fallen prey to hackers. The attack resulted in a $196 million (~£148 million) loss. According to exchange’s officials, a large-scale security breach related to Bitmart’s hot wallets has been identified. A devastating security breach The hack was first reported by Peckshield, a blockchain security and…
Sat 04 Dec 2021 ▪ 9h33 ▪
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Rudy Bauer
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized more than $2.1 million (~£1.6 million) worth of BTC from a Russian hacker. The cryptocurrency was allegedly obtained through the ransomware programs Gandcrab and Revil. Details of the 40 BTC seizure operation Nearly 40 Bitcoins have been seized from a Russian resident…
Mon 29 Nov 2021 ▪ 9h30 ▪
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Rudy Bauer
Hundreds of apartment buildings across South Korea have been hacked. As a result of the attack, compromising videos of residents’ personal lives were released on the dark web. Leaked nude videos sold for BTC Intimate video footages of residents were sold by a hacker in exchange for Bitcoin. The Korea…