Crypto 20/07/21 01:00 by Best Owie

U.S. Government Puts Up $10 Million Bounty In Crypto

The U.S. Department of State has put out an offer for a bounty in crypto up to the tune of $10 million in exchange for actionable information on cyberattacks that are carried out by foreign government...
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Bitcoin 12/07/21 22:48 by Olivia Brooke

Is Bitcoin On The Verge Of Landing In President Biden’s Bad Books?

The former President of the United States, Donald Trump, had made it very clear where he stood with digital currencies. Clearly, Trump was not a fan of Bitcoin which he had branded “a scam against ...
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Other 26/06/21 14:09 by Zex PR Wire

GainPool gathers a world-class team to deliver its unique DeFi project

The company has brought on board an experienced team of developers and thought leaders GainPool, has explained the various steps it has followed to create an outstanding DeFi project. The company ...
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Bitcoin 14/06/21 18:39 by owiebest

Why Bitcoin Is Actually “Bad For Crime” Contrary To Belief

Bitwise Management CEO Hunter Horsley was on Yahoo Finance Live to talk about why Bitcoin is bad for crime. The technology which Bitcoin runs on, Blockchain, basically has a public ledger. Transaction...
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Bitcoin 08/06/21 09:50 by Brenda Ngari

US Federal Officials Recover $2.3M Bitcoin Ransom Paid To Colonial Pipeline Hacker Gang

Federal officials with a United States government task force have managed to recover over $2 million in crypto paid by Colonial Pipeline to the DarkSide Hacking Group that choreographed a devastating...
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Other 13/05/21 21:16 by PR DESK

Orbs Integrate With Chainlink to Secure Its Liquidity Nexus

Orbs, a public blockchain infrastructure designed for businesses looking at trust as a competitive strategy, announced its integration to Chainlink Price Feeds Oracle to secure its Liquidity Nexus. ...
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Altcoins 09/05/21 20:15 by Reynaldo Marquez

How Hackers Looted 2600 ETH In Rari Capital Cross-Chain Exploit

Ethereum (ETH) based yield aggregator Rari Capital was attacked this weekend by a group of bad actors. As a result, 2,600 in this cryptocurrency were stolen from the Rari Capital Ethereum Pool, as a p...
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Crypto 28/04/21 18:22 by Tony Spilotro

How Blockchain Businesses And Crypto Companies Can Reduce Cyberthreats

Bitcoin and Ethereum are booming, altcoins are surging, and other crypto categories like DeFi and NFTs have taken off like never before. Money is being made on digital currencies and it is highly visi...
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Crypto 20/01/21 10:53 by Bernice Nyambura

Criminal Activity Related To Crypto Transactions Fell by 83% in 2020 – New Chainalysis Report

2020 was a good year for the crypto market, especially the second half of the year despite the pandemic. Bitcoin and other digital assets recovered from the spectacular crash on Black Thursday to set...
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Crypto 14/12/20 18:19 by Jide Idowu

Nexus Mutual Boss Loses $8 Million Worth of Cryptos To Cyber Attack

Hugh Karp, the founder of popular decentralized insurance protocol, Nexus Mutual has reportedly lost over $8 million worth of cryptos to an attack. The platform’s official Twitter handle announ...
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Altcoins 03/09/20 13:39 by Brenda Ngari

Here’s Why A 51% Attack On Ethereum 2.0 Wouldn’t Be ‘Fatal’, According To Vitalik Buterin

The topic comes hot on the heels of Yearn Finance’s yETH vault success. Since its launch a couple of days ago, the product has already attracted over 335,000 ether. The CIO at Arcane Assets, Eric W...
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Crypto 26/08/20 19:13 by Thomas Delahunty

Protect your Cryptocurrency with Cyber Risk Assessment

Cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin, are a frequent target for cybercriminals. Virtual currency is prone to attacks and illegal mining from hackers or hacktivists worldwide. That happens because fede...
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Crypto 26/08/20 14:56 by Bernice Nyambura

Notorious Hacker Group Lazarus Is Targeting The Cryptocurrency Industry Via LinkedIn – Warns Security Firm

Blockchain and cryptocurrency professionals on LinkedIn are under a new phishing threat that’s targeting them disguised as crypto-related job offers advertised on the platform. A new report by F...
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Mining 24/08/20 19:18 by Thomas Delahunty

Botnet Distributed Denial of Service Attacks are Mining for Your Bitcoin

Distributed Denial of Service is known for damaging enterprises for over $2.3 million and negatively affecting the reputation of companies that had to recover from these cyberattacks. Read more abo...
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Altcoins 18/08/20 23:22 by Bernice Nyambura

Ethereum Classic Under Close Monitoring for Potential Delisting by Major Crypto Exchanges

Several crypto exchanges are monitoring Ethereum Classic to decide whether to delist the coin after its recent two major 51% attacks that saw the network lose over $5.6 million in double-spending. ...
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Altcoins 08/08/20 21:00 by Tony Spilotro

How 51% Attacks Crippled This Ethereum Crypto Offshoot

This past week Ethereum Classic suffered not one, but two 51% attacks. The culprits were able to make off with millions as a result. While this doesn’t directly cause the underlying network to slow,...
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Other 02/06/20 20:01 by Ponvang Bulus

Elrond Stress Tests Network Ahead of Mainnet Launch

Blockchain company Elrond is embarking on a bounty program to stress test its blockchain network. According to an announcement today 2 June, the company has set aside $40,000 as a reward for anyone w...
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Other 29/04/20 20:57 by Brenda Ngari

Changpeng Zhao Attributes The Recent DDoS Attacks On Binance To ‘Self-Perceived Competitors’

Earlier today, the world’s largest exchange by volume, Binance, experienced downtime and network interruption. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao later confirmed that the exchange had actually been targete...
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Crypto 04/04/20 23:39 by Lydia Yeboah Frempong

Why recent cryptocurrency attacks have become a major risk for world security

The cryptocurrency market keeps overwhelming the world with its huge market capitalization, extensive community, and the massive media attention it pulls. With the crypto market prices continuously r...
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Bitcoin 17/03/20 15:59 by Ponvang Bulus

Bitcoin Price Plunge: BitMEX Blames Two DDoS attacks For Crashing Its Exchange

Following the phenomenal crash in Bitcoin price, the cryptocurrency community has blamed derivatives exchange BitMEX for the crash which they say was caused by a deliberate, massive liquidation on th...
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Crypto 28/02/20 17:51 by Brenda Ngari

Organized? Crypto Exchanges Bitfinex And OKEx Hit By Sophisticated DDoS Cyberattacks At Almost The Same Time

Two popular crypto exchanges, Bitfinex and OKEx, have recently suffered DDoS attacks. These attacks led to both exchanges going offline for a while before resuming operations. The first attack was re...
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Other 16/12/19 22:31 by Kai Sedgwick

Mystery Surrounds DDoS Attacks That Have Downed the Darknet

If you’ve been struggling to access your favorite darknet market lately, you’re not alone. Ongoing DDoS attacks have rendered marketplaces, forums and other onion sites inaccessible for we...
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Other 16/12/19 18:00 by JP Buntinx

Kaspersky Confirms Ransomware Attacks on Municipal Institutions Increased by 60%

New findings by research firm Kaspersky paint a worrisome outlook. Dozens of municipal institutions have dealt with ransomware attacks throughout 2019. The rise of malware and ransomware attacks has ...
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Altcoins 15/12/19 17:25 by Christine Vasileva

Litecoin Active Address Analysis Points to ‘Dusting Attacks’

The Litecoin network has gone through what looks like a series of “dusting attacks”. Multiple addresses received “dust” amounts of LTC on at least two large-scale occasions in August and N...
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