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Binance Hacked, 7,000 BTC Stolen From Hot Wallet

May 8, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin, Crime, Cybersecurity, Exchange, News

Crypto hackers struck again as 7,000 BTC was stolen from Binance's hot wallet. Tthe exchange reported on May 8, 2019, that hackers were able to obtain a large number of API keys, 2FA codes, and other user information to execute their attack. Binance's SAFU Breached Binance discovered a large scale...

Wallet Bug Could’ve Incapacitated the TRON (TRX) Blockchain

May 7, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, News

A hazardous bug was found on the TRON blockchain that could’ve disrupted the entire network by causing it to overload and crash. The bug could’ve brought the entire TRON blockchain to a standstill, as reported by The Next Web on May 6, 2019. Malicious Bug in TRON Smart Contracts The...

Bitcoin Electrum DDos Malware Red Black End of the World

Report: DDoS Malware Attacks on Electrum Affects 152,000 Hosts

May 1, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin, Crime, Cybersecurity, News, wallet

A report from Malware Bytes Labs, April 29, 2019, reveals the long-standing malware issue in the Electrum wallet has reached 152,000 hosts. Users were asked to update their wallets after which they were infected with a bug. After developers launched countermeasures, the hackers launched a series of DDoS attacks. Issues...

Elon Musk’s Twitter Account Attacked, Hacker Promises Free Cryptocurrency

August 27, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Ethereum, News

An impersonator hijacked Elon Musk's official Twitter account on August 23, 2018, promising free bitcoin and ether to his 22.5 million followers. Tesla to Introduce BTC/ETH Payments (Not Really) Tesla Chairman and CEO Elon Musk's official Twitter account was hacked on Thursday by a fake account. The lookalike account...

Mobile CryptoJacking on the Rise, Reveals Symantec Internet Security Report

March 30, 2018 by Kieran Smith at Altcoins, Business, Mining, News, Tech

Cryptojacking, the unauthorized use of computing resources for mining of cryptocurrencies, has caused massive disruption, with websites of high profile institutions like police forces, and servers of huge organizations being targeted. A report released on March 28, 2018, by Symantec indicates increased instances of mobile crypto jacking. Quantity, not Quality...

Hope for Cryptsy? Hacker Pledges to Regain Stolen Funds

March 13, 2016 by Daniel Dob at Business, News

Cryptsy, the embattled bitcoin exchange from which over 13,000 BTC were stolen, appears to have partnered with an anonymous hacker known only as Cryptcracker to regain their funds, according to a signed contract posted on their blog. Cryptsy was founded in 2013 and went on to service over 270,000 customers,...