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By Waqas
The anti-virus giant Norton is being criticized for installing cryptominer that mine Ethereum.
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Norton 360, one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers. Norton’s parent firm says the cloud-based service that activates the program and enables customers to profit from the scheme — in which the company keeps 15 percent of any currencies mined — is “opt-in,” meaning users have to agree to enable it. But many Norton users complain the mining program is difficult to remove, and reactions from longtime customers have ranged from unease and disbelief to, “Dude, where’s my crypto?” Continue reading Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer
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A new report confirms that cryptocurrency-based crimes posed “one of the biggest threats to cryptocurrency’s continued adoption.”
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BitMart Exchange has confirmed that the security breach involves one of its ETH hot wallets and one of BSC hot wallets.
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A North Korean cyber espionage group known primarily for targeting think tanks, advocacy groups, journalists and others related to Pyongyang’s adversaries around the world has been quite prolific in 2021, according to email security firm Proofpoint. The stepped-up action includes launching near-weekly attacks, among them two previously unreported campaigns. In findings published Thursday, the firm examined the activities of a group it refers to as TA406, which it considers to be one of the components of an organization known more broadly as Kimsuky that’s been active since at least 2012. The U.S. government issued a public alert to the private sector in October 2020 about Kimsuky, warning of spearphishing, watering hole attacks and other methods designed to steal credentials. TA406 targets research, education, government, media and other organizations for credential theft, Proofpoint analysts Darien Huss and Selena Larson wrote. The group’s other activities involve financial crimes and sextortion, and an increased use […]
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Federal prosecutors on Wednesday unsealed an indictment against a 22-year-old British man accused of stealing $784,000 in cryptocurrency from a Manhattan-based holding company. U.S. attorneys in the Southern District of New York say Joseph James O’Connor and his associates SIM-swapped three executives between March and May in 2019 at a company that maintained cryptocurrency wallet infrastructure for various international exchanges. SIM-swapping occurs when an attacker takes control of a victim’s phone number by linking the number to a device controlled by the attacker. CyberScoop could not immediately locate an attorney for O’Connor. The operation netted the group various amounts of litecoin, ethereum, and bitcoin totaling roughly $784,000. The indictment, originally filed on Aug. 25, charges O’Connor with conspiracy to commit computer hacking, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit money laundering. O’Connor — also known as “PlugWalkJoe” — was arrested in Spain in July after […]
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A US cryptocurrency expert has pleaded guilty to conspiring to assist North Korea in evading sanctions, and could now face years in prison.
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I am developing a dApp for my dissertation at University.
As I do not come from a computer science background, I am unsure of security risks, specifically related to the javascript front-end of my dApp. I know about decentralisation and se… Continue reading react.js security from a novice – front-end development security
I am learning smart contract programming on Ethereum (using Solidity) and realizing that security is highly important here. Why? Because of 2 reasons: they deal with high-stake financial transactions, and smart contracts are immutable once… Continue reading How is "Smart Contract" security different?
Within the past several years, cryptocurrency has gone from a niche hobby to a mainstream concern. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and even Dogecoin have generated widespread interest, particularly as their value has risen. This interest has p… Continue reading Crypto exchanges and their customers must protect themselves as attacks continue