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European cryptocurrency exchange platform Eterbase has announced that it has suffered a security breach which saw malicious hackers access its network and steal funds worth US $5.4 million. In a message posted on Telegram, the Slovakian cryptocurrency … Continue reading Cryptocurrency exchange Eterbase hacked, $5.4 million worth of funds stolen
Hackers have been using Google Ads to target unsuspecting cryptocurrency investors into installing malicious browser extensions, with the aim of stealing passphrases and private keys and draining funds from their wallets.
Read more in my article on the… Continue reading 49 crypto-wallet pickpocketing browser extensions booted from the Chrome web store
“You misguidedly tried to help your son” by moving his cryptocurrency, but it “didn’t help him at all,” a judge said. Continue reading Hacker’s parents sentenced for selling his cryptocurrency
What’s in your crypto wallet? The simple answer should be fat stacks of Bitcoin or Ethereum and little more. But if you use a hardware cryptocurrency wallet, you may be carrying around a bit fat vulnerability, too.
At the 35C3 conference last year, [Thomas Roth], [Josh Datko], and [Dmitry Nedospasov] …read more
Continue reading Side-Channel Attack Shows Vulnerabilities of Cryptocurrency Wallets
Computer crime authorities in Israel have arrested two brothers in connection with a phishing campaign that spread over multiple years and the 2016 hack of the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Two brothers arrested for Bitfinex hack and multi-year cryptocurrency phishing campaign
Can Pigzbe’s Wollo token really be “family-friendly”? Continue reading Welp, There’s a Cryptocurrency Wallet for Young Children Now
Why do people drop hundreds of dollars on designer goods? The easy answer is that, in theory, the goods are worth the expense. The materials, craftsmanship, and attention to detail are all top-notch and culminate in the finest finery money can buy.
So, would you spend hundreds of dollars on a designer wallet? If you have leather crafting skills and a thrift store nearby, you could just follow [Corter Leather]’s example and make your own. He found a diamond in the rough—a genuine, well-loved Louis Vuitton bag languishing in a secondhand shop. The leather bottom and handles were dry and …read more
Developers left the vulnerability unpatched for months after being alerted. Continue reading Electrum Bitcoin Wallets Were Vulnerable to Hackers for Two Years
Parity released its postmortem of the incident on Wednesday. Continue reading Ethereum Wallet Company Knew About Critical Flaw That Let a User Lock Up Millions