Compromise – DIGIT INFO

FBI Warns of Growing $55 Billion Business Email Scam

DIGIT — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:20:21 +0000

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of a rising business email compromise (BEC) threat, responsible for $55 billion in global losses over a decade. The scam has affected all 50 U.S. states and 186 countries, with funds frequently routed through banks in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China, Mexico, and the United Arab […]

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‘WTH did I just witness?’ Magic Eden turns porno after hosting service hacked

DIGIT — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 05:04:52 +0000

The NFT marketplace said the issue was caused by its third-party image hosting provider and assured users their NFTs were safe.

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EU Makes Deal on MiCA Legislation to Regulate Crypto Markets

DIGIT — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 21:30:40 +0000

Representatives of key European Union (EU) institutions and member states reached an agreement on the Markets in Crypto Assets regulatory proposal. The progress in the negotiations over the comprehensive legal framework for the Union’s crypto space comes after earlier this week European officials agreed to adopt a set of anti-money laundering rules for cryptocurrency transactions. […]

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UK Crypto Exchange Exmo Hacked, Estimates Presume Platform Lost $10.5 Million

DIGIT — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 20:15:07 +0000

U.K.-based cryptocurrency exchange Exmo detailed on December 21, 2020, the firm had “detected suspicious withdrawal activity” and halted withdrawals. Exmo said a security audit report revealed “large withdrawals” of bitcoin and five other cryptocurrencies. Analysts estimate that Exmo may have lost over $10 million from the hot wallet breach. On Monday, the U.K.-registered digital currency […]

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IOTA Network Still Down: How the Next Bitcoin Killer Screeched to a Halt

DIGIT — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 21:00:37 +0000

On February 13, the IOTA network came to a screeching halt and the IOTA Foundation reports that $1.6 million worth of the native currency was stolen. The following day, the IOTA network status page still shows the mainnet is “not operational” and the development team has found an “exploit related to the Trinity Wallet.” Also […]

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Shamir’s Secret Explained: Distributing a Seed Phrase Into Multiple Parts

DIGIT — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 07:48:50 +0000

When an individual first joins the cryptocurrency economy and obtains their first bitcoins, at times the process can be daunting. Most veterans will often tell newcomers that they need to secure their coin’s private keys in order to enjoy sovereign ownership. However, most people are not taught how to keep their 12-24 word seed phrase […]

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BCH Upgrade Debate Continues — A Fork Strategy and the ‘Miners Choice’ Meeting

DIGIT — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 16:45:30 +0000

On August 21 Bitcoin Unlimited’s lead developer Andrew Stone wrote a proposal which outlined a strategy for the upcoming November hard fork. Stone explains that there are two changesets proposed by two different full node clients and Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) plans to implement consensus changes from both organizations, allowing participants the ability to vote for […]

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