The recent Twitter hack shows us that centralized infrastructure is still vulnerable, but DIDs, SSI and blockchains can change the paradigm.
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Avalanche Launch Fumbles: ‘A Highly-Sophisticated DDoS Attack Derailed Token Sale’
On July 8, 2020, some members of the cryptocurrency community were prepared to leverage the AVA Labs Avalanche (AVAX) token sale, in order to acquire some of the highly anticipated coin on Wednesday. However, due to “record-breaking demand” and a “highly-sophisticated DDOS attack” the Avalanche sale has been rescheduled for July 15, 2020. For quite […]
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CZ Insists That DDoS Attacks Were Foul Play From Binance Competitors
Binance’s CEO suspects that recent DDoS attacks came from competing exchanges looking to damage Binance’s reputation rather than steal crypto.
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CZ Blames ‘Self-Perceived Competitors’ for New DDoS Attacks on Binance
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao confirms DDoS attacks on Binance, blaming “self-perceived competitors” for the attack
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Crypto Exchange Traffic in Russia Rises by Over 5% Amid Pandemic
Russians are getting more engaged with crypto exchange services amid coronavirus pandemic as crypto exchange traffic surges over 5%
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Bitcoin History: When DDoS Attacks Made BTC’s Price Drop
As anyone who has read the Bitcoin History series (or lived through the period in question) will know, the Bitcointalk forum was the crucible of debate in the early days. What’s less known is that – to quote one poster – “DDoSing this forum coincided with dumps on the then dominant Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox.” […]
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‘Digileaker’ Claims to Have Stolen KYC Documents for 8,000 Digitex Users
In an escalating data breach, Digitex has seen some of its customers’ KYC data leaked on Telegram
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Crypto Exchanges OKEx and Bitfinex Suffer Simultaneous DDoS Attacks
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 weeks. Speculation surrounds the attacks, with some blaming law enforcement and others attributing a DDoS war between rival markets. Also read: The Darknet Just Had One of Its […]
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Europol Predicts Rise of ‘Criminal’ Crypto Exchanges in Digital Underground
Is the current industry landscape, where centralized exchanges dominate cryptocurrency trading volumes, about to change in the coming years? Europol predicts that international regulatory demands for identity verification on established venues will push privacy concerned traders into so-called ‘criminal’ services in the digital underground. Also Read: Berlusconi Admins Disappear — Darknet Users Rush to Find […]
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