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Last week Altsbit, a centralized crypto exchange based in Italy, announced that it had been breached, and it would be closing down after losing most of the user funds it held, including BTC, ETH, ARRR, and VRSC. Even though a small part of the funds stored in cold wallets was left untouched, the hack effectively … Read more
Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) is an open standard for strengthening two-factor authentication. It involves the use of a physical key to reinforce 2FA, hardening your online accounts from attack. In this guide, we’ll explain how to use a Yubikey to lock down your exchange account, email account, and other valuable online accounts. Also read: German … Read more
A new report shows that North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has adapted and evolved new techniques since initial attacks, and are using phony trading platforms linking to Telegram channels which distribute malware, as well as making their malware more stealthy by “adding an authentication mechanism in the macOS,” amongst other tactics. Since the group’s infamous previous … Read more
The private details of 15 million bank debit cards in Iran have been published on Telegram in the largest banking security incident in the country’s history. Iranian authorities so far try to blame the breach on common criminals but cyber security experts suspect it was the work of intelligence agencies from the U.S. or Israel. … Read more
Cryptocurrency users around the globe face many different threats. SIM Swaps are perhaps the worst type of attack, yet they continue to occur on a regular basis. Anyone keeping bitcoin or altcoins on an exchange would be better off using a hardware wallet of some sorts. Another SIM Swap Story Pops up Users who rely … Read more
One of the addresses associated with the Upbit theft last week has successfully moved $1.5 million in Ether to an unknown wallet Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
It has been once again a very remarkable day in the cryptocurrency industry. South Korean exchange Upbit has seemingly misplaced a lot of funds due to a hacker. The news originally started out as a rumor, but was eventually confirmed by the company. Upbit Gets Hacked and Loses Ether In the announcement, Upbit mentions 342,000 … Read more
South Korean crypto exchange UpBit has confirmed that 342,000 ETH was sent to an unknown wallet and customer losses will be compensated Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Microsoft reveals that new crypto-stealing malware “Dexphot” already infected 80,000 devices earlier this year Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Email leak: BitMEX says customer funds safe, as trolls take over company Twitter Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico