Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has been prosecuted for its alleged failure to take adequate measures to protect personal data, allegedly leading to a subsequent hack in 2017. South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has been prosecuted for its alleged failure to take adequate measures to protect personal information, which was later presumably exploited by hackers to […]
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The city council of Riviera Beach, Florida, has agreed to pay nearly $600,000 worth of BTC to regain access to data lost in a hacker attack. The city council of Riviera Beach, Florida has agreed to pay nearly $600,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to regain access to data encrypted in a hacker attack, the New […]
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The recently reported Firefox’s zero-day flaw was used by hackers to attack Coinbase employees on June 17. The recent Firefox’s zero-day security flaw was used in attacks against major crypto exchange and wallet service Coinbase, according to a tweet from Coinbase security researcher Philip Martin posted on June 20. As Martin found, the reported critical […]
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Six crypto exchanges have been hacked so far in 2019. How can cyber attacks be avoided and addressed in the future? Throughout the past six months, seven crypto exchanges have reportedly seen large-scale hacking attacks to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, with the most recent platform to suffer a security breach being […]
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The personal computers of Coincheck employees have allegedly been found to have been infected by a virus associated with Russian hackers. The personal computers of employees at hacked Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck have allegedly been found to have been infected by a virus associated with a hacker group of Russian origin. The allegation was reported […]
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John McAfee’s crypto trading platform was immediately hit with a cloaked HOIC DOS attack following its launch. Cryptocurrency enthusiast John McAfee’s crypto trading platform was immediately targeted by hackers with a denial of service (DOS) attack following its launch, according to an official Twitter post from McAfee on June 12. According to the post, the […]
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A full guide to decentralized exchanges — how they work and differ from their centralized counterparts. Any dispute settlement process? The main issue when talking about regulation of DEXs is that, in most cases, such exchanges are not controlled by a specific legal entity or individual. Since DEXs are not required to follow regulations, this […]
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Crypto exchange BitMEX cautions users to follow security best practices and enable two-factor authentication following an increase in attacks on user accounts. Hong Kong-based peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX has reported an influx of attacks on user account credentials, according to an official blog post on June 11. In addition to covering a litany of […]
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Despite last month’s hack, Beaxy’s CEO says he “couldn’t be happier with the product this incredible team has built.” Beaxy has announced the launch of its cryptocurrency trading platform on June 11 in a press release shared with Cointelegraph. In the release, the company said it was now live in 43 United States states and 185 countries. […]
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Digital asset cybersecurity startup Fireblocks announced its launch out of stealth mode with $16 million in funding. Digital asset cybersecurity startup Fireblocks announced its launch out of stealth mode with $16 million in funding, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on June 11. Per the release, Fireblocks obtained the capital during its Series […]
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