Interpol helped curtail cryptojacking malware that affected thousands of routers. Interpol has collaborated with cybersecurity firm Trend Micro to reduce cryptojacking affecting MikroTik routers across South-East Asia, according to a Jan. 8 press release. Though the collaboration reduced the number of affected devices by 78 percent, this is unlikely to have made a significant impact […]
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There were 12 major cryptocurrency exchange hacks in 2019. In total, over $292 million and over 500,000 pieces of customer data were stolen. Twelve major cryptocurrency exchange hacks occurred in 2019. Of these, 11 hacks resulted in the theft of cryptocurrency while one only involved stolen customer data. In total, $292,665,886 worth of cryptocurrency and […]
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The Ethereum network was reportedly the target of an attacking focusing on Parity Ethereum nodes. The Ethereum (ETH) network was apparently the target of a coordinated attack, according to several analysts. Following reports that some Parity Ethereum nodes lost sync with the network, on Dec. 31, core blockchain infrastructure company Parity Technology said it believed […]
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Blockchain platform Nuls has lost almost $480,000 worth of NULS tokens due to a hack, according to an official security update. Blockchain platform Nuls has lost almost $480,000 worth of NULS tokens due to a hack, according to a security update tweeted on Dec. 22. In its tweet, Nuls said it had detected that 2 […]
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A long time ago, in a white paper far away… Episode IV – A New Hope A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… or maybe 2008 just feels like a long time ago. It is a period of civil war. Rebel cypherpunks are under the leadership of 900-year-old Jedi Muppet Satoshi Nakamoto, […]
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Even though Maker has refused to explicitly acknowledge the vulnerability claims put forth by Zoltu, experts see their validity. At the start of December, the Maker Foundation hosted a number of governance polls on its website to ease rising concerns following allegations put forth by developer Micah Zoltu in regards to how hackers with enough […]
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New legislation called 5AMLD places crypto firmly under the EU’s regulatory umbrella. The deadline is rapidly approaching. 5AMLD — the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive — is a piece of legislation that brings fiat-to-crypto exchanges and custodial wallets across the European Union under a new first-of-its-kind regulatory framework. Exchanges must achieve compliance with the rules by […]
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Quantum computing services seem to be our future soon enough, but will cryptocurrencies be ready for it when the time comes? Quantum supremacy is officially here, whether we’re ready for it or not. This fall, a research paper from Google was prematurely leaked, claiming just that — quantum supremacy — including the results of a […]
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell do not anticipate the development of a national digital currency in the country. United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said that he and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell do not anticipate the development of a national digital currency in the country. Mnuchin […]
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Launched on Nov. 24, a new cryptojacking campaign uses Docker platforms that have API endpoints exposed online to mine XMR. A group of hackers has launched a new cryptojacking campaign on Nov. 24, scanning as many as 59,000 IP networks to find Docker platforms that have API endpoints exposed online, business technology publication ZDNet reports […]
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