Coinbase Foils Extortion Attempt, Reinforces Bug Bounty Program
A self-proclaimed "hacker" demanded $450,000 after falsely claiming to be in possession of sensitive Coinbase customer data.
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Nov 30, 2022 at 5:14 p.m. UTC
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In Praise of White-Hat Hackers, but Overreliance Is Foolish
A white hat Nomad exploiter says stronger incentives are needed to reward the good Samaritans who help protocols identify and patch vulnerabilities.
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Nov 7, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Inside the Story: We Go Deep on the Binance Hacker Story
In this video CoinDesk editor John Biggs talks about how he built a story out of a simple Telegram conversation – and how it exposed one of the first inside negotiations with a “white hat” hacker and a major crypto exchange.
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May 11, 2020 at 9:24 p.m. UTC
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