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North Korean Hacking Group May Be Behind Malware-Laden Fake Crypto Site

Daniel PalmerDec 4, 2019

A new and hard-to-detect macOS malware variant has been discovered lurking on a fake cryptocurrency trading site.

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The Vertcoin Cryptocurrency Just Got 51% Attacked – Again

Daniel PalmerDec 2, 2019

Vertcoin, a crypto project that sets out to keep mining power decentralized, has suffered its second 51-percent attack in a year.

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VeChain

VeChain Foundation Hacked for $6.5M in VET Token Theft

William FoxleyDec 13, 2019

A VeChain buyback wallet containing 1.1 billion VET was compromised by an unknown hacker, the firm said Friday.

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North Korea Set Up a Blockchain Firm to Launder Crypto to Cash: UN

William FoxleyNov 6, 2019

North Korea set up a Hong Kong blockchain firm in a bid to to launder stolen cryptocurrency and avoid sanctions, the UN has reportedly said.

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New Tool Will Find Secrets – Including Crypto Keys – in Your Public Code

John BiggsOct 29, 2019

A clever tool scours GitHub for secret keys and passwords that programmers inadvertently made public.

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AT&T Responds to Crypto Exec’s SIM Swap Suit: See You in Court

Danny NelsonOct 28, 2019

The loss highlights an obvious question for security experts, who wondered why an experienced crypto executive would keep such high sums online.

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Fake Tor Browser Has Been Spying, Stealing Bitcoin ‘For Years’

Daniel PalmerOct 18, 2019

Hackers have been distributing a compromised version of the official Tor Browser that's packed with malware designed to steal bitcoin.

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Former NiceHash CTO Arrested in Germany Over US Hacking Charges

William FoxleyOct 2, 2019

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to extradite the alleged hacker over crimes he's already served time for in Slovenia.

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Ethereum Name Service Auction Exploited to Grab Apple Domain – And It Can’t Be Undone

William FoxleyOct 1, 2019

A bug in an ENS auction was exploited, allowing domains like "apple.eth" to be nabbed by an attacker. The only recourse is to ask for them back.

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UK Police Auction Off $294,000 in Stolen Crypto From EtherDelta Hack

Daniel KuhnOct 1, 2019

More than $294,000-worth of cryptocurrency confiscated from the teenage hacker of EtherDelta and TalkTalk has been auctioned off.

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‘Panda’ Crypto Malware Group Has Nabbed $100K in Monero Since 2018

Daniel PalmerSep 19, 2019

Cisco Talos has identified a group behind a spate of cryptocurrency-mining malware attacks targeting enterprise networks globally.

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Browser Extensions Can Help Scammers Steal Your Bitcoin: Casa CEO

Anna BaydakovaSep 15, 2019

Browser add-ons can steal your crypto and identifying information, said Casa's Jeremy Welch

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Cybercriminals Selling Hacked Fiat Money for Bitcoin at 10% of Its Value

Daniel PalmerSep 13, 2019

Dark market sellers are offering fiat cash for bitcoin at heavily discounted prices, but there's a catch.

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Man Offering Hacking Services for Bitcoin Gets 20-Month Jail Sentence

Daniel PalmerAug 16, 2019

A British man has been handed jail time and ordered to forfeit over £400,000 ($487,000) for offering hacking services and stolen data for crypto.

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