Hackers Sell Off Personal Information for 10 Bitcoins After Hacking Domino’s India

Hackers requested 10 bitcoins for personal information that includes one million credit cards obtained after an attack on Domino's India.

Bank of Korea Governor becomes latest to attack crypto-assets' 'limitations'

South Korea has seen a dramatic increase in crypto-investments lately.

Record BTC weekly close, Ethereum all-time high: 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week

It's a sea of green across cryptocurrency on Monday as all-time highs come back within reach for Bitcoin. Bitcoin (BTC) is back with a vengeance this week as a new day’s trading gets underway with a fresh attack on $60,000. After a weekend in which the largest cryptocurrency avoided a correction, Monday is looking bullish — but what could shape price action in the short term? Cointelegraph presents five factors to keep an eye on for Bitcoin traders as the market inches closer to historic all-time highs. Stocks reflect coronavirus mayhem The macro picture is a tale of two coronavirus moods this week.

US must embrace Bitcoin to counter Chinese 'financial attack' — Pomp

Bitcoin, like the internet, can be used in ways which could compromise US prowess without suitable allowances from lawmakers. Bitcoin (BTC) can undermine the US dollar if the United States does not take a lead role in accepting it, argues Anthony Pompliano. Speaking to CNBC on April 8, the Morgan Creek Digital co-founder followed up on a warning from investor Peter Thiel that China could use Bitcoin to destabilize USD hegemony. Thiel cautions over Bitcoin threat "I do wonder at this point whether Bitcoin is to be thought of in part as a Chinese financial weapon against the US; it threatens fiat money but it especially threatens the US dollar," Thiel had said in an appearance at the Nixon Seminar. Asked whether this was a potential problem, Pompliano was quick to point out that Thiel was not an opponent of Bitcoin, but rather that it, like the internet, could have both positive and negative consequences for Washington should policymakers make ill-thought-out decisions. "I think what we've got to understand is that Bitcoin is an open, decentralized protocol," he explained to CNBC's "Squawk Box" segment. "Everyone in the world has an opportunity to use this, just like the internet...

North Korean Hackers Threatened Bithumb Exchange With a $16M Ransom Amid the 2017 Data Breach, Says Report

A new report commissioned by the US secret services unveiled what happened behind the attack launched by North Korean hackers against a South Korean crypto exchange.

Bitcoin falls below $58K as Bloomberg eyes $80K BTC price in Q2

A comparatively modest price prediction comes as Bitcoin ranges, giving altcoins an opportunity to outperform. Bitcoin (BTC) reversed recent gains to lose 1.5% on April 6 as bulls were kept frustrated with no sign of an attack on all-time highs  BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp).

FORCE token sees volatile 24 hours following coordinated attack on ForceDAO

The DeFi platform was the victim of an attack shortly after launch, with 183 ETH compromised.

$100 Million in Monero (XMR) Ransom Reportedly Demanded from Computer Giant Acer

The sixth-largest personal computer maker in the world, Acer, was reportedly compromised after a ransomware attack and the demand could reach $100M in XMR.

Dalio Disses Dollar Debt, But Warns Gov’ts May Target Bitcoin & Gold

Ray Dalio. Source: a video screenshot, YouTube, TED The superstar investor and sometime bitcoin (BTC) commentator, founder of major global investment firm Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio has launched a stinging attack on government and other forms of dollar debt-buying in the form of bonds, labeling the practice “stupid” – and urging followers to buy “stuff” that provides a safer bet

Hackers Reportedly Target NFT Marketplace Nifty Gateway Users

Several users reported that their entire NFT collections were stolen today, but Nifty Gateway says the impact of the attack was limited.

DeFi project DNS hijack attack: PancakeSwap regains access; Cream’s website still compromised

Websites of DeFi projects Cream.Finance and PancakeSwap reportedly came under attack by hackers.

BTC Miner Stresses: ‘Bitcoin is One of the Most Environment-Friendly Financial Networks’

While bitcoin has been gathering widespread attention with prices touching all-time highs, mainstream pundits have tried to attack the leading crypto asset for its energy consumption.

Number of BSC DeFi Projects Under a DNS Hijack Attack, CZ Binance Warns

A number of DeFi-related projects on the Binance Smart Chain including PancakeSwap and Cream Finance are under a DNS hijack attack, CZ warns.

Phishing attack uses PancakeSwap and Cream domains to steal money

Two BSC-based projects have been attacked by replacing their websites with a malicious interface. Two decentralized finance projects are reportedly being targeted by a DNS spoofing attack.

DeFi Exchange PancakeSwap Warns of Hack: ‘Do Not Use the Site’

The project's Twitter account is warning users to stay off the site because it is under a DNS hijack attack.

Hack Sunday: NFT Theft Follows a Personal Token Attack

After personal tokens (aka social or community tokens) had gotten hit this weekend, a non-fungible token (NFT) hack emerged as well.

Buterin helping to strategize against Ethereum 51% attack possibility

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is working to proactively solve a blockchain vulnerability.

Russian protest group Pussy Riot sells NFTs for latest single 'Panic Attack'

The Russian protest group Pussy Riot is auctioning four non-fungible tokens tied to a new single in order to support a shelter for victims of domestic violence. Russian punk feminist group Pussy Riot has released a new music video and is auctioning a series of four, non-fungible-tokens to accompany its release and raise funds for their art projects and local activism. The group first rose to prominence in 2012 after staging a guerilla performance of an iconoclastic feminist punk song in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral in protest against the Orthodox Church's complicity with Vladimir Putin's regime. Shortly after, the group's members were arrested for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" and later sentenced to two years in a penal colony.  The music video for the group's latest single, Panic Attack, features co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova as an avatar journeying through a dystopian virtual wasteland, culminating in her battle with an ominous doppelgänger.

BlockFi users targeted in ‘racist and vulgar’ email attack

Roughly 500 people were in for a random surprise on Mar.

PAID Network exploiter nets $3 million in infinite mint attack

After an attack at one point worth nearly $180 million, community members are left wondering if the exploit is a "rugpull" or a security lapse. Paid Network, a DeFi platform aimed at real-world businesses, has been exploited today in an “infinite mint” attack that has sent PAID token prices plunging upwards of 85%. While the exploit netted nearly $180 million in PAID tokens at the time of the attack — what would have comfortably been the largest exploit of a DeFi protocol — the hacker’s payday will end up being far less.

Transaction batching protocol Furucombo suffers $14 million “evil contract” hack

The latest attack relied on user permissions granted to the protocol The latest “evil contract” exploit has netted an attacker over $14 million in stolen funds.  Furucombo, a tool designed to help users “batch” transactions and interactions with multiple protocols at once, fell victim to the attack which centered on token approvals from users.

Congress worries crypto used to fund domestic terrorism, Capitol insurrection

US Congress subcommittee says that bank reporting methods led to Capitol attack arrests but worries that Bitcoin might have helped fund the insurrection. A US Congress subcommittee is investigating if domestic extremists are turning to cryptocurrency as a source of funds for their activities. On Feb.

Ethereum: Here's Buterin's take on the prospect of miners leaving

Vitalik Buterin doesn’t appear to be concerned about miners leaving the Ethereum network or a potential 51% attack.

Here Are the Ways Governments Could Attack Bitcoin – and None of them Sound Hot

Experts are starting to muse about the possible strategies governments could use if they ever decided to wage war on Bitcoin (BTC) – and derail an asset whose rise in the past few months has been nothing short of meteoric. PayPal’s crypto plunge last year (set to expand in 2021) and Tesla’s decision to purchase USD 1.5bn worth of bitcoin have arguably been

Kia Motors America Victim of Ransomware Attack Demanding $20M in Bitcoin, Report Claims

BleepingComputer claims to have evidence that the ransomware gang DoppelPaymer is demanding 404 BTC from the car firm.

Cryptopia Got Hacked While In Liquidation Due To a Hack

Adding to the controversies surrounding New Zealand’s collapsed crypto exchange Cryptopia, the platform has allegedly been hacked again, allowing perpetrators to steal a further NZD 62,000 (USD 45,000) worth of crypto after a January 2019 attack captured an estimated USD 30m in cryptoassets. The alleged theft happened a few months after it was disclosed a former

KIA Motors Ransomware Attack: Hackers Demand Up To $30M In Bitcoin

Kia Motors America has fallen victim to a ransomware attack and the requested demand could go up to 600 BTC (worth more than $30 million).

Feds Charge North Korean Crypto Hackers Over Massive Heist

DOJ has named three military hackers it alleges are behind a vast, multi-billion-dollar North Korean cyber attack conspiracy.

Privacy Coin Verge Suffers Third 51% Attack, Analysis Shows 200 Days of XVG Transactions Erased

According to various reports, the cryptocurrency network Verge has suffered a 51% attack that led to a massive 560,000+ block reorganization.

Cream Iron Bank $36M Flash Loan Attack: Markets Re-Enabled While Asset Borrow Is Paused

Following the Cream Iron Bank flash loan attack, preliminary findings of a probe have shown that contracts and markets still function normally.

Privacy-Centric Coin Verge Suffers Massive Reorganization Attack, Developers Say Funds Are Safe

Pornhub payment option Verge (XVG) is suffering from a brutal attack that allowed malicious actors to orchestrate what appears to be one of the deepest block reorganizations in blockchain history.

Verge (XVG) Goes Through an Attempted 51% Attack

Verge has gone through an attempted 51% attack.

Verge Fans 'Buy the Dip' As Blockchain Suffers Third Major Attack

Verge (XVG), a cryptocurrency known for being used as a payment method by a major adult website, Pornhub, just suffered its third major attack.

Pornhub Favorite Verge Token ‘Loses’ 200 Days of Transactions

Was it a 51% attack, a failed block reorganization, and/or FUD?

EXMO crypto exchange suffers second attack in two months

The total volume on the crypto exchange has fallen 4.9% in the last 24 hours. London-based cryptocurrency exchange EXMO suffered a distributed denial-of-service attack earlier today, causing the platform’s servers to become unavailable. In a tweet earlier today, EXMO reported that hackers had targeted the exchange with $75 million in trading volume in a distributed denial-of-service, or DDoS, attack.

UK-based Exmo exchange is down due to DDoS attack

UK-based crypto exchange Exmo suffered a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

UK Crypto Exchange EXMO Hit with DDoS Attack

It’s EXMO’s second attack in less than two months.

UK Crypto Exchange EXMO Offline Amid DDoS Attack

The exchange said it's working to bring services back online following the attack.

Alpha Homora loses $37 million following Iron Bank exploit

Though a "prime suspect" has been identified, how will the protocol make itself whole? In one of the largest exploits of the DeFi era, this morning an attacker successfully drained over $37 million from Alpha Homora by leveraging Cream’s Iron Bank protocol-to-protocol lending platform.  Alpha Finance Lab, whose protocol was audited by Quantstamp and Peckshield, announced on Twitter this morning that they were aware of an attack, that the “loophole” that allowed it had been patched, and that the team had a “prime suspect”: Dear Alpha community, we've been notified of an exploit on Alpha Homora V2.

T-Mobile sued by victim who lost $450K in Bitcoin in SIM swap attack

The wireless carrier is accused of failing to protect its customers from SIM swappers' lucrative heists. Telecoms provider T-Mobile has become the latest corporate name to come under fire for its alleged negligence and failure to protect customer information, which indirectly enabled a "SIM swap attack" that led to the successful theft of $450,000, or 15 Bitcoin (BTC). A SIM swap attack — also referred to as a port-out scam — has proved to be a popular tactic with criminals in recent years.

T-Mobile Sued Over SIM Attack That Resulted in Loss of $450K in Bitcoin

The plaintiff lost 15 bitcoin after an interaction with a T-mobile customer who had been victim of a SIM-swapping attack.

Bitcoin energy debate resurfaces with calls for ‘green hackers’ to attack network

“If you’re not a green hacker, and you’re not doing it for the planet, you can also do it for the money: by speculating downward on the price of Bitcoin before launching attacks.” The exponential rise in Bitcoin’s price and hash rate is driving critics to once again question the largest blockchain’s energy efficiency — with calls for “green hackers” to band together to mount an attack on the network. Total world production and consumption vs.

FTX CEO claims competitor responsible for racist messages delivered to Blockfolio users

'Teflon' Sam Bankman-Fried illustrates why the crypto community holds him in high regard, as Blockfolio exploit results in clear communication and a rapid response. On February 9, Blockfolio's Signal feed was briefly compromised, resulting in some users receiving racist messages within the company's app. Users said that the culprits went so far as to threaten loss of funds if deposits were not removed from the crypto portfolio platform. While the derogatory messages were reportedly scrubbed by Blockfolio's security team within about 30 minutes, the incident left many wondering how such an attack could have occurred. Tweeting on Tuesday, SBF offered updates about the incident, alleging that a competing exchange was to blame. 1) We're really sorry about the messages today on Blockfolio.We've also now figured out what happened.

After Yearn exploit, attacker funds frozen and reimbursement plans developing

Seized funds bring the damage down to $9 million as multiple communities ponder the next step in reimbursing user funds Following an exploit last night that cost yield vault project Yearn.finance $11 million in stablecoin DAI, crypto community members from multiple projects have rallied to mitigate the effects, reclaim exploited funds, and reimburse affected users.  First reported by the project at 5:09 pm EST, the exploit was a complex arbitration attack on Yearn’s version 1 DAI yield vault.

Wallstreetbets vs. Wall Street: A prelude to DeFi bursting onto the scene?

Was stock trading app Robinhood the villain in the GameStop saga? “In a decentralized trading market, no one would have that power.” Was last week’s Reddit versus Wall Street stand-off really the “beginning of the end for centralized finance,” as Gemini founder Tyler Winklevoss described it? Or was it just a one-time instance of individuals coming together to right a perceived wrong — with no long-term economic consequences? As GameStop, a struggling videogame retailer, came under attack by hedge-fund short sellers, a coalition of individuals spearheaded by r/Wallstreetbets, a Reddit forum, jumped in to save GameStop by buying its shares, driving its stock price from $20 to as high as $483 — and doing some real damage to short traders in the bargain. But then Robinhood, the insurgents’ trading platform of choice, suspended purchases of GameStop’s GME stock and seven other stocks.

DeFi's Yearn.Finance Protocol Suffers $2.8 Million Flash Loan Attack

Yearn.Finance decentralized finance protocol suffered a $2.8 million loss after a flash loan attack, a scheme frequently seen in the fast-rising DeFi sector.

China could shut down Bitcoin for $7B a year says Logica Capital chief strategist

Logica Capital's chief strategist believes China could attack the Bitcoin network for just $7 billion per year. Michael Green, chief strategist and partner at investment advisory firm Logica Capital, has sounded the alarm about China’s Bitcoin (BTC) mining dominance during a debate with crypto proponent Anthony Pompliano. The discussion between the Bitcoin skeptic and the Bitcoin bull has just been published by digital asset media outlet Real Vision. Green emphasized the dominant share of hash rate located within China’s borders, describing the network as “incredibly vulnerable” from the perspective of the United States. “The vast majority of the mining activity is occurring in regions like China, Russia and Iran, and if we incorporate the participation of mining pools, they control in excess of 90% of the hash rate.

Polish crypto exchange employee in induced coma after armed attack

On Jan. 22, an attacker shot two employees at a cryptocurrency and gold exchange in the Polish city of Olsztyn, escaping with over $120,000 in gold. Polish police have detained a suspect in an armed attack on FlyingAtom, a cryptocurrency and gold exchange in the city of Olsztyn in northeastern Poland.

Gamestop Shares and Reddit Fueled Stocks Plummet, Crypto Fans Say Bitcoin Is the Only True Attack

Following the Wallstreetbets saga last week, a great number of the popular shares being fueled by social media have started to tank in value.

XRP Surges Back in to Top 3 on CoinMarketCap Fueled by Coordinated Buying Attack

Ripple's associated token XRP has broken back into CoinMarketCap’s top three cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.

Bitcoin Subreddit Surges as Hedge Funds Short BTC, A Coordinated Crypto Buying Attack?

Will Bitcoin be the next target of a coordinated buying attack as new data reveals Bitcoin subreddit's astronomical growth as well as huge institutional shorts on the cryptocurrency? (Read More)

WallStreetBets and Telegram Group Plan Coordinated Buying Attack on Ripple's XRP For February

WallStreetBets (WSB) along with a Telegram group are apparently planning a new coordinated attack on XRP which is set to be executed around 8:20EST.

XRP Posted Biggest Single-Day Gain in 3 Years in a Coordinated Buying Attack

"Traditional Crypto-Pump groups are being copied and legitimized by WallStreetBets," Jehan Chu, co-founder and managing partner at Kenetic Capital, told CoinDesk.

BIS Chief Banker Criticizes Bitcoin as Inherently Risky, Says BTC Vulnerable to 51% Attack

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) general manager Agustin Carstens has criticized bitcoin saying the asset was inherently risky and “increasingly vulnerable” to a 51% attack.

Crypto industry jumps into lobbying in response to FinCEN

The Blockchain Association's ranks swell as firms look to aid their work in keeping crypto transactions peer-to-peer. The crypto lobby is growing as more firms join the effort to fight rules that attack financial privacy.   The Blockchain Association today announced the addition of five new members, with membership now totaling 30 firms.

Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Devices Infected by Bitcoin-Mining Malware

A Taiwanese hardware company has warned its clients about a targeted crypto mining attack against their storage devices.

GameStop short squeeze highlights the power of decentralization

What do the traders on r/WallStreetBets have in common with cryptocurrency traders? Both are using technological breakthroughs to skirt processes inherent in traditional financial systems. The success of the GameStop short squeeze in pumping the price above $370— and the reaction from centralized authorities and markets to it — has highlighted the need for decentralized finance, according to some in the crypto industry. The stock, which was trading at less than $20 per share earlier this month, was deemed by members of the r/WallStreetBets subreddit to be under attack by a hedge fund which had disclosed a large short position in the stock. As a result of the pump coordinated on Reddit and executed by individual traders using platforms like TD Ameritrade and Robinhood, hedge fund Melvin Capital Management lost a total of $3.75 billion by having to close their massive, losing short position on GME. Various centralized trading platforms have now put limits on trading the stock and the president of NASDAQ — the exchange on which GME is listed — suggested that trading could be temporarily halted on stocks deliberately targeted by internet users, in order to give investors a chance to “recalibrate.” Eyebrows were also raised when the subreddit behind the short squeeze, WallStreetBets, was taken offline temporarily and its Discord channel suspended, apparently over content moderation issues.

Iranian government reportedly moving to block Signal messaging app

Rumors are circulating in Iran that authorities already have access to messages on WhatsApp, one of the few unblocked platforms in the country. Signal is reportedly under attack from Iranian authorities as interest is surging amid speculation the government already has access to users’ information on other popular messaging apps. According to Al Jazeera, many users of the privacy-focused messaging app in Iran have reported being unable to connect since Signal took the top position at the Google Play Store in the country this month.

Privacy-Centric Cryptocurrency Firo Suffers 51% Attack on Its Network

The proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency Firo announced that its protocol came under a 51% attack, notifying its holders to stop transactions.

Firo is latest proof-of-work coin to suffer 51% attack; 306 blocks rolled back

Privacy-focused digital currency, Firo, formerly known as Zcoin, suffered a 51% attack in the early hours of 20 January.

Firo Gets Hit by 51% Attack: 300 Blocks Rolled Back

The privacy-oriented cryptocurrency Firo, formerly known as Zcoin, has come under a 51% attack.

Privacy Coin Firo Currently Experiencing 51% Attack

Users should not make transactions during this time.

Privacy Coin Firo, Formerly Known as Zcoin, Suffering a 51% Attack

The privacy-oriented coin Firo, formerly known as Zcoin, is going through a 51% attack as the team battles to tackle the issue.

Privacy-focused Firo cryptocurrency suffers 51% attack

Over 300 blocks were rolled back in the course of the 51% attack. Anonymous cryptocurrency Firo — formerly known as Zcoin— is the latest Proof-of-Work coin to suffer a 51% attack. Tweeting on Wednesday, Firo revealed that the protocol had come under a 51% attack and advised holders to pause all transactions until the network returns to a normal state.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Expresses Passion for Bitcoin in Thread Justifying Twitter Ban of President Trump

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explained Twitter’s decision to ban President Donald Trump following last week’s attack on the Capitol, expressing his passion for decentralized Bitcoin.

How Bitcoin Privacy Wallet Wasabi Withstood an Attack on Tor

A bug that took down certain Tor sites didn’t cause much trouble to one privacy wallet that relied on its services.

Origin Brings Back Interest-Earning OUSD Stablecoin Following $7M Hack

Origin is relaunching its yield-generating stablecoin following a November attack that drained OUSD holders of $7 million.

Cover Protocol announces compensation plan following mining contract attack

Cover Protocol will distribute new "coins" to token holders as Binance announces compensation for affected traders. Peer-to-peer coverage market Cover Protocol has published a compensation plan for token holders and liquidity providers affected by the recent hack. As part of the process, the Cover Protocol team took a snapshot at block height 11541218, the last transaction block before the exploit began. Eligible liquidity providers on Uniswap, SushiSwap, and Balancer will receive new COVER tokens based on their share of the liquidity pool on those platforms.

Binance Pledges $10 Million to Compensate Cover Finance Hack Victims

After the price of Cover Finance’s token was obliterated via an infinite minting attack, Binance decided to step in.

Attackers Drain Millions From Cover Protocol, Token Holders Attack Compensation Plan

Decentralized finance insurance project Cover protocol briefly suffered losses when an unknown attacker minted over 40 quintillion Cover tokens.

Who Insures the Insurer? Cover Protocol Attack Exposes DeFi’s Promise and Peril

Defi insurer Cover Protocol, designed to reduce smart contract failure risks, was exploited by a bug in its smart contract on Monday morning.

Cover Protocol May Launch New Token Following Attack

Cover Protocol announced it's exploring launching a new COVER token through the snapshot before the attack by a "white hat" hacker on Monday morning.

Cover Protocol Attack Perpetrated by ‘White Hat,’ Funds Returned, Hacker Claims

The decentralized finance (DeFI) insurance project Cover Protocol was hacked earlier Monday in an infinite printing scheme, causing the price of the Cover token to plunge.

Cover Protocol suffers infinite minting attack, price tanks 97%

Cover, the peer-to-peer coverage market, is the latest DeFi project to suffer an attack. A suspected hacker has exploited the Cover staking protocol, inflating the token supply by printing over 40 quintillion "coins" However, in a surprising move, the suspected attacker returned the funds with a note saying: "Next time, take care of your own shit." Cover Attacker Mints 40 quintillion tokens.

Livecoin exchange goes offline after Bitcoin price reportedly exceeds $320K

Russian crypto exchange Livecoin claims that it has suffered a “carefully planned attack,” but some in the community suspect an exit scam. Livecoin, a lesser-known Russian cryptocurrency exchange, has abruptly halted operations in the aftermath of an alleged hacker attack on Christmas day.

A storm is brewing between state regulators and the OCC over fintech licensing

A major network of state banking regulators is renewing its attack on the OCC's moves to register non-depository institutions.

Ripple SEC Charges Attack All Cryptocurrencies, Says Company’s CEO

Ripple CEO believes the company will prevail against the SEC and described the allegations as an attack on the entire crypto industry.

XRP Drops As 'SEC Voted to Attack' Ripple

Brad Garlinghouse. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Bloomberg Technology XRP-affiliated, US-based major blockchain company Ripple claims that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to file a lawsuit against the company because it allegedly violated investor-protection laws when it sold XRP.

SEC set to sue Ripple with XRP in the crosshairs

Despite the company's protestations, it appears the SEC is the latest in a long line of plaintiffs. Ripple will be sued by the SEC for allegedly selling unlicensed securities in the form of XRP tokens, according to Fortune. In a move reminiscent of Coinbase's recent front-running of a New York Times expose of its alleged treatment of employees of color, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has taken the unusual step of posting to Twitter to seemingly legislate the issue in the court of public opinion. Today, the SEC voted to attack crypto.

UK Crypto Exchange Hacked, Reportedly Loses $10 Million

Cryptocurrency trading platform EXMO lost around 5% of its assets in an attack, it announced today.

Warp Finance Recovers $5.8 Million Days After Hack

The project was hacked for $7.7 million in a “flash loan” attack but managed to recover a majority of that amount on Sunday.

Nicehash Crypto Mining Pool ‘Fully’ Reimburses All Users Affected by 2017 Hack

A Slovenian cryptocurrency mining pool and trading platform announced that they’ve managed to fully compensate their users affected by a hacking attack that took place in December 2017, which took over 4,600 bitcoins.

Two Rubygems Infected With Crypto-Stealing Feature Malware Spotted by Researchers

New infected Rubygems packages have been spotted in its open-source software repository and which contained malicious code mainly used to steal cryptocurrencies from users via supply chain attack.

Another DeFi Hack: $7.7 Million Stolen In A Flash Loan Attack From Warp Finance

DeFi protocol Warp Finance was exploited for $7.7 million in a flash loan attack.

Warp Finance Hit With $8 Million DeFi Flash Loan Attack

Barely a week after Warp Finance went live, the DeFi platform has been hit with a flash loan attack worth nearly $8 million.

Warp Finance reportedly loses up to $8M in flash loan attack

The latest DeFi incursion involves flash loans ...

DeFi Founder Targeted in $8m Hack Says He Has His Hacker’s IP

The decentralized finance (DeFi) space was rocked last morning by news that Nexus Mutual founder Hugh Karp was hit with a personal attack.

Flash Loan Attack: Origin Protocol Unveils Compensation Plan that Excludes Founders

The Origin Protocol team has unveiled a compensation plan for its depositors who were adversely affected by the flash loan attack in November.

Thief Steals USD 8.2m From Nexus Mutual Founder in a 'Targeted Attack'

There's been another theft in the Cryptoverse - this time a 'personal' one, as attackers have taken more than USD 8.2m from the account of Hugh Karp, the founder of decentralized finance (DeFi) insurance protocol Nexus Mutual.

Origin Dollar compensation plan marks progressing maturation of DeFi space

Traders and developers are trending towards greater DeFi depositor protections in unison On Friday, decentralized finance (DeFi) stablecoin project Origin Finance announced a plan to compensate users affected by a $7 million November exploit — part of a wider trend from developers, users, and traders that has seen actors across the DeFi space more widely embrace insurance products and other exploit backstops.  On November 17th, Origin Dollar announced that its yield-bearing stablecoin project had been the victim of a $7 million flash loan attack.

A Hypothetical Attack on the Bitcoin Codebase

Only six men can approve changes to Bitcoin’s code.

Hackers Demand Over 1,800 BTC From Electronics Giant Foxconn After Ransomware Attack

A multinational electronic giant and a well-known manufacturer of Apple products is the latest victim of a millionaire ransomware attack deployed over the Thanksgiving weekend on one of its branches.

$34M In Bitcoin Requested After A Ransomware Attack On Electronics Giant Foxconn

$34 million in bitcoin requested from the electronics giant Foxconn after experiencing a DopplePaymer ransomware attack around Thanksgiving.

Ransomware Gang Demands $34 Million in Bitcoin from Foxconn

The multinational electronics and technology company was reportedly struck by a ransomware attack by DoppelPaymer on November 29.

Black Shadow Hackers Demand 200 BTC Ransom from Israeli Insurance Giant Shirbit

One of the largest insurance companies in Israel has been hit by a ransomware attack, and the threat actors started to release sensitive data, as the firm doesn’t pay the requested ransom in bitcoin (BTC).

Crypto exchange Poloniex faces outage due to DDoS attack

Global crypto exchange Poloniex experienced an outage earlier today, and the exchange noted that their services were unavailable due to an ‘unexpected issue’. [embed]https://twitter.com/PoloSup The post Crypto exchange Poloniex faces outage due to DDoS attack appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Phishing Attack Poses as Ethereum Wallet MetaMask

Blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace has identified an uptick in posts about a malicious version of MetaMask.

As token price rises and reputation mends, Sushiswap foils midnight exploit

The Uniswap rival manages to fend off an attack in a matter of hours. As exploits and hacks run rampant across the DeFi ecosystem, at least one project appears to have fended off the worst of an attack — the once-maligned “vampire” AMM (automated market maker) exchange Sushiswap.  Observers noticed last night that Sushiswap — which got its start leeching liquidity from rival AMM Uniswap — was experiencing an exploit, and that anonymous head developer 0xMaki was taking steps to mitigate it: Possible @SushiSwap exploit found? @0xMaki sends exploiter a tx with a message to collect bug bounty.

Hash War: Mystery Miner’s Empty Block Attack Makes ABC’s New Blockchain Almost Unusable

According to various reports, the Bitcoin ABC pro-IFP chain has been under ‘attack’ for a number of consecutive days now.

Bitcoin Cash Rebels Launch 51% Attack to Destroy BCH Hard Fork

Protesting the 8% miner tax on Bitcoin Cash ABC, an anonymous group today launched a 51% attack on the network.