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‘High’ Severity Bug in Bitcoin Software Revealed 2 Years After Fix
9.9.2020
A previously undisclosed bug in Bitcoin Core could have let attackers steal funds, delay transfers or split the network had it not been patched in 2018
Trezor Fixes New Vulnerability, KeepKey Working On It; New Malware Targets Wallets
3.9.2020
Swiss hardware wallet provider Shift Crypto said it has disclosed a vulnerability in the Trezor and KeepKey hardware wallets that could allow for potential ransom attacks – while a potentially nasty new malware strain is threatening to cause widespread wallet theft if left unchecked.
The...
Over $1 Billion Ethereum-Based Tokens Vulnerable to ‘Fake Deposit Exploit’
28.8.2020
A number of university researchers published a study that demystifies the “fake deposit vulnerability” in Ethereum-based smart contracts. The findings show that over 7,000 tokens worth more than $1 billion built on top of Ethereum are vulnerable to two types of attacks that exploit...
A Tor Vulnerability May Have Enabled Dark Web Bitcoin Theft
11.8.2020
Stealing Bitcoin from Tor users is easy
Newly Discovered Ledger Wallet Vulnerability Could Be Disastrous if Not Fully Patched
5.8.2020
Ledger has failed to fully fix a major vulnerability that allows for a “Bitcoin Fork” attack
Discovered Vulnerability Made Ledger to Choose Between 'Security and Usability'
5.8.2020
A researcher reported on a vulnerability in major crypto hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger's devices that can result in the loss of bitcoin (BTC), which they claim the company was aware of for a number of months. Ledger, however, argued that they have addressed it already, while having...
Ledger Crypto Wallet Claims Purported Vulnerability Is User Experience Flaw
6.7.2020
Ledger’s chief technology officer Charles Guillemet said that the recently revealed vulnerability is nothing more than a user experience flaw
Vulnerability in Ravencoin Creates Extra 1.5% of Maximum Supply for Hackers
3.7.2020
An issuance vulnerability resulted in the creation of an extra 5% of Ravencoin’s current supply
OpenZeppelin Discloses ‘High Severity Vulnerability’ in DeFi Wallet Argent
19.6.2020
A “high severity vulnerability” was found and patched in Ethereum wallet Argent, according to leading white-hat hackers OpenZeppelin
Bancor Discovers Critical Vulnerability, Hacks Itself to Prevent Theft
18.6.2020
The Bancor decentralized exchange has released a smart contract with a critical vulnerability, and is now hacking itself to save user funds from malicious actors
Bancor Discovers Security Vulnerability, Drains USD 460,000 Of User Funds
18.6.2020
Bancor, an on-chain liquidity protocol for Ethereum and other blockchains, has discovered a security vulnerability. The team informs that upon discovery it has used a white-hack attack to migrate all funds at risk to safety, and all user funds are secure, although the situation is still...
Blockfolio Quietly Patches Years-Old Security Hole That Exposed Source Code
1.5.2020
The security vulnerability, which appeared in older versions of its application, could have allowed a bad actor to steal closed source code and possibly inject their own code into Blockfolio’s Github repository and, from there, into the app itself
'Huge Blow' to DeFi as Hackers Exploit Known Vulnerability
20.4.2020
The DeFi (decentralized finance) industry just suffered another blow that reminds us that DeFi is still very much uncharted territory. What makes it worse is that the vulnerability used has reportedly been known.
A blockchain security company PeckShield offered a detailed look into the attacks...
Seeking Profits: A Number of Large Crypto Exchanges Are Mining and Staking Digital Assets
18.4.2020
During the last 12 months, large cryptocurrency exchanges have been getting into digital currency staking and creating SHA256 mining operations. Just recently, Binance announced the launch of its mining pool following exchanges like Okex, and Huobi. Alongside this, a great number of crypto...
Decentralized Crypto Exchange Disables Trading Due to ‘Critical Security Vulnerability’
8.4.2020
The developers behind the decentralized exchange have suspended trading on the platform as they investigate a critical security vulnerability
Binance Apologizes to the Steem Community; Unveils a DPoS Vulnerability
11.3.2020
Binance cryptocurrency exchange has garnered critical acclamation from the community owing to its take on the recent hostile takeover of the Steem blockchain network. The renowned crypto exchange has issued multiple apologies and statements concerning the takeover event and its involvement...
Intel SGX Vulnerability Discovered, Cryptocurrency Keys Threatened
11.3.2020
The “Load Value Injection” attack steals encrypted keys and other data stored within Intel’s SGX processors
A Follow-Up to PHP Templating
28.2.2020
Not long ago, I posted about PHP templating in just PHP (which is basically HEREDOC syntax). I'm literally using that technique for some super basic templating I needed to do on this very WordPress site. The main pushback was that this kind of thing can be an XSS vulnerability. In my case, it's...
Report: Android Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Steal Crypto Wallet Info
3.12.2019
Security firm uncovers a vulnerability that allows hackers to access private data on Android devices, including login credentials to crypto wallets
Global Android Vulnerability Could Grab Wallet and Banking Data
3.12.2019
A newly-discovered exploit could hijack banking and wallet apps on your Android phone