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Weekend Attack Drains Decentralized Protocol dForce of $25M in Crypto
19.4.2020
dForce appears to have lost control of $25 million in bitcoin and ether held in its decentralized lending protocol
Craigs Wright’s Lawyers Slam Court Order Based on 'Personal Attacks'
10.4.2020
Craig Wright’s lawyers have made a very colourful objection to a magistrate’s order that he hand over a cache of documents
Beware! Scammers Are Out for Crypto Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
2.4.2020
Cybercrimes are on the rise amid the global coronavirus pandemic, and scammers are using crypto to facilitate some of their attacks
Encryption Standards Threatened Under Pretext of Battling Coronavirus
22.3.2020
Governments around the world have been trying for some time to bypass encryption and backdoor messaging apps. End-to-end encryption was preventing authorities from stopping terrorist attacks, we were told, and personal privacy had to be sacrificed for the greater good. Now, as the coronavirus...
Can’t Lock Down Bitcoin: Trump Ponders Halting Stock Trading, Grounding US Passenger Flights
21.3.2020
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and a looming recession, U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration are contemplating halting stock markets next week. The White House is currently considering grounding all passenger planes and ordering a nationwide shelter. However, bureaucrats from...
BitMEX Releases Report Responding to the DDoS Attacks
17.3.2020
Friday, March 13, considered to be an unlucky date across the globe, emerged true to its reputation for BitMEX, as the crypto exchange faced two DDoS attacks on the network at 02:16 UTC and 12.56 UTC. Fortunately, the exchange was quick to identify the attack and stop it before any greater loss....
Bitcoin History: When DDoS Attacks Made BTC’s Price Drop
7.3.2020
As anyone who has read the Bitcoin History series (or lived through the period in question) will know, the Bitcointalk forum was the crucible of debate in the early days. What’s less known is that – to quote one poster – “DDoSing this forum coincided with dumps on the then...
Bitcoin Gold Whale Allegedly Controls Half the BTG Supply
6.3.2020
According to a recent study, bitcoin gold (BTG) market prices are being manipulated by a single whale who holds a significant portion of the bitcoin gold in circulation. The Bitcoin Gold network was recently hit with a 51% attack that caused two blockchain reorganizations. The team of...
Coronavirus Prompts Fed to Slash Interest Rate – Stocks Slide, Gold Spikes, Bitcoin Uncertainty
4.3.2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 50 bps on Tuesday citing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak against the bleak economy. The last time the central bank slashed rates by leveraging an “emergency rate shift” by half a percentage point was after Lehman Brothers filed...
DDoS Attacks on OKEx and Bitfinex Were Sophisticated, Possibly Related
3.3.2020
DDoS attacks on OKEx and Bitfinex might indeed be related: A closer look reveals that both of them sophisticated and large in scale
Darknet Markets Flourish as White House and Empire Toast Milestone Achievements
2.3.2020
Business is booming on the darknet. Despite ongoing DDoS attacks, Empire Market has now passed 1 million users and two years’ trading. White House Market is also going strong, boasting almost 100% uptime in its first six months and over 60,00 users. In related news, the darknet has gained...
Crypto Exchanges OKEx and Bitfinex Suffer Simultaneous DDoS Attacks
28.2.2020
Bitfinex and OKEx were hit by DDoS almost simultaneously
Major Crypto Exchanges Bitfinex and OKEx Hit by Traffic Denial Attacks
28.2.2020
Both cryptocurrency exchanges have reported distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on their systems in the last 24 hours
Draper-Backed Exchange in Lockdown Following ‘Sophisticated’ Attack
27.2.2020
Coinhako has restricted user accounts since last Friday following an "attack," but has not released many details around the incident
Understanding Defi Flash Loans: Complex Attacks, Inflation and Composable Systems
23.2.2020
Two recent flash loans on the defi platform Bzx have started a fierce debate about the subject of using uncollateralized loans in a quick trade. Essentially these flash loans are providing people with the ability to borrow crypto without relinquishing any collateral. The scheme was used to exploit...
Are the BZx Flash Loan Attacks Signaling the End of DeFi?
22.2.2020
Recent attacks on the lending platform bZx have left faith in DeFi shattered, but what actually happened? And can the sector bounce back?
How To Protect Your Tokens From DeFi Attacks
21.2.2020
If you’re a DeFi (decentralized finance) user, do you actually know who can access your tokens? Are you sure that the dapps (decentralized apps) and smart contracts you use can’t access an unlimited amount of your tokens? Most importantly, how can you check that?
Numerous dapps and their smart...
DeFi Insurance Firm Nexus Mutual Makes Its First Payout Following bZx Attacks
20.2.2020
Nexus Mutual members voted to pay out two claims following the bZx flash loan attacks – a first for the DeFi insurance pioneer
The Flash Loan Attacks Explained (For Everybody)
19.2.2020
Today we're breaking down the flash loan attacks that rocked the DeFi community in a way even your grandpa can understand, presented in both audio and full-text format
Lightning Network Increasingly Fragile to Attacks – Hope Turns to Drivechain for Bitcoin Scaling
19.2.2020
A report published February 7 and authored in part by Blockstream researcher Christian Decker found that the BTC Lightning Network is “evolving towards an increasingly centralised architecture.” Proponents of LN say this is not a problem, and even critics of the network point to...