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Raising the Security Bar? Dash Claims a 51% Attack Is Not Enough

30.7.2020
While a 51% attack on Bitcoin will cost a billion dollars, Dash developers say an attacker needs more than money to attack the Dash network

CoinDesk Live Recap: The DAO Hack Is Still a Mystery

30.7.2020
The DAO attack was a foundational episode in Ethereum history. On Tuesday, CoinDesk Live gathered a handful of blockchain veterans to look back

English Football Club Hit With Multi-Million Dollar Ransomware Attack

23.7.2020
Cybersecurity authorities in the UK warned that ransomware could threaten the sports sector

'A New Class of Attack' In Crypto Is 'Actively Exploited' - Research

23.7.2020
The crypto market went through one of its wildest rides with the March market crash, among other events seeing a so-called "zero-bid" attack on MakerDAO, a decentralized lending facility built on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain and the creator of the DAI stablecoin. A recent research...

Telecom Argentina S.A Hit by Major Ransomware Attack, Criminals Demand $7.5M Worth of Monero

21.7.2020
Telecom Argentina S.A has been hit by a ransomware attack and the cyber-criminals are demanding $7.5 million paid in the privacy coin monero. The Spanish language site, elperiodista.com quotes anonymous employees stating that the attack started last Wednesday. Initially thought to be a small...

Ethereum Challenges Hackers to Attack Proposed 2.0 Networks

20.7.2020
The Ethereum Foundation launched two Eth 2.0 attack networks for hackers to break in exchange for a bug bounty

Major Argentine Telecom Falls Victim to $7.5M Monero Ransomware Attack

20.7.2020
Argentina's largest telecommunications company has fallen victim to a $7.5M ransomware attack

New Trojan Attack Targets Mac Users to Steal Cryptocurrency

16.7.2020
Researchers discovered a new trojan targeted at crypto traders using trading applications on macOS

Binance CEO Criticizes Twitter Security After Coordinated Attack on Prominent Accounts

16.7.2020
Talking to CoinDesk at the World Blockchain Summit Asia on Thursday, Chanpeng "CZ" Zhao called Twitter's security "weak" after a wave of account breaches Wednesday

Twitter Hack: ‘Social Engineering Attack’ on Employee Admin Panels

16.7.2020
Hackers were able to get away with posting fake Bitcoin giveaways on various Twitter accounts thanks to high level internal admin access

Twitter Says ‘Coordinated Social Engineering’ Attack Caused Bitcoin Scam

16.7.2020
Twitter says "a coordinated social engineering attack" against an employee caused Wednesday's massive takeover

Massive Twitter Attack: Apple, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Uber Tweeting Bitcoin Giveaway Scam

16.7.2020
A massive attack hit crypto Twitter on Wednesday as many prominent accounts began tweeting about a bitcoin giveaway. Soon it was apparent that the breach was much more serious when major corporations and famous people tweeted that they will double your bitcoin, including Apple, Google, Joe Biden...

Hackers Take Over Prominent Crypto Twitter Accounts in Simultaneous Attack

15.7.2020
Hackers pumping a crypto giveaway scam appear to have compromised the Twitter accounts of leading exchanges, individuals and at least one news org

Apparent Coordinated Twitter Attack Targets Binance, CZ, Gemini, and More

15.7.2020
Recent events indicate that Binance's Twitter account may have been compromised

Attempted 51% Attack on Bitcoin Gold Was Thwarted, Developers Say

11.7.2020
A 51% attack on Bitcoin Gold was unsuccessful

Avalanche Launch Fumbles: ‘A Highly-Sophisticated DDoS Attack Derailed Token Sale’

9.7.2020
On July 8, 2020, some members of the cryptocurrency community were prepared to leverage the AVA Labs Avalanche (AVAX) token sale, in order to acquire some of the highly anticipated coin on Wednesday. However, due to “record-breaking demand” and a “highly-sophisticated DDOS...