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Ledger Making Major Announcement On January 7 as the Case for Cold Storage Grows

2017 was a breakthrough year for cryptocurrencies. Many traders were able to generate incredible, life-changing profits. And while not everyone was able to maintain those profits,...

Cybersecurity2 months ago

DarkOverlord Hacker Group Demands Bitcoin Ransom or 9/11 ‘Truth’ Will be Revealed

The hacker group known collectively as thedarkoverlord has revealed itself to be in possession of highly sensitive stolen documents pertaining to the truth surrounding the events...

Altcoins4 months ago

EOS Price Forecast: EOS/USD Heading for Another 300% Move?

EOS/USD price action via the 4-hour chart view has formed a bullish flag pattern. The price is moving around levels seen back end of March to...

Altcoins5 months ago

Crypto Market Development: South Korea’s National Policy Committee Chair Calls For ICO Legalization

A member of South Korea’s governing Democratic party and the chairman of Korea’s National Policy Committee, Min Byung-Doo, is urging to ease the current regulations on...

Altcoins5 months ago

Crypto Market Update: Japan’s Self-Regulatory Group (JVCEA) Readying Tighter Rules on Digital Assets

A group of cryptocurrency exchange operators in Japan is readying to tighten up measures following recent cyber breach. Action follows reported hack earlier in the month;...

Cyberespionage5 months ago

North Korea is now Targeting Crypto Users with Macs

The Lazarus group has earned quite a reputation for themselves in cyber-security circles. This group of North Korean hackers have been responsible for some of the...

Breaches8 months ago

Mt. Gox vs. Bithumb: That Was Then, This Is Now

Bithumb now shares something in common with the Tokyo-based shuttered bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox — both suffered a hack on about the same date, June 19. It’s...

Cybersecurity11 months ago

NEM Theft Suggests Hacking Is More Lucrative than Mining

The NEM Foundation has called off its search for the 523 million NEM tokens that were stolen from the Tokyo-based Coincheck exchange. Although the Foundation lauded...

Cryptocurrencies1 year ago

Spectre And Meltdown Madness: What It Means For Ethereum

To anyone who talks in terms of a cryptocurrency bubble, consider the following fun facts. In the short period of a few days following the bombshell...

Cybersecurity1 year ago

The Pirate Bay is Hijacking PCs to Stealth-Mine Cryptocurrency

For the second time in as many months, The Pirate Bay has been caught mining cryptocurrency on your computer without consent. The torrent platform was actually...

Breaches2 years ago

Coders Safeguard Vulnerable Ethereum Wallets Following Security Breach

Ethereum suffered large-scale security breaches last week after anonymous hackers targeted vulnerable wallets in the network, resulting in the loss of tens of millions of dollars....

Hacking2 years ago

Hackers Only Need Seconds to Figure Out Card Details

Experts from Newcastle University in England has found that hackers only need six seconds to figure out the card number, expiry date, and security code for a...

Bitcoin2 years ago

A Familiar Tale as Bitcoin Extortionists Target German Bank’s Customers

Bitcoin extortionists have hacked a high-end European bank several days ago, and now blackmailing its customers. Valartis, a Chinese-owned bank in Lichtenstein, has reportedly been hacked...

Bitcoin2 years ago

San Francisco Metro System Blackmailed for 100 Bitcoins by Ransomware Extortionists

On the 26th of November, the San Francisco Examiner reported the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) was hacked. Infected computers at Muni stations were reportedly...

Hacking2 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg’s Pinterest Account Reportedly Hacked

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has not had an easy year with the security on several of his accounts. Reports are coming in that he has been...

Cyberespionage2 years ago

Apple Watches Banned from UK Cabinet Meetings for Hacking Fears

Cabinet ministers have voiced concerns that Apple Watches could be hacked by Russian spies, prompting the devices to be barred from meetings, according to a report...