Malware monitoring researchers on Android devices discovered malicious applications that can steal one-time passwords (OTPs) from the notification system. This development circumvents Google’s ban on SMS and call log applications without justification. Google specifically enforced the restriction earlier this year […]
Unofficial investigation puts the number of victims between 80 and 90 users. Unknown how hackers stole money from users. Hackers have stolen from users of GateHub’s cryptocurrency wallet service 23.2 million Ripple coins (XRP), worth almost $9.5 million. Image: GateHub […]
Two miners reportedly attacked Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain by 51 percent, according to Cryptoconomy Podcast tweets hosted by Guy Swann on 24 May. A 51% attack occurs when someone controls the majority of the mining power on a blockchain proof-of-working […]
A 33-year-old Australian Government staff mine cryptocurrency for personal income was charged with abussing computer systems at his workplace. In the illegal mining operation, the AFP report claimed that it earned more than $9 000 before AFP officers seized his […]
Part of a data matching program aimed at ensuring that people dealing in cryptocurrency pay the right amount of tax. The Australian Tax Office (ATO) will now supervise the digital currency held by Australians, with the main idea of ensuring […]
Since last fall, a new cyber-criminal group believed to operate outside of China has hacked into Linux servers and installed a new strain of malware that mines cryptocurrency. Discovered by Intezer’s security researchers, this new group— which they called Pacha […]
One of 21 maintainers of the EOS blacklist failed to update its list, allowing the hacker to start with the funds stolen. A hacker has stolen EOS cryptocurrency worth $ 7.7 million after one of the 21 blacklist EOS maintainers […]
SpeakUp Trojan backdoor can run on six different Linux and macOS distributions. The hackers have developed a new Trojan backdoor which can run on Linux systems. Named SpeakUp, this malware is currently distributed primarily in China to Linux servers. The […]
It is very unlikely that the exchange and its users will ever again access to those funds. After the death of its owner, approximately $145 million in cryptocurrency funds are frozen in the cold (offline) wallet of the Canadian cryptocurrency […]
You can simply tap your phone to pay instead of carrying cash and cards. The three most established systems currently come from Apple, Samsung and Google. Mobile payment systems use a tokenization method to secure the card details. Once your […]
