More / Etherum Reddit - 1 year ago
On Aug 9-11, we host ZK Hack Montréal, our fourth IRL zk-hackathon. At ZK Hack Montréal, we will be hacking on zk-tools, using zk-DSLs, and building new products that showcase what zk can do. Hackers and builders will get to meet the teams working on...
by COINS NEWS - 1 year ago
Heather Morgan, sometimes known by her alter ego Razzlekhan, a self-styled social engineer and flamboyant rapper, made headlines after pleading guilty to one of the most audacious cyber heists in history; the 2016 Bitfinex hack of 120,000 BTC,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
A study from TRM Labs says that Russia’s involvement in illegal crypto operations grew a lot in 2023. Almost 70% of all cryptocurrency earnings from ransomware came from groups of people who spoke Russian. This makes them big players in this fi...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 1 year ago
Microsoft's AI Red Team employs a hacker's mindset to identify and mitigate potential generative AI risks, combining cybersecurity and societal-harm assessments. (Read More)
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
In an interesting turn of events, Rho Markets, a lending protocol based on the Ethereum layer two networks Scroll, has had a daunting experience with grey hat hackers involving the temporary loss of $7.6 million in users’ assets.
Rho Markets’ S...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has reportedly lost approximately $235 million in digital assets due to a significant cybersecurity breach that occurred in the early hours of Thursday.
According to the post shared by the firm on X, the breach a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
A major payments firm in Cambodia, Huione Pay, received over $150,000 in cryptocurrency from a digital wallet used by the North Korean hacking group Lazarus, according to blockchain data reviewed by Reuters. The crypto was sent to Huione Pay between...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
North Korean hackers are infiltrating crypto job boards, posing as fake applicants to steal sensitive data, hack systems, and gather assets, according to a DL News investigation. More than 4,000 North Koreans have been directed to penetrate the tech...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
A new report by blockchain intelligence firm TRM reveals that crypto thefts in the first half of 2024 have doubled compared to 2023, with $1.38 billion stolen by June 24. Major hacks constitute 70% of losses, with private key compromises and smart co...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 1 year ago
The
cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi) sectors suffered a staggering
$1.19 billion in losses due to hacks, scams, and exploits in the first half of
2024, according to a new report from blockchain security firm CertiK.Crypto Security Woes...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
This week, online reports surged of a major data leak involving data from millions of students in the US. The hacker demands a Bitcoin (BTC) payment to prevent the public from leaking sensitive information. The security breach seems to be part of a l...
by COINS NEWS - 1 year ago
A recent incident at Kraken revealed a troubling security breach, with $3 million stolen due to a bug in the exchange’s system. According to Kraken’s Chief Security Officer, the bug allowed hackers to inflate their funds through incomplete depo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On June 13, an unidentified hacker minted one billion HLG tokens by exploiting vulnerabilities in the Holograph operator smart contract. The Holograph team has patched the initial exploit and is collaborating with exchange partners to freeze the affe...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Cryptocurrency investors are in a tizzy after dormant funds from the December Orbit Chain heist were spotted tumbling through Tornado Cash, a notorious blockchain anonymizer. The hack, which pilfered a staggering $48 million (now ballooned to $121 mi...