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Security flaw in Rarible NFT platform allowed attackers to steal crypto assets
2022-04-15 13:18

Security flaw in Rarible NFT platform allowed attackers to steal crypto assets. A new report from Check Point Research exposes a security flaw within the Rarible NFT marketplace.

Rarible NFT Marketplace Flaw Could've Let Attackers Hijack Crypto Wallets
2022-04-14 22:42

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a now-fixed security flaw in the Rarible non-fungible token marketplace that, if successfully exploited, could have led to account takeover and theft of cryptocurrency assets. Rarible, an NFT marketplace that enables users to create, buy, and sell digital NFT art like photographs, games, and memes, has over 2.1 million active users.

FBI links largest crypto hack ever to North Korean hackers
2022-04-14 17:40

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned the address that received the cryptocurrency stolen in the largest cryptocurrency hack ever, the hack of Axie Infinity's Ronin network bridge. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said two North Korean hacking groups, Lazarus and BlueNorOff, were behind last month's Ronin hack.

FBI links largest crypto hack ever to Lazarus state hackers
2022-04-14 17:40

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned the address that received the cryptocurrency stolen in the largest cryptocurrency hack ever, the hack of Axie Infinity's Ronin network bridge. Blockchain data platform Chainalysis first spotted that a new ETH address added by OFAC to the SDN list as part of a Lazarus Group update was also used in March to collect the ETH and USDC tokens stolen in the Ronin hack.

US Treasury links largest crypto hack to Lazarus state hackers
2022-04-14 17:40

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has updated its Specially Designated Nationals list with new information linking the North Korean-backed Lazarus Group APT to the largest cryptocurrency hack in history. Blockchain data platform Chainalysis first spotted that a new ETH address added by OFAC to the SDN list as part of the Lazarus Group entry was also used in March to collect the ETH and USDC tokens stolen during the Axie Infinity's Ronin bridge hack.

Instagram's dark side: sexual harassers, crypto scammers, ID thieves
2022-04-14 13:04

A platform for everyone to seamlessly share their best moments online, Instagram is slowly turning into a mecca for the undesirables-from sexual harassers to crypto "Investors" helping you "Get rich fast." American investor and hedge fund manager, Mark W. Yusko is one such person whose identity is being misused by not one-several Instagram scammers.

Instagram beyond pics: Sexual harassers, crypto crooks, ID thieves
2022-04-14 13:04

A platform for everyone to seamlessly share their best moments online, Instagram is slowly turning into a mecca for the undesirables-from sexual harassers to crypto "Investors" helping you "Get rich fast." Whenever Shibby120 is approached by an Instagram scammer, he decides to "Have fun with them" over DMs:. Two days ago, Carrington J. Tatum, a reporter with MLK50 announced his Instagram account getting hacked to promote crypto scams.

Flaw in Rarible NFT market allowed theft of crypto assets
2022-04-14 10:23

A security flaw in the Rarible NFT marketplace allowed threat actors to use a relatively simple trick to steal digital assets and transfer them directly into their wallets. Rarible is a community-centric NFT marketplace that offers up to 50% in royalties, having 2.1 million registered users, hundreds of millions U.S. dollars in annual trading volumes, and support for three blockchains.

Flaw in Rarible NFT market allowed tricky crypto asset transfers
2022-04-14 10:23

A security flaw in the Rarible NFT marketplace allowed threat actors to use a relatively simple trick to steal digital assets and transfer them directly into their wallets. Rarible is a community-centric NFT marketplace that offers up to 50% in royalties, having 2.1 million registered users, hundreds of millions U.S. dollars in annual trading volumes, and support for three blockchains.

OpenSSH goes Post-Quantum, switches to qubit-busting crypto by default
2022-04-11 18:58

As you probaby know, so-called quantum computers work in a rather mysterious way compared to conventional computers, inasmuch as they can perform certain sorts of calculation so that they effectively "Compute" all possible answers simultaneously in what's known in the jargon as a quantum superposition. So if quantum computers ever do become both reliable and powerful enough to work their superpositional algorithmic magic on 2000-digit prime factors, then breaking into messages we currently consider uncrackable in practice may become possible in theory.