Security News

Cryptocurrency Wallet Hacks Spark Dustup
2018-12-31 14:34

Cryptocurrency wallets Trezor and Ledger are vulnerable to a number of different type attacks, researchers say.

Cryptocurrency craze drives coinmining malware surge
2018-12-19 06:15

The cryptocurrency craze of 2018 helped drive a 1,500 percent increase in coinmining malware when compared to 2017, according to eSentire. Coinmining malware mines cryptocurrency (typically...

Cryptocurrency-Stealing Code Distributed via Popular Library
2018-11-27 21:18

The popular EventStream Node.js library was recently modified to fetch malicious code designed to steal crypto-currencies. Designed as a toolkit to make creating and working with streams easy, the...

Cryptocurrency ‘minting’ flaw could have leached money from exchanges
2018-11-23 12:35

Ethereum's complexity proves to be a rich source of bugs, again.

Malware Moves: Attackers Retool for Cryptocurrency Theft
2018-11-21 14:33

New and Repurposed Attack Code Steals Passwords, Drops Miners and RansomwareCybercrime gangs continue to update or issue fresh versions of malware to mine for cryptocurrency, deliver...

StatCounter Analytics Code Hijacked to Steal Bitcoins from Cryptocurrency Users
2018-11-08 11:18

Late last week an unknown hacker or a group of hackers successfully targeted a cryptocurrency exchange with an aim to steal Bitcoins by compromising the web analytics service it was using. ESET...

Attackers breached Statcounter to steal cryptocurrency from gate.io users
2018-11-07 12:02

Web analytics company Statcounter and cryptocurrency exchange gate.io have been compromised in another supply-chain attack, which resulted in an unknown number of gate.io customers getting their...

Call of Duty players caught up in cryptocurrency theft racket
2018-10-29 13:09

The FBI recently busted a group of criminals who seem to be using Call of Duty to coordinate cryptocurrency thefts.

Australian Cryptocurrency Theft Highlights Security Mistakes
2018-10-26 13:48

AU$450,000 of Ripple Lost After Email, Cryptocurrency Account TakeoversAustralian police have charged a woman in the theft of AU$450,000 (US$318,000) worth of the virtual currency XRP, also known...

Report: Cryptocurrency Exchanges Lost $882 Million to Hackers
2018-10-18 12:18

Launching an ICO? You're a Target, Group-IB WarnsAn analysis of attacks against cryptocurrency exchanges over nearly two years shows hackers have inflicted $882 million in damages, according to...