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Stealing Ethereum by Guessing Weak Private Keys
2019-04-29 11:39

Someone is stealing millions of dollars worth of Ethereum by guessing users' private keys. Normally this should be impossible, but lots of keys seem to be very weak. Researchers are unsure how...

Blochainbandit stole $54 million of Ethereum by guessing weak keys
2019-04-25 11:57

Someone has been quietly pilfering Ethereum (ETH) cryptocurrency worth millions of dollars without anyone noticing or, apparently, caring.

Ethereum Classic (ETC) Hit by Double-Spend Attack Worth $1.1 Million
2019-01-08 11:33

Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has suspended all transactions of Ethereum Classic (ETC)—the original unforked version of the Ethereum network—on their trading platforms, other products...

Criminal mastermind injects malicious script into Ethereum tracker. Their message? '1337'
2018-07-25 10:56

Etherscan XSS snafu could have been much, much worse Ethereum-tracking website Etherscan has resolved a cross-site scripting issue on its domain.…

Hackers Stole Over $20 Million in Ethereum from Insecurely Configured Clients
2018-06-11 10:33

Security researchers have been warning about cybercriminals who have made over 20 million dollars in just past few months by hijacking insecurely configured Ethereum nodes exposed on the Internet....

Oh, Crap! Someone Accidentally Triggered A Flaw That Locked Up $280 Million In Ethereum
2017-11-07 22:38

Horrible news for some Ethereum users. About $300 million worth of Ether—the cryptocurrency unit that has become one of the most popular and increasingly valuable cryptocurrencies—from dozens of...

Learn Ethereum Development – Build Decentralized Blockchain Apps
2017-11-06 03:46

As of today — 1 Bitcoin = $7300 USD (Approx 471,000 INR) At the beginning of this year, 1 Bitcoin was approximately equal to $1000, and now it has surged to a new height, marking its market...

SSH-based Hijacker Targeting Ethereum Miners
2017-11-02 18:29

Crypto-currency miners represent an easy solution when it comes to taking advantage of a system’s computing power to earn some money, but can result in no gain if the mined coins are going to...

EtherParty Breach: Another Ethereum ICO Gets Hacked
2017-10-03 07:32

Etherparty announced Sunday that its ICO (Initial Coin Offering) website selling tokens for a blockchain-based smart contract tool was hacked and the address for sending funds to buy tokens was...

Warning: Enigma Hacked; Over $470,000 in Ethereum Stolen So Far (The Hackers News)
2017-08-21 02:52

More Ethereum Stolen! An unknown hacker has so far stolen more than $471,000 worth of Ethereum—one of the most popular and increasingly valuable cryptocurrencies—in yet another Ethereum hack that...