Security News

Microsoft Launches Ethereum-Based 'Coco Framework' to Speed Up Blockchain Network (The Hackers News)
2017-08-14 01:31

A growing number of enterprises are showing their interest in blockchains, but the underlying software fails to meet key enterprise requirements like performance, confidentiality, governance, and...

Hacker Steals $8.4 Million in Ethereum from Veritaseum (Security Week)
2017-07-26 05:53

An unknown hacker stole around 37,000 VERI tokens from Veritaseum peer-to-peer platform and sold them for around $8.4 million in Ethereum during the company’s ICO (Initial Coin Offering). read more

Hacker Steals $8.4 Million in Ethereum (4th Heist In A Month)
2017-07-25 02:28

More Ethereum Stolen! An unknown hacker has just stolen nearly $8.4 Million worth of Ethereum – one of the most popular and increasingly valuable cryptocurrencies – in yet another Ethereum hack...

Hacker Steals $30 Million in Ethereum from Parity Wallets (Security Week)
2017-07-20 16:32

A hacker was allegedly able to exploit a vulnerability in Ethereum wallet client Parity and steal over $30 million worth of crypto-currency. read more

Ethereum Hacks (Schneier on Security)
2017-07-20 14:12

The press is reporting a $32M theft of the cryptocurrency Ethereum. Like all such thefts, they're not a result of a cryptographic failure in the currencies, but instead a software vulnerability in...

Hackers Stole $32 Million in Ethereum; 3rd Heist in 20 Days (The Hackers News)
2017-07-20 01:13

An unknown hacker has just stolen nearly $32 million worth of Ethereum – one of the most popular and increasingly valuable cryptocurrencies – from Ethereum wallet accounts linked to at least three...

Hacker Steals $7 Million in Ethereum From CoinDash (Security Week)
2017-07-18 11:35

An actor managed to hack the CoinDash official website during the company's ICO (Initial Coin Offering) and diverted over $7 million worth of Ethereum by replacing the official wallet address with...

Hacker Uses A Simple Trick to Steal $7 Million Worth of Ethereum Within 3 Minutes (The Hackers News)
2017-07-18 01:42

All it took was just 3 minutes and 'a simple trick' for a hacker to steal more than $7 Million worth of Ethereum in a recent blow to the crypto currency market. The heist happened after an Israeli...

Bitcoin, Ethereum Stolen Following Bithumb Hack (Security Week)
2017-07-05 12:30

Hackers have stolen significant amounts of Bitcoin and Ethereum after hijacking a computer belonging to an employee of Bithumb, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. read more