Data Breach Today

JULY 26, 2022

Michael Stollery Launched an ICO, Advertised Fake Crypto Tokens to Scam Investors Michael Alan Stollery, the chief executive of Titanium Blockchain, pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to securities fraud in a scheme involving a fraudulent cryptocurrency initial coin offering in which $21 million was stolen.

Blockchain 237

Blockchain Security 237

WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 3, 2022

Blockchain bridges are a crucial piece of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, which makes them prime targets for attacks.

Blockchain 245

Blockchain IT Security 245

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The alert provides Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) obtained from law enforcement investigations and reports from third-party security firms. The researchers analyzed blockchain transactions, they discovered a clear link between Black Basta and the Conti Group.

Ransomware 313

Ransomware Blockchain Insurance Data breaches 313

Data Breach Today

AUGUST 30, 2021

Security Experts Praise Desire to Regulate Market, Cite Complexity Sen. Pat Toomey of the Senate Banking Committee is requesting input from the cryptocurrency and blockchain community to inform future legislation on its security and privacy. Several experts praise efforts to regulate the space, but cite its complexities.

Blockchain 173

Blockchain Security Marketing Privacy 173

Data Breach Today

JULY 21, 2022

The Series A Proceeds Will Help Halborn Expand Its Audit and Pen Testing Services Halborn raised $90 million to expand its audit and penetration testing services and more effectively safeguard the crypto industry.

Blockchain 305

Blockchain Security IT 305

Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Orbit Chain has suffered a security breach that has resulted in the theft of more than $81 million worth of cryptocurrency. Orbit Chain is a multi-asset blockchain platform that connects various blockchains through Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC). It also hired the blockchain security company ChainLight.

Blockchain 353

Blockchain Communications Security Access 353

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Security experts Antonio Pirozzi and Pierluigi Paganini presented BOTCHAIN, the first fully functional Botnet built upon the Bitcoin Protocol. The presentation titled “ BOTCHAIN aka The Dark side of Blockchain ” includes details about the first fully functional Botnet built upon the Bitcoin Protocol named “BOTCHAIN”.

Blockchain 279

Blockchain Security Communications Marketing 279

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 303 appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

Security 277

Security Blockchain Manufacturing Analytics 277

Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2023

Atomic Wallet is a multi-currency cryptocurrency wallet that allows users to securely store, manage, and exchange various digital assets in a single application. The company started sharing victim addresses with major exchanges and blockchain analytics to block the stolen funds. My graph has now surpassed $35M in total stolen.

Blockchain 246

Blockchain Security Analytics IT 246

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Researchers from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic reported that threat actors has already laundered a record $7 billion through cross-chain crime. The term “Cross-chain crime” is used to refer to the swapping of cryptoassets between different tokens or blockchains to launder illegally gained funds.

Blockchain 351

Blockchain Analytics Risk Security 351

WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 5, 2022

The blockchain isn’t as “anonymous” as you might think.

Blockchain 241

Blockchain Privacy Security 241

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

According to a report published by blockchain cyber security firm Elliptic, in the past 104 days, the North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus has stolen most of $240 million in crypto assets from multiple businesses, including Atomic Wallet ($100m), CoinsPaid ($37.3M), Alphapo ($60M), and Stake.com ($41M). . ” states Elliptic.

Blockchain 352

Blockchain Phishing Security IT 352

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2020

. “The representative went on to state that the server did not contain any “shop data,” and announced they were creating new servers and transitioning the site, meaning all Blockchain versions of the site would be “back to work in a few days.”” Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime).

Blockchain 361

Blockchain Sales Access Security 361

Schneier on Security

JUNE 24, 2022

Nothing in that letter is out of the ordinary, and is in line with what I wrote about blockchain in 2019. In response, Matthew Green has written —not really a rebuttal—but a “a general response to some of the more common spurious objections …people make to public blockchain systems.”

Blockchain 145

Blockchain Government Retail IT 145

Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2021

The cross-chain protocol Poly Network disclose a security breach, threat actors have stolen over $611 million in cryptocurrencies. ETH:0xC8a65Fadf0e0dDAf421F28FEAb69Bf6E2E589963 We call on miners of affected blockchain and crypto exchanges to blacklist tokens coming from the above addresses. The attackers. Pierluigi Paganini.

Blockchain 325

Blockchain Security IT Information Security 325

Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2021

Researchers from blockchain analysis firm Elliptic estimated that Darkside ransomware gang has made over $90 million from its attacks. Experts from blockchain analysis firm Elliptic estimated that the Darkside ransomware gang has earned over $90 million from ransom payments from its victims since October 2020. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 308

Ransomware Blockchain IT Security 308

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 18, 2023

New research shows the attackers behind one such scheme have developed an ingenious way of keeping their malware from being taken down by security experts or law enforcement: By hosting the malicious files on a decentralized, anonymous cryptocurrency blockchain. Image: Guard.io.

Blockchain 338

Blockchain Security awareness Security IT 338

Data Breach Today

MARCH 1, 2021

Akamai Describes How This Approach Works A cryptomining botnet campaign is using bitcoin blockchain transactions to hide command-and-control server addresses and stay under the radar, defeating takedown attempts, according to security firm Akamai.

Blockchain 317

Blockchain Security 317

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 28, 2021

However, these attacks aren’t due to exchange security flaws; malicious actors are exploiting the underlying consensus protocols of blockchains themselves. Every blockchain uses a consensus protocol which allows all nodes on the network to agree on the current state of the blockchain.

Blockchain 203

Blockchain Mining Security IT 203

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Ronin Network is an Ethereum-linked sidechain used for the blockchain game Axie Infinity. According to a post published by Blockchain security firm Chainalysis, its Crypto Incident Response team played a role in these seizures, providing its advanced tracing techniques to follow stolen funds to cash out points. .

Blockchain 345

Blockchain Government IT Security 345

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The company suspended deposits and withdrawals immediately after the discovery of the security breach that took place early in the morning of September 23, 2023. The company is investigating the security breach with the support of the security firm SlowMist. This incident is the largest crypto hack this year.

Blockchain 327

Blockchain Cloud Security Access 327

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 13, 2021

“This service is dedicated to individuals that have the need to possess complete privacy on the blockchain, offering a perspective from the opponent’s point of view in order for the user to comprehend the possibility of his/her funds getting flagged down under autocratic illegal charges.”

Blockchain 343

Blockchain Marketing Analytics Ransomware 343

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Security 319

Security Ransomware Data breaches Marketing 319

Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2020

“We have detected a recent attack which includes a completely undetected Linux malware and a previously undocumented technique, using a blockchain wallet for generating C&C domain names.” The post Doki, an undetectable Linux backdoor targets Docker Servers appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

Blockchain 364

Blockchain Mining Cloud Communications 364

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

BingX immediately responded to the incident, secured its asset transferring to a cold wallet and temporarily suspended the withdrawals. The crediting time for deposits and withdrawals will be extended as we conduct urgent inspections and strengthen our wallet services to ensure asset security. By June 24, 2024, over $1.38

Blockchain 347

Blockchain Security IT Access 347

WIRED Threat Level

MARCH 4, 2024

The transaction, visible on Bitcoin's blockchain, suggests the victim of one of the worst ransomware attacks in years may have paid a very large ransom.

Ransomware 350

Ransomware Blockchain Security 350

Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2019

Ethereum Classic (ETC) is the original unforked Ethereum blockchain, the attacks resulted in the loss of $1.1 51% attack refers to an attack on a blockchain by a group of miners that controls over 50% of the network’s mining hashrate. In order to protect customer funds, we immediately paused interactions with the ETC blockchain.”

Blockchain 279

Blockchain Mining IT Security 279

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

NKN (New Kind of Network) is a decentralized peer-to-peer network protocol that relies on blockchain technology. The protocol enables secure and low-cost data transfer. “This threat (ab)uses the NKN public blockchain protocol to carry out a large set of flooding attacks and act as a backdoor inside Linux systems.”

Blockchain 352

Blockchain Communications Ransomware IT 352

Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2021

Having access to mempools allows front-runners to use various techniques to exploit the data of pending transactions in order to jump in with their own trade before they are confirmed on the blockchain, make unsuspecting traders pay more for their transactions, and pocket the profit.

Blockchain 327

Blockchain Marketing Paper Education 327

WIRED Threat Level

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Blockchain investigators have uncovered at least $4 million—and counting—in cryptocurrency fundraising has reached Russia's violent militia groups.

Blockchain 328

Blockchain Security 328

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In 2021, Phorpiex infections were found in 96 countries, most of the victims are located in Ethiopia, Nigeria and India: Phorpiex crypto-clipper supports more than 30 wallets for different blockchains. We focused only on the most popular blockchains – Bitcoin and Ethereum. Bitcoin, 55.87 Ether, and $55,000 in ERC20 tokens.”

Blockchain 319

Blockchain IT Sales Ransomware 319

Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2022

Threat actors have stolen $100 million in cryptocurrency from the Blockchain company Harmony on Thursday evening. Last week threat actors have stolen $100 million in cryptocurrency from the Blockchain company Harmony. Harmony pointed out that the consensus layer of the Harmony blockchain remains secure. 99,334,302.58

Blockchain 246

Blockchain Encryption Access Cybersecurity 246

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2021

The security breach was confirmed by the company with a message via Twitter: C.R.E.A.M. The blockchain security firm PeckShield first spotted the attack and published a series of Tweets containing evidence of the security breach. It promises earnings to users who are passively holding ETH or wBTC. for the hacker.

Blockchain 336

Blockchain Financial Services Marketing Security 336

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Molly White—of “ Web3 is Going Just Great ” fame— reviews Chris Dixon’s blockchain solutions book: Read Write Own : In fact, throughout the entire book, Dixon fails to identify a single blockchain project that has successfully provided a non-speculative service at any kind of scale.

Blockchain 130

Blockchain Access IT 130

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2020

A contact tracking app for the Coronavirus proposed to the government of the Netherlands is affected by security issues that could expose user data. The development team is working to fix the security and privacy issue and announced that it will go on with the selection process. Pierluigi Paganini. adrotate banner=”13″].

Government 359

Government Blockchain Data breaches Privacy 359

Data Breach Today

AUGUST 3, 2022

million of the $190 million worth of cryptocurrency drained from cross-chain bridge Nomad on Wednesday, blockchain security firm PeckShield tells ISMG. 3 Crypto Wallets Hold $95M of Stolen Funds; $6M Laundered on Tornado Cash Multiple individuals returned a total of $11.4

Blockchain 287

Blockchain Security IT 287

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Wormhole, one of the most popular bridges that links the Ethereum and Solana blockchains, lost about $325 million in an attack that took place on Wednesday. This is the second-biggest hack of a DeFi platform ever, just after the $600 million Poly Network security breach. ” reported CNBC. ” reported CNBC. Pierluigi Paganini.

Blockchain 246

Blockchain Communications Ransomware Cybersecurity 246