Bitfinex Survives DDoS Attack Hours After ‘Infrastructure’ Outage
US cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has recovered after a two-phase outage saw hackers launch a DDoS attack on its website. ‘Back To Normal Operations’ Updates on the...
Gladius: How Blockchain Technology Is Making the Web Safer and Faster
DDoS attacks are one of the most common problems on the internet. However, blockchain technology may hold the key to a safer and more pleasant internet, an avenue that is being...
Global CCTV Botnet Successfully Executed DDoS Attack
In this day of mass surveillance and privacy awareness, CCTV cameras are often forgotten about. But as it turns out, these monitoring devices can serve an even nefarious purpose...
An In Depth Interview With the Developer of ZeroNet
ZeroNet the decentralized Internet-like network that uses Bitcoin and BitTorrent technology is a new platform launched in January of 2015. The application is based in Budapest, Hungary...
Mike Hearn Has Left The Bitcoin Building
Reaching consensus can be difficult, and that’s something Mike Hearn wanted to tell the world on January 14th. In a Medium post, he calls “The resolution of the Bitcoin...
Kraken And Crypto-Related Domains Victim To DDOS Attacks
The website Kraken was down last night due to a DDOS attack brought to their system. It seems that the exchange was sent an extortion letter from the unknown attacker. The service...
Ukraine’s National Bank Warns About Bitcoin
On October 2 the National Bank of Ukraine warned regional banks and executives of the certain risks using virtual currency. This comes after previous warnings in 2014 with the...
Bitcoin Extortionists DD4BC Targeting Scandinavian Companies
It is no secret that Bitcoin has become a favorite payment method for hoodlums and malicious individuals. Just a few weeks ago, a lot of companies around the world facing threats of...