PayFair Cold Wallet Hacked, Escrow Closed
The PayFair project, an Ethereum-based startup that has been around for about three years, closed its site temporarily due to a compromised private key on its chief cold wallet. The...
Hacker Steals 30,000 EOS Through Gambling dApp Loophole
An attacker has made off with at least 30,000 EOS by exploiting gambling dApps on the network. By congesting the network with rented resources, the attacker was able to guarantee...
Here’s Exactly How Long it Would Take to Crack Your Bitcoin...
We put a lot of faith in passwords, specifically in the private keys which secure our Bitcoin and crypto wallets. If someone were to find out or hack our private key, they would gain...
OKEx Wallet Maintenance Causes Panic as 24,000 BTC Moves
The crypto community spotted some massive funds movement from OKEx and got scared that the cryptocurrency exchange was hacked. However, CEO Jay Hao called for calm. Hundreds of...
What Does Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Account Hack Mean For Bitcoin?
Twitter and Square CEO, Jack Dorsey, had his personal Twitter account hacked this week. Whilst in control of the account, the hackers posted a bizarre stream of messages including...
BBC Journalist Loses $30K ETH From Rookie Mistake
The world of crypto trading and investing can still be a minefield to the uninitiated. Stories of hacks and scams are still commonplace affecting both individuals and huge companies...
Bitfinex Hack Bitcoin On The Move Again As 3-Year Dormant Period Ends
Bitcoin stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016 has returned to the spotlight as some of the funds move to an unknown wallet. $340,000 of Bitcoin Leaves Hack Wallet...
UN: North Korea Accumulating Cryptocurrency For Weapons Programs
A recent report by the United Nations has revealed that North Korea has amassed billions of dollars for its weapons programs. The loot has been pilfered from cyber-attacks and...
Bitpoint Discloses A Further $2.3 Million Is Missing From Hack
Following the high profile hacking of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, Bitpoint, the company has announced another $2.3 million of cryptocurrency missing. The Icing On The Bitpoint...
Bitcoins Worth $1.35 Million From 2016 Bitfinex Hack Are on the Move
Over 170 Bitcoins from the 2016 Bitfinex hack have been moved today over to another unknown wallet. Is the hacker attempting to wash the stolen funds, and if so, why now? Let’s take...
Cryptopia Resumes Trading on 40 Pairs With 14% ‘Haircut’...
Hacked New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has resumed trading on 40 cryptocurrency pairs, quantified as ‘secured.’ However, users who held Bitcoin (BTC)...
Coinomi Wallet Transmits Plain-Text Seed Phrase…For...
Bitcoin software (and hardware) wallets are open to a bewildering array of attack vectors, because… well, money. Hackers will always be trying to exploit vulnerabilities or find...