Online Security

On January 14, 2019, the New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia was hacked. The platform's team confirmed the security breach and stated that the exchange's losses are "significant". The Cryptopia crypto exchange is currently carrying out "unscheduled system maintenance"...

Monero is the most popular coin among cryptojackers, who mine cryptocurrencies using hidden mining viruses. Scientists from the Carlos III University of Madrid and King's College London reached this conclusion after conducting a study. The next most popular cryptocurrency among cryptojackers is Bitcoin...

Fraudulent schemes in the cryptocurrency world are no news at all. But recognizing them is sometimes not at all easy. Thus, Ethereum scam forks are in fact engaged in phishing private keys from users, offering the latter to take part in a free coin giveaway....

An attack on the Ethereum Classic blockchain was noticed by Coinbase staff on the evening of January 5. As a result of the investigation it was revealed that the network fell victim to a so-called 51% attack, during which 219,000 ETC was stolen - approximately $1.1 million. In response, Coinbase froze all transactions

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the Beam Wallet crypto wallet. This was reported by the development team of the Beam cryptocurrency. The identified vulnerability poses a risk to users of all desktop and CLI versions of the application...

A number of security features were disabled in the Bitcoin mobile wallet Samourai Wallet on Monday. This was announced by the developers of Samourai Wallet, who explained that they had to disable a number of security features in the Bitcoin mobile wallet Samourai Wallet because of "new extremely restrictive policies"

Cryptocurrency is becoming increasingly popular — it works fast and knows no borders. But, unfortunately, as the popularity of cryptocurrency grows, more and more fraudsters appear around it. Therefore, it is very important to follow all precautions and protect yourself from criminals as much as possible...

In Ukraine, a hacker who used viruses to steal passwords from crypto wallets has been detained. The hacker was apprehended by officers of Ukraine's cyber police in the Zaporizhzhia region. The detainee used malicious software to steal passwords to crypto wallets...

In the run-up to the New Year, hackers appear to be working tirelessly, releasing ever more new kinds of malicious software. Just recently researchers discovered a new variety of cryptojacking malware called L0rdix...