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THORChain hit by another exploit; loses up to $7.6M

Source Node: https://ambcrypto.com/thorchain-hit-by-another-exploit-loses-up-to-7-6m/
Time Stamp: July 16, 2021 3:17 AM - Modified On: July 16, 2021 - Published By:
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With the emergence of cryptocurrencies, also came a corresponding rise in ransomware attacks. Several security loopholes in the cryptocurrency space in general, and smart contract platforms in particular, have come to light over the last few years. Once hailed as foolproof, blockchains have fallen fall prey to illicit activities, an assertion evidenced by the numerous scams and fraudulent activities that ensued. The latest to fall victim to the same is THORChain, a popular cross-chain decentralized exchange. It’s in the news today after an exploit drained millions of dollars from the

Message by LEDGER’s CEO – Update on the July data breach. Despite the leak, your crypto assets are safe.

Source Node: https://www.ledger.com/message-ledgers-ceo-data-leak
Time Stamp: December 21, 2020 12:49 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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12/21/2020 | Blog posts, Security Dear Ledger clients, As you know, Ledger was targeted by a cyberattack that led to a data breach in July 2020. Yesterday, we were informed about the dump of the content of a Ledger customer database on Raidforum. We believe this to be the contents of our e-commerce database from June 2020. At the time of the incident, in July, we engaged an external security organisation to conduct a forensic review of the logs available. This review of the logs enabled us to confirm that

Massive Ledger Data Leak Increases SIM Swapping Threat

Source Node: https://beincrypto.com/massive-ledger-data-leak-increases-sim-swapping-threat/
Time Stamp: December 21, 2020 2:10 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has suffered another massive data breach for the second time this year. The exposure of thousands of clients’ personal information has increased the threat of SIM swapping as an attack vector. For the second time this year, personal data from Ledger wallet buyers has been dumped online. The leak was posted by several members of the crypto community who found files allegedly containing the ‘full database’ of Ledger customers containing emails, phone numbers, and even physical addresses. Ledger Data Leaked (Again) Ledger played down the data

November 2020: A Month of All Time Highs

Source Node: https://beincrypto.com/november-2020-a-month-of-all-time-highs/
Time Stamp: December 13, 2020 1:59 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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November 2020 has been a record-smashing month for crypto. From coin derivatives, to flat-out Bitcoin (BTC) price, the roller coaster keeps climbing up. With power behind Bitcoin like never before, the next few months look exciting. All-Time Higher and higher So the golden price of $20,000 for 1 BTC never happened, but $19,725 was not half bad. Cryptocurrencies are having another year to remember, and November was perhaps that most exciting month yet. According to Coingecko’s monthly report, November saw plenty of highs. The crypto market cap reached $554 billion.

ALERT: Malicious Crypto Browser Extension—Masked MetaMask

Source Node: https://ciphertrace.com/alert-malicious-crypto-browser-extension-masked-metamask/
Time Stamp: December 2, 2020 2:56 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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UPDATE: 12/03/2020 The MetaMask phisher continues to buy sponsored ads on MetaMask search results. The company urges users to “use direct links, and if you need to use search, watch out for sponsored links!” Sponsored ads for the fraudulent maskmeha[.]io seem to have been displaced by meramaks[.]io 12/02/2020 Within the past 24 hours, CipherTrace has noticed an uptick of alerts and comments within the online cryptocurrencyA cryptocurrency (or crypto currency) is a digital asset des... More community of users’ funds being stolen via a Chrome browser extension phishing attack posing

Altcoins Set to Underperform? Bitcoin Dominance Prints Reversal Signal

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Time Stamp: August 17, 2020 9:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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While Bitcoin has performed well in recent weeks, some altcoins have done even better. Take the example of Chainlink (LINK), which has almost doubled in the past month. With many altcoins outpacing BTC, the Bitcoin dominance metric has plunged. Bitcoin dominance is the percentage of the crypto market made up of BTC. Despite the drop, an indicator predicts a bearish reversal for altcoins. Bitcoin continuing to undergo volatility could further suppress the bullish altcoin narrative. Analysts are currently expecting more BTC volatility in the days ahead, citing indicators like the

Why Chinese Miners Won’t Stage a 51% Attack on Bitcoin

Source Node: https://cointelegraph.com/news/why-chinese-miners-wont-stage-a-51-attack-on-bitcoin
Time Stamp: August 11, 2020 7:32 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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China accounts for more than half of the world’s Bitcoin mining capacity but Jameson Lopp, the co-founder and CTO of Casa, has hosed down fears that Chinese miners are a threat to Bitcoin in a blog post on Aug. 9.Although many people have raised concerns over the concentration of such much hashpower being located in China, Loop pointed out that even in the event of a 51% attack on Bitcoin, attackers are limited in what they can actually do. He explained that attackers can't steal people's Bitcoin arbitrarily, nor change the consensus