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Elrond Will Pay You $60,000 to Break Its Blockchain
Elrond is conducting a “trial by fire” exercise on its blockchain protocol, offering big bounties to white-hat hackers who can disrupt the network.
Pentagon War Game Envisioned a Generation-Z Rebellion Funded by Bitcoin
The war game was designed in 2018 to prepare troops for future conflicts fought on computers rather than on the battlefield.
Ukraine Arrests Hacker Accused of Selling Personal Data, Crypto Wallet Info
Ukrainian police have arrested a hacker who allegedly sold 773 million email addresses, along with passwords, bank PIN codes and cryptocurrency wallets.
EU Supercomputers Hijacked From COVID-19 Research to Mine Cryptocurrency
A number of supercomputers programmed to search for a vaccine for the coronavirus were remotely hijacked last week using stolen credentials.
North Korean Hackers Ramp Up Efforts to Steal Crypto Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Notorious hacking group Lazarus is said to be increasing its efforts to steal cryptocurrency from traders and industry professionals during the COVID-19 crisis.
Hackers Plant Crypto Miners by Exploiting Flaw in Popular Server Framework Salt
Hackers have exploited a critical flaw in infrastructure management tool Salt and, in one case planted crypto mining software.
Enterprise Blockchains: Walled Off Yet Vulnerable
Private enterprise blockchains are prone to insider attacks and don’t benefit from constant testing by an open community, experts at Kaspersky and EY say.
Mystery Hacker Tries to Steal Crypto Through Fake Google Chrome Wallet Extensions
Google has removed 49 Chrome extensions masquerading as legitimate crypto wallets including Ledger, MyEtherWallet, MetaMask and Jaxx, according to MyCrypto's Harry Denley.
Hacker Exploits Flaw in Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange Bisq to Steal $250K
The DEX revealed the hack 18 hours after it suspended trading.
Cryptopia Users Win Victory in Court Case Over Crypto Assets Worth Over $100M
In the fallout from a massive hack of the New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange, users at last have a little good news.
