Bitcoin
Cyber Attack disrupts Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex Services!
Taiwan based Bitcoin Exchange Company ‘Bitfinex’ has admitted that it was hit by a DDoS cyber attack on Monday this week. However, the cryptocurrency platform notified to the world that the disruption was temporary as the services were brought back to life within 84 minutes. As Bitcoin rate reached $11,000 early this week, one of […]
UK Cryptocurrency Electroneum hit by Cyber Attack!
British Cryptocurrency startup Electroneum was hit by a cyber attack that has shut down all its investor accounts for several days. The said digital currency which can be mined from smartphones was due to be launched last Thursday. But the operators have now decided to postpone the launch of the Electroneum’s website and mobile app […]
Cyber Attack wrecks the launch of Bitcoin Gold Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin Gold launch was marred by a Cyber Attack which took place on the new crypto currency’s website. The digital currency was supposed to be launched on October 24th,2017, but came under sustained distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyber attack. Bitcoin’s Gold website issued a public statement on Wednesday that its webpage experienced a DDOS […]
Hackers from North Korea Cyber Attack Bitcoin exchanges to evade sanctions!
North Korean hackers under the leadership of Kim Jung Un have decided to steal Bitcoins in order to evade sanctions put forward by politicians from Washington to Seoul. This was reported by security company FireEye Inc, which also added in its report that Kim’s apparent interest on Crypto currency comes amid rising prices and popularity […]
North Korea intensifies cyber attacks against Bitcoin exchanges!
In order to fund its nuclear ambitions, North Korea is said to be intensifying cyber attacks on Bitcoins exchanges operating across US, Europe, and Canada. Cybersecurity Insiders learned about this news through a source working for Radio Free Asia (RFA) which is non-profit East Asian News Agency. According to RFA’s latest update, North Korea has […]
Ransomware cyber attacks can prove fatal to Bitcoin users
Almost the whole world witnessed a digital crisis on May 12th, 2017 when hackers launched Wannacry Ransomware cyber attack on more than 200,000 computers operating across 174 countries. Media reports indicated that most of the victims of this ransomware were the ones who were using the dead and extinct Windows XP and those using unpatched […]
Ransomware hits MySQL Servers
A ransomware attack was launched on hundreds of MySQL Servers last week which can be treated as an evolution of MongoDB cyber attack. And the news is out that the cyber crooks who launched the attack are demanding a 0.2 bitcoins to unlock the servers which account to $234. As per the report prepared by […]
Crypto Ransomware wrote in Swift targets MAC OS users
Till date, we have seen cybercriminals targeting Windows and Android based devices. But now, as per our sources, a new crypto ransomware is on the prowl which targets Mac OS users. Written in Swift, the new ransomware is currently being distributed via Torrent sites by cyber crooks. It is named as “Patcher” and is technically […]
England Cyber Warriors quash two cyber attacks per day
National Cyber Security Team of Britain has made it official that it quashes two cyber attacks per day and prevents hackers from getting into the networks of MOD, NHS and the Bank of England. Since, the inception of England’s the National Cyber Security Team in October 2016, the cyber warriors have succeeded in defending the […]
Know how blockchain can act as a panacea to all cyber attack troubles
In this digital world, nothing seems to be immune to cyber attacks and cyber crooks. But if the technology of blockchain can be carefully explored and emphasized, it can help a public or private agency to build a network which has no single point of failure and is super resilient to cyber attacks. Bitcoin, a […]
