Tag: bitcoin

Cryptocurrency exchange loses millions in heist

April 2, 2019

Bithumb believes that, unlike in past incidents, this theft was the work of rogue insiders. Major South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has announced that it was hit by a heist that impacted its own virtual coins. The exchange didn’t say how much was lost. However, ZDNet wrote that cryptocurrency insiders tracked down the outgoing transactions from Bithumb’s wallet address, … More Cryptocurrency exchange loses millions in heist

First clipper malware discovered on Google Play

February 8, 2019

Cryptocurrency stealers that replace a wallet address in the clipboard are no longer limited to Windows or shady Android app stores. For security reasons, addresses of online cryptocurrency wallets are composed of long strings of characters. Instead of typing them, users tend to copy and paste the addresses using the clipboard. A type of malware, … More First clipper malware discovered on Google Play

Supply-chain attack on cryptocurrency exchange gate.io

November 7, 2018

Latest ESET research shows just how far attackers will go in order to steal bitcoin from customers of one specific virtual currency exchange. On November 3, attackers successfully breached StatCounter, a leading web analytics platform. This service is used by many webmasters to gather statistics on their visitors – a service very similar to Google … More Supply-chain attack on cryptocurrency exchange gate.io

Fake finance apps on Google Play target users from around the world

September 20, 2018

Cybercrooks use bogus apps to phish six online banks and a cryptocurrency exchange. Another set of fake finance apps has found its way into the official Google Play store. This time, the apps have impersonated six banks from New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Poland, and the Austrian cryptocurrency exchange Bitpanda. Using bogus … More Fake finance apps on Google Play target users from around the world

Ammyy Admin compromised with malware again; World Cup used as cover

July 12, 2018

Website altered to serve a malware-tainted version of otherwise legitimate software with the global event in Russia acting as a smokescreen. Users who downloaded the free remote administration tool Ammyy Admin from its official website ammyy.com on June 13 or 14, beware! According to ESET’s analysis, within that timeframe the website was compromised to serve … More Ammyy Admin compromised with malware again; World Cup used as cover

American hacker gets jail time for serial DDoS attacks

June 22, 2018

The tale of “Bitcoin Baron” reveals a worrying picture and illustrates how easy it has become to wreak havoc on the internet. A 23-year-old man from Arizona, USA, was sentenced to 20 months in jail for launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks at the computer networks of Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, three years … More American hacker gets jail time for serial DDoS attacks