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Android Devices Now Support Full Bitcoin Node Running
Mar 10, 2019 at 09:22
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Android Devices Now Support Full Bitcoin Node Running
From pioneers to new investors, several Bitcoin (BTC) advocates will constantly support for as many peers as you can imagine to run a full node. It enables the network to remain decentralized and also reduces the likelihood of an attack by hackers.
Taproot for Bitcoin: Technology to Improve Privacy
Feb 14, 2019 at 12:23
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Taproot for Bitcoin: Technology to Improve Privacy
The overall insight of Bitcoin’s privacy has changed in the direction of more emphasis on advancing it as the market for privacy-oriented digital currencies propagates, and increasing attack vectors for deanonymizing customers are exposed. Bitcoin Crypto users at large may, very soon, be able to benefit from a new trick popularly known as “Taproot.”
Coinmarketcap Under Attack for Failing to Delete Fake Crypto Exchanges
Feb 03, 2019 at 15:22
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Coinmarketcap Under Attack for Failing to Delete Fake Crypto Exchanges
Once again, Coinmarketcap (CMC) is in the hot seat, according to The Merkle. An irate Reddit user damned the website claiming that it was helping pump exchanges which displayed phoney volumes, which primarily had no significance being on the website.
 ChainSecurity Reveals Ethereum Constantinople Upgrade Activates Reentrancy Attack
Jan 18, 2019 at 12:09
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ChainSecurity Reveals Ethereum Constantinople Upgrade Activates Reentrancy Attack
Ethereum’s (ETH) approaching Constantinople upgrade activates vectors for reentrancy attacks, as per ChainSecurity – a smart contract auditing platform, according to a Medium report on January 15, 2019. A reentrancy attack engages a particular function in a smart contract to be called several times before the smart contract is completely performed.
Crypto Hackers Steal Over $1.5M of Ethereum Classic Via ‘Double Spending’, Coinbase Ceases ETC Trading
Jan 11, 2019 at 12:33
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Crypto Hackers Steal Over $1.5M of Ethereum Classic Via ‘Double Spending’, Coinbase Ceases ETC Trading
Ethereum Classic (ETC), a byproduct of the globe’s second most famous cryptoasset, has been hit by several big attacks on its blockchain technology network. Anonymous hackers vanished with over $1.5 million (approx. £1.2m) by conducting a 51% attack on Etereum Classic’s rudimentary technology. At the time of press, ETC is exchanging hands at $4.68 USD (-7.15%).
Bitcoin Bomb Fright Connected with Sextortion Swindlers
Dec 19, 2018 at 14:12
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Bitcoin Bomb Fright Connected with Sextortion Swindlers
The recent ‘bomb threat’ spam campaign seems to be a subsidiary action to another disgraceful email blackmail effort. Organisations and institutions such as universities, news outlet, schools, businesses across the globe are facing fake bomb threats.
Deadly Hackers Hold District 1 City Hall in Romania to Huge Ransom, IT Team Manages to Free 1/2 of PCs
Oct 17, 2018 at 13:50
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Deadly Hackers Hold District 1 City Hall in Romania to Huge Ransom, IT Team Manages to Free 1/2 of PCs
Unknown deadly hackers have successfully blocked all computers in-use at Bucharest's District 1 City Hall, and asked the responsible authorities to quickly pay a ransom in Bitcoin (BTC) in order to unlock the network.
Mischief-Maker Promises to Livestream a 51% Altcoin Attack
Oct 10, 2018 at 12:36
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Mischief-Maker Promises to Livestream a 51% Altcoin Attack
The unknown attacker has promised to gain majority hashrate control of an altcoin to show how smooth the process is. They have given decent warning of the attack but promised to live stream the whole event on October 13, 2018, 3:00 CDT.
Crypto-Malware Cases Have Increased More Than 500% This Year
Sep 22, 2018 at 09:45
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Crypto-Malware Cases Have Increased More Than 500% This Year
A new report, produced by CTA, has revealed that the occurrence of digital currency mining malware greatly increased in 2018. The reason for the rapid growth has allegedly been leaked code, stolen from the US National Security Agency (NSA).
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