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  • Nov 23, 2024

50,000 Websites Infected With Cryptocurrency Mining Malware

According to security researcher Troy Mursch from Bad Packets Report, close to 50,000 websites are infected with various cryptocurrency mining malware, Coinhive being the most popular.

Twitter Goes Strict on Cryptocurrency Scams

Scammers creating fake celebrity accounts to scam innocent people off their cryptocurrencies are now being banned by Twitter, as the social media platform goes strict on scammers.

Japan Plans To Punish Cryptocurrency Exchanges With Security Flaws

Japan’s Financial Services Agency - the national financial regulating is planning to send legal notices to a number of cryptocurrency exchanges in the nation over security flaws. Some unregulated exchanges may even be asked to shu...

Binance Assures All Funds Are Safe Amid Panic Due To Rumors of a Hack

Changpeng Zhao, the Binance CEO has clarified that there is no hack that has taken place and the Binance cryptocurrency exchange and all the funds are safe. All transactions have been reversed following the panic.

Ethereum Fixes ‘Eclipse’ Security Flaw That Allowed Ledger Manipulation

The Eclipse security flaw that allowed manipulation of the public ledger has now been fixed. A similar flaw was also discovered on the Bitcoin network in 2015.

Over 34,000 Ethereum Smart Contracts Found To Be Vulnerable

A team of researchers scanned almost a Million smart contracts recently, finding out that about 34,200 of them are vulnerable to security breaches.

Thanatos - First Ever Bitcoin Cash Ransomware Doesn’t Even Decrypt Your Files!

Even after paying the Thanatos ransom, the files do not get decrypted! This is due to a bug in the decryption algorithm that prevents the files from being decrypted.

Hackers Exploit Flaw in Telegram Messenger To Mine For Cryptocurrencies

A zero-day flaw in the Telegram Messenger desktop app allowed Russian hackers to download and install cryptocurrency mining apps on users' PCs.

Thousands of Android Devices Affected by Monero Mining Malware

Researchers from China’s 360Netlab have reported that they have found a malware called ‘ADB.Miner’, which makes use of the phone’s hardware power to mine for Monero.