August 15, 2019
Hacker Prompts Shutdown Of ECB Website
A European Central Bank (ECB) website has been shut down after a malicious hacking attack infected the site. Reuters is reporting that the incident happened on Thursday (Aug 15). No...
August 13, 2019
Report: Crypto Crime Could Reach $4.3B This Year
A new report has estimated that losses related to cryptocurrency thefts, scams and fraud could reach $4.3 billion this year. Cryptocurrency security firm CipherTrace revealed that crypto criminals have already...
July 22, 2019
Small Town Government, Big Time Cybercrime
Last month, the city of Riviera Beach, Florida, was crippled by a ransomware attack that led to it paying a hefty sum to recover government systems. A city spokesperson confirmed...
July 17, 2019
Bitcoin Daily: German Finance Minister Pooh-Poohs Libra Currency; Tether Created...
Germany’s Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has joined the chorus of politicians that are worried about Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency, Libra. “The issuance of a currency does not belong in the hands...
July 16, 2019
Keeping Tabs On 2019’s Major Crypto Hacks (So Far)
Days after admitting to a hack that caused the loss of $32 million in cryptocurrency, Bitpoint Japan, a cryptocurrency exchange operator run by Remixpoint, said on Sunday (July 14) it...
July 12, 2019
Hackers Steal $32M Of Crypto From Japanese Exchange
A cryptocurrency exchange in Japan has admitted that it was hacked and lost 3.5 billion yen ($32 million) of digital currency, according to reports. The company, based in Tokyo, is...
July 09, 2019
Bitcoin Daily: Hyundai-Backed Co. Teams With CasperLabs For Blockchain Project;...
Blockchain company Hdac Technology, which is backed by Hyundai, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with startup CasperLabs to work together on research, as well as consensus...
July 02, 2019
Illegal Bitcoin Purchases To Reach $1B In 2019
New data shows that illegal bitcoin purchases are expected to hit more than $1 billion this year, which will be a new record. According to a report by Chainalysis, around...
June 24, 2019
Data Dive, Glitches, Bounces And Scrapes Edition: Target, Bitcoin And...
Facebook and Libra won the lion’s share of headlines this week, as it seems everyone who is anyone is payments and commerce was either joining up or offering their ideas...