Tag Archives: cryptocurrency
More than 100,000 people have had their eyes scanned for free cryptocurrency
Enlarge / People in Chile with Worldcoin’s “Orb” iris scanner. reader comments 127 with 78 posters participating, including story author Share this story More than 100,000 people have had their eyes scanned in return for a cryptocurrency called Worldcoin, as a project to distribute digital money more widely around the world accelerates. Worldcoin has distributed… Read More »
Cryptocurrency launchpad hit by $3 million supply chain attack
reader comments 37 with 25 posters participating, including story author Share this story SushiSwap’s chief technology officer says the company’s MISO platform has been hit by a software supply chain attack. SushiSwap is a community-driven decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that lets users swap, earn, lend, borrow, and leverage cryptocurrency assets all from one place. Launched earlier this year,… Read More »
Coinbase erroneously reported 2FA changes to 125,000 customers
Enlarge / On Friday afternoon, Coinbase sent email and SMS text messages to 125,000 customers, erroneously telling them that their 2FA settings had been changed. reader comments 42 with 34 posters participating, including story author Share this story Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase sent an automated message to a large number of its customers on Friday, saying… Read More »
Hackers siphon $600 million in digital tokens, crypto network says
reader comments 39 with 36 posters participating Share this story A decentralized financial network has claimed hackers absconded with about $600 million worth of cryptocurrencies in one of the largest heists to target the growing digital asset industry. Poly Network, which links some of the world’s most widely used digital ledgers, said on Tuesday that… Read More »
Monero emerges as crypto of choice for cybercriminals
53 Studios | Getty Images reader comments 67 with 44 posters participating Share this story For cybercriminals looking to launder illicit gains, bitcoin has long been the payment method of choice. But another cryptocurrency is coming to the fore, promising to help make dirty money disappear without a trace. While bitcoin leaves a visible trail… Read More »
Venmo’s new crypto service lets you buy and sell bitcoin, ether, and litecoin
Enlarge / Promotional image of Crypto on Venmo. reader comments 16 with 14 posters participating Share this story The PayPal-owned Venmo service will let users buy, sell, and hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies within the Venmo app, the company announced today. “Customers will have the ability to buy and sell cryptocurrency using funds from their balance… Read More »
Windows and Linux devices are under attack by a new cryptomining worm
Getty Images reader comments 15 with 13 posters participating Share this story A newly discovered cryptomining worm is stepping up its targeting of Windows and Linux devices with a batch of new exploits and capabilities, a researcher said. Research company Juniper started monitoring what it’s calling the Sysrv botnet in December. One of the botnet’s… Read More »
Prosecutor charges former phone company employee in SIM-swap scheme
Getty Images reader comments 20 with 16 posters participating Share this story A former phone company worker has been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud for allegedly using his access to customer account data to take over the phone numbers of 19 customers, including at least one cryptocurrency holder. Stephen Daniel DeFiore of Brandon, Florida,… Read More »
Cryptocurrency stealer for Windows, macOS, and Linux went undetected for a year
reader comments 54 with 38 posters participating Share this story Soaring cryptocurrency valuations have broken record after record over the past few years, turning people with once-modest holdings into overnight millionaires. One determined ring of criminals has tried to join the party using a wide-ranging operation that for the past 12 months has used a… Read More »