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Ethereum’s CREATE2 function is being exploited by attackers to compromise the security of digital wallets, bypassing traditional security measures and facilitating unauthorized access to funds. The attack method involves tricking users into approving transactions for smart contracts that haven’t been Read More …
In this blog post, Mandiant takes a deeper look into how the Nomad bridge smart-contract was exploited and analyzes the on-chain transactions post-compromise using cybercrime prevention company Cyber Team Six’s (CT6) blockchain investigative software, CryptoVoyant. Background In early August 2022, Read More …
A New York judge has issued a default judgment against two Russian nationals who are alleged to have helped create the “Glupteba” botnet, sold fraudulent credit card information, and generated cryptocurrency using the network. The ad giant said Glupteba had Read More …
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) are issuing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to highlight the cyber threat associated with cryptocurrency thefts and tactics used by a Read More …
The technologies that connect us are continually advancing, and while this brings tremendous new capabilities to users, it also opens new attack surfaces for adversaries and abusers. Social engineering represents a class of threats that has extended to virtually every Read More …
By Dr. Katalin Szenes CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CISSP and Bence Tureczki PhD student, AI – Blockchain – Security Knowledge Center of Óbuda University This is a review of the paper presented at the ICCECIP conference in November 2020. According to Read More …
The use of blockchain-based technology to help secure Internet of Things (IoT) data, devices, and services doubled last year, a report from Gemalto has revealed. According to the company’s The State of IoT Security report, released on Tuesday, blockchain has emerged as Read More …
Users of blockchain-based information services will have to register their real names and identity numbers in latest crackdown – even as Hong Kong moves to attract virtual asset traders China has tightened regulatory pressure on blockchain-based information services, in an effort to Read More …
Just like any currency, Bitcoin has been involved in cases of money-laundering, drug transactions, and terrorism in previous years. However, it has also caught the Pentagon’s eyes as a potential cybersecurity shield. Why Blockchain technology? The US military has been open about Read More …
All it took was just 3 minutes and ‘a simple trick‘ for a hacker to steal more than $7 Million worth of Ethereum in a recent blow to the crypto currency market. The heist happened after an Israeli blockchain technology Read More …
