In our “Security” section, we cover cybersecurity issues, risks, and protective technologies in the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem. Here you will find information about hacks, fraud schemes, wallet security, and best practices for protecting digital assets. Read the “Security” section on ForkNews to learn how to keep your crypto funds safe.
Researchers at cybersecurity company McAfee Labs have discovered new malware called "WebCobra" that uses computers' processing power to secretly mine the cryptocurrencies Monero and Zcash.
A video posted last week by cybersecurity specialist Lukas Stefanko revealed a malicious app hosted on the Google Play Store that steals users' login credentials for regular banking and cryptocurrency apps.
Positive Technologies specialists, who develop software in the field of cybersecurity, conducted a study of the security of trading applications. The results were disappointing.
The technology behind cryptocurrencies has the potential to completely change the financial system through decentralization, the elimination of intermediaries (banks), lowering the fees charged by these intermediaries, and faster international transfers. However, despite all the benefits, cryptocurrency hacks are still a problem that cannot be ignored.
Canadian crypto exchange MapleChange announced on Twitter that it had been hacked and went offline. There is nothing to reimburse user funds, so the site has completely ceased operations.
An organization representing indigenous tribes in Canada recently paid a ransom of $20,000 in Bitcoin to restore access to computer files that were encrypted by a hacker.
A group of Call of Duty players - one from Dolton and another from Bloomington - are suspected of hacking into computers and stealing more than $3 million in cryptocurrency, according to a criminal complaint filed in Chicago.
According to a report published by a Russian cybersecurity firm, $882 million has been stolen from cryptocurrency exchanges over the past two years.
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