Attempted 51% Attack on Bitcoin Gold Was Thwarted, Developers Say
A 51 percent attack on Bitcoin Gold was unsuccessful. Source
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UCSF Hospital Paid $1.14M in Bitcoin After Ransomware Attack
Ransomware group Netwalker is believed to be behind the attack on UCSF which temporarily restricted access to the School of Medicine’s data. Source
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Researchers Say New Lightning Network Attack Could Create ‘Chaos’
A study published on June 29 revealed a way to drain Bitcoin (BTC) wallets’ funds on the Lightning Network by exploiting a bottleneck in the system.According to the “Flood & Loot: A Systemic Attack On The Lightning Network” paper, Jona Harris and Aviv Zohar from the Hebrew University in Israel
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Russia’s Blockchain Based E-Vote System Suffers Node Attack
Russia’s blockchain-based voting system for the constitutional amendments has reportedly been attacked via an election observer’s node. As reported by state-owned news agency TASS, the attack occurred on June 27 around 8 PM CET. A government of Moscow representative told TASS that the attack did not cause a system malfunction, meaning
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Ransomware Gang Failed to Deploy an Attack Against 30 US Firms
Cybersecurity firm Symantec blocked a ransomware attack by a group known for demanding payment in Bitcoin (BTC) directed at 30 U.S.-based firms and Fortune 500 companies.The announcement published by the cybersecurity firm claims that the Evil Group, the malware gang behind the attacks, targeted the IT infrastructures of the firms.
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Robotics Company Falls Prey to Ransomware Attack
Ransomware gang REvil, known for launching stolen data auctions on the dark web, is now leaking sensitive documents stolen from a US-based robotics company.According to an official blog post from REvil on June 11, the team has started leaking confidential data belonging to Symbotic LLC. The post noted:“You do not
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Ransomware Attack Exposes 1.5TB of Stolen Aerospace Data
[sociallocker id="55298"] ST Engineering Aerospace’s US subsidiary suffered a ransomware attack that managed to extract about 1.5TB of sensitive data from the firm and its partners.According to an article published by The Straits Times on June 6, the Singapore-based company was allegedly attacked by the well-known ransomware gang Maze in
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The Brutal Attack on Iyanna Dior Proves ‘Black Lives Matter’ Isn’t Enough
Iyanna Dior is a black trans woman who was brutally attacked at a convenience store in Minneapolis. Minneapolis is the nexus of the latest #BlackLivesMatter protests, and where George Floyd was murdered. Dior’s attack caused activists to make clear: all Black lives must matter. Iyanna Dior had no idea that she would lead a movement.
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Ransomware Attack Kidnaps Austrian City
Malware team, NetWalker, launched a ransomware attack against the Austrian village of Weiz. This attack affected the public service system and leaked some of the stolen data from building applications and inspections.According to the cybersecurity firm, Panda Security, hackers managed to penetrate the village's public network through phishing emails related
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Analyst Is ‘Surprised’ There Hasn’t Been a Large-Scale Attack on Bitcoin Cash Yet
Yassine Elmandjra, a crypto asset analyst at ARK Invest, said in a May 24 tweet that the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hashrate fell by 30% since its halving event, and only accounts for about 2% of the SHA-256 hashrate. Elmandjra now thinks it’s only a question of time before somebody takes
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