CipherTrace: Twitter Hackers Laundered Stolen Bitcoins Through Exchanges and CasinosAnalysts at blockchain and crypto analytics firm CipherTrace have tracked down Bitcoins (BTC) stolen in the course of the Twitter hack. The findings showed that the threat actors transferred the funds to various exchanges, mixers, and online casinos.
Opinion: Trump’s Election Campaign to Trigger Bitcoin PumpUnited States President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign will become the driver behind a positive Bitcoin’s price trend. This opinion was recently offered by Charles Edwards, an analyst at digital asset management firm Capriole Investments.
7th Hacker Congress in Prague to Seek Relief from Digital TotalitarianismPrague-based Paralelní Polis will host the 7th Annual Hackers Congress (#HCPP20) from October 2 to October 4, 2020. HCPP is a major event gathering hackers, hacktivists, scientists and data experts, cypherpunks, crypto-anarchists, and others involved in the digital world.
Korea Imposes 20% Tax on Capital Gains From Crypto TransactionsSouth Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has established a 20% income tax on cryptocurrency transactions. The new regulations have been included in the revised tax code.
Total Value Locked in DeFi Surpassed $3 BillionThe total amount of funds locked in DeFi services has reached $3.01 billion, according to the DeFi Pulse portal.
Major US Crypto Exchanges to Develop Customer Data Exchange Solution Compliant with FATF RulesAmerican cryptocurrency exchanges have formed a working group that aims to develop a user data exchange solution compliant with the relevant Financial Action Task Force (FATF) rules.
Devs Offer $5,000 to Hackers Who Manage to Bring Down ETH 2.0 TestnetEthereum (ETH) developers have announced the launch of two Ethereum 2.0 testnets designed specifically to discover vulnerabilities. Those white hat hackers who manage to bring the testnets down will get a reward, according to a tweet published earlier today. Announcing eth2 attacknets — beta-0! https://t.co/nMXChoDaVH We welcome white hats to bring down the two beta-0 […]
Former GlobalHell Hacker: The Attack on Twitter Is Way Bigger than AnticipatedOn Friday Twitter’s team published a follow up on their investigation into the recent “Bitcoin scam” hack. The attack happened on Wednesday when a team of anonymous hackers gained access to many high profile accounts, including those of Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Uber, Apple, and […]
UK, U.S., and Canada Accuse Russia of Hacking Attacks to Steal Secret Research on Covid-19 VaccineGreat Britain has claimed that the Russian government-backed hackers made an attempt to illegally obtain secret research on a coronavirus vaccine developed by Britain. Apart from the United Kingdom, the Russian intelligence allegedly targeted pharmaceutical research organizations in the United States and Canada as part of the attack.
Hack of the Decade: Shameless Bitcoin Scam or Something Much More Sinister?Yesterday, anonymous attackers hacked Twitter accounts of Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Uber, Apple, and many others. They used these accounts to post fraudulent messages promoting the distribution of 5,000 BTC on behalf of a rogue site Cryptoforhealth.
Messenger App Steals User Data and Hacks Their Devices, ESET Research ESET researchers have discovered a new major privacy threat within a “long-running cyber-espionage campaign” in the Middle East. The new malicious agent is an Android messenger app Welcome Chat. The rogue app is believed to be linked to the Gaza Hackers group a.k.a Molerats.
UK Supplies Spyware and Telecoms Interception Devices to Countries With Repressive RegimesThe government of the United Kingdom is reportedly selling spyware, wiretaps, and other surveillance equipment to countries with repressive regimes, so they could spy on dissidents. This reportedly goes contrary to the rules under which the UK should not supply security devices to governments that might deploy it for internal repression.