Shopify faces fresh class-action lawsuit over 2020 Ledger data breach
Plaintiffs accuse Shopify of fake promises of full security on its platform after hackers accessed over 1 million emails and personal data of Ledger users.
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Google takes down 13 apps after ESET uncovered ‘trojanized’ digital currency wallets
Researchers from ESET say hackers mimicked popular wallets such as Trust Wallet and Coinbase and embedded a code giving backdoor access to user funds.
Russia shuts down 3 dark web sites with reported $263M in digital currency proceeds
Russian authorities have clamped down yet another batch of dark web sites, this time targeting online marketplaces for stolen credit card information.
Russia arrests 14 members of gang behind $200M ransomware payments
The Russian intelligence service claims to have seized 20 luxury cars and digital assets from REvil, the gang behind JBS, Colonial Pipeline, and other hacks.
‘Sophisticated’ cyber criminals attack Australia networks
Australia has been the target of ‘sophisticated state-based cyber actor’ that targeted government, industrial and health systems using a cryptojacking exploit.
Blue Mockingbird malware processes Monero from enterprise systems
A group of hackers known as Blue Mockingbird has been targeting enterprise systems and infecting them with Monero-mining malware without their knowledge.
Hacker behind largest-ever data heist arrested in Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities have arrested a man they accuse of being behind the largest data heist ever, leaking emails, password and digital currency wallet info.
Hackers take over supercomputers in Europe to process Monero: report
The past week has seen several supercomputers in Europe hacked to mine Monero, including research institutions in Spain, the U.K., Switzerland and Germany.
Crex24 exchange hack sparks row with angry users
Crex24 was hacked recently, with the hackers mostly stealing HTMLcoin. The exchange denied the hack first, accepted it later, but the stolen amount is unknown
Maltese crypto investment fund hacked, data for 260K users exposed
Trident Crypto Fund was reportedly hacked by unknown criminals who exposed data belonging to 266,000 users, including passwords, phone numbers and IP addresses
Outlaw Monero hacking group returns with updated tools
The Outlaw hacking group has resurfaced, this time expanding beyond China to target American and European businesses with new and advanced hacking tools.
Weekly update: Important developments in cryptocurrency space Dec 14, 2019
We’re just a couple of weeks away from the start of a fresh year, and fresh opportunities for the cryptocurrency world to grow.