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Apple Plays Whack-a-Mole with Scam Bitcoin Wallets on its App Store
Apple responds to community criticism by removing dangerous clone Bitcoin wallet apps, but more are added all the time.
Wednesday, 10/08/2016 | 11:35 GMT
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Avi Mizrahi
Exchanges
Bitfinex Might Compensate Clients With Shares for Stolen Bitcoin
Bitfinex exchange decided to give all clients a 36% haircut across the board to cover for the affected bitcoin wallets.
Sunday, 07/08/2016 | 06:12 GMT
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Avi Mizrahi
Innovation
Elliptic and LexisNexis to Bring Bank-Grade AML and KYC to Bitcoin Firms
Elliptic revealed that the largest dark web marketplaces now facilitate more than $250 million in annual sales via Bitcoin.
Wednesday, 03/08/2016 | 06:59 GMT
by
Avi Mizrahi
Exchanges
Bitcoin Price Drops Over $100 After $65m Stolen from Bitfinex
The Hong Kong based cryptocurrencies exchange revealed that it suffered a data breach in its bitcoin wallets.
Wednesday, 03/08/2016 | 05:14 GMT
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Avi Mizrahi
Analysis
Robots, Cyber Motives and a Trader's Addiction
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Friday, 29/07/2016 | 11:21 GMT
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German Media Links Bitcoin to Weapon Used in Terror Attack
Reports out of Germany claim that the gun used in the Munich shooting was bought with Bitcoin on the Darknet.
Monday, 25/07/2016 | 08:57 GMT
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Avi Mizrahi
Trading
Steemit Starts Post-Hack Account Recovery as Steem Market Cap Tops $380m
The value of the Steem cryptocurrency has increased by over 40% in the last week.
Wednesday, 20/07/2016 | 09:53 GMT
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Steemit Suffered Minor Cyber Attack, Bittrex Suspended Steem Transactions
Hacking attacks on cryptocurrency related ventures don't seem to ever slow down.
Friday, 15/07/2016 | 11:55 GMT
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Avi Mizrahi
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Gatecoin Raised $500,000 to Recover from Ethereum Cyber Hack
Hong Kong regulated Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange, Gatecoin, is expected to re-launch in early August.
Wednesday, 06/07/2016 | 11:11 GMT
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Avi Mizrahi
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John McAfee to Launch Giant Bitcoin Mining Operation in the U.S
The cyber security pioneer tries to shake the dominance of the Chinese miners on the blockchain.
Sunday, 03/07/2016 | 10:36 GMT
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BIS Releases Report on Cyber Guidance Amid Global Security Risks in Finance
Published by IOSCO and CPMI, the guidance supplements prior standards on cyber risks.
Wednesday, 29/06/2016 | 16:39 GMT
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An "Anonymous Collective" Complains to the SEC Over DAO Hack
Could the Ethereum Foundation, Slock.it or others be held liable for the losses of the DAO?
Wednesday, 22/06/2016 | 14:27 GMT
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DAO You See It, DAO You Don’t: the Aftermath of the DAO Hack
Looking critically at the next steps following the great DAO heist of 2016.
Tuesday, 21/06/2016 | 07:26 GMT
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Bank of England Gets into Fintech Space with Accelerator for Innovations
The Old Lady is aiming to keep pace with challenges by inviting fintech firms to participate in its new initiative
Monday, 20/06/2016 | 17:01 GMT
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The DAO Falls Victim to Cyber Attack Leading Ethereum to Crash Over 20%
The event is still ongoing as hackers have already stolen over 3.5 million ETH from the DAO's coffers.
Friday, 17/06/2016 | 10:45 GMT
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Payments
Financial Services Industry at Cybersecurity Precipice? – SWIFT’s Perez-Tasso
Given the recent publicity of cyberattacks, many industry experts see a need to fortify security for venues and banks.
Thursday, 16/06/2016 | 16:37 GMT
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Jeff Patterson
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33% of UK Firms are Buying Bitcoin in Anticipation of Cyber Attacks
Large firms in the UK say they are willing to pay £50,000 in Bitcoin to hackers in order to unlock their files.
Wednesday, 08/06/2016 | 14:08 GMT
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Avi Mizrahi
Exchanges
Gatecoin Lost $2m Worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum In Hot Wallet Cyber Hack
The Gatecoin exchange is offline following a hot wallet breach that saw hackers running off with 15% of its cryptocurrencies.
Sunday, 15/05/2016 | 10:17 GMT
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Avi Mizrahi
Executive Moves
Standard Chartered Taps Cheri McGuire as its Chief Information Security Officer
Ms McGuire joins the lender in a new London-based security role, helping steer the group's security protocols.
Wednesday, 11/05/2016 | 09:11 GMT
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Jeff Patterson
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ShapeShift Clients Targeted by a Clone Scam Website
The clone looks identical to ShapeShift’s legacy design and is just one letter away from its exact address.
Wednesday, 27/04/2016 | 07:04 GMT
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ShapeShift Lost About $230k to Three Hacks Within One Month
ShapeShift had three hot wallets hacked: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin.
Tuesday, 19/04/2016 | 06:36 GMT
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CoinWallet.co Throws in the Towel after Suffering a Data Breach
Hackers continue to disrupt the normal operations of cryptocurrencies businesses with cyber attacks.
Thursday, 14/04/2016 | 12:53 GMT
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On its First Day Trading Ethereum Bitfinex Controlled 25% of ETH/USD Volume
What might have helped Bitfinex is that Poloniex, the number one exchange by ETH/BTC volume, was hit with massive DDoS attacks.
Tuesday, 15/03/2016 | 13:21 GMT
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Bloggers
The Rise of Biometric Security and the “Ultra-Hack”
Ashley Madison's data breach was nothing compared to what could happen if hackers steal identities rather than information.
Tuesday, 26/01/2016 | 09:39 GMT
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Fintech Spotlight: Predicting the Future of Cyber Fraud with BAE’s Jim Anderson
Arriving with 2016 are a new set of cyber risks that companies are facing, including potential IoT botnets and growth in online credit fraud.
Tuesday, 19/01/2016 | 12:54 GMT
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