cybersecurity

Now, picture Sarah, an everyday single mom investing all of her savings into a new DeFi project with potential. She believed in its mission, envisioned a better future for her kids, and diligently followed what she thought were best practices. She thought she was secure with a strong password, possibly...

Recent breakthroughs in quantum computing have upended the conversation. Many technologists are deeply concerned about the security of the cryptographic algorithms, which are the backbone of blockchain technology. Last December, Google announced its next-generation quantum chip, Willow. Like many other revolutionary breakthroughs, this discovery has caused alarm by giving rise...

DeFi isn’t the future of finance, it’s the future of scams, and these 5-issues are precisely why. Never mind the promise of decentralization and financial freedom. A huge wealth heist is underway from the unsuspecting to the connected. Those so-called “security fails” are merely the cogs spinning in that money...

The Lazarus Group, a cybercriminal outfit controlled by the North Korean government, has increased their attacks against the cryptocurrency space. 1 elaborate plan to avoid detection by setting up a series of shell companies based in the United States and issuing malware-laden software packages. These misleading strategies allow the organization...

But just like that, the mere mention of the name sends a chill down the spine of anyone even remotely connected to cryptocurrency. They're not just hacking; they're running a sophisticated, state-sponsored shell game, using fake companies like Blocknovas LLC and AI-generated profiles to infiltrate the crypto world. But what’s...

A hacker infiltrated the official XRP Ledger (XRPL) node package manager with malicious code on Monday at 8:53 p.m. UK time. The malware, which is primarily used to steal private keys that allow access to cryptocurrency wallets, led to Aikido’s public threat feed’s first-ever detection. This feed, powered by large...