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Cryptocurrency is a secure method of online payment that shuns centralized banking and can offer the user anonymity.

Due to the rising popularity of blockchain-powered transactions, cryptocurrency news often makes headlines worldwide.

In recent years, cryptocurrency security has also made waves due to the looming threat of hacks and cyber-attacks against both crypto-exchanges and individuals.

Keep up-to-date below with the latest updates in cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and crypto security news.


Cloud flaws brought to the fore as bug bounty vulnerabilities hit 65k in 2022

13 December 2022Cloud flaws brought to the fore as bug bounty vulnerabilities hit 65k in 2022Impact of cloud migration and shift to remote work evident in new report

ChatGPT

AI-assisted bid for bogus crypto bug bounty is thwarted09 December 2022ChatGPTAI-assisted bid for bogus crypto bug bounty is thwarted

Bug Bounty Radar

The latest bug bounty programs for September 202202 September 2022Bug Bounty RadarThe latest bug bounty programs for September 2022

Million-dollar bounties

Ethereum Foundation offers $1m bug bounty payouts with proof-of-stake migration multiplier25 August 2022Million-dollar bountiesEthereum Foundation offers $1m bug bounty payouts with proof-of-stake migration multiplier

Bug Bounty Radar

The latest bug bounty programs for August 202229 July 2022Bug Bounty RadarThe latest bug bounty programs for August 2022

Bug Bounty Radar

The latest bug bounty programs for July 202230 June 2022Bug Bounty RadarThe latest bug bounty programs for July 2022

OpenSea email breach

Six orgs affected by email address leak attributed to rogue employee at third-party vendor30 June 2022OpenSea email breachSix orgs affected by email address leak attributed to rogue employee at third-party vendor

Implementation error

Dozens of cryptography libraries vulnerable to private key theft28 June 2022Implementation errorDozens of cryptography libraries vulnerable to private key theft

Scroll to Text Fragment flaws

Attackers can use web browser feature to steal data, new research shows20 June 2022Scroll to Text Fragment flawsAttackers can use web browser feature to steal data, new research shows

DBIR 2022

Ransomware surge increases global data breach woes24 May 2022DBIR 2022Ransomware surge increases global data breach woes

Blockchain project Wormhole pays out record $10m bug bounty

23 May 2022Blockchain project Wormhole pays out record $10m bug bountyCritical security flaw patched on the same day it was submitted

Eternity malware

Swiss Army knife of cybercrime tools offers one-stop shop for data and crypto kleptomaniacs17 May 2022Eternity malwareSwiss Army knife of cybercrime tools offers one-stop shop for data and crypto kleptomaniacs

Medical doctor charged with creating the Thanos ransomware builder

17 May 2022Medical doctor charged with creating the Thanos ransomware builderVenezuelan cardiologist allegedly tied to cybercrime scams through multiple OpSec mistakes

Marcus Hutchins on WannaCry

‘Still to this day it feels like it was all a weird dream’12 May 2022Marcus Hutchins on WannaCry‘Still to this day it feels like it was all a weird dream’

‘A great step’

India to introduce six-hour data breach notification rule05 May 2022‘A great step’India to introduce six-hour data breach notification rule

Hydra beheaded

Authorities seize servers in bust against darknet marketplace06 April 2022Hydra beheadedAuthorities seize servers in bust against darknet marketplace

Trezor crypto wallets targeted with phishing attacks

04 April 2022Trezor crypto wallets targeted with phishing attacksCompany claims false data breach emails were spread via newsletters

Bug Bounty Radar

The latest bug bounty programs for April 202201 April 2022Bug Bounty RadarThe latest bug bounty programs for April 2022

Attackers getting faster at latching onto unpatched vulnerabilities

28 March 2022Attackers getting faster at latching onto unpatched vulnerabilitiesEnterprises need to be ready with ‘battle-tested incident response procedures’ as zero-day exploitation ramps up

Flash loan attack on One Ring nets crypto-thief $1.4m

24 March 2022Flash loan attack on One Ring nets crypto-thief $1.4mPrice manipulation of LP tokens ejected OShare tokens from protocol

Ukraine VDPs

Concerns raised over bug disclosure program aimed at tackling Russia’s ‘propaganda machine’08 March 2022Ukraine VDPsConcerns raised over bug disclosure program aimed at tackling Russia’s ‘propaganda machine’

Bug Bounty Radar

The latest bug bounty programs for March 202228 February 2022Bug Bounty RadarThe latest bug bounty programs for March 2022

rhoToken robbery

Flurry Finance heist nets crypto thieves $295k25 February 2022rhoToken robberyFlurry Finance heist nets crypto thieves $295k

‘Potentially market-nuking’

Coinbase security bug allowed users to steal unlimited cryptocurrency22 February 2022‘Potentially market-nuking’Coinbase security bug allowed users to steal unlimited cryptocurrency

DeFi bounty bonanza

MakerDAO offers record $10m in newly launched bug bounty program10 February 2022DeFi bounty bonanzaMakerDAO offers record $10m in newly launched bug bounty program

Couple charged with laundering proceeds from $4.5bn Bitfinex cryptocurrency hack

09 February 2022Couple charged with laundering proceeds from $4.5bn Bitfinex cryptocurrency hackUS investigators recover $3.6bn in digital assets

DeepDotWeb administrator gets eight-year stretch in US prison

27 January 2022DeepDotWeb administrator gets eight-year stretch in US prisonTal Prihar pleaded guilty to his role in darknet kickback scheme last year

Celebrations over REvil ransomware arrests may be premature

17 January 2022Celebrations over REvil ransomware arrests may be premature‘It’s not clear whether the developers or lower-level criminals were arrested’, security experts tell The Daily Swig

Former Uber security chief faces new charges over 2016 data breach

05 January 2022Former Uber security chief faces new charges over 2016 data breachAlleged misuse of bug bounty and failure to disclose breach leads to criminal charges

Log4j

Security pros call for urgent patching as exploitation continues15 December 2021Log4jSecurity pros call for urgent patching as exploitation continues

Under the radar

Russian man sentenced to prison for ‘crypting’ service that concealed malware from antivirus programs10 December 2021Under the radarRussian man sentenced to prison for ‘crypting’ service that concealed malware from antivirus programs

‘Mass-scale impact’

Flaws in Tonga’s top-level domain left Google, Amazon, Tether web services vulnerable to takeover07 December 2021‘Mass-scale impact’Flaws in Tonga’s top-level domain left Google, Amazon, Tether web services vulnerable to takeover

Crypto-exchange BitMart reports $150 million theft

06 December 2021Crypto-exchange BitMart reports $150 million theftSecurity firm said attackers executed a ‘transfer-out, swap, and wash’

Insider threat

Tech firm was hacked and extorted by its own employee, says FBI02 December 2021Insider threatTech firm was hacked and extorted by its own employee, says FBI

Sixth member of SIM-swapping cybercrime gang sentenced

01 December 2021Sixth member of SIM-swapping cybercrime gang sentencedUS crime syndicate ‘The Community’ stole millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency