Digital Currency

RSA and Bitcoin at BIG Risk from Quantum Compute
Richi Jennings | | Craig Gidney, cryptanalytically relevant quantum computer, ECDSA, Elliptic Curve Cryptography, imaginary money, NIST-standardized PQC encryption algorithms, post quantum, post-quantum cryptograph, Post-Quantum Cryptography, Post-quantum cryptography (PQC), Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms, Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration, Post-Quantum Migration, post-quantum security, PQC, PQC adoption, PQC migration, PQC readiness, PQC transition, quantum, rsa, SB Blogwatch
PQC PDQ: Researchers find we’ll need 20 times fewer qubits to break conventional encryption than previously believed ...
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Crypto Drainers are Targeting Cryptocurrency Users
 As cryptocurrency becomes more popular and the adoption rises, we see a related increase in the number of cybercrimes, fraud, and malware schemes. Criminals like to hunt and plunder where there is ...

Coinbase Hacked and Turns the Tables on the Cybercriminals!
 This is how you handle cybercrime digital extortion! Coinbase was compromised by trusted 3rd party partners, which exposed customer data — but customer keys to their assets were still safe. The cyber criminals then ...

Building with Bitcoin: A Survey of the Use of Its Scripting System Across Projects
A look into Bitcoin's scripting system and how several projects use Bitcoin's features in their own software ...

Advanced Malware Targets Cryptocurrency Wallets
 More attacks targeting cryptocurrency users. Microsoft has identified a new Remote Access Trojan, named StilachiRAT, that has sophisticated capabilities to remain stealthy and persistent so it can harvest crypto wallet credentials via ...
North Korean Hackers Steal $1.5B in Cryptocurrency
It looks like a very sophisticated attack against the Dubai-based exchange Bybit: Bybit officials disclosed the theft of more than 400,000 ethereum and staked ethereum coins just hours after it occurred. The ...

Fake Solana packages target crypto devs, abuse Slack & ImgBB for data theft
Ax Sharma | | cryptocurrency, malicious code npm, Malware, Nexus Firewall, npm, Sonatype Repository Firewall, Vulnerabilities, vulnerability
Recently discovered malicious packages on the npmjs.com registry named "solanacore," "solana-login," and "walletcore-gen" target Solana crypto developers with Windows trojans and malware capable of keylogging and sensitive data exfiltration. Furthermore, these packages ...

The Evolution of Hashing Algorithms: From MD5 to Modern Day
Deepak Gupta - Tech Entrepreneur, Cybersecurity Author | | algorithm, Crypto, Cyber Security, data protection, encryption, hashing
Hashing algorithms have come a long way! This blog post takes you on a journey through the evolution of hashing, from early examples like MD5 to the modern SHA family and beyond ...

Schneider Electric Confirms Ransom Hack — Hellcat Demands French Bread as ‘Joke’
Richi Jennings | | Baguette, BGTT, Crypto, crypto crime, crypto currency, cryptocoin, Cryptocrurrency, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency Humor, grep, greppy, Hellcat, ICA, International Contract Agency, Ransomware, SB Blogwatch
That’s a lot of pain: $125,000 ransom seems small—but why do the scrotes want it paid in baguettes? ...
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TikTok ‘Infinite Money Glitch’ — Idiots Chased by JPMorgan
Richi Jennings | | Chase Bank, disinformation, how to be safe on social media, J.P. Morgan Chase, JP Morgan Chase, JPMorgan Chase, Misinformation, online disinformation, SB Blogwatch, Social disinformation, social media, socialmedia, software glitches, TikTok, X
Dimon’s dollars (not yours): No, Chase Bank isn’t going to let you cash bad checks. It’s fraud—no matter what X and TikTok tell you ...
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