Latest Ethereum news

Norton 360 antivirus now lets you mine Ethereum cryptocurrency

NortonLifelock has added the ability to mine Ethereum cryptocurrency directly within its Norton 360 antivirus program as a way to "protect" users from malicious mining software.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 02, 2021
- 01:19 PM
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NVIDIA cripples cryptocurrency mining on RTX 3080 and 3070 cards

NVIDIA announced today that it's halving the hash rate for Etehereum cryptocurrency mining on the new GeForce RTX 3080, 3070, and 3060 Ti graphics cards to make them less desirable for miners.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 18, 2021
- 12:49 PM
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Twitter scammers earned over $145k this week in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Doge

Cryptocurrency scammers have made at least $145,000 this week by promoting fake giveaways through hacked verified Twitter accounts.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 26, 2021
- 05:00 PM
- 2
Upcoming NVIDIA RTX 3060 purposely cripples mining performance

NVIDIA is purposely crippling the Ethereum mining power of their upcoming GeForce RTX 3060 GPU by 50% to increase inventory for gamers.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 18, 2021
- 10:57 AM
- 3
Malicious RubyGems packages used in cryptocurrency supply chain attack

New malicious RubyGems packages have been discovered that are being used in a supply chain attack to steal cryptocurrency from unsuspecting users.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 16, 2020
- 11:00 AM
- 0
KryptoCibule malware dodges antivirus to steal cryptocurrency

Threat researchers discovered a new malware family that is fully focused on getting as much cryptocurrency as possible from its victims. For this purpose, it steals wallets, hijacks transactions, and starts mining on infected machines.
- Ionut Ilascu
- September 02, 2020
- 05:30 AM
- 0
Beware of Fake John McAfee and Tesla Cryptocurrency Giveaways

A resurgence of scam campaigns that pretend to be Bitcoin and Ethereum giveaways from Tesla, Elon Musk, and John McAfee are underway. These scams rise in popularity as cryptocurrency prices increase.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 23, 2019
- 01:18 PM
- 0
New Bitcoin Scam Leads to Ransomware and Info-Stealing Trojans

A series of web sites are pushing a scam promising $5-30 worth of free bitcoins a day simply by running their Bitcoin Collector program. In reality, this program does nothing but install ransomware or password-stealing Trojans onto a victim's computer.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 26, 2019
- 01:40 PM
- 0
First CryptoCurrency Clipboard Hijacker Found on Google Play Store

Researchers last week found the first Android app on the Google Play store that monitors a device's clipboard for Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses and swaps them for addresses under the attacker's control. This allows the attackers to steal any payments you make without your knowledge that you sent it to the wrong address.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 11, 2019
- 09:39 AM
- 0
Naughty Hacker Steals $38k from SpankChain CryptoCurrency

SpankChain, an adult industry focused cryptocurrency, had $38,000 USD worth of Ethereum stolen due to a smart contract bug. This caused them to their live cam service offline while they fix bugs and restore the stolen money to their users.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 09, 2018
- 11:29 AM
- 0
Cybercriminals Go Phishing For Jaxx Wallet Users

For at least a week, the Jaxx cryptocurrency wallet website had a fraudulent version that served malicious links to trick users into revealing the backup phrase that protected the virtual funds.
- Ionut Ilascu
- September 12, 2018
- 10:51 AM
- 0
Built-in Ethereum Payments Coming to Opera Browser for PC

Today, Opera announced that upcoming versions of the Opera browser for PC will be able to utilize the Android cryptocurrency wallet to make payments directly from the desktop.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 08, 2018
- 03:01 AM
- 1
KickICO Platform Loses $7.7 Million in Recent Hack

On Friday, ICO platform KickICO acknowledged a security breach during which an unknown attacker (or attackers) stole over 70 million KICK tokens ($7.7 million at the time of the hack) from the platform's wallets.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 30, 2018
- 12:15 AM
- 0
Google Removes Real Ethereum Wallet From Web Store but Leaves Fake One Alone

In what appears to be one gigantic goof, Google removed the official Chrome extension of the Metamask Ethereum wallet from the Chrome Web Store but left a fake one unharmed.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 26, 2018
- 10:27 AM
- 1
Opera Adds Cryptocurrency Wallet in Opera for Android

Opera Software announced today the addition of a cryptocurrency wallet app inside the Opera for Android browser, and by doing so, becoming the first browser vendor to provide a cryptocurrency wallet that's built into its browser offering.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 11, 2018
- 08:04 AM
- 0
Clipboard Hijacker Targeting Bitcoin & Ethereum Users Infects Over 300,0000 PCs

A malware campaign spreading a clipboard hijacker has infected over 300,000 computers, according to Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 Total Security. The campaign has been raging for the past week and has spread a malware which Qihoo researchers have named ClipboardWalletHijacker.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 15, 2018
- 05:27 AM
- 0
Ethereum "Giveaway" Scammers Have Tricked People Out of $4.3 Million

Online crooks promoting fake "giveaways" have tricked people out of 8,148 Ether, currently worth around $4.3 million, according to statistical data compiled in EtherScamDB.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 12, 2018
- 12:45 AM
- 1
Hackers Stole Over $20 Million From Misconfigured Ethereum Clients

A group of hackers has stolen over $20 million worth of Ethereum from Ethereum-based apps and mining rigs, Chinese cyber-security firm Qihoo 360 Netlab reported today.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 11, 2018
- 08:00 AM
- 0
Hacker Steals $1.35 Million From Cryptocurrency Trading App Taylor

The creators of the Taylor cryptocurrency trading app claim that an unidentified hacker has stolen around $1.35 million worth of Ether from the company's wallets.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- May 28, 2018
- 05:53 PM
- 0
The Satori Botnet Is Mass-Scanning for Exposed Ethereum Mining Rigs

The operators of the Satori botnet are mass-scanning the Internet for exposed Ethereum mining rigs, according to three sources in the infosec community who've observed the malicious behavior —SANS ISC, Qihoo 360 Netlab, and GreyNoise Intelligence.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- May 18, 2018
- 12:45 AM
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