Blockchain – PossibleThreat Articles

Monad: Ushering a New Epoch in Blockchain Technology

January 24, 2025 0 Comments Blockchain, cryptocurrency, news

Credit to Author: Jeremy Wells| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:09:28 +0000

Monad represents a transformational shift in decentralized applications and blockchain technology. By unlocking unprecedented scalability and optimizing processing efficiency in a decentralized manner, Monad is redefining the landscape of blockchain networks. Here, we dive into the intricacies of Monad, highlighting its unique features that facilitate improved performance, scalability, and the effortless execution of transactions. Monad: […]

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Security Sophos

Beanstalk cryptocurrency heist: scammer votes himself all the money

April 19, 2022 0 Comments Blockchain, cryptocoin, cryptocurrency, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:00:45 +0000

Voting safeguards based on commuity collateral don’t work if one person can use a momentary loan to “become” 75% of the community.

MalwareBytes Security

North Korean Lazarus APT group targets blockchain tech companies

April 19, 2022 0 Comments applejeus, APT, apt38, Blockchain, Crypto, lazarus, north korea, patch management, Social engineering, spearphishing

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:56:55 +0000

The Lazarus Group is targeting companies involved in blockchain technology.

The post North Korean Lazarus APT group targets blockchain tech companies appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Microsoft Security

‘Ice phishing’ on the blockchain

February 16, 2022 0 Comments Blockchain, cybersecurity, Microsoft security intelligence, phishing

Credit to Author: Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Our recent analysis of a phishing attack connected to the blockchain reaffirms the durability of threats like social engineering, as well as the need for security fundamentals to be built into related future systems and frameworks.

The post ‘Ice phishing’ on the blockchain appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

Security Sophos

Wormhole cryptotrading company turns over $340,000,000 to criminals

February 4, 2022 0 Comments Blockchain, cryptocurrency, jump crypto, smart contract, wormhole

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:38:40 +0000

It was the best of blockchains, it was the worst of blockchains… as Charles Dickens might have said.

QuickHeal Security

Blockchain & Fraud Prevention: Strategies to overcome the cryptocurrency scam

February 2, 2022 0 Comments #cryptoscam, bitcoin, Blockchain, Crypto, cryptocurrency, cryptojacking, cybersecurity, Ransomware, Scam

Credit to Author: Vijay Yadav| Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:58:22 +0000

What is Cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is a type of digital currency that generally only exists electronically. There is no…

The post Blockchain & Fraud Prevention: Strategies to overcome the cryptocurrency scam appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

Security Sophos

IOTA shuts down network temporarily to fight wallet hacker

February 18, 2020 0 Comments Blockchain, crypto fraud, crypto theft, cryptocoin, cryptocurrency, cryptojacking, iota, Law & order

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:12:57 +0000

Popular cryptocurrency IOTA has temporarily shut down its entire network after a hacker stole funds from ten of its highest-value users.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/CvCaGAUzQzs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

ComputerWorld Independent

How blockchain could help block fake news

February 17, 2020 0 Comments Blockchain, content archiving, Emerging Technology, Internet, Security, web applications

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 03:00:00 -0800

In 2018, a video of former President Barrack Obama surfaced on YouTube explaining how easily technology could be used to manipulate video and create fake news. It got more than 7.2 million views.

In the video, Obama explains how we live in dangerous times when “enemies” can make anyone say anything at any point in time. Moments later, it’s revealed that the video was itself faked.

Whether its news articles, images or video, fake and misleading content has proliferated across the internet over the past five or so years. One possible solution to the problem now being proposed would standardize how content is delivered online, with anything outside those standards not trusted.

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ComputerWorld Independent

MIT researchers say mobile voting app piloted in U.S. is rife with vulnerabilities

February 13, 2020 0 Comments Blockchain, Emerging Technology, Government IT, Mobile, Privacy, Security

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:30:00 -0800

Elections officials in numerous states have piloted various mobile voting applications as a method of expanding access to the polls, but MIT researchers say one of the more popular apps has security vulnerabilities that could open it up to tampering by bad actors.

The MIT analysis of the application, called Voatz, highlighted a number of weaknesses that could allow hackers to “alter, stop, or expose how an individual user has voted.”

Additionally, the researchers found that Voatz’s use of Palo Alto-based vendor Jumio for voter identification and verification poses potential privacy issues for users.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Why the Fed is considering a cash-backed cryptocurrency

February 11, 2020 0 Comments Blockchain, Financial Services Industry, Government, IT Leadership, Mobile, Security, Software Development

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:00:00 -0800

The Federal Reserve is investigating the potential of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the backbone for a new, secure real-time payments and settlements system.

The move toward a form of government-backed digital currency is being driven by Fintech firms and a banking industry already piloting or planning to pilot cash-backed digital tokens, according to Lael Brainard, a member of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.

“Today, it can take a few days to get access to your funds. A real-time retail payments infrastructure would ensure the funds are available immediately – to pay utility bills or split the rent with roommates, or for small business owners to pay their suppliers,” said Brainard, who serves as chair of the committees overseeing Financial Stability and Payments, Clearing and Settlements.

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