An attack on the Ethereum Classic blockchain was noticed by Coinbase staff on the evening of January 5. As a result of the investigation it was revealed that the network fell victim to a so-called 51% attack, during which 219,000 ETC was stolen - approximately $1.1 million. In response, Coinbase froze all transactions on the ETC blockchain. Should other cryptocurrencies worry about the possibility of a similar attack?

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the Beam Wallet crypto wallet. This was reported by the development team of the Beam cryptocurrency. The identified vulnerability poses a risk to users of all desktop and CLI versions of the application...

A number of security features were disabled in the Bitcoin mobile wallet Samourai Wallet on Monday. This was announced by the developers of Samourai Wallet, who explained that they had to disable a number of security features in the Bitcoin mobile wallet Samourai Wallet because of "new extremely restrictive policies" in the Google Play Stor...

Cryptocurrency is becoming increasingly popular — it works fast and knows no borders. But, unfortunately, as the popularity of cryptocurrency grows, more and more fraudsters appear around it. Therefore, it is very important to follow all precautions and protect yourself from criminals as much as possible...

In Ukraine, a hacker who used viruses to steal passwords from crypto wallets has been detained. The hacker was apprehended by officers of Ukraine's cyber police in the Zaporizhzhia region. The detainee used malicious software to steal passwords to crypto wallets...