Tagged: hacking

July 10, 2018 @ 12:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bancor, a decentralized liquidity network, announced on Monday it experienced a security breach. Although details about the breach are currently being investigated, Bancor released an update about the facts the network has so far. According to Bancor, a wallet used to upgrade some smart contacts was… Read More

May 4, 2018 @ 11:48 am By Cali Haan  |  

In what is being lauded as Scotland Yard’s first successful prosecution of cybercrime, a British hacker has been convicted of multiple charges related to the theft of millions of people’s personal data. Grant West, 26, was arrested in the first class section of a passenger… Read More

September 20, 2017 @ 9:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton issued a statement today tackling the importance of cybersecurity and detailing the agency’s approach to cybersecurity as an organization and as a regulatory body. The pronouncement comes at a time following the revelation of the massive Equifax hack that has put… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 9:21 am By Jessica Pham  |  

For all the joy that quick online banking can provide, it can also cause a lot of headaches if your account is compromised.  Berlin-based fintech company N26 (short for Number26) was accused of numerous security flaws late last year that could have been used to… Read More