Tagged: hacking

Bancor Hacked: Roughly $23.5 Million Stolen in Security Breach

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

Brit Hacker Convicted; $700 000 of Bitcoin Seized as Proceeds of Cybercrime

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

We All Get Hacked: SEC Chair Clayton Comments on 2016 Intrusion into EDGAR

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

Hypothetical N26 Account Hacks Remind Fintech Companies to Take Security Seriously

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

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