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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. This new mining feature is called ‘Norton Crypto’ and will be rolling out tomorrow to Norton 360 users enrolled in
Hacker Forum Contest Gives $100K For New Ways to Steal Digital Assets The administrator of a Russian-speaking cybercriminal forum has held a contest for the community to share uncommon methods to target cryptocurrency-related technology. Members of the forum had one month to submit their papers and enter a competition that promised more than $100,000 in prizes.
North Korean Hackers Behind CryptoCore Multi-million Dollar Heists Security researchers piecing together evidence from multiple attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges, attributed to a threat actor they named CryptoCore have established a strong connection to the North Korean state-sponsored group Lazarus. The group is believed to have stolen hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars by breaching cryptocurrency
BitcoinPaperWallet ‘Back Door’ Responsible for Millions in Missing Funds, Research Suggests It was just past midnight on Jan. 7, 2021, when “Nick Wendell” (a pseudonym) lost half a million dollars in bitcoin. Bitcoin’s price was roaring toward $40,000, and Wendell was moving some of his bitcoin to a paper wallet generated by BitcoinPaperWallet.com. These wallets allow