security

Whale Alert! $8.6B Bitcoin Move Sparks Security Panic

Whale Alert! $8.6B Bitcoin Move Sparks Security Panic

An estimated $8.6 billion Bitcoin transfer has upset a great many cryptocurrency users. This titanic transference has raised firestorm discussions around security vulnerabilities, market manipulation, and cryptocurrency exporters undercutting the viability of the entire Bitcoin ecosystem. This new $3 billion+ transaction to move existing funds around shows how easily even...

Safeguarding Your Crypto Identity Cutting-Edge Security Measures for 2025

Safeguarding Your Crypto Identity Cutting-Edge Security Measures for 2025

As the cryptocurrency space rapidly matures, so have the threats that target these valuable digital assets. Crypto identity theft, where malicious actors steal personal or financial information to access crypto accounts, drain funds, or impersonate users, poses a significant risk. By 2025, protecting your crypto identity. The first line of...

40 Fake Crypto Extensions? Here's How to Party-Proof Your Wallet

40 Fake Crypto Extensions? Here's How to Party-Proof Your Wallet

Forty fake crypto extensions. Forty! You may be tempted to hide your balance sheet in a laundry basket. I know, I know, it’s very tempting to just act like crypto never happened! Let’s face it, putting our heads in the sand is not the answer. The digital Wild West just...

40 Fake Extensions: Crypto's Wake-Up Call for Pragmatic Security

40 Fake Extensions: Crypto's Wake-Up Call for Pragmatic Security

This attack is just phenomenally, gallingly brazen. Forty fraudulent apps are getting the drop on crypto users, and that’s something that should truly chill anybody working on this new frontier. It's a digital mugging on a grand scale, and it exposes a fundamental weakness in the current crypto landscape: a...

Fake Firefox Extensions Steal Crypto! Are YOU at Risk?

Fake Firefox Extensions Steal Crypto! Are YOU at Risk?

In the new and dynamic landscape of crypto, protecting yourself is as important as knowing all the techy stuff. As crypto enthusiasts, we are opportunists and we control our financial destiny. We need to put our guard down against the attempts of those who would like nothing more than to...

Mac Crypto Wallets Under Attack? 3 Sobering Truths You Need to Know.

Mac Crypto Wallets Under Attack? 3 Sobering Truths You Need to Know.

Okay, let's cut the crap. Think you’re safe from all this Windows malware nonsense, Mac user? You play around in crypto, own a couple of NFTs, believe you’re pretty covered. Think again. That reassuring bubble of false Mac security has burst. Fast forward to today and North Korean hackers and...

Dormant Crypto Wallets Wake Up: 5 Risks Startups Can't Ignore

Dormant Crypto Wallets Wake Up: 5 Risks Startups Can't Ignore

The sleeping giants are stirring. Retired crypto wallets have recently been found to have sprung back to life after lying dormant for ten years or more. This renewed enthusiasm doesn’t end there with good news for crypto startups. On one hand, some proponents point to increased liquidity and crypto payrolls....

Ledger's Data Breach AMA: 3 Uncomfortable Truths About Crypto Security

Ledger's Data Breach AMA: 3 Uncomfortable Truths About Crypto Security

The Ledger data breach of 2020. We all remember it. Names, home addresses, phone numbers… all just sitting out there. And now, with the upcoming AMA with their new CISO, Matt Johnson, it's time we stop pretending everything is fine. Time to get real on crypto security. One cannot sugarcoat...

Ledger's CISO AMA: 5 Reasons Why Crypto Security Just Got Real

Ledger's CISO AMA: 5 Reasons Why Crypto Security Just Got Real

Let's be honest. Too long has crypto felt like the Wild West. Decentralization and financial freedom are immensely powerful concepts. What they really fear is losing it all to hacks, rug pulls, or phishing attacks. Something shifted this week. The announcement of Ledger's CISO, Matt Johnson, holding an "Ask Me...