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GeneralBeginnerGoogle today revealed a significant update to Chrome Safe browser feature that would allow the service to function in real time by cross-referencing entries against. A server-side list without requiring you to share your browser history with Google. In the past, Chrome once or twice an hourly…
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GeneralBeginnerNorth Korea’s notorious hacking group, Lazarus Group, is back in the headlines for allegedly laundering stolen cryptocurrency. According to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, the group has transferred over $12 million worth of cryptocurrency to Tornado Cash, a service notorious for its use in…
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GeneralBeginnerUnizen, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, declared that it would repay users who lost $750,000 or less “as soon as humanly possible” after the network was compromised, resulting in a loss of around $2.1 million in user cash. On March 9, blockchain analytics firm PeckShield reported a…
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GeneralBeginnerStablecoin Protocol Seneca has given a 20% prize to the attacker who acquired access to at least $6.4 million in digital assets by exploiting an approval mechanism flaw in the protocol’s smart contract. On February 28, various blockchain security organizations reported an exploit on the stablecoin…
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GeneralBeginnerOpenAI, the research laboratory behind the popular language model ChatGPT, has filed a motion to dismiss parts of a copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times. In a surprising twist, OpenAI claims that The New York Times “hacked” ChatGPT by employing “deceptive prompts that blatantly violate…
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EthereumBeginnerHackers took over the official MicroStrategy X account and uploaded a series of malicious links to a fake airdrop for the so-called Ethereum-based $MSTR token. MicroStrategy’s X account has been compromised, with malicious links pointing to a bogus airdrop of an “official” Ethereum-based MSTR…
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EthereumBeginnerAxie Infinity co-founder, Jeff “Jihoz” Zirlin, recently suffered a significant loss after two of his crypto wallets were compromised, resulting in the theft of approximately 3,248 ETH, valued at roughly $9.7 million at the time of the incident. The attack highlights the ongoing vulnerability of…
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GeneralBeginnerThe London Metropolitan Police have taken a significant step in protecting cryptocurrency investors by blocking access to 43 fraudulent websites posing as legitimate platforms. This decisive action highlights the growing threat of crypto-related scams and the efforts being undertaken to combat…
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GeneralBeginnerThree individuals have been charged by federal authorities in connection with a massive $400 million hack targeting cryptocurrency exchange FTX in 2022. The indictment accuses the defendants of orchestrating a SIM swap attack, hijacking the phone number of an FTX employee to gain access to…
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XRP LedgerBeginnerOn Tuesday, January 31st, siphoned off a staggering $112 million worth of XRP, the native cryptocurrency of the Ripple network. The stolen funds, amounting to approximately 213 million XRP tokens, were swiftly moved through various cryptocurrency exchanges, raising concerns about security…
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SolanaBeginnerThe Spanish government’s X account, believed to be operated by the National Intelligence Center (CNI), has been spotted actively participating in crypto airdrops, according to a recent investigation by El Español. Airdrops are a marketing strategy used by cryptocurrency projects to distribute free…
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