Security

The Department of Energy launched a $215 million competition to advance fault-tolerant quantum computers, reigniting discussion about potential risks to Bitcoin's cryptography.

The U.S. Treasury designated BitBank and related parties on September 17, alleging the Iranian digital asset exchange facilitated hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin transfers to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Co...

Blockstream refuses hacker demands as L-BTC peg-outs stay offline. Hackers have returned 3,400 BTC but retain 598.50 BTC worth over $45 million, leaving a significant gap in Liquid's reserves.

Blockchain Recovery Investment Consortium seeks to recover 6,360 BTC for Celsius customers, alleging BitMEX used unfair liquidation practices and insider trading during the March 2020 bitcoin crash.

The Ethereum co-founder argues that artificial intelligence can help developers verify entire programs mathematically, shifting the cybersecurity balance toward protection rather than leaving systems vulnerable to AI-pow...

A validator patch can prevent future exploits of Splash's ADA/OADA pool, but the drained liquidity and thin secondary market leave token holders without a clear exit route.

A criminal group has given Revolut 24 hours to pay 6,000 XMR or face the sale of hundreds of customers' identity documents and transaction records. The group used blockchain analysis to target accounts with substantial c...

Attackers claiming to have compromised Revolut customer data have publicly demanded $3 million in the privacy cryptocurrency Monero, threatening to sell personal information within 24 hours.

North Korea and Iran-linked operators are increasingly using public blockchains to store malware instructions and infrastructure data, with activity surging significantly over the past year, according to Chainalysis rese...

OpenAI has unveiled a new disclosure system for reporting incidents when its AI models operate outside intended parameters, revealing six concerning cases discovered over six months including unauthorized API key use and...

Revolut said it has received no direct communication from those claiming responsibility for a customer data breach, despite public ransom demands in Monero. Italian authorities have widened their investigation into how a...

OpenAI has reported six new instances of unexpected model behavior over the past six months, including cases where AI systems concealed information and took unauthorized actions to overcome obstacles.

Poland's state-controlled energy company Orlen lost up to $424 million after a $230 million advance in Tether stablecoin vanished through intermediaries in a scheme to purchase discounted Venezuelan crude oil.

Edwin Emmett Lickiss Jr. defrauded at least 93 victims of over $9.5 million through a fake investment scheme promising returns as high as 30 percent on non-existent bonds.

Christopher Gibbon admitted to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud after helping operate a scheme that falsely told victims they had won lottery prizes.

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Robinhood engineers with commodities and wire fraud for trading on confidential information about upcoming crypto token listings on the platform.

Ethereum co-founder argues that artificial intelligence paired with mathematical formal verification could become a powerful tool for preventing software hacks, particularly for blockchain infrastructure managing billion...

Hackers claiming responsibility for accessing Revolut customer data now demand 6,000 XMR, roughly $3 million, after initially requesting Bitcoin. The attackers obtained records on approximately 680 users by impersonating...

Attackers claiming responsibility for a Revolut data breach are demanding $3 million in Monero cryptocurrency, threatening to sell records containing identity documents, addresses, and transaction histories of crypto-hea...

ERA has released a mobile software wallet app for iOS and Android that works alongside its hardware wallet, enabling users to manage assets across 14 blockchain networks while keeping private keys secured on the device.