Tracing Private Cryptocurrencies
Many believe total anonymity is possible using privacy enhanced cryptocurrencies. It might not always be the case.
Are popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum private?
Absolutely...
Security Threats to Blockchain Networks – 5 – Consensus Attacks
Consensus Attacks: A Deep-dive
Where centralized systems operate on the basis of centralized permission, blockchain protocols proceed on the basis of decentralized consensus. While this...
Cybercrime in China – a Growing Threat for the Chinese Economy
Western publications often picture the People’s Democratic Republic of China (hereafter China) as the world’s chief propagator of cyberattacks. But the picture is much...
The Quantum Computing Threat
Recently, in the science journal Nature, Google claimed ‘quantum supremacy’ saying that its quantum computer is the first to perform a calculation that would...
How KuCoin Survived a Massive Hack of $285M Worth of Crypto...
When attacked, some crypto projects and exchanges buckle and fold under pressure; KuCoin set the standard in 2020 for how to react to crypto...
$320M DeFi Hack
Wormhole, one of the largest bridges between Solana and other blockchains, has been hacked 120k wETH, or about $320M — making it the second...
Quantum Computing Risks to Cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Beyond
Introduction
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum derive their security from cryptographic algorithms – mathematical puzzles that are practically impossible for classical computers to solve in...
Security Threats to Blockchain Networks – 1 – Cyber Attacks Taxonomy
Cyber-Attack Strategies in the Blockchain Era - A Framework for Categorizing the Emerging Threats to the Crypto Economy
Market attacks
Rely on the mass-manipulation of investors...
What You Need to Know about the $460M MtGox Hack of...
The full story behind the first major crypto hack and how much really was lost.
MtGox was one of the very first platforms on which...
How Crypto’s Biggest Hacker was Found but Never Identified
The $611M Poly Network exploit is the largest crypto hack to date in terms of mark-to-market value and all the stolen funds were returned,...
Security Threats to Blockchain Networks – 4 – Network Attacks
Network Attacks: A Deep-dive
Network attacks are a class of exploits that focus on the isolation and manipulation of individual nodes or groups of nodes....
Proof of Reserve vs. Proof of Liability vs. Proof of Solvency
Recent events like the FTX meltdown have sparked interest and conversations about how the incident could have been prevented. In the case of FTX,...
How Blockchain Security Differs From Traditional Cybersecurity – 1 – Node...
Blockchain is a rapidly-evolving technology with a great deal of interest and investment. Decentralized Finance (DeFi), in particular, has a great deal of money...
How Blockchain Security Differs From Traditional Cybersecurity – 3 – User...
This article is the third in a four-part series exploring the differences between traditional IT security and blockchain security. Check out the first two...
How Blockchain Security Differs From Traditional Cybersecurity – 4 – Security...
This article concludes our four-part series on the basic differences between traditional IT security and blockchain security. Previous articles discussed the security differences critical...
