Blockchain.info DNS Hacking Attempt Shuts Down Service for Few Hours
Blockchain.info reported a DNS attack yesterday, forcing the platform to go offline for few hours. Blockchain.info is the latest victim of a cyber-attack. The Blockchain tools and wallet service provider reported a security breach affecting its DNS servers yesterday. According to the company’s statement, the attack happened at around 5:42 AM EST after an unknown attacker managed to access the DNS servers belonging to Blockchain.info. The attack led to a temporary outage of services which was later rectified by the Blockchain’s team. The company, in its blog post, claims that the attack was....
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Blockchain.info suffered a domain name system (DNS) hacking yesterday that sent users to the wrong servers, exposing bitcoin users’ passwords. Blockchain.info took its website offline for several hours to restore its service. The problem has been corrected and the website is now functioning. The hack occurred around 11:00 GMT as the DNS information switched from Cloudfare to a cheap host provider in Tulsa, Okla. in the United States. Bitcoin users immediately began warning one another on Twitter and Reddit. Blockchain took itself offline to reclaim its DNS records and direct users to the....
A public service announcement for anyone trying to use the Blockchain.info website this evening. The site, as you may have noticed, is down - showing "We Will Be Back Shortly" to anyone who visits. According to Blockchain.info, the downtime relates to a database issue: We are experiencing a database issue at the moment and may take a several hours to come back fully online. Sorry for the inconvenience! Thankfully, Blockchain.info has a very competent and experienced staff, so it should only be a short matter of time before services are restored to a normal state. In the meantime, if you're....
Blockchain.info, one of the first bitcoin wallet providers established, hit the 4 million user mark recently. The company has just reached its 2 million user mark last year and has since doubled the amount of clients it serves. "This is really exciting as it points to a positive trend in bitcoin adoption," the bitcoin wallet company noted. Bitcoin Wallet User Growth. The bitcoin industry has encountered more than a few roadblocks in the past year, starting from the continuous tumble in prices and the hacking incidents here and there. Nonetheless, these challenges have been unable to stop....
Wallet and block exploring service Blockchain.info has upgraded its security, apparently in response to a phishing campaign. The company has beefed up the security on its Android wallet app, adding a PIN to the application to stop people from unauthorized access. According to reports from users, the company has also begun notifying people who attempt logins from untrusted computers. It asks them to confirm their login attempts, and informs them of the time, the IP address and the browser type being used to request access. "If this login attempt was not made by you this email can be safely....
In June 2014, Elsa Hammond will attempt to row across the pacific ocean, from Monterey Bay in California to Hawaii, a distance of over 2,400 miles, as part of the Great Pacific Race 2014. Hammond expects to spend about three months at sea and she will row on average for 16 hours a day. Her goal is to beat the current record of 99 days and as part of her effort she is raising money for the Plastic Oceans Foundation. Blockchain Sponsorship and Pizza. Hammond reached out to the Bitcoin community in November, and Blockchain.info agreed todonate to the cause. Nicolas Carey from Blockchain says....