KeepChange Foils Bitcoin Theft but Loses User Data in Sunday Breach

A bitcoin company is the latest victim of a data breach incident, where hackers managed to access customers’ full names and email addresses. Moreover, attackers sent withdrawal requests from the company customers’ accounts to addresses belonging to the hackers. Marketplace Warns Users of Phishing Attacks According to the announcement, Keepchange clarified that attackers stole part of their customers’ data, including trade counts, total traded amount, and passwords in the hashed form. Although the company stated it’s “very unlikely” the hackers can....

Not too long ago, Verizon Enterprise Solutions suffered from a data breach as an unknown assailant managed to infiltrate their Enterprise Solutions division. Even though regular Verizon customers should not be affected by this breach, there is a particular worry regarding this data theft, as it could be used to develop new types of malware and ransomware attacks. Although those details have not been confirmed, the stolen information can be bought on the Darknet for US$100,000.

Loanbase recently announced that they've discovered a security breach on their Wordpress blog that led to the loss of 8 BTC and malicious access to sensitive client information. A data breach at Bitcoin lending platform Loanbase led to the loss of customers’ bitcoins. The company, in its official statement, blamed a WordPress bug for the glitch, stating that the breach resulted into the loss of around 8 Bitcoins (equivalent to around $3,000). The money was stolen after an alleged hacking attempt on Loanbase’s four user accounts. Loanbase also clarified that the maximum losses don’t exceed....

Sears' Kmart has experienced a data breach that has affected potentially 1200 stores nationwide. The mainstream media often paints the fledgling Bitcoin industry as a hotbed of companies that lack the proper regulatory oversight to protect consumers and users from hacks. However, many of the hacks occurring in the world right now, particularly those that rely on exploiting pull payment systems, can be avoided with the use of Bitcoin technology. In a statement released on the 9th, Kmart revealed the extent of the breach. "According to the security experts Kmart has been working with, the....

Personal data of 55 million Filipinos, including their fingerprints, was recently hacked and posted online, but the international media don't seem concerned. All we hear is Putin, Cameron, Abitabh Bachchan and the juicy Panama Papers. People's privacy seem to be of no concern. Does privacy of the masses matter and who is responsible for it? The leak of data from the Philippines Election Commission follows other large government leaks, from Turkish Residency Database to the US Office of Personnel Management files. In March 2016, there was a massive breach in the database of the Philippines'....