Revolut faces $3M ransom demand after data breach, report
Attackers claiming responsibility for Revolut’s data breach say they want $3M in Monero, contradicting earlier claims of a 10,000-BTC ransom.
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Qubic voids over 100 Monero transactions with longest ever ‘reorg’
Qubic continues to disrupt the Monero network with an 18-block "reorg" causing the loss of over 100 transactions.
Qubic continues to wreak havoc on Monero with multiple reorgs
Qubic, the Monero mining pool which previously falsely claimed to 51% attack Monero, has recently pulled off multiple 9-block reorgs.
Was there a Monero 51% attack today?
Monero's XMR has lost 25% of its market cap over the last 30 days during a sustained mining hashrate takeover.
‘Please, do not resist’: Qubic hash grab worries Monero maxis
In what's being called an “economic attack," Qubic is offering higher rates, paid in its own token, to XMR miners willing to join its pool.
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Arrested IntelBroker hacker tied to 2018 UK school bomb hoax
The alleged “IntelBroker” hacker was reportedly already arrested by UK police in 2018 over thousands of hoax bomb threats.
No, Monero’s privacy didn’t suddenly break in this viral video
Cointelegraph published an article about a supposed privacy vulnerability in Monero transactions. Turns out, nothing new happened.
Hacker jailed for blackmailing therapy patients for bitcoin
The Finnish hacker responsible for blackmailing 30,000 psychotherapy patients for more than $500,000 in bitcoin was jailed for six years.
Did law enforcement in Finland crack Monero’s privacy technologies?
Investigators in Finland say it was “very likely” that someone illegally sent XMR to Binance in a series of transactions involving a crime.
Zcash chain triples in size thanks to $10-a-day spam attack
The attack could damage the reputation of Zcash in the eyes of users who prioritize security, reliability, and antifragility.