16B Login Credentials Leak Exposes Dire Need for Non-Custodial Crypto Wallets...

How many email account does an average person have these days? What about the number of social networks we are all part of? An average person has accounts created in at least three social networks and users two or three email ids. Apart from email and social media accounts there are many other websites that we visit on a regular basis to access resources or for entertainment. Not to forget bitcoin wallets and exchanges. A lot of these websites require the users to login to access content or to interact with the platform. As the number of applications we use increases, the number of login....

Hundreds of thousands of computers have reportedly been affected by malware called 'Pony', which is allowing attackers to steal bitcoin and a slew of other digital currencies. The news was reported by a security firm called Trustwave, who notes that somewhere on the order of 85 digital wallets have been stolen - translating to about $200,000. "It is the first time we saw such a widespread presence of this type of malware. It was on hundreds of thousands of machines," Ziv Mador of the company said. It's unclear who exactly is behind the malware, but Trustwave has reason to believe the....

One of Bitdefender's servers has been hacked by DetoxRansome. The hacker claimed to have stolen some of the login credentials of Bitdefender's users. He has also threatened to release the details of the users if the sum of $15,000 is not paid as ransom. The breach has been confirmed by Bitdefender, an antivirus software provider. Bitdefender, however, claimed that the total amount of data that was leaked is less than 1 percent of its users' data. They further stated that the login credentials that were compromised were those of accounts belonging to small to medium sized businesses. They....

Keeping cryptocurrencies in non-custodial wallets may be criminalized in Russia, if authorities accept a proposal from the trade association representing Russian banks. While financial regulators think the idea deserves attention, lawmakers and experts doubt it’s possible to implement such a measure. Russian Banks Move to Curb Use of Private Cryptocurrency Wallets Challenges with foreclosure and seizure of crypto assets held by debtors and criminals have motivated the Association of Banks of Russia (ABR) to suggest introducing criminal liability for storing coins in non-custodial....

You just need to scan a QR code if you want to login with Bitcoin through BitID. When people say that currency is only the first app of Bitcoin, this is the kind of stuff they're talking about. Most Internet users are now used to the idea of logging into other websites with their Google, Facebook, or Twitter accounts, but BitID is a new application that would allow anyone to easily login to any website in a somewhat anonymous manner. Those of you who are creeped out by the idea of attaching other websites to your Facebook account can now rejoice because you will soon be able to login to....