Losing Bitcoins Through Theft Is A Crime
February 11, 2016
News
One thing people seem to be confused about is what will happen if someone loses their Bitcoin balance due to a theft. Keeping in mind how the digital currency …
Tag: security
Encrypt Act Aims To Make Encryption Backdoors Illegal
February 10, 2016
News
Encryption has been a topic of massive debate in recent months, as various government officials feel the need to install backdoors on devices. Or to be more precise, they …
Target Wish List App Vulnerable To Data Hijacking
December 16, 2015
News
Data leaks are becoming more common all over the world in recent times. When personal information is leaked, however, things take a turn for the worst. Target’s wish list …
No Bitcoins Were Stolen Before Dorkbot Botnet Was Shut Down
December 5, 2015
News
Botnets pose a serious threat to online services and platforms all over the world. A typical botnet will comprise of a few ten thousand computers, but in some cases, …
AWS Cryptographic Encryption Vulnerability A Wake-up Call For Bitcoin Companies
November 24, 2015
News
Amazon Web Services is one of the most commonly used cloud platforms in the world. However, as it turns out, the custom encryption and authentication layer was not as …
ProtonMail Taken Down In DDoS Attack After Paying Bitcoin Ransom
Whenever a company or service provider targeted by an attack by hackers, they are not always given the chance to pay a ransom. Even if that were the case, …
Bitcoin Exchange Bter Unveils Customer Refund Process
March 12, 2015
News
As we reported here on BTCFeed a few weeks ago, the Bter Bitcoin exchange – that recently lost over 7,000 Bitcoins due to a security breach – was planning …
BitGo – Securing the World’s Bitcoin
February 2, 2015
Reviews
What is BitGo? When you download and install Bitcoin wallet software on any device and start it up for the first time, a “private-key” is generated for the user. …
Coinbase security and compromises – an overview
January 12, 2015
Education
There are many online wallets available for Bitcoin but the leaders in the online wallet sector are undoubtedly, Blockchain.info and coinbase. Both of these companies have received a huge …