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Bitcoiner loses $ 91 million in social engineering attack

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A bitcoiner lost $ 91 million in a single transaction against a social engineering attack on Tuesday, with funds and then sent to a Bitcoin portfolio focused on privacy, according to the Zachxbt blockchain investigator. The victim was deceived by impostors pretending to exchange crypto and material portfolio support, losing 783 bitcoin (BTC) in a … Read more

Kraken temporarily stops Monero’s deposits after the 51% attack on Monday

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Crypto Exchange Kraken temporarily interrupted Monero (XMR) deposits due to the current attack of 51% against the private life blockchain, which compromised network security. A 51% attack occurs when a mining pool controls more than 50% of the total hash power of a blockchain network, which gives it the opportunity to double and reorganize transactions … Read more