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LendingTree Inc (NASDAQ:TREE) shares are trading lower after the bell on Thursday following a report that hackers are now selling stolen consumer data from the company’s subsidiary QuoteWizard. What Happened: According to a Bloomberg report citing a person familiar with the matter, several...

Binance CEO Richard Teng on Friday announced the crypto exchange froze $4.2 million in XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) tokens linked to the recent $120 million security breach. Teng said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that XRP Ledger's developers, responsible for maintaining the...

Major internet service provider Xfinity has reported a significant data breach. Unauthorized access to customer data has been confirmed, but the scope of the breach is still unclear. On Monday, Xfinity announced a “data security incident” that took place between Oct. 16 and October 19,...

Crypto hardware wallet provider Ledger was the target of a sophisticated hacking incident, which led to the theft of approximately $484,000 in assets. It was linked to a former Ledger employee who fell victim to a phishing attack. The incident unfolded when the former employee's NPMJS...

U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced Justin Sun-owned Poloniex is part of the warning list of non-authorized companies amidst multiple hacks in a short period, as disclosed on its official website. What Happened: After Seychelles-based crypto exchange Poloniex...

Cybersecurity firm Unciphered revealed information about a vulnerability that it says can affect wallets generated by BitcoinJS. What Happened: While Unciphered was trying to retrieve a Bitcoin wallet, it found a potential issue called "Randstorm.” It will mainly impact crypto wallets...

Blockchain security firm SlowMist announced a new phishing attack involving a fake Skype app that stole crypto funds from an unsuspecting victim. Industry titans BlackRock, DTCC, OCC, State Street, Société Générale, Hedera,...

Upbit, the South Korea-based crypto exchange, will now use more cold wallets due to the surge in hacking attempts since 2020. In the first half of 2023, hackers tried to breach crypto exchange Upbit about 160,000 times, which is more than double the attempts in the first half of 2021 as...

After the crypto exchange HTX, formerly known as Huobi, suffered an $8 million loss due to a hack, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao stepped forward, offering his exchange’s security team to investigate the attack. The incident resulted in a reduction of around 5,000 Ethereum (...

CoinEx has initiated its withdrawals and deposits service after it suffered a $27 million hack earlier this month. The company expects the wallet service to be reconstructed and deployed on Sep. 21 as disclosed in a company blog post. Know more about hacks and security measures adopted. Meet and...

Following reports of billionaire entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, losing $900,000 in cryptocurrency, Google has stated that malicious scam ads often evade their policies and enforcements placed for the safety of users, DL News reported. Cuban blamed a Google search for...

Want to enhance your photos on Meta Platforms Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:META) Instagram like a pro? Check out this viral photography hack that Apple Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone users can use to elevate their images to the next level — you’ll be surprised at what you can achieve by...

The official Twitter profile of the Azuki NFT project was hacked on Friday, with the hackers posting multiple tweets asking users to claim virtual land. One of the tweets was pinned to the top of Azuki’s Twitter profile timeline, in an apparent bid to garner maximum clicks.Officials from...

The official Twitter account of Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) was compromised by hackers on Wednesday who used it to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency project. The hackers announced the launch of a new token called $RBH, claiming it was available for purchase on the Binance Smart...

Alleged cryptocurrency thief and rapper Heather Morgan, aka “The Crocodile of Wall Street," has a new job. What Happened: Morgan, who became a well-known figure in Twitter’s high-finance community for posting obscure rap videos under the moniker "The Crocodile...