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Cybersecurity

Ethereum Foundation security researcher David Theodore's Airstream, parked in Colorado (David Theodore)
Technology
Ethereum
This Cybersecurity Pro Gets Paid to Hack Ethereum – for the Good of the Network
One of the techniques that his team deploys to protect the blockchain is “fuzzing,” a term borrowed from the software-development industry that’s become a common way of checki...
Ethereum Foundation security researcher David Theodore's Airstream, parked in Colorado (David Theodore)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 25, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 25, 2023
EthereumEthereum FoundationCybersecurityBlockchainEngineering
The SEC has ordered listed firms, including crypto firms, to report materially important cybersecurity breaches. (Shutterstock)
Policy
Sec
U.S.-Listed Crypto Firms Will Need to Report Cybersecurity Breaches
Companies are poised to begin reporting cybersecurity incidents and strategies to the SEC later this year.
The SEC has ordered listed firms, including crypto firms, to report materially important cybersecurity breaches. (Shutterstock)
By Elizabeth Napolitano
Jul 28, 2023 at 7:22 a.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2023
SECRegulationsPolicyCybersecurity
Dogs of BND Collection (OpenSea)
Web3
Web3
German Intelligence Agency Releases NFT Collection to Recruit Talent
The Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND)’s dog-themed PFP collection can be acquired through a gamified treasure hunt, where participants must find a string of characters hidden by t...
Dogs of BND Collection (OpenSea)
By Cam Thompson
Jun 21, 2023 at 3:38 p.m. UTC
Jun 21, 2023
Web3NFTGovernmentCybersecurity
Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier at Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Harry Murphy/Web Summit via Sportsfile)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Ledger’s Hard Lesson: Being Right Isn't Good Enough
Public communication doesn’t work like computer code. The French hardware wallet maker learned that the hard way.
Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier at Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Harry Murphy/Web Summit via Sportsfile)
By David Z. Morris
May 19, 2023 at 5:19 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2023
OpinionLedgerLedgerXCybersecurityThe NodeNewsletters
NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris in conversation with Chainalysis co-founder Jonathan Levin at Links 2022. (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)
Policy
Bitflyer
BitFlyer USA Fined $1.2M by NYDFS for Not Meeting Cybersecurity Requirements
The crypto exchange has proposed a plan to make it compliant with the state's cybersecurity regulations by the end of the year.
NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris in conversation with Chainalysis co-founder Jonathan Levin at Links 2022. (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)
By Parikshit Mishra
May 3, 2023 at 5:43 a.m. UTC
May 3, 2023
BitFlyerNYDFSRegulationCybersecurity
W3 4:3
Podcasts
Women who web3
Defense Against the Dark Arts: Cybersecurity With Limaris Torres
What you need to know about protecting yourself in the world of cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and new arising systems.
W3 4:3
By Kamala Alcantara
Dec 14, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 14, 2022
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The European Parliament in Brussels (Santiago Urquijo/Getty Images)
Policy
Regulations
EU Lawmakers Vote for Stronger Cyber Protection for Crypto, Other Finance
The crypto world is highly prone to hacks and attacks, but the jury is out on the impact the new measures will have.
The European Parliament in Brussels (Santiago Urquijo/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Nov 10, 2022 at 10:42 a.m. UTC
Nov 10, 2022
RegulationsEUMiCACybersecurity
Kim Grauer, director of research at Chainalysis (Chainalysis)
Tech
Chainalysis
Bridge Security Is ‘Unresolved Technical Challenge,’ Chainalysis Research Director Says
Kimberly Grauer said on CoinDesk TV's “First Mover” program that industry figures must work together to make the software safer.
Kim Grauer, director of research at Chainalysis (Chainalysis)
By Fran Velasquez
Oct 17, 2022 at 5:25 p.m. UTC
Oct 17, 2022
ChainalysisExploitsSecurityCoinDesk TVCybersecurity
Even the most ethical hacker could fall prey to the seven deadly sins when penetration testing. (Cesar La Rosa/Unsplash)
Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Sinweek
When White Hat Hackers Go Bad
Even the most ethical hacker can be lured in by the seven deadly sins of pen-testing. This article is part of CoinDesk's Sin Week series.
Even the most ethical hacker could fall prey to the seven deadly sins when penetration testing. (Cesar La Rosa/Unsplash)
By Luis Lubeck
Aug 31, 2022 at 5:03 p.m. UTC
Aug 31, 2022
SinWeekCybersecurityHackOpinion
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Policy
Regulations
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Lapses in Security
A class action lawsuit filed in a federal court in Georgia alleges the crypto exchange failed to secure users' accounts against theft and hacks, and seeks damages upwards of $...
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By Sandali Handagama
Aug 23, 2022 at 8:02 a.m. UTC
Aug 23, 2022
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