Private Keys News

Google has urged others to accelerate post-quantum efforts as it continues to develop Willow, one of the most powerful superconducting quantum processors today.

Researchers raised alarms over a Coinbase-linked Commerce page that prompted wallet recovery phrase entry, which Coinbase said was part of a legacy product now being retired.

Address poisoning works by cluttering your transaction history with fake entries, tricking you into sending funds to a scammer’s address by mistake.

Misconfigured Clawdbot servers exposed API keys, private chats and credentials, cybersecurity researchers warn after the AI assistant surged in popularity

The film, titled "One Attempt Remaining," about a couple trying to regain access to millions of dollars worth of crypto, mirrors real-world crypto dilemmas.

Private key theft has become an automated, industrialized threat, highlighting the need for crypto users to remain vigilant, according to a report by GK8, a subsidiary of Galaxy Digital.

The Australian Federal Police cracked a coded crypto wallet backup holding $5.9 million after a data scientist deciphered a complex numerical sequence on a phone.

A Hyperliquid trader lost $21 million in a private key exploit, raising new concerns about DeFi security and user vigilance amid growing DEX activity.

A Bitcoiner fell victim to a social engineering attack after being approached by impostors posing as hardware wallet support, losing 783 BTC worth $91 million.

Unlike Ledger’s previously released key recovery product, Ledger Recover, the new Ledger Recovery Key is always offline and doesn’t require identification.

Two NYPD detectives allegedly linked to a crypto torture case in Manhattan have been placed on modified duties as the investigation unfolds, according to multiple reports.

With its US patent, crypto wallet Tangem sets a new milestone in boosting self-custody usability by enabling secure private key backups and transfers between devices.

A Texas federal court judge ordered Frank Richard Ahlgren III and any associates to hand over any crypto public and private keys, accounts and access codes.

The notorious hacker accumulated 51,000 Ether mostly by guessing weak private keys from 2016 to 2018.

In a recent Cointelegraph video, we assessed the risk posed by quantum computing to cryptocurrency, potential solutions, and what investors should do to protect their portfolios.