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Responsible Disclosure for Cryptocurrency Security

Schneier on Security

Stewart Baker discusses why the industry-norm responsible disclosure for software vulnerabilities fails for cryptocurrency software. Why can’t the cryptocurrency industry solve the problem the way the software and hardware industries do, by patching and updating security as flaws are found?

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LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

Krebs on Security

The password manager service LastPass is now forcing some of its users to pick longer master passwords. But critics say the move is little more than a public relations stunt that will do nothing to help countless early adopters whose password vaults were exposed in a 2022 breach at LastPass.

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Using Hacked LastPass Keys to Steal Cryptocurrency

Schneier on Security

Remember last November, when hackers broke into the network for LastPass—a password database—and stole password vaults with both encrypted and plaintext data for over 25 million users? Look, I know that online password databases are more convenient. This is why my Password Safe is local only. (I

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Chrome Extension Stealing Cryptocurrency Keys and Passwords

Schneier on Security

A malicious Chrome extension surreptitiously steals Ethereum keys and passwords: According to Denley, the extension is dangerous to users in two ways. Second, the extension also actively injects malicious JavaScript code when users navigate to five well-known and popular cryptocurrency management platforms. tk third-party website.

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Facebook ads push new Ov3r_Stealer password-stealing malware

Bleeping Computer

A new password-stealing malware named Ov3r_Stealer is spreading through fake job advertisements on Facebook, aiming to steal account credentials and cryptocurrency. [.]

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New Phishing Kit Leverages SMS, Voice Calls to Target Cryptocurrency Users

The Hacker News

A novel phishing kit has been observed impersonating the login pages of well-known cryptocurrency services as part of an attack cluster designed to primarily target mobile devices.

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Cracking Forgotten Passwords

Schneier on Security

It's "useful for cracking passwords you kinda-remember." You tell the program what you remember about the password and it tries related passwords. I learned about it in this article about Phil Dougherty, who helps people recover lost cryptocurrency passwords (mostly Ethereum) for a cut of the recovered value.

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