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Blackwallet hacked: Report

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Dissent

There are reports tonight that Blackwallet has been the victim of a  DNS hijack.

Blackwallet (web wallet) has apparently been hacked pic.twitter.com/HhewwBXnD9

— Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) January 14, 2018

This is the wallet, it’s about half a million quid worth. https://t.co/dFhDKcHjVQ

— Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) January 14, 2018

Looking at the wallet in question, it shows a large number of deposits over the past day, with dozens within the past 6 hours alone.

 

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1 thought on “Blackwallet hacked: Report”

  1. Anonymous says:
    January 14, 2018 at 4:19 pm

    Seems that only companies that have to cover 10% of deposits can afford good security these days?

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