News is circulating the Internet right now that a serious bug has been discovered in the newly minted “encrypt wallet” functionality of the official client for Bitcoin versions 0.4 and 0.5. The ...
Turns out, going after someone’s Bitcoin transactions is much easier than you might think. After all, as the saying goes, once you’re pwned, you’re pwned. After Hacking Team, the Italian spyware ...
Wallet security has always been a primary concern in the Bitcoin development community. Although no other payment system in existence grants you the same level of freedom and control over your money ...
Back in 2011 I mined for a about six weeks. Until my wife couldn't deal with the noise my AMD 6970 was putting out. I didn't back up the wallet and ultimately formatted the drive. Oh well. Bitcoin was ...