Today Bitomat, Poland-based third largest Bitcoin exchange, announced that as of July 26 they lost access to their wallet.dat file and thus the exchange’s entire fund base has become inaccessible. The ...

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 ...

A pair of Trojans are targeting the Bitcoin digital currency, according to two security companies. The Trojans — InfoStealer.Coinbit and CoinBit.A — attempt to steal the wallet.dat file that holds the ...

Cryptocurrencies are going to be an increasingly important part of our future, and it’s important to develop a habit of securing your digital assets properly and knowing what to do if a device fails, ...

A migration flaw affecting older wallet setups can wipe local wallet files under specific conditions, prompting developers to pull recent releases. Bitcoin Core developers warned users on Monday of a ...

Most Bitcoin wallet software connects to other servers to verify Bitcoins (BTC) you’ve sent and received. This means that transactions can be linked to your own IP address. Lightweight wallets can ...

Old western cowboys beware, this heist didn’t happen with a stagecoach at gunpoint, it’s a new era out there. A user, going by the username allinvain reports he had 25,000 Bitcoins (BTC) stolen when ...