As the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rise, cybercriminals are beginning to create blockchain exploits to invade these digital marketplaces. Many of these threats involve stealing funds directly from mobile wallets and coin exchanges, but some can impact your overall enterprise and endpoint security.

DDoS Attacks, Mobile Wallet Theft and Blockchain Exploits

Perhaps the most devastating incidents have been distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, either on blockchain-based exchanges or other sources of cryptocurrency. The first such attack targeted the DAO joint Ethereum investment fund back in 2016, but security researchers have reported numerous other DDoS exploits since then.

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