Bitcoin 19/10/20 13:27 by Olivia Brooke

Malware scam tricks user into sending $79,480 worth of Bitcoin

Crypto scams have been at the forefront of the cryptocurrency scene for the longest time and this year was not an exception. Back in 2017, after the major Bitcoin sell-off that preceded the new year,...
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Altcoins 27/08/20 15:42 by Brenda Ngari

FBI Arrests Russian Who Offered $1M In Bitcoin To A Man To Install Malware On Nevada Company’s Computer Network

The US Justice Department says FBI agents have arrested a Russian national, Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, who offered to pay an employee at a company in Nevada $1 million in bitcoin for installing malwar...
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Crypto 26/08/20 14:56 by Bernice Nyambura

Notorious Hacker Group Lazarus Is Targeting The Cryptocurrency Industry Via LinkedIn – Warns Security Firm

Blockchain and cryptocurrency professionals on LinkedIn are under a new phishing threat that’s targeting them disguised as crypto-related job offers advertised on the platform. A new report by F...
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Bitcoin 16/07/20 22:00 by Tony Spilotro

The Most Common Bitcoin Scams And How To Avoid Them

Yesterday, high-profile Twitter celebrities and other influential accounts were hacked to promote a Bitcoin scam. The scam isn’t uncommon and is just one of many that involve cryptocurrency in s...
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Crypto 01/07/20 04:00 by Cole Petersen

University of California Falls Prey to $1.15M Crypto Ransom Scam

It’s no secret that the crypto industry is rife with scams, hacks, and other nefarious activities, with the decentralized and private nature of many digital assets being conducive to these types of ...
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Bitcoin 25/06/20 18:00 by Tony Spilotro

Meet The Malware That Uses Bitcoin’s Blockchain To Update Its Army of Bots

An advanced malware is utilizing messages hidden within Bitcoin‘s blockchain transactions. These messages send signals to a botnet army ready to attack at command. How exactly is this malware us...
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Crypto 07/06/20 21:50 by Guest Author

Proofpoint: Helping you protect your Crypto from online threats

Proofpoint is a cybersecurity company that helps brands and individuals protect themselves against malicious attackers. To date, the company works with more than half of the businesses listed on the ...
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Other 16/12/19 18:00 by JP Buntinx

Kaspersky Confirms Ransomware Attacks on Municipal Institutions Increased by 60%

New findings by research firm Kaspersky paint a worrisome outlook. Dozens of municipal institutions have dealt with ransomware attacks throughout 2019. The rise of malware and ransomware attacks has ...
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Other 13/12/19 03:00 by JP Buntinx

Maze Ransomware Affects the City of Pensacola, FL

Ransomware remains one of the biggest threats to internet users today. The city of Pensacola in Florida is currently dealing with the Maze malware strain. There has not been a shortage of malware and...
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Crypto 10/12/19 23:24 by davitbabayan

Kraken: Keepkey Crypto Hardware Wallet Has an Alarming Flaw

Crypto practitioners who depend on Keepkey hardware wallets to store their coins ought to take a pledge of not discussing it in public. Kraken Warns Crypto Users The warning appears on Kraken’s...
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Crypto 05/12/19 01:00 by JP Buntinx

Fake Crypto Platform Distributes North Korean MacOS Trojan

It has been a while since a new strain of malware was linked to cryptocurrencies. In the case of this particular Trojan, it was hosted on a fake cryptocurrency trading platform. The Trojan was origin...
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Crypto 04/12/19 10:16 by Ali Raza

Hackers are Stealing Crypto Using Clipper Malware

Hackers can steal crypto payments by using a relatively new malware that replaces the receiving address between copying and pasting. Don’t CTRL+C CTRL +V According to a report from February of ...
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