Blue Mockingbird , A Cryptocurrency mining campaign exploits web…
Analysts at Red Canary, a cybersecurity firm have discovered a Monero cryptocurrency-mining campaign that exploits a deserialization vulnerability,…
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Microsoft wants to mine cryptocurrency using your brain waves
Microsoft applied for an unusual new patent that would read users’ brainwaves in exchange for cryptocurrency like Bitcoin. The patent application, which has…
Ripple sues YouTube over cryptocurrency scams
SAN FRANCISCO – Blockchain firm sued Alphabet (NASDAQ:) Inc’s YouTube on Tuesday, alleging the video-sharing platform failed to protect consumers from…
Police make 14 arrests in Malaysia over cryptocurrency scam
Malaysian police have arrested 14 Chinese nationals in Iskandar Puteri for involvement in a series of cryptocurrency scams, according to local media. The…
49 New Google Chrome Extensions Caught Hijacking Cryptocurrency Wallets
Google has ousted 49 Chrome browser extensions from its Web Store that masqueraded as cryptocurrency wallets but contained malicious code to siphon off…
2 Chinese nationals charged in $100M cryptocurrency scheme
Two Chinese nationals were charged Monday with laundering over $100 million in cryptocurrency that had been stolen by North Korean hackers, U.S. prosecutors…
Hackers used the websites of Russian government to extract cryptocurrency
According to the deputy head of the National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents of the FSB, Nikolai Murashov, encryption viruses decreased their…
Canadian Teenager Charged and Arrested for $50 Million Cryptocurrency Theft
Samy Bensaci, an 18-year-old teenager from Montreal, Canada has been indicted for 4 criminal charges in relation to a theft of cryptocurrency worth $50 million…
Bux acquires ‘social’ cryptocurrency investment platform Blockport
Bux, the Amsterdam-based fintech that wants to make investing more accessible, has acquired the European “social” cryptocurrency investment platform Blockport.…
Hackers Are Hijacking Popular Youtubers to Run Cryptocurrency Scams
Hackers are hijacking the channels of popular YouTubers to turn run cryptocurrency scams over the video-sharing platform. In one reported case, they netted…