Security News

US bitcoin bomb threat ransom scam looks like a hoax say FBI, cops
2018-12-14 00:50

Extortion scheme gets national attention but not much in the way of funds Police departments around the US say they've been apprised of emailed bomb threats seeking payment in cryptocurrency or...

Bomb Threat Bitcoin Demands Cause Disruption, Evacuations
2018-12-13 22:14

An email campaign is demanding large sums of money in return for not blowing up schools, banks and businesses.

Spammed Bomb Threat Hoax Demands Bitcoin
2018-12-13 20:24

A new email extortion scam is making the rounds, threatening that someone has planted bombs within the recipient's building that will be detonated unless a hefty bitcoin ransom is paid by the end...

JavaScript library used for sneak attack on Copay Bitcoin wallet
2018-11-28 12:51

A mystery payload sneaked into a hugely popular JavaScript library was part of a plot to ransack Bitcoins from BitPay’s Copay mobile cryptocoin wallet, it has been alleged.

Rogue Developer Infects Widely Used NodeJS Module to Steal Bitcoins
2018-11-27 08:03

A widely used third-party NodeJS module with nearly 2 million downloads a week was compromised after one of its open-source contributor gone rogue, who infected it with a malicious code that was...

Official Google Twitter account hacked in Bitcoin scam
2018-11-15 11:44

The epidemic of Twitter-based Bitcoin scams took another twist this week as attackers tweeted scams directly from two verified high-profile accounts.

Bitcoin Giveaway Scam Balloons, with Google the Latest Victim
2018-11-14 22:39

A slew of verified Twitter accounts have been hijacked and altered, used to tweet out a bogus Bitcoin giveaway scam.

StatCounter Analytics Code Hijacked to Steal Bitcoins from Cryptocurrency Users
2018-11-08 11:18

Late last week an unknown hacker or a group of hackers successfully targeted a cryptocurrency exchange with an aim to steal Bitcoins by compromising the web analytics service it was using. ESET...

StatCounter fingers cache-poisoning caper for Bitcoin-slurping JavaScript hijack
2018-11-08 04:52

The good news? Nobody appears to have lost any Bitcoin, says Gate.io This week's hijacking of StatCounter's JavaScript to swipe Bitcoins from a crypto-coin exchange was the result of a web cache...

Hackers seed StatCounter with nasty JavaScript in elaborate bitcoin theft scheme
2018-11-06 23:24

Gate.io exchange believed to be target of embedded attack One of the top traffic metrics sites on the internet is reportedly being used by criminals to steal bitcoins from a currency exchange.…