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Cryptocurrency Exchanges Lost $882 Million To Hackers
2018-10-18 10:48

Launching An ICO? You're a Target, Group-IB WarnsAn analysis of attacks against cryptocurrency exchanges over nearly two years shows hackers have inflicted $882 million in damages, according to...

Criminals' Cryptocurrency Addiction Continues
2018-10-12 18:48

Cryptojacking Attacks Are Reshaping Today's Threat LandscapeCryptojacking - the hidden mining of virtual currencies - continues to be a focus for online attackers. As the detection of...

Cryptocurrency mining malware increases 86%
2018-09-26 05:15

McAfee released its McAfee Labs Threats Report September 2018, examining the growth and trends of new cyber threats in Q2 2018. In the second quarter, they saw the surge in cryptomining malware...

Hackers latch onto new Apache Struts megavuln to mine cryptocurrency
2018-08-30 15:05

Underground forums alight with Struts chat, we hear A recently uncovered critical vulnerability in Apache Struts is already being exploited in the wild.…

Hackers Breach Cryptocurrency Platform Atlas Quantum
2018-08-28 14:49

260,000 Impacted in Cryptocurrency Investment Platform Breach read more

North Korean Hackers Hit Cryptocurrency Exchange with macOS Malware
2018-08-23 19:44

In a recent attack against a cryptocurrency exchange, the North Korea-linked Lazarus group went the extra mile by deploying malware for macOS, Kaspersky Lab has discovered. read more

AT&T Sued Over $24 Million Cryptocurrency SIM Hijack Attacks
2018-08-16 12:33

Michael Terpin Alleges Carrier Failed to Protect His Phone NumberA cryptocurrency investor is suing AT&T for $240 million, alleging he lost $24 million in virtual currency after the carrier failed...

AT&T Sued Over $24M Cryptocurrency SIM Hijack Attacks
2018-08-16 11:03

Michael Terpin Alleges Carrier Failed To Protect His Phone NumberA cryptocurrency investor is suing AT&T for $240 million, alleging he lost $24 million in virtual currency after the carrier failed...

Bitcoin backer sues AT&T for $240m over stolen cryptocurrency
2018-08-15 19:12

Michael Terpin not happy about funds-draining SIM swap fraud A bitcoin investor is suing AT&T for $240m after it allegedly ported his phone number to a hacker, allowing the criminal to steal $24m...

How a cryptocurrency-destroying bug almost didn’t get reported
2018-08-13 16:03

A researcher recently revealed how he found a bug that could have brought the fourth largest cryptocurrency to its knees – and how he was almost unable to report it.