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Cryptocurrency Theft: $1.1 Billion Stolen in Last 6 Months
2018-06-12 11:33

Exchanges Remain Prime Target; Easily Available Hacking Tools Aid AttackersAs bitcoin continues its massive price fluctuations, a new report says criminals have continued their push to get...

Apple Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Apps From Its App Stores
2018-06-12 10:18

Due to the surge in cryptocurrency prices, not only hackers but also legitimate websites and mobile apps are increasingly using cryptocurrency miners to monetize by levying the CPU power of your...

Bitcoin Declines After Coinrail Cryptocurrency Exchange Hack
2018-06-11 14:04

Another Bitcoin exchange has been hacked, strengthening concerns over the security of exchanges, and causing a further fall in the value of bitcoins. read more

Coinrail Cryptocurrency Exchange in South Korea Hacked
2018-06-11 12:48

$50 Million Believed Stolen as Exchange Attacks ContinueSouth Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinrail says hackers stole 30 percent of all of the cryptocurrency tokens it was storing, but many...

Traffic manipulation and cryptocurrency mining campaign compromised 40,000+ machines
2018-06-07 19:29

Unknown attackers have compromised 40,000+ servers, networking and IoT devices around the world and are using them to mine Monero and redirect traffic to websites hosting tech support scams,...

Cryptocurrency Theft Tops $1 Billion in Past Six Months
2018-06-07 16:48

$1.1 billion has been stolen in cryptocurrency thefts over the last six months. This is the visible effect of an illicit dark web market economy which is reportedly worth $6.7 million. That market...

How hackers can mine cryptocurrency in your serverless computing environment
2018-06-06 13:33

A newly revealed attack could allow hackers to hijack serverless cloud computing functions to mine cryptocurrency at scale while you pay the bill.

Exclusive: Aussie Firm Loses $6.6M to Backdoored Cryptocurrency
2018-06-05 14:18

'Soarcoin' Cryptocurrency Coded With Backdoor Hidden in Plain SiteAustralian police in Queensland are pursuing a criminal investigation into what may be one of the first instances of a company...

Cryptocurrency: A Gold Mine For Open-Source Intelligence
2018-06-04 10:18

Expert Says Virtual Currency Systems Leak Useful Data To Track CriminalsExperts have long warned that bitcoin is not as private as it appears. The very design of bitcoin, as well as some other...

Firefox will soon protect you from websites that mine cryptocurrency on your computer
2018-05-25 14:23

Tracking protection, a standard part of Firefox, is getting several improvements in Firefox 63, due out in October.