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Mt. Gox users targeted with fake promises of lost Bitcoin recovery

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has shared more details about the issues that have led to it filing for bankruptcy protection just as malware peddlers have started taking advantage …

Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange files for bankruptcy protection

After a series of bad news from Mt. Gox comes the ultimate blow to its users: the prominent Bitcoin exchange has filed for bankruptcy with the Tokyo District Court in Japan. …

Silk Road 2.0 allegedly hacked, user funds stolen

The second incarnation of the (in)famous Silk Road underground market has been hacked, claims one of its moderators who goes by the online handle “Defcon”, and an …

Mac Bitcoin-stealing Trojan lurks on download sites and GitHub

CoinThief, the recently discovered Bitcoin-stealing Trojan that targets Mac users, has been spotted being offered on several download websites such as CNET’s …

Hit with DoS, several Bitcoin exchanges suspend withdrawals

As popular Bitcoin exchanges continue to be bombarded with malformed transactions, a lot of them have decided to temporarily prevent its customers to withdraw their funds. The …

Trojan steals Bitcoins and targets OS X

SecureMac has discovered a new Trojan which targets OS X and spies on web traffic to steal Bitcoins. The OSX/CoinThief.A malware has been found in the wild, and there are …

How to recover deleted or corrupted digital currency

The popularity of Bitcoin and other digital / cryptographic currency cannot be denied. Different users like using it for different reasons, but many agree that the question of …

Feds arrest Bitcoin Foundation vice chairman and Bitcoin exchanger

The US Department of Justice has announced the arrest of and the unsealing of criminal charges in Manhattan federal court against Robert Faiella (also known as …

Silk Road forfeits $28 million in Bitcoins

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the forfeiture of approximately 29,655 Bitcoins (which, at today’s Bitcoin …

Bitcoin cold storage and insurance services sprout

The pros and cons of using and investing in Bitcoin and crypto currency in general are no longer a mystery, and solutions to some of the problems are being presented almost …

Bitcoin-stealing malware delivered via clever email campaign

Users of popular Bitcoin exchanges are being actively targeted by cyber crooks looking to syphon funds out of their digital wallets. When cyber crooks are looking to infect as …

Key trends in ransomware, evasion techniques and social attacks

McAfee Labs released a predictions report, analyzing 2013 trends through its Global Threat Intelligence (GTI) service to forecast the threat landscape for the coming year. In …

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