cryptocurrency

Exploring trends in automated crypto trading

January 2, 2017

Despite the risks, many traders continue to be attracted to cryptocurrency trading due to the earning potential it offers. Sasha Ivanov, CEO of Waves, explains that the crypto …

Zcash mining software covertly installed on victims’ machines

December 13, 2016

Software “mining” the recently established Zcash (ZEC) cryptocurrency is being foisted upon unsuspecting users, Kaspersky Lab warns. The actual software is not …

Your Seagate Central NAS could be hosting mining malware

September 9, 2016

If you have discovered cryptocurrency mining malware on your system, have removed it, and got compromised again without an idea about how it happened, it could be that the …

$77 million in Bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex exchange

August 3, 2016

Popular Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has suffered a security breach that resulted in the theft of millions’ worth of Bitcoin. 119,756 BTC, to be exact, …

The DAO is under attack, a third of its ether reserves stolen

June 17, 2016

The DAO, a digital Decentralised Autonomous Organisation that has been set up to support projects related to Ethereum, a public blockchain platform that allows programmable …

Playing Hearthstone? Want to cheat? You might end up with Bitcoin-stealing malware

February 10, 2016

It’s widely known that online gamers make great targets for cyber criminals: their dedication and enthusiasm for the game(s) often leads them to disregard warnings both …

Loanbase hacked via WordPress hole, funds stolen

February 8, 2016

Popular international Bitcoin crowd-lending platform Loanbase has suffered a security breach, and is currently offline. The breach was discovered on Saturday and made public …

Latest trends in the ransomware business

April 24, 2015

“Cybercrooks wielding ransomware might prefer getting paid in Bitcoin, but the crypto currency is just a way to obfuscate the real destination of the payment – as …

Two feds charged for stealing Bitcoin during Silk Road investigation

March 31, 2015

Two former US federal agents have been charged with wire fraud, money laundering and related offenses for stealing digital currency during their investigation of Silk Road. …

Researchers identify malware threat to virtual currencies

March 27, 2015

INTERPOL and Kaspersky Lab have identified a threat to the blockchain in virtual transactions that could result in them being embedded with malware or other illegal data. …

μTorrent comes bundled with crypto-miner, users are furious

March 9, 2015

BitTorrent, the company responsible for the development of the BitTorrent peer-to-peer protocol as well as that of μTorrent, a widely used torrent client, has been …

Ransomware-wielding crooks made over $217,000 in a single month

January 12, 2015

Crypto-ransomware continues to be a very effective way for cyber crooks to “earn” serious money: the method is so lucrative that with a single campaign, the crooks …