cryptocurrency
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 …
Police arrests Chinese Bitcoin exchange owners suspected of fraud
Three individuals allegedly involved in the recent ransacking of the Hong Kong-based Global Bond Limited Bitcoin exchange have been arrested in China. According to a report by …
Huge quantity of Bitcoins stolen from Sheep Marketplace
Another week, another huge Bitcoin theft. This time, it’s the customers of Tor-based underground market Sheep Marketplace who have been left with empty wallets. If the …
Legitimate apps bundled up with secret Bitcoin miner
As the value of Bitcoin continues to rise, a lot of people are trying to cash in on the craze. Some do it legally, by getting their own machines to perform the calculations …
$1M lost in attack against Bitcoin Internet Payment Services
Copenhagen-based Bitcoin Internet Payment Services (BIPS) has been hit with a DDoS attack and has had 1,295 BTC stolen (a little over $1M) mostly from the company’s own …
New threats subverting digital signature validation
McAfee Labs found new efforts to circumvent digital signature app validation on Android-based devices. The McAfee Labs team identified a new family of mobile malware that …
Bogus “free Bitcoin generator” offer leads to malware
The rising popularity of Bitcoin hasn’t gone unnoticed by online scammers, and according to ThreatTrack’s Chris Boyd, they have started tricking users into …
E-sports to pay $1M to settle covert Bitcoin mining complaint
The New Jersey attorney general’s office announced today that on-line video gaming company E-Sports Entertainment, LLC, has entered into a $1 million settlement that …
Chinese bitcoin exchange vanishes along with $4.1m in bitcoins
Another bitcoin exchange has shut down, taking approximately $4.1 million worth of its clients’ bitcoins with it and, according to CoinDesk, foul play from its operator …
Bitcoin wallet service hacked, 4,100 Bitcoins stolen
A daring hack and heist targeting online Bitcoin wallet service Inputs.io has resulted in the theft of 4,100 Bitcoins (currently over $1.3 million) and has left some of the …
What CISOs must learn from Bitcoin and a research team at Georgia Tech
It has been an eventful time in the mobile world with two recent breaking stories revealing vulnerabilities in the security infrastructure for Android and iOS respectively. …
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