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KingMiner Malware Dodges The Detection Of Monero Mining

B. Akolkar — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:03:20 +0000

Cryptojacking malware KingMiner is making considerable improvements to dodge its detection and succeed in its nefarious goals. Cryptojacking is a new sort of online malware attack wherein a code is...

Cryptojacking Shuts Down Canadian University

B. Akolkar — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 19:23:51 +0000

With the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies over the last year, there is a simultaneous growth in the crypto-mining malware attacks.

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Malware Scammer Targets Dogecoin (DOGE) Owners With Fake Crypto Websites

Ruchi Gupta — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 15:58:55 +0000

Dogecoin (DOGE) is yet again a victim of a scam. Analysts at Dr.Web cybersecurity firm tracked an online scammer stealing Dogecoin from multiple individuals. The firm notes that the scam runs through...

Mirai Hackers Avoid Jail Time As They Assist The FBI

Jeffrey McGovern — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:45:54 +0000

Three hackers involved in a massive fraud in 2016 are lucky to receive leniency from an Alaskan court. The college-aged hackers behind the Mirai botnet pleaded guilty in 2017. Subsequently,... Read more..Crypto Block Wire LLC https://www.cryptoblockwire.com © 2018 Crypto Block Wire LLC, All rights reserved.

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Global Cryptocurrency Conference To Convene In North Korea

Jeffrey McGovern — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:25:21 +0000

With every passing day, cryptocurrency is gaining credibility and penetrating industries as well as countries. Therefore, it is very interesting to learn that a conference on blockchain technology...

North Korea Attacks Crypto Exchange With Massive Hack

Jeffrey McGovern — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 15:20:19 +0000

Yes, North Korea is famously feared for its aggressive nuclear bomb threats. Yet there are more “digital bombs” that the isolated state has in its arsenal: organized hacking.North Korea...

Sextortion Scam Rakes In $500,000 In Bitcoin (BTC)

Jeffrey McGovern — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 16:15:55 +0000

Recently, the use of digital coin has become the easiest means of defrauding victims. As for sextortion, a scam that involves...

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Cryptojacking: Citrix Survey Reveals UK Organizations Under Assault

Jeffrey McGovern — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 20:27:53 +0000

Malware affecting cryptocurrency appears to be going berserk this year. However, some organizations have not taken any steps to provide any kind of defense against this cryptojacking.

One-third...

Be Amazed To See Where Students Are Mining Bitcoin (BTC)

David Pena — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 19:02:54 +0000

Primarily, mining Bitcoin (BTC) has become common among IT savvy people. Indeed, everyone is getting involved because it’s a shortcut to fast cash.

In fact, computer programmers,...

Indie Game-disguised Crypto Mining Scam Uncovered On Steam

David Pena — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 15:45:10 +0000

You are probably aware that gaming marketplace Steam has a parent company known as Valve. Well, Valve uncovered a nefarious indie game spreading cryptocurrency phishing malware to devices in the form...