Could Ransomware Be Driving Up Bitcoin Prices?
Research is suggesting that the number of ransomware incidents has risen in 2019. The payment method of choice for the ...
Tag: Cybercrime
Trump Administration Goes After North Korean Bitcoin Hackers
The U.S. Treasury has announced sanctions targeting North Korean cybercrime syndicates responsible for over $2 billion in bitcoin exchange hacks. ...
North Korea Cryptocurrency Report Urges Southeast Asia To ‘Mitigate’ Threat
A new report into the alleged use of cryptocurrency by North Korea claims the whole of Southeast Asia is “vulnerable” ...
Pure Bit Bamboozles Investors in $2.7 Million ICO Exit Scam
Pure Bit lured investors in with promises of a rewarding ICO then mysteriously vanished, taking 13,000 worth of ETH with ...
Young Man Waterboarded and Waxed by ‘Friends’ Who Wanted His Crypto-Wallet Password
A main rule of crypto ought to be 'don’t tell your friends you have crypto.' One man violated this unspoken rule ...
Cryptocurrency Scam Case Reaches a Dead End in Mumbai
Roughly a year ago, Mumbai police accused the founder of ATC Coin Ltd. of running a cryptocurrency scam. Now the ...
Sneaky Hacker Gets Some Serious Booty From Spankchain
Lax security measures have caused the adult entertainment platform SpankChain to lose $38,000 in ETH. A Pirate Made Off With ...
Europol: Terrorists Still Use Banks, Fail To Abuse Cryptocurrencies
A new assessment by Europol this week reveals a growing schism between the use of cryptocurrencies by terrorists and other ...
