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Has the ‘Unhackable’ Wallet Been Hacked?
A week after launch Pen Testers say they have successfully hacked into the Bitfi wallet. July 2018 saw cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Bitfi offer a $100,000 (later raised to $250,000) bounty for anyone that was able to hack into their ... »
New Malware Maximizes Attackers Profits
New Russian born malware chooses if users should be attacked with Ransomware or Crypto Script. Historically, ransomware attacks have been strictly infecting computers with ransomware. While crypto attacks have been infecting CPU’s with crypto mining scripts. However, hackers have found ... »
How the Rise of Cryptocurrencies Fueled Cyber-Criminals
Since the start of the year, there has been a fivefold increase in phishing attacks for cryptocurrencies. In 2016, Initial Coin Offerings (ICO’s)- essentially crowdfunding for cryptocurrencies- collected around $240 million. 2017 brought in over $5.5 billion in ICO’s. This ... »
Bitcoin scams: Beware of crooks trying to steal your cryptocurrency with these schemes
Cyber criminals are successfully taking advantage of social media and naivety to steal Bitcoin and distribute malware. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the rising price and popularity of Bitcoin to try to steal the currency and distribute malware. The cryptocurrency ... »