‘Shitcoin Wallet,’ an Ethereum wallet available as a Chrome Browser extension, is injecting malicious javascript to steal user’s data. An Ethereum (ETH) wallet known as “Shitcoin Wallet” is reportedly injecting malicious javascript code from open browser windows to steal data from its users. On Dec. 30, cybersecurity and anti-phishing expert Harry Denley warned about the […]
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Finland is coordinating a simulated Bitcoin ransomware cyberattack on more than 200 Finnish cities and public organizations. The Finnish Population Register Centre is coordinating a simulated ransomware cyberattack on more than 200 Finnish cities and public organizations. On Nov. 22, Finnish news outlet Yle reported that participating cities and organizations are rehearsing how to respond […]
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German programmer Tobias Frömel “hacked back” the perpetrators of the Muhstik ransomware who forced him to pay 0.09 BTC. German programmer Tobias Frömel (aka “battleck”) has “hacked back” the perpetrators of the Muhstik ransomware who forced him to pay 0.09 Bitcoin (BTC) to recover access to his files. In a Bleeping Computer forum post on […]
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Emsisoft cybersecurity firm has released a solution to the Bitcoin-demanding WannaCryFake ransomware. Cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has released a solution for Bitcoin (BTC)-demanding ransomware WannaCryFake. Pay Bitcoin in return for your data In a Sept. 25 blog post, Emsisoft announced that they are releasing a new free fix for the WannaCryFake ransomware bug. The WannaCryFake is […]
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Two threat analysts recently stumbled upon Skidmap, new Linux malware that keeps its cryptocurrency mining operations hidden. Two threat analysts recently stumbled upon new Linux malware that keeps its cryptocurrency mining operations hidden. On Sept. 16, Augusto Remillano II and Jakub Urbanec revealed in a post on Trend Micro, a security intelligence blog, that they […]
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Fifteen men suspected of paying an internet café administrator to secretly mine cryptocurrency have been arrested in China. Chinese authorities arrested fifteen men suspected of corrupting an internet café administrator to mine cryptocurrency. Local crypto industry news outlet 8BTC reported on Sept. 3 that police in Henyang, a city in south central China’s Hunan province, […]
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Bitcoin loses support for five figures, Craig Wright ordered to pay 500,000 BTC, and China’s digital currency may be further away than first thought. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and […]
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McAfee Labs has observed increases of 29% in crypto jacking and 118% in ransomware attacks in the first quarter of 2019. Cybersecurity company McAfee Labs has released its August 2019 threat report, which notes an increase in cryptojacking campaigns and ransomware attacks in Q1 2019. Cryptojacking on the rise McAfee Labs posted their report on […]
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Tencent Yujian Threat Intelligence Center has spotted Ryuk ransomware in China, and received an extortion request in the amount of 11 BTC during their study. Tencent Yujian Threat Intelligence Center says that a Ryuk ransomware virus has been spotted in China. The intelligence center released information on the outbreak in a report on July 16. […]
Continue ReadingA Japanese court has acquitted a man who was allegedly illicitly mining cryptocurrency after embedding a dedicated program in his website. A Japanese court has acquitted a man who was accused of illicitly mining cryptocurrency by using the computing power of visitors to his website, Japan Today reported on March 27. The Yokohama District Court […]
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