Crypto mining seems popular among students, but does this “free” money thing really work? Last month, reports surfaced on crypto mining research conducted by tech conglomerate Cisco with the following headline: “College kids are using campus electricity to mine crypto.” Indeed, many students don’t have to worry about paying power bills, as per their university […]
Continue ReadingGoogle-owned video-sharing platform YouTube reportedly ran a malicious ad for the Electrum Bitcoin wallet by mistake. Video-sharing platform YouTube purportedly ran a malicious advertisement for Bitcoin (BTC) wallet Electrum by mistake, according to a Reddit post published on March 26. Viewers interested in the advertisement were redirected to a malicious link using a common scamming […]
Continue ReadingFinnish Parliament approved new legislation that will provide a legal status for cryptocurrency assets on March 13, 2019. International peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto exchange LocalBitcoins will soon become supervised by the Financial Supervisory Authority of Finland, as the firm announced on its blog on March 25. Helsinki-based LocalBitcoins wrote that the Finnish Parliament approved new legislation […]
Continue ReadingThe malicious Google Chrome web extension was tied to a fake token airdrop from cryptocurrency exchange Huobi. A Google Chrome browser extension tricking users into participating in a fake airdrop from cryptocurrency exchange Huobi claimed over 200 victims, a security researcher reported in a blog post on March 14. The extension for Chrome web browser, […]
Continue ReadingA recent report shows that cryptojacking is a prime example of cybercriminals’ shift to “low and slow” attack approaches. Cybercriminals are reportedly favoring unhurried approaches in attacks made for financial gains, with cryptojacking as a prime example of this shift. IT news website ComputerWorld reported on this development on March 14. Data released by cybersecurity […]
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Major Ethereum wallet provider MyEtherWallet announced the launch of the alpha version of its new open source Ethereum blockchain explorer EthVM. Major Ethereum (ETH) wallet provider MyEtherWallet (MEW) has announced the launch of the alpha version of its new open source Ethereum blockchain explorer, EthVM, in a tweet from the official MEW Twitter account on […]
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Huobi Korea strengthens its AML protection and launches an inter-exchange hotline to prevent identity theft, voice phishing and other types of fraud. Huobi Korea, the South Korean branch of the world’s sixth largest crypto exchange, has recently strengthened its anti-money laundering (AML) protections, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Feb. 21. According […]
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Crime trends in the cryptocurrency space are evolving, as criminals look for innovative ways to steal and launder stolen funds. Two prominent research papers have shed light on the latest crime trends affecting the cryptocurrency community over the past two years. Crypto analytics companies Chainalysis and CipherTrace released reports at the end of January that […]
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SIM swapping has come into the spotlight in recent months after a number of high-profile arrests. Cryptocurrency crime trends have been in the spotlight in recent weeks, but SIM swapping has been strangely absent in a number of reports on 2018. Cryptocurrency analytics companies CipherTrace and Chainalysis released two different reports focusing on the major […]
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Users of digital currency wallets Electrum and MEW are purportedly facing phishing attacks attempting to steal their sensitive information. Users of cryptocurrency wallets Electrum and MyEtherWallet are currently facing phishing attacks, according to posts published on Reddit and Twitter on Feb. 4. A phishing attack is an attempt to obtain sensitive data like users’ personal […]
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