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New Malware Sheds Light on How Cryptocurrency Exchanges Get Hacked

October 20th, 2019 📆 | 6058 Views ⚑

Ever wondered how cryptocurrency exchanges get hacked? Well, a new malware attempt by a North Korean hacking group might reveal

Tagged with: cryptocurrency • exchanges • hacked • light • malware • sheds

Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra finding few friends in government, banking industry

October 20th, 2019 📆 | 5486 Views ⚑

Invoke the prefix “crypto” to most people, and negative thoughts are likely to follow; after all, dictionary.com defines the term

Tagged with: banking • cryptocurrency • facebook • finding • friends • government • libra

Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra finding few friends in government, banking industry | DV Plus

October 19th, 2019 📆 | 3497 Views ⚑

Invoke the prefix “crypto” to most people, and negative thoughts are likely to follow; after all, dictionary.com defines the term

Tagged with: banking • cryptocurrency • facebook • finding • friends • government • libra

Cryptocurrency Transactions May Uncover Sales of Shadow Broker Hacking Tools

October 18th, 2019 📆 | 6705 Views ⚑

In 2016, a group of self-described hackers started releasing a steady stream of code stolen from the NSA. As well

Tagged with: broker • cryptocurrency • hacking • sales • shadow • transactions • uncover

Cryptocurrency executives charged with running $11 million Ponzi scheme

October 18th, 2019 📆 | 5696 Views ⚑

Organized crime in the UK turns to cryptocurrencies for money-laundering schemes Albanian gangs are using fintech. Law enforcement says it

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Malicious fake WordPress plugins are mining for cryptocurrency

October 18th, 2019 📆 | 6808 Views ⚑

Malicious plugins for WordPress websites are being used not just to maintain access on the compromised server but also to

Tagged with: cryptocurrency • malicious • mining • plugins • wordpress

IRS provides long-awaited cryptocurrency guidance

October 18th, 2019 📆 | 2698 Views ⚑

On October 9, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance addressing select issues involving the tax treatment of virtual

Tagged with: awaited • cryptocurrency • guidance • provides

Lazarus Group Targets Users Via Fake Cryptocurrency Software

October 16th, 2019 📆 | 2037 Views ⚑

The infamous Lazarus Group, allegedly from North Korean origin are back in action. Researchers have found the attackers to be

Tagged with: cryptocurrency • group • lazarus • software • targets • users

Mac malware spread by fake company pushing cryptocurrency app

October 16th, 2019 📆 | 2744 Views ⚑

It appears North Korean hackers have revisited a tried-and-true scheme to attack Mac owners who work at cryptocurrency exchanges: creating

Tagged with: company • cryptocurrency • malware • pushing • spread

Fake company pushes phony cryptocurrency app to spread Mac malware

October 15th, 2019 📆 | 8054 Views ⚑

It appears North Korean hackers have revisited a tried-and-true scheme to attack Mac owners who work at cryptocurrency exchanges: creating

Tagged with: company • cryptocurrency • malware • phony • pushes • spread

BBB: Just in time for Halloween: cryptocurrency | Southern Idaho Business News

October 15th, 2019 📆 | 7921 Views ⚑

We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including

Tagged with: business • cryptocurrency • halloween • idaho • southern

This New Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency Exchange Can’t Be Hacked

October 15th, 2019 📆 | 6051 Views ⚑

Tagged with: bitcoin • cryptocurrency • exchange • hacked

Death threats for cryptocurrency ‘scam’ whistleblower

October 15th, 2019 📆 | 5218 Views ⚑

Image copyright Jen McAdam A woman has received death threats after speaking out about an international cryptocurrency “scam”. Jen McAdam,

Tagged with: cryptocurrency • death • threats • whistleblower

CFTC Chairman Says Cryptocurrency Ether is a Commodity

October 10th, 2019 📆 | 2530 Views ⚑

Cryptocurrency ether is a commodity and thus falls under the jurisdiction the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said the commission’s

Tagged with: chairman • commodity • cryptocurrency • ether

IRS elucidates the tax treatment of cryptocurrency ‘hard forks’ and ‘airdrops’

October 9th, 2019 📆 | 2427 Views ⚑

A “hard fork” of a cryptocurrency owned by a taxpayer does not result in gross income for a taxpayer if

Tagged with: airdrops • cryptocurrency • elucidates • forks • treatment

XRP and XLM have the least correlation with Bitcoin among the top 10 cryptocurrency list – AMBCrypto – Market Research Feed

October 7th, 2019 📆 | 7897 Views ⚑

First mover, Bitcoin, is legitimately getting a charge out of the considerable number of preferences as each other digital currency

Tagged with: ambcrypto • among • bitcoin • correlation • cryptocurrency • least • market

Libra: PayPal first to drop out of Facebook cryptocurrency

October 5th, 2019 📆 | 3162 Views ⚑

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption PayPal was one of the first companies to join Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency network Payments

Tagged with: cryptocurrency • facebook • first • libra • paypal

Malware Most Foul: Emotet, Trickbot, Cryptocurrency Miners

October 4th, 2019 📆 | 8352 Views ⚑

Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks Researchers: Targeted Crime Attacks Surge, Continue to Blend With Nation-State Campaigns

Tagged with: cryptocurrency • emotet • malware • miners • trickbot

CryptoCurrency business is done in Uganda illegally

September 30th, 2019 📆 | 4994 Views ⚑

Uganda’s Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija has warned citizens against the use of CryptoCurrencies saying the

Tagged with: business • cryptocurrency • illegally • uganda

Teen TalkTalk hacker accused of cryptocurrency fraud in US

September 26th, 2019 📆 | 3162 Views ⚑

Elliott Gunton, one of the hackers who breached the systems of internet service provider (ISP) TalkTalk in 2015, faces extradition

Tagged with: accused • cryptocurrency • fraud • hacker • talktalk

Facebook Acquires Servicefriend to boost its cryptocurrency Libra

September 24th, 2019 📆 | 3074 Views ⚑

With an aim to make its cryptocurrency ‘Libra’ customer-friendly, Facebook recently acquired Servicefriend, an Israel-based startup that builds AI-driven bots

Tagged with: acquires • boost • cryptocurrency • facebook • libra • servicefriend

This Cryptography Pioneer Is Building A Cryptocurrency From The Ground Up

September 22nd, 2019 📆 | 5886 Views ⚑

Tagged with: building • cryptocurrency • cryptography • ground • pioneer

Israeli Start-up GK8 Develops Offline Wallet For Cryptocurrency; Holds Online Transaction Capability

September 21st, 2019 📆 | 8381 Views ⚑

GK8, an Israeli start-up in the cybersecurity space, has launched a cold-storage digital currency wallet that also possesses online transfer

Tagged with: cryptocurrency • develops • holds • israeli • offline • start • wallet

‘Panda’ hackers use RATs, malware to amass cryptocurrency

September 19th, 2019 📆 | 8198 Views ⚑

A cryptocurrency hacking crew known as Panda has been identified by cybersecurity researchers, reported to be amongst the most prolific

Tagged with: amass • cryptocurrency • hackers • malware • panda