Category: Security & Ransomware
Cryptocurrency Crime Rate in India Continues to Grow
India is a rather popular region when it comes to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As is the case with any popular financial tool, criminals flock…
Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Targets UK Government Websites
Thousands of websites in the U.K. and worldwide have reportedly been infected with malware that uses users’ computers to mine cryptocurrency. According to the BBC,…
The 1 Billion Dollar Question: How Not to Screw up Your ICO With Buggy Code
Be afraid. Be very afraid. Those are the words that should have been pinned to the wall at the office of Parity, the Ethereum wallet…
Cookies, Online Trackers and the Blockchain – Your Privacy is At Risk Part 1
Almost 8 years after the launch of bitcoin’s network, more and more e-commerce businesses are choosing to add bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies, as accepted payment…
Bitcoin Community Debates, Bitcoin Infrastructure, Bitcoin Innovators & Developers, Bitcoin News, Blockchain Infrastructure, Security & RansomwareA Novel Scheme For Protection of the Backup of Your Bitcoin’s Private Keys
Since the genesis block was first mined, bitcoin has evolved to become the most popular decentralized currency all over the planet. It promotes a level…
Pay Us Bitcoin, or Your Patients Will Die!! (Part 1)
On the 28th of March, 2016, a group of workers in MedStar Health (MedStar), a nonprofit healthcare system, which includes ten hospitals in Washington DC…
Ransomware and Cryptocurrencies – (Part 1)
The surging popularity of ransomware attacks indicates that it is highly unlikely that these attacks will decline in the near future, especially that the price…
Creators of WannaCry Ransomware Only Made $50,000 Worth of Bitcoin!
Creators of “WannaCry”, a new form of ransomware, managed to only make around $50,000 worth of bitcoins via infecting and encrypting the files on around…
How To Secure Your Funds In Periods of Prosperity of the Cryptocurrency Economy?
2017 is definitely the year of crypto, as the past 4 months have witnessed unprecedented growth of multiple coins’ markets. Bitcoin has recorded more than…
