Tag: bitcoin ransomware
Trojans, Malware, and Sextortion Dominate Leading Trends in Bitcoin Cybercrime
Cybercriminals continue to devise and perfect new strategies to steal Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In 2018 alone, the activities of these online syndicates have led…
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…
71% Of US Consumers Are Afraid When Using The internet
The Internet is far from a safe place these days. Malicious websites, rogue software and internet criminals are making news headlines on a nearly daily…
Even a 12-year Old Can Launch Bitcoin Ransomware Attack
The mounting influx of underground online marketplaces has evidently simplifies the purchasing and selling of illegal materials, including the cyber-extortion tools. According to a report…
Kentucky Hospital Latest to Face Bitcoin Ransomware Attack
A Bitcoin ransom malware recently rattled its way into the systems of a Kentucky-based hospital, resulting into a chaotic data lockdown. Methodist Hospital, a nonprofit…
Chinese Hackers could be Behind Bitcoin Ransomware Attacks
The recent Bitcoin ransomware attacks on the US companies could have been perpetrated by Chinese hackers, four IT security companies that investigated the cyber crimes…
Apple Latest to Hit with Bitcoin Ransomware Attack
This is for all the Apple Mac users who believe that their computers are bulletproof (Beware! for you were wrong). Recently a bitcoin malware has…
Better Pay Bitcoin Ransom than Lose Data to Malware – FBI Special Agent
The number of malware and hacking incidents involving bitcoin has increased over the years drastically. Ransomware has been one of the new trends, where the…
