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Hackers have attacked the servers of the PGA with ransomware, demanding that the golf association pay Bitcoin to release encrypted files. When one thinks of the PGA, it’s usually of...
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Hackers in Iran, potentially government-backed, are turning to ransomware and Bitcoin as the country’s economy falters due to sanctions. Ransomware is a scourge that affects both governments and private businesses...
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Cryptocurrency-themed malware comes in many different shapes and forms. Ranging from ransomware to mining malware and cryptojackers, the number of threats is rising. A newly discovered form of malware known...
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Ransomware and Bitcoin are almost two peas in a pod. There have been numerous media reports regarding Bitcoin ransomware over the years. A new study by Canadian and Australian researchers...
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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 and Maryland, received a pop-up...
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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 of bitcoin and many altcoins...
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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 200,000 PCs all over the...
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Hackers often target government-related websites to drive a point home. In China, a government website was breached in February of 2017, although no one knew who was behind this attack....
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Another institution affected by a ransomware attack saw no other option than meeting the criminals’ demand for Bitcoin. The Romantik Seehotel Jägerwirt, located in Austria and one of Europe’s top...
