2018-12-14 19:49 |
An email has been circulating in various workplaces demanding a sum in Bitcoin in exchange for being spared from a bombing.
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Dozens of U. S. businesses, public buildings, and more have been evacuated in response to a string of bomb threats currently sweeping the nation. The person or persons making the threats, are demanding a sum of Bitcoin be sent to a wallet address, or are threatening to detonate a bomb, potentially harming many in the process.
2018-12-14 00:51 | |
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Bomb Threats At Schools And Business All Over The U. S. , Criminals Demand Bitcoin As Ransom As Police Affirms Threats Are Not Credible A series of bomb threats has shocked the United States and the crypto community today.
2018-12-14 23:49 | |
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A class-action lawsuit for over $5 million has been filed in northern California against Chinese mining giant Bitmain. The company is being accused of utilizing customers’ newly purchased machines to mine cryptocurrency at full power for its own benefit while customers were configuring their equipment.
2018-11-27 21:38 | |
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Officials from the City of Valdez are in the final phases of recovering information from its servers after four months of it being held by cyber-criminals demanding a bitcoin ransom, KTUU reported on November 18, 2018.
2018-11-20 00:00 | |
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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned taxpayers to be “on high alert” for phone scammers demanding payment through bitcoin ATMs. It said payments via BTC cash machines have now overtaken iTunes vouchers as the most common method of scam payment reported to the tax authority.
2018-11-15 07:35 | |
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In what could be one of the strangest milestones in cryptocurrency history, Bitcoin is now the preferred payment method of Australian tax scammers, surpassing iTunes vouchers for the first time.
2018-11-14 13:02 | |
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A local Arizona police department is warning residents in the area of a potential blackmail scam involving Bitcoin. Paradise Valley Residents Receive Threatening Letter Demanding Bitcoin Paradise Valley, Arizona police department is warning residents via its official social media accounts of a blackmail letter being sent around that attempts to scare recipients of the letter.
2018-11-14 10:00 | |
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The Bitcoin oriented company Blockstream has managed to raise over $100 million in public funding. In spite of this, it's yet to be anything but hesitant in being forthright with the Bitcoin community about what its aims are.
2018-11-5 10:20 | |
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Multiple Amsterdam businesses received emails threatening them with hand grenades or shootings if they do not pay €50,000 in bitcoins to the sender, the NLTimes reported on Oct. 31. Bitcoin ‘Terrorists’ Threaten Amsterdam Coffeeshops with Bullets and Grenades Cyber terrorists are targeting Amsterdam, demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin from multiple coffee […] The post Amsterdam Businesses Threatened with Grenades if Bitcoin Ransom Not Paid appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-11-3 18:10 | |
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iCloud Hacker Demands Ransom in Bitcoin A new Apple iCloud hacker demanded almost $175,000 in ransom to be paid in Bitcoin. The hacker filmed himself accessing Apple iCloud accounts and asking for a ransom to be paid in BTC.
2018-10-22 05:23 | |
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Digital payments are booming, and there is more interest in digital currencies now than ever. However, confusion related to regulation and complexities in operations could be causing troubles in the market.
2018-10-19 19:04 | |
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The law offices of Pomerantz LLP in New York have filed a series of civil suits against MGT Capital Investment and its executive officers on behalf of several of the trading firm’s past or present customers.
2018-10-18 20:05 | |
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have weighed in on sovereign considerations and global implications of blockchain and other financial services technologies.
2018-10-15 19:01 | |
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A cybersecurity breach at the Port of San Diego on September 25 described as “serious cybersecurity incident” by Port CEO Randa Conglio was, in fact, a ransomware attack by cybercriminals demanding bitcoin.
2018-10-1 02:00 | |
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Officials report that the Port of San Diego has been hit with a ransomware attack demanding Bitcoin payments. Port CEO Randa Congiglio told ABC that a fraction of the port’s information technology systems were compromised before staff members shut down other systems out of caution.
2018-9-30 05:09 | |
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Crypto mining is a very energy-intensive activity demanding ridiculously huge amounts of electricity. For utility companies, this presents an opportunity to bag a huge amount of revenue if a crypto mining firm decides to put up shop in its area.
2018-8-31 14:49 | |
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CheapAir, the online travel agency specialising in finding cheap air fares and allowing users to pay in cryptocurrencies has fallen victim of a Bitcoin ransom attack, demanding that the service pay up around $10,000.
2018-8-29 16:00 | |
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Popular travel and accommodation website CheapAir. com mentioned in a blog post how they were threatened with a social media smear campaign demanding $10,000 in Bitcoin. CheapAir. com is a well-known website for intrepid travelers, but it’s also achieved notoriety inside of the cryptocurrency world.
2018-8-29 10:00 | |
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The U. S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is blowing the whistle on of a new Bitcoin blackmail scam—one purportedly targeting men with a disposition for extramarital “activity. ” According to the government’s consumer protection watchdog, allegedly unfaithful men are being sent letters by scammers demanding a “confidentiality fee,” payable in Bitcoin, in return for silence.
2018-8-23 18:00 | |
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A new warning from the US Federal Trade Commission cites an increasing number of crypto scams targeting ‘unfaithful’ men. According to the FTC, scammers have been tracking down unfaithful men and demanding payments in the form of Bitcoin in exchange for not revealing the target’s alleged affair to their spouse and family.
2018-8-23 01:27 | |
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Two common complaints among crypto traders are that platforms which didn’t before are now demanding identification documents and that more venues close their doors to residents of some countries.
2018-8-13 21:20 | |
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Hackers have set their eyes on the PGA Championship’s computer system in the latest cyber heist, demanding a Bitcoin ransom. According to Newsmax, the PGA’s computer system suffered a security breach leaving some files inaccessible unless a Bitcoin ransom is paid.
2018-8-10 12:00 | |
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A hacker allegedly stole over $5 million in bitcoin by hijacking phone numbers and demanding ransoms. According to authorities in California, a 20-year old college student hijacked more than 40 phone numbers and stole millions of dollars’ worth of bitcoin.
2018-7-31 08:49 | |
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A little bit of drama is afoot in slacks, ircs, twitter and of course reddit over allegiances, loyalties, power and control. It begun with Adam Back, Blockstream’s CEO, demanding change. . .
2018-7-29 14:47 | |
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Two malicious coders who orchestrated a ransomware attack on 1,259 computers demanding bitcoin back in 2015 have finally been sentenced to 240 hours of community service by a Rotterdam court, according to a local news source NU on July 26, 2018.
2018-7-29 09:00 | |
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The developers behind the CoinVault and BitCryptor ransomware were sentenced to 240 hours of community service in a Dutch court on Thursday. Melvin and Dennis van de B., aged 25 and 21, were convicted of accusing 1,259 computers in the Netherlands and other Western European countries with the ransomware and demanding bitcoin payments as a
2018-7-27 00:57 | |
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Coinbase continues to grow with their new high-end investment product Coinbase Custody, while Binance had to run a system update following some issues with its Syscoin wallet API.
2018-7-7 23:19 | |
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Members of the Indian National Congress (INC) have alleged that Bitcoin has been used to clean dirty money for the ruling party in the state of Gujarat. They are demanding a judicial probe into the matter be launched.
2018-7-6 00:00 | |
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Ripple is staring down the barrel of yet another securities lawsuit — its third one this year. Filed in the Superior Court of the State of California in San Mateo County, the class action alleges that Ripple and its team illegally sold and promoted XRP, Ripple’s currency, as an unregistered security.
2018-7-5 23:14 | |
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The shift has already started; finance is moving onto the blockchain, leveraging the decentralization and disintermediation benefits of the technology’s architecture.
2018-6-14 23:52 | |
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AI agents delivered 100x-1000x returns, but market correction followed the hype. The next phase of these agents will focus on real-world applications in DeFi and memecoin trading. In late 20The post AI agents: From 100x returns to market correction - What's next? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
Ethereum was unable to reclaim $3.4k as support during the most recent try. The liquidations data showed that price is poised for a move below $3k soon. The Ethereum [ETH] leadership has facThe post Ethereum continues to struggles: Bears eye drop below $3K appeared first on AMBCrypto.
Top gainers: MANTRA (+18%), Jito (+8.88%), DeXe (+8.65%). Top losers: PENGU (-41%), VIRTUAL (-34%), XCN (-30%). The crypto market displayed diverse trends this week, with select tokens postiThe post Crypto market's weekly winners and losers – DEXE, JTO, PENGU, XCN appeared first on AMBCrypto.
On-chain metrics revealed that exchanges have witnessed an outflow of $70.50 million worth of XRP. XRP could fall by 10% to reach $2.55 if it fails to hold the $2.88 level. Amid the current The post Ripple moves 700 million XRP into escrow - What this means for prices appeared first on AMBCrypto.
ARB recorded the highest negative chain netflow in the past 24 hours as liquidity was withdrawn. Large holders continued to offload their ARB holdings. In the past 24 hours, Arbitrum [ARB] hThe post Arbitrum whales, retail sellers drain ARB: Will it sink to new lows? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
XRP's TVL surpasses $80 million, marking a rapid expansion in the DeFi space. Rising network activity and ETF speculation contribute to XRP's strong bullish momentum. XRP has started 2025 wiThe post XRP TVL surges past $80M while ETF hype builds - What's next? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
Bitcoin’s rising dominance is sidelining altcoins, raising doubts about future explosive altcoin rallies The flood of new tokens is diluting investor interest, making altcoin surges harder toThe post Too many altcoins? Why capital is drying up for small tokens appeared first on AMBCrypto.