2020-1-29 13:00 |
The victim firm in the ransomware attack had paid $950,000 in bitcoin to the perpetrator through an insurance company. Much of it ended up on Bitfinex. origin »
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A new report by Immunefi has analyzed the top crypto ransomware payments. Every one of them was paid in Bitcoin. The post Top 10 Ransomware Attacks Leave Hackers With Nearly $70m in Bitcoin appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-2-3 23:55 | |
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Mad Money host Jim Cramer said he has sold almost all of his bitcoin. He cited the Chinese government’s crackdown on bitcoin mining and concerns over bitcoin’s role in ransomware attacks.
2021-6-22 03:00 | |
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A former U. K. cybersecurity chief has raised concerns that ransomware incidents are close to “getting out of control. ” Ciaran Martin has also called for laws to prevent people from paying bitcoin to cybercriminals.
2021-1-27 16:07 | |
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A High Court in the United Kingdom has issued a freeze order on Bitcoin acquired via a ransomware attack against a Canadian-based firm. The proprietary injunction issued is a court order that prohibits an individual from handling their own assets until a proprietary claim case is heard and determined.
2020-1-29 19:56 | |
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New York state senators have drafted two bills this month that propose a ban on paying ransomware attackers with tax-payers money. New York Refuses to Negotiate with Criminals In April of 2017, the National Security Agency (NSA) was hacked by an unidentified team of hackers who called themselves the Shadow Brokers.
2020-1-28 00:00 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC) was the star of Jeopardy! Last night, after the 3 contestants were left fighting for the “Greatest of All Time” place were given a quiz on cybersecurity. The $800 question was tweeted by a viewer: #cybersecurity on #Jeopardy Greatest of All Time! pic.
2020-1-10 19:15 | |
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Travelex, a foreign exchange firm was attacked by a group of cyber hackers who demanded ransom worth $6 million. The firm is the newest casualty in an ongoing explosion of ransomware attacks where hackers are looking for cryptocurrency payouts.
2020-1-8 19:10 | |
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Attackers demanded a payment of $6 million worth of bitcoin after hacking Travelex, a foreign currency exchange company. It is the latest victim in an explosion of ransomware attacks seeking crypto payouts.
2020-1-8 10:30 | |
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On the morning of December 13th, New Orleans officials have reported suspicious activities that are more related to phishing. The attack came 3 hours later, shutting down the computers and servers that have been affected.
2019-12-16 21:03 | |
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The Argentinian government has been hit with a Bitcoin ransomware attack. According to the latest information, the hacker demanded 50 BTC to withdraw the attack. For all the positive changes that cryptocurrencies have brought in the last few years, there are still those who would use them to harm others.
2019-12-10 13:00 | |
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Bitcoin hackers have officially attacked a data center in Argentina called San Luis, reports the Next Web. The end result? A total of 7,700 GB of data were initially compromised since November 25, 2019.
2019-12-9 21:35 | |
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A report released by BleepingComputer says there’s a malware asking for a Bitcoin ransom circulating. It can encrypt files, meaning it doesn’t only send empty messages. According to the same report, DeathRansom faked encrypting files in the beginning and became widely known, but soon after it has started to make files unusable. No Details on […]
2019-11-27 01:18 | |
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Pay 0.1 BTC or say goodbye to your files -- a new malware makes strides on the web
2019-11-27 20:14 | |
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Hackers are claiming a ransom of $14 million in Bitcoin after hacking about 80,000 computers in 110 nursing homes in the U. S. The affected nursing homes are clients of Virtual Care Provider Inc. that hosts all their computer data.
2019-11-26 16:51 | |
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Finland is coordinating a simulated Bitcoin ransomware attack on more than 200 Finnish cities and organizations
2019-11-24 01:30 | |
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Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), a state-owned petroleum company established in 1938, has suffered a ransomware attack that has succeeded in shutting down its computers and online payment systems. The hackers are demanding for 565 BTC and have given the firm a 48-hour deadline to send the money.
2019-11-13 14:00 | |
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are often requested by hackers after deploying ransomware on unsuspecting user’s computers due to the layer of pseudo-anonymity they provide. The leading crypto asset by market cap is once again at the center of a major ransomware attack that’s left the South African city of Johannesburg in a state of lockdown.
2019-10-31 00:00 | |
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Ransomware-as-a-service, intricate phishing scams, cryptomining and cryptojacking schemes: Ransomware attacks will continue as long as cryptocurrency remains valuable. The post Cryptomining Attacks Remain One of the Nastiest Malware Threats of 2019 appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
2019-10-29 17:37 | |
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Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city has been forced to temporarily shut down all its online operations including its website, e-services, and billing systems, as a precautionary measure against a bitcoin (BTC) ransomware attack allegedly orchestrated by a group called the “Shadow Kill Hackers,” reports News24 on October 25, 2019.
2019-10-25 15:00 | |
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It’s an obvious fact that Bitcoin and other cryptographic forms of money have been affecting cybercrime. Since 2019, the number of ransomware occurrences has ascended. The payment technique used is mostly digital currency, mostly using bitcoin.
2019-10-22 20:22 | |
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Research is suggesting that the number of ransomware incidents has risen in 2019. The payment method of choice for the majority of this cybercrime is cryptocurrency, predominantly bitcoin. Could BTC price fluctuations be linked to the increase in this online nefarious activity? Bitcoin Price and Ransomware US state departments, public sector facilities schools, hospitals, and businesses are increasingly falling victim to ransomware attacks.
2019-10-21 10:35 | |
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Some villains who distributed the Sodinokibi Ransomware earn a tremendous amount of money illegally by conning victims to pay a requested bitcoin price into their wallets. Researchers from McAfee tracked some covered information, only to find out that one distributor of the ransomware made an equivalent of $287,499 Bitcoins in 3 days. The analysts further […]
2019-10-15 18:31 | |
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Criminals who distributed the Sodinokibi ransomware threat earned a huge payday from victims who paid the requested Bitcoin ransom. According to researchers at McAfee, who tracked down several posts published on underground forums, one particular distributor made the equivalent of $287,499 in Bitcoin in just 72 hours.
2019-10-14 17:00 | |
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Bitcoin is still very much the dark web‘s favorite cryptocurrency, but those looking to cover their tracks are slowly learning to use privacy-focused alternatives. “While we have previously reported a small shift towards more privacy-focused cryptocurrencies such as Monero, Bitcoin still remains the currency of choice for both legitimate and criminal use,” reports Europol with its latest assessment of internet-based organised crime.
2019-10-14 15:45 | |
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A ransomware victim that paid Bitcoin to unlock his files has enacted sweet vengeance on his attackers, by hacking them right back. As part of his retaliation, Germancement on the BleepingComputer forum yesterday morning, but urged readers to understand that he’s “not the bad guy here.
2019-10-8 17:46 | |
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The online processes of Jerez de la Frontera, a city of more than 200k inhabitants located in southern Spain, have been crippled by a severe ransomware attack. The hackers are demanding an undisclosed amount in bitcoin and Spanish authorities are yet to pay the ransom and have instead deployed three cybersecurity experts to the area,Read MoreRead More.
2019-10-8 09:00 | |
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A hacker is holding computer systems belonging to the southern Spanish city of Jerez de la Frontera, demanding a Bitcoin ransom to unlock them, RFI reports. The ransomware attack, which reportedly began on Tuesday night, has already caused service outages for the city’s website.
2019-10-4 19:15 | |
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Ransomware began to take off with the expansion of the net (easier electronic ransom payments) and advances in cryptography technology. Encryption could be a means of securing information from unauthorized access through an encoding method.
2019-9-30 18:28 | |
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Local governments in the US continue to be targeted by ransomware attacks. A number of states have been forced to pay a ransom to regain access to their systems. With the number and sophistication of ransomware attacks increasing, will government institutions be forced to stockpile Bitcoin as a hedge against bad actors?
2019-9-28 15:05 | |
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Emisisoft, a cybersecurity firm, tackles Bitcoin (BTC) ransomware WannaCryFake, an extension of the WannaCry bug, by creating a free fix for the encryption bug. WannaCryFake Asks Victims for Bitcoin According to the blog post, WannaCryFake is defined as a “strain of ransomware that uses AES-256 to encrypt a victim’s files”. The file extension of the […]
2019-9-26 17:56 | |
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Emisoft has released a free fix for the WannaCryFake variant of the WannaCry ransomware that has been targeting businesses since 2017. The software aims to help users get access to their encrypted data without paying the ransom demanded by hackers.
2019-9-26 17:00 | |
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Losing your data sucks. It sucks even more when someone uses ransomware to maliciously encrypt your files and demands Bitcoin to ensure its safe return. But don’t worry, because there are things you can do to get one over on the cyberbaddies.
2019-9-26 13:08 | |
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Cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has released a solution for the Bitcoin-demanding WannaCryFake ransomware
2019-9-26 04:00 | |
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In the first nine months of the year, the rising Bitcoin (BTC) prices made attackers dust out sextortion emails. Symantec traced wallets and addresses, estimating that the scam raised around 12.
2019-9-25 18:00 | |
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Latest updates pertaining to the Stratford City Hall ransomware attack have emerged. According to reports, a total of 10 bitcoins at $7500 per BTC was paid by the body as a ransom to the hacker who crippled its computer systems on April 14 this year.
2019-9-21 22:09 | |
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When ransomware attackers targeted the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, two months ago demanding $5. 3 million in Bitcoin, they must have felt very confident when turning down a counter-offer of $400,000 that the city presented.
2019-9-8 12:57 | |
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Cybersecurity researchers are always looking for flawed systems in order to expose vulnerabilities. The latest effort was made by a group of researchers who hacked a Canon EOS 80D DSLR camera in order to test a ransomware scheme.
2019-8-13 00:58 | |
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Bitcoin demanding ransomware knows no bounds, and the latest potential victim? DSLR cameras. A group of security researchers have managed to exploit vulnerabilities in a Canon EOS 80D digital camera to hold its owner’s photos to a Bitcoin ransom, The Inquirer reports.
2019-8-12 16:59 | |
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An insidious new strain of Bitcoin ransomware adds insult to injury for its unfortunate victims, as it refuses to restore access to your data - even after you fork over the ransom payment. The malware, GermanWiper, tells victims it has encrypted their data, when in reality it has erased it completely.
2019-8-8 19:41 | |
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An insidious new strain of Bitcoin ransomware adds insult to injury for its unfortunate victims, as it refuses to restore access to your data – even after you fork over the ransom payment. The malware, GermanWiper, tells victims it has encrypted their data, when in reality it has erased it completely.
2019-8-9 19:41 | |
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It has become increasingly evident that targeted ransomware attacks on local US government entities are on the rise, costing localities millions as some pay off the perpetrators in an effort to untangle themselves and restore vital systems.
2019-8-2 16:48 | |
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While shunning Bitcoin (BTC), central banks have embarked on somewhat of a gold buying spree. Russia’s monetary authority, for instance, now owns over $100 billion worth of the precious metal, which amounts to over 2,000 tons, after purchasing 20 tons just weeks ago.
2019-8-2 14:00 | |
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According to its city manager, Steve Schwabauer, Lodi City, California, was hit by a ransomware attack earlier this year. Those behind it demanded a Bitcoin ransom of 75 BTC be paid for computer systems to be returned to normal.
2019-8-2 02:00 | |
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Companies and governments around the world are being targeted by ransomware attackers. The hackers encrypt data and disable IT systems before demanding payment in exchange for the decryption key.
2019-7-28 10:00 | |
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Bounties demanded by the Ryuk hackers reach upwards of $5 million to be paid in bitcoin, according to the FBI.
2019-7-19 21:00 | |
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Over the weekend, United States President Donald Trump tweeted about Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency and expressed his negative thoughts about the corporation’s idea of the future of money. He also made comments about Bitcoin, and the entire emerging financial asset class of cryptocurrencies, and spoke of their “unlawful” usage in activities like cybercrime, ransomware, and money […] The post Bitcoin Price Plummets Under $10K As Lawmakers Take on Facebook’s Crypto appeared first on ZyCrypto.
2019-7-17 23:27 | |
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Coinspeaker U. S. Treasury Secretary: Bitcoin, Libra Pose National Security ThreatThe Treasury Department has concerns that Libra, as well as Bitcoin, could be misused by terrorist financiers and money launders, to carry out illicit activities ranging from cybercrime to tax evasion, extortion, and ransomware.
2019-7-16 11:36 | |
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Munroe College in Manhattan has been hit by a ransomware attack that has shut down the college’s computer systems. The hackers are demanding 170 bitcoin (BTC), which is roughly $1. 9 million. The malware infection came to light on the morning of July 10, but the specifications of the infection are still largely unknown, as reportedRead MoreRead More.
2019-7-15 13:00 | |
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It's starting to seem like there’s no end to hack attacks on the horizon. All technology can be tweaked and manipulated to enable cybercriminals to carry out the illicit activity and what better way is there for them to receive their ransoms than to use untraceable, irrevocable cryptocurrency? 2019 has seen its fair share of […]
2019-7-14 18:48 | |
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BVNK extends Chainalysis partnership to embed know-your-transaction tools in its Layer1 self-custody infrastructure, providing enterprise clients real-time compliance intelligence and risk monitoring capabilities.
Cryptocurrency analytics firm Chainalysis has made its complete Solutions suite available on Amazon Web Services Marketplace, providing AWS clients access to crypto compliance, investigations, and data tools through the cloud platform.
Министерство юстиции США (DOJ) запросило федеральный суд Бруклина дать разрешение на конфискацию 127 271 биткоина, принадлежащего гражданину Камбоджи Чэнь Чжи (Chen Zhi). Американские власти обвинили камбоджийского бизнесмена в мошенничестве с криптовалютами.
Главными барьерами для вложений в инструменты на базе криптовалют российские квалифицированные инвесторы считают нехватку знаний о цифровых активах и высокую волатильность монет. Это показал опрос, проведенный экспертами инвестиционной компании «БКС Мир Инвестиций».
Крупнейшая криптовалютная биржа Ирана Nobitex объявила о поэтапном возобновлении работы после хакерской атаки на $90 млн. Восстановление деятельности биржи начнется 25 июня.
Правительство Пакистана объявило о создании специального совета по криптовалютам с полномочиями продвигать инновации и создать законодательство о регулировании цифровых активов.
Специалисты по кибербезопасности ончейн-платформы Blockaid сообщили, что почти 60% новых криптовалютных проектов, запущенных в 2024 году, оказались мошенническими.