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Report: Cryptojacking Coincides with Crypto Popularity, Monero the Choice Currency
As cryptocurrency popularity boomed towards the end of 2017, other, more illicit, things came about as a result of the crypto boom. In 2018, one of the most prevalent and popular forms of malware attacks is cryptojacking, where malicious actors utilize the CPU power of unsuspecting computers to mine cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-8-16 23:30 | |
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X-Block ICO
X-Block is a global public chain built on the Fog computing framework, which aims at creating a user-friendly, convenient and open light eco-blockchain. Relying on the Fog computing framework, X-Block can, utilize various heterogeneous devices (including personal computers, smartphones, routers, etc. дальше »
2018-8-9 06:41 | |
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It’s a Windows 10 computer that slides into your pocket for less than $250
For the past two years, Dutch-born Ockel Computers has split that difference with its Sirius B Pocket PC, a Windows 10 enabled computer that performs like a regular PC in a micro-sized, portable package. дальше »
2018-8-6 17:00 | |
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Quantum computers really suck at being perpetual motion machines
An international team of physicists recently published research indicating quantum computers aren’t the way to go for those hoping to break the second law of thermodynamics, the one that says there’s no free lunch in the universe. дальше »
2018-8-4 22:35 | |
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Bitcoin Mining Giant, Canaan, Debuts World’s First Bitcoin Mining Television
Having a television that can double up as a mining rig seems like something out of a sci-fi flick. But Bitcoin Mining Giant, Canaan, has pulled this off and is offering its consumers a personal mining rig in the comfort of their homes. дальше »
2018-8-3 21:44 | |
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Abstractism Removed From Steam for Secretly Mining Cryptos Using Gamers’ PCs
Perhaps it’s because of the current low crypto prices, but some crypto miners are getting more creative in cutting down mining costs — by using other people’s computers to do the mining for them without their owners’ consent. дальше »
2018-8-3 19:02 | |
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Cryptocurrency Mining Scam Disguised as Indie Game Pulled from Steam
Valve, the parent company of popular gaming marketplace Steam, redacted a nefarious indie game that allegedly deployed cryptocurrency mining malware on user computers under the guise of an interactive application. дальше »
2018-8-2 04:30 | |
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Abstractism Pulled from Steam after Allegations of Mining Monero
Abstractism, a simple platform based game, was pulled from the Steam Store on July 30, 2018, after allegations that the game was mining cryptocurrencies on players computers. The Whistleblower The game is a basic platformer meant to encourage relaxation during gameplay. дальше »
2018-8-2 23:00 | |
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The ZX Spectrum Vega+ is the ultimate crowdfunding cautionary tale
In 2016, an obscure UK company called Retro Computers Ltd (RCL) asked the internet a question: itous crowdfunding site IndieGogo. In return, RCL promised that later down the line, they’d get their hands on the handheld, called the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+. дальше »
2018-8-1 16:47 | |
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Abstractism Deny Wrongdoing As Steam Remove Illicit Miner From Gaming Platform
Just this morning we reported on a game, available via Steam that goes by the name of Abstractism. The game was designed to be a benign platform designed for procrastination and wasting time. After further investigation by YouTuber, SidAlpha, it transpires that the game actually contained an illicit cryptocurrency miner, that was abusing the processing powers of users computers to illegally mine cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-7-31 16:30 | |
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Abstractism Steam Video Game Gets Removed For Monero CryptoJacking Accusations
Indie Game, Abstractism Gets Removed From Gaming Platform On Accusations Of Cryptojacking. As per Motherboard’s reporting, Steam game, Abstractism has officially been removed from a gaming platform due to strong allegations that the game illegally mined crypto by compromising users’ computers. дальше »
2018-7-31 12:31 | |
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Game Removed From Steam Marketplace Due To Accusations Of Deception
Valve Corporation has removed a game from its video game marketplace Steam that allegedly hijacked users’ computers to mine cryptocurrency, Motherboard reported July 30. The Steam game store has delisted Abstractism, an indie game accused of deceptive practices and cryptojacking, and has banned its developer from the platform. Steam took action following complaints from a дальше »
2018-7-31 06:53 | |
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Dutch Authorities Slap Bitcoin Ransomware Creators with 240 Hours Community Service
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. дальше »
2018-7-29 09:00 | |
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Blockchain Problems Exist, Take Two Aspirins, and Plenty of Rest
Blockchain problems exist. Or to put it another way, limitations exist in what blockchain offers. Whenever a new technology emerges, expectations skyrocket as to what it accomplishes and how it changes the world. дальше »
2018-7-27 21:40 | |
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Augur’s Joey Krug Speaks On Controversial Assassination Market Bounties And Bets
Shortly after the launch of Augur, some users went on to create a crypto-settled assassination market. Since Augur is powered by the Ethereum blockchain, the marketplace exists on many computers. Because of the decentralization of Augur, law enforcement might struggle to shut down these illegal markets. дальше »
2018-7-27 16:53 | |
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Bitcoin Ransomware Creator Sentenced
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 дальше »
2018-7-27 00:57 | |
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Qiwi’s Staff Worker Mined 500k Bitcoins Using Company’s Equipment
Qiwi CEO Sergey Solonin claimed that an ex-employee of the company used the hardware of Qiwi to mine bitcoins. When the company made an attempt to continue mining, it turned out that the difficulty of this process had risen to a point that it was no longer profitable on Qiwi's computers. дальше »
2018-7-26 09:07 | |
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A beginner’s guide to AI: Natural language processing
This is the third story in our continuing series covering the basics of AI. While it isn’t necessary to read the first article, which covers neural networks, doing so may add to your understanding of the topics covered in this one. дальше »
2018-7-26 22:22 | |
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Microsoft debuts free quantum computer programming katas
Microsoft yesterday announced the release of Quantum Katas, a self-paced programming project that teaches developers how to write code for quantum computers. Quantum Katas, as the name implies, are coding katas from Microsoft that teach beginning developers the fundamentals of the company’s quantum computer programming language called Q#. дальше »
2018-7-24 19:57 | |
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AligatoCoin ICO
The foundation of the Aligato 2. 0 platform on top of the blockchain will ensure safety, stability and transparency. The Pay via Eye payment system, operating through ordinary cameras in smartphones or computers, will additionally strengthen the security of buyers. дальше »
2018-7-24 13:35 | |
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IBM’s Hello Quantum is a devilishly difficult puzzle game about qubits
IBM’s Hello Quantum is now available on Android. If you only like easy puzzle games that don’t explain anything about how quantum computers work, you’re going to hate it. The game, which debuted on iOS last month, was designed by University of Basel physics professor James Wootton and members of IBM’s quantum computing team. дальше »
2018-7-24 00:01 | |
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Hashflare To Cease Bitcoin Mining Operations As It’s No Longer Worth Money
Hashflare is a cryptocurrency mining service that allows users to connect with crypto mining pools. What this does, is controls a set amount of your computers processing power via the pool and rewards contributors with a share of the transactions that they facilitate. дальше »
2018-7-23 16:30 | |
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STARKs, Part I: Proofs with Polynomials
Special thanks to Eli Ben-Sasson for ongoing help, explanations and review, coming up with some of the examples used in this post, and most crucially of all inventing a lot of this stuff; thanks to Hsiao-wei Wang for reviewing Hopefully many people by now have heard of ZK-SNARKs, the general-purpose succinct zero knowledge proof technology that can be used for all sorts of usecases ranging from verifiable computation to privacy-preserving cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Mining cryptocurrency has become fashionable for charities – but does it work?
Taking a cue from other global charities, leading online petition platform Change. org has launched its own philanthropic cryptocurrency mining initiative. “’The Mining Screensaver’ claims to wield the ability to change the world by utilizing the processing power of computers worldwide. дальше »
2018-7-19 14:17 | |
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Research: Illegal Cryptocurrency Mining May Have Reached Its Peak As Monero Prices Plunge
The burgeoning cryptocurrency sector gave rise to scores of unauthorized cryptocurrency mining malware infiltrating millions of computers worldwide. However, recent reports suggest the prominent hacking method may lose its relevance soon. дальше »
2018-7-19 00:00 | |
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The Effect of News and Media on Stock Market Moves
There was a time when news traveled through pigeons! Yes, that speed and only the very important pieces traveled. However, now, with the advent of technology, computers and social media, the news media travels at lightening speed. дальше »
2018-7-19 23:37 | |
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Could Quantum Computers Decipher Cryptocurrency Wallets’ Private Keys? One Researcher Thinks So
A worrying report was published yesterday in the online academic journal, The Conversation, warning that in the future, quantum computers might become capable of cracking cryptocurrency wallets’ private keys—giving potential hackers access to crypto users’ stored digital currencies. дальше »
2018-7-18 02:51 | |
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Quantum Computers & Bitcoin: Real Threat to Steal Crypto Funds or Not?
Quantum Computers Could Steal Your Bitcoin – Here’s How Offering to break the monotony of regulated fiat currencies is perhaps one of the key selling points of Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-7-18 23:48 | |
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Could Quantum Computers Decipher Cryptocurrency Wallets’ Private Keys? One Researcher Thinks So
A worrying report was published yesterday in the online academic journal, The Conversation, warning that in the future, quantum computers might become capable of cracking cryptocurrency wallets’ private keys—giving potential hackers access to crypto users’ stored digital currencies. дальше »
2018-7-17 03:00 | |
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Research: Quantum Computers Can Decipher Private Keys of Cryptocurrencies
Immutability and difficult-to-solve algorithms are the main attractions for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin apart from potentially creating a new financial system. However, recent research suggests the underlying technology may not be as resilient as perceived. дальше »
2018-7-17 22:00 | |
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Between Oracles and Smart Contracts: JUR to Take Dispute Management Onto the Blockchain
In the past twenty years, technology has advanced to the point that it is now a ubiquitous part of our lives. The internet provides global connections that comprise everything from social media to e-commerce. дальше »
2018-7-15 21:35 | |
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Bitcoin, virus and ‘spearphishing’ helped Russian agents hack Democratic Party computers in the American election
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2018-7-15 18:54 | |
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The Hash Rate of Bitcoin is taking over the Price of Bitcoin
Since last year the bitcoin hash rate — the amount of computing power used by bitcoin’s network of computers to create new coins — has soared as it rushes to catch up with the bitcoin price. Despite Bitcoin’s 2018 price slump, the principal cryptocurrency’s hash rate continues to surge at an astonishing pace. Although the value дальше »
2018-7-15 15:27 | |
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PoWx Seeks to Change Bitcoin Mining with “Optical PoW”
Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. дальше »
2018-7-14 01:04 | |
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Op-Ed: Bitcoin’s Roots in the Great Law of Peace
Bitcoin, in its nine years of existence, has steadily gained traction, defining itself as a new digital gold. Early adopters of this technology have shown excitement for the potential of this inflation-proof sound money. дальше »
2018-7-14 00:48 | |
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BREAKING: Russians Indicted By Mueller Allegedly Used Bitcoin To Purchase Servers, Domains
“In an effort to conceal their connections to Russia, the defendants used a network of computers located around the world, and paid for it using cryptocurrency,” said deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein. дальше »
2018-7-13 19:44 | |
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Russian Hackers Indicted By Mueller Allegedly Used Bitcoin To Purchase Servers, Domains
“In an effort to conceal their connections to Russia, the defendants used a network of computers located around the world, and paid for it using cryptocurrency,” said deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein. дальше »
2018-7-14 19:44 | |
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BREAKING: Russian Hackers Indicted By Mueller Allegedly Used Bitcoin To Purchase Servers, Domains
“In an effort to conceal their connections to Russia, the defendants used a network of computers located around the world, and paid for it using cryptocurrency,” said deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein. дальше »
2018-7-13 19:44 | |
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Promoted: Ushering in a New Future — Cryptocurrency Investing With Invictus
The Bitcoin movement has brought with it a tidal wave of activity in cryptocurrency investments and trading. As a result, crypto market capitalization soared to an all-time high of around $820 billion in early January of 2018. дальше »
2018-7-13 17:51 | |
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China Arrests Trojan Developers Who Controlled over 1 Million Computers for Mining
Chinese Trojan developers arrested after being suspected of illicit control of over 300 million computers. A few have already been released on bail. The post China Arrests Trojan Developers Who Controlled over 1 Million Computers for Mining appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »
2018-7-12 18:40 | |
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The Genesis Files: With Bit Gold, Szabo Was Inches Away From Inventing Bitcoin
As his Hungarian parents had fled post-war Soviet regime to settle in the United States, Nick Szabo came to call the Californian Bay area of the 1990s his home. Here, he was among the first to frequent the in-person “Cypherpunk” meetings organized by Timothy May, Eric Hughes and other founding members of the collective of cryptographers, programmers and privacy activists centered around the ’90s mailing list of the same name. дальше »
2018-7-13 17:16 | |
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Rakhni Malware Re-emerges With Cryptocurrency Coin Mining Addition
An old ransomware, indeed one of the first in the market, is trying to attack new victims as technology improves. Named Rakhni, the ransomware will be adding a crypto mining component that is able to be deployed on some computers. дальше »
2018-7-12 09:10 | |
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Chinese Police Arrest Nearly Two Dozen Individuals for Cryptojacking
Cryptojacking has become an increasingly popular trend all over the world. Purposefully infecting computers with cryptocurrency mining malware can provide a very lucrative revenue stream. In China, nearly two dozen suspects have been arrested in the country’s largest cryptojacking case to date. дальше »
2018-7-11 16:00 | |
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Rakhni Ransomware Virus Cycles Back As Crypto Mining Software Installations Affect Computers
Notorious Ransomware Rakhni has reinforced its software to infiltrate the victim's computers with illicit cryptojacking malware. Just last week Kaspersky Lab products had detected new malicious samples related to the infamous Trojan family Trojan-Ransom. дальше »
2018-7-11 13:10 | |
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