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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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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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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Days after the U. S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution opposing the payment of ransoms by cities following a ransomware attack La Porte County’s government has done the opposite after its files were encrypted.
2019-7-13 12:55 | |
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Last night, the TV personality, businessman, president of the “free world,” Donald Trump took to twitter to blast Bitcoin, Facebook’s Libra, and the entire asset class of cryptocurrencies. The outspoken United States president said that the asset class is “highly volatile,” “unregulated,” “based on thin air,” and “can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and.
2019-7-13 23:00 | |
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Ransomware is not a new technological concept, but it is a big problem in the cryptocurrency industry in the last few years. Rather than directly taking over an exchange, these hackers go after unrelated companies, demanding to be paid out in Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency.
2019-7-12 21:31 | |
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Hackers have successfully breached the network of the New York City-based Monroe College, demanding $2 million in Bitcoin to restore the institution's encrypted data following a carefully-orchestrated ransomware attack.
2019-7-13 18:36 | |
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Ransomware is one of the most annoying cyber threats that companies and the public system have faced in this decade. After disrupting the government of Baltimore, a ransomware attack has made its next victim: the court system of Georgia.
2019-7-4 00:28 | |
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A city in Florida paid out around $460,000 in a bitcoin ransom scheme, about a week after another Florida city paid around $600,000. Lake City’s IT Director Brian Hawkins has been fired as a result of the breach, which shut down the city’s critical digital infrastructure.
2019-7-3 00:50 | |
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Lake City, a small town in northern Florida, paid almost $500,000 in Bitcoin to hackers following a ransomware attack on the city’s computer systems. This is the second time in two weeks a Florida town has been a victim of a ransomware attack, bringing the total ransomware payment in the state to over $1 million.
2019-6-29 09:59 | |
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Since Bitcoin launched about a decade ago and eventually became popular, many cybercriminals have pitched their tents with the number one coin and other cryptocurrencies as the preferred way to receive ransoms for their various nefarious activities.
2019-6-27 19:16 | |
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The leaders of Lake City, a city of less than 70,000 people, located in central north Florida’s Columbia County, have paid the sum of 42 bitcoin (about $523k at press time ) to the hackers who orchestrated the catastrophic ransomware attack that totally crippled the area’s online processes two weeks ago, according to a ZDNetRead MoreRead More.
2019-6-27 05:00 | |
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Officials in Lake City, Florida, paid $500,000 worth of bitcoin to hackers who had brought down the city's computer system for two weeks. Lake City is the second Florida town in as many weeks to pay a bitcoin ransom as a result of a ransomware attack.
2019-6-27 22:16 | |
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A second town in Florida has paid over $500,000 in Bitcoin to hackers following a ransomware attack. Officials in Lake City paid the hackers after their computer systems were down for two weeks.
2019-6-27 17:13 | |
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Riviera Beach, a tiny city of roughly 35,000 people located just north of West Palm Beach in Miami, Florida, has been crippled by a deadly ransomware attack and the leaders of the city have agreed to cough out a whopping 65 bitcoin (over $650,000 at press time) to regain their files, according to a NewRead MoreRead More.
2019-6-23 21:00 | |
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By CCN Markets: Hackers who paralyzed Florida’s Riviera Beach City’s IT infrastructure are about to laugh all the way to the bank. This is after the Riviera Beach City Council voted to authorize the city’s insurer to meet the ransom demands of the hackers who planted ransomware in the city’s computer systems.
2019-6-21 18:29 | |
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When hackers paralyzed the city of Baltimore with a ransomware attack last month, the focus became not the theft itself, but a $76,000 Bitcoin ransom. NSA Passes Ransomware Buck According to a recent report from The New York Times, a ransomware attack in Baltimore, Maryland in May was empowered by the use of a stolen National Security Agency (NSA) cyberweapon.
2019-6-9 19:01 | |
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Officials investigating the Bitcoin-fueled ransomware attack that hit Baltimore City last month believe the hackers have leaked government documents on Twitter. A Twitter account claiming to be owned by the hackers appears to have been used to leak the sensitive documents, The Baltimore Sun reports.
2019-6-5 16:36 | |
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The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has denied that any of its hacking tools were used by cybercriminals to propagate an attack on Baltimore’s government systems. The attack has… The post NSA Denies Leaked Hacker Tool Was Used to Create Bitcoin Ransomware appeared first on CoinCentral.
2019-6-3 19:10 | |
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While the entire cryptospace is busy celebrating the return of the “bulls,” bad actors have formulated a new scheme aimed at stealing victims’ cryptos and injecting ransomware into their systems. These hackers are now using several websites to push their fake bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) giveaway programs, according to a Bleeping Computer report onRead MoreRead More.
2019-5-28 13:00 | |
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Have you come across a new “Bitcoin Collector” program promising up to $45 worth of free cryptocurrency each day? It might sound enticing, but best to stay away: the app is a virus designed to infect your system with ransomware or password-stealing malware.
2019-5-27 13:30 | |
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The entire United States’ city of Baltimore is heading through what can be termed as a communication network blackout. Zero Hedge report published May 23, 2019, stated that the hackers who conducted the ransomware attack to crumple the city’s communication are now demanding $10,000 dollar worth of bitcoin per day.
2019-5-25 23:00 | |
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By CCN: The city of Baltimore has suffered a blow in its bid to keep operations running amidst a bitcoin ransom attack that has crippled critical services. Per The Baltimore Sun, city officials had created Gmail accounts in the wake of ransomware attackers demanding $100,000 in Bitcoin.
2019-5-24 14:28 | |
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A ProPublica investigation revealed that two ransomware companies claiming to use high-tech means to recover victims' data instead paid bitcoin ransoms to the hackers. Customers don't know they're paying extra.
2019-5-17 21:03 | |
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Over a week after a cyberattack halted Baltimore’s computer networks, city officials declared Wednesday they can’t prognosticate when its overall system will be up and running and continued to give only the broadest outlines of the problem.
2019-5-16 20:22 | |
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By CCN: Most of the Baltimore City’s government systems have been locked down since May 7th as a result of the “Robbinhood” ransomware attack. The successful crypto locking has forced the city to go “manual” in most aspects of its daily business and has affected several areas of life.
2019-5-16 08:27 | |
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ProPublica reveals 89% increase from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019 in average ransomware payouts. Many recovery companies choose to pay out the hackers, though others still attempt to decrypt the data without paying.
2019-5-16 05:29 | |
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As bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets keep growing in value and use case, cyberpunks are also upping their game with each passing day, formulating new ways of enriching themselves with ‘dirty crypto.
2019-5-13 17:00 | |
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Google Research Shows Ransomware Criminals Cash Out $16 Million From Bitcoin Exchange According to a recently released report and research conducted by Google and leading US universities, $16 million were cashed out by criminals from the defunct Bitcoin exchange BTC-e.
2019-5-9 22:31 | |
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Основатель и гендиректор американского венчурного холдинга Digital Currency Group (DCG) Барри Силберт (Barry Silbert) заявил, что представление о биткоине как анонимном активе окончательно утратило актуальность.
За первый месяц года произошло 16 хакерских атак против криптопроектов на общую сумму $86,01 млн, подсчитали специалисты по безопасности блокчейнов компании PeckShield.
На криптокошельки поступило около $158 млрд средств, полученных в результате незаконной деятельности, подвели итоги прошлого года аналитики компании TRM Labs. Сумма выросла с 2024 года примерно на 146%.
Illicit cryptocurrency laundering activity surged to $82 billion in 2025, with Chinese-language networks emerging as dominant players processing $16. 1 billion annually across sophisticated cross-border operations.
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.