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WordPress Servers Are Being Targeted by New Cryptojacking Plugins
WordPress plugins are typically used to provide webmasters with additional functionality for their websites. However, what they might not know is that some of these plugins may contain a hidden cryptocurrency mining exploit. дальше »
2019-10-20 23:42 | |
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Hackers Are Distributing a Vulnerable Tor Browser Version to Spy and Steal User’s Bitcoin
The researchers of the IT security company ESET have recently discovered a new way that hackers use to invade people’s computers. According to them, several hackers have been distributing a malicious version of the Tor Browser, which is generally used to access the deep web or to browse incognito. This malicious version, however, is set […] дальше »
2019-10-19 01:13 | |
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Tor Browser Malware May Have Stolen Users’ Bitcoin For Years
Researchers have identified malware associated with an unofficial version of the Tor Browser. Evidence suggests that the covert software has been tricking users into sending Bitcoin to addresses under the control of scammers. дальше »
2019-10-19 23:00 | |
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Sucuri Discovers Fake WordPress Plugins Privately Mining Cryptocurrencies
The researchers of Sucuri just discovered a new threat that affects WordPress users. According to them, new malicious plugins for WordPress are appearing at a fast rate. These plugins are exploiting an issue by running the Linux binary code. дальше »
2019-10-19 22:51 | |
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Billionaire investor warns of big economic slowdown; how will Bitcoin react?
Ray Dalio, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Bridgewater Associates with a net worth of over $18 billion, warns stimuli from central banks won’t reverse global economic slowdown, which may affect Bitcoin in the medium term. дальше »
2019-10-18 20:46 | |
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BlackBerry’s Cylance: Malicious Code Used By Hackers In WAV Audio Files To Mine Cryptos
Researchers of BlackBerry Cylance – a software company that creates anti-virus programs, uncovered a malicious code used by hackers to mine digital currencies in WAV audio files. Each WAV file was combined with a loader part for decoding and executing the infected content while subtly work through the data of the audio file. At the […] дальше »
2019-10-18 18:26 | |
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Researchers find fake WordPress plugins that secretly mine cryptocurrency
Researchers have discovered several malicious WordPress plugins that are being used to surreptitiously mine cryptocurrency by running Linux binary code. According to the researchers at website security company Sucuri, the plugins are also being used to maintain access to compromised servers. дальше »
2019-10-18 17:24 | |
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Fake Russian Tor browser purloins $40,000 in Bitcoin from dark web shoppers
Researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET have uncovered a malicious version of the Tor browser – the program used to access the dark web – and it’s been stealing user‘s Bitcoin. According to ESET, the bad actors were able to steal more than $40,000 worth of Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-10-18 14:04 | |
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New cryptomining malware uses WAV audio files to conceal its tracks
A new campaign discovered by security researchers shows that cybercriminals are hiding malware inside WAV audio files. This technique of obfuscating malicious code in plain sight — a method called steganography — was uncovered by BlackBerry’s cybersecurity subsidiary Cylance. дальше »
2019-10-17 14:00 | |
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New Crypto-Jacking Malware ‘Graboid’ Infects Thousands of Computers to Mine Monero (XMR)
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 researchers discovered a new crypto-jacking malware that infected over 2000 victim's computers. The malware infects unsuspecting users’ computers to mine Monero (XMR), a privacy-based cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-10-17 00:37 | |
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Cryptojacking worm uses Docker to infect over 2,000 systems to secretly mine Monero
Researchers have uncovered the first instance case of a cryptojacking worm that propagates via malicious Docker images, according to Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence team Unit 42. Dubbed “Graboid,” the worm infects compromised hosts with malware that covertly abuses the systems to mine privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero before randomly spreading to the next target. дальше »
2019-10-16 16:03 | |
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New DLT Protocol Scalable, Secure Without Consensus, Researchers Claim
A new distributed ledger protocol is being pitched as a secure and less power-hungry alternative to Bitcoin mining
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UAE authorities to draft crypto bill considering public feedback
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) stance on crypto adoption may soon become public, as Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) sought “the opinion of financial industry partners” before finalizing the draft. дальше »
2019-10-16 22:30 | |
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Think Crime Doesn’t Pay? Sodinokibi Ransomware Affiliate Steals Nearly $290K in 72 Hours
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 […] дальше »
2019-10-15 18:31 | |
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MIT researchers unveil new system to improve fake news detection
Bad actors are increasingly using more advanced methods to generate fake news and fool readers into thinking they are legitimate. AI-based text generators, including OpenAI’s GPT-2 model, which try and imitate human writers play a big part in this. дальше »
2019-10-15 17:18 | |
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Researchers find Bitcoin sextortion malware also mines Monero
Analysts have reportedly discovered the source of the sextortion emails that’ve plagued the internet since last year — the ones that demand Bitcoin or else they’ll leak videos of you masturbating to kinky pornography. дальше »
2019-10-14 18:12 | |
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North Korea-linked hackers revive cryptocurrency scam to hijack macOS
Security researchers have reportedly uncovered another attack from a North Korea-linked hacking group. But on closer inspection it seems to be nothing more than a rehash of the group’s previous exploits. дальше »
2019-10-14 17:25 | |
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Sodinokibi ransomware earns hacker $287K worth of Bitcoin in 3 days
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. дальше »
2019-10-14 17:00 | |
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How AI could help dementia patients live more independently
You might already have what’s often called a “smart home,” with your lights or music connected to voice-controlled technology such as Alexa or Siri. But when researchers talk about smart homes, we usually mean technologies that use artificial intelligence to learn your habits and automatically adjust your home in response to them. дальше »
2019-10-14 14:41 | |
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Why migrating to another planet is a stupid and implausible idea
Swiss astrophysicist Michel Mayor, whose work detecting exoplanets recently earned him a share in the Nobel prize for physics, says humans will never migrate beyond our own solar system. Maybe it’s time we started taking this whole “climate change” thing seriously. дальше »
2019-10-12 21:28 | |
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OpenLibra Presenter Has A Tainted ICO History
At Devcon 5, the Ethereum conference for developers and researchers, Lucas Geiger took center stage to present an alternative to Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency — the OpenLibra. Geiger announced in an emphatic fashion that OpenLibra is the better version of Facebook’s Libra, saying that the project will fork the code and the community. дальше »
2019-10-12 13:17 | |
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How researchers are making memes more accessible for visually impaired people
Social media, a tool once used to keep in touch with friends and family to share daily updates of your life, has seemingly evolved into an archive holding millions of memes. Whenever you scroll through Twitter or Facebook, you’re faced with a wall of meme after meme — be that the “Distracted boyfriend meme” or “Pepe the frog. дальше »
2019-10-10 14:31 | |
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Want to run more efficiently? Tie your feet together, say scientists
It used to be that tying someone’s shoes together was a nasty prank, but now it’s a performance-enhancing feat of bio-mechanical engineering. A team of researchers and engineers at Stanford University have developed a radical new method to increase the running efficiency of humans: they put a rubber band between a pair of shoes. дальше »
2019-10-10 23:57 | |
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Cybercriminals are targeting healthcare companies with phishing campaigns to steal sensitive data
Healthcare providers are facing an unprecedented level of social engineering-driven malware threats, according to new research. The findings — disclosed by California-based enterprise security solutions provider Proofpoint US — discovered at least 77 percent of email attacks on the medical sector during the first three months of 2019 involved the use of malicious links. дальше »
2019-10-9 19:00 | |
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Saturn declared most moonfluential planet after follower count reaches 82
A team of researchers from the Carnegie Institution for Science recently announced the discovery of 20 new planets surrounding Saturn. This moves the ringed planet past Jupiter as the most ‘moonfluential’ denizen of our solar system. дальше »
2019-10-8 21:32 | |
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Latest Social Media Research: Altcoin Mentions Drop Drastically; Bitcoin SV Tweets Down 87%
Research by cryptocurrency researchers has shown that Bitcoin SV has suffered one of its biggest plunges in October. Twitter shows that the “altcoin mention season” has drastically dropped this month, TIE reported. дальше »
2019-10-8 17:53 | |
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Researchers discover quantum vibrations at room temperature
A team of researchers from MIT and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have successfully coaxed a single quantum vibration from a diamond at room temperature. This breakthrough represents yet another giant chip in the veneer separating the classical universe we see from the quantum one beneath. дальше »
2019-10-8 01:35 | |
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Twitter Mentions of Bitcoin SV Down 87% Since May Highs
Bitcoin SV, an offshoot blockchain project that self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright supports, is losing touch with its core audience on Twitter. Cryptocurrency researchers at the TIE found that Bitcoin SV lately suffered one of its worst ‘Twitter-mentions’ deficit. дальше »
2019-10-7 18:30 | |
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Bitcoin Sudden Breakthrough ‘Unlikely’ In Scalability Quest, Says BitMEX
Researchers at one of the biggest Bitcoin derivatives giants believe there is no point waiting for a specific innovation to take Bitcoin mainstream. BitMEX: Bitcoin Will ‘Slowly Improve’ Presenting a new forecast on October 6, BitMEX Research, the analytics arm of BitMEX, said new tools such as the Lightning Network would not transform Bitcoin overnight. дальше »
2019-10-7 13:00 | |
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State-sponsored Chinese hackers have been targeting Southeast Asia since 2013
Researchers have revealed a previously undocumented threat actor of Chinese origin that has run at least six different cyber espionage campaigns in the Southeast Asian region since 2013. The research — disclosed by Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence team Unit 42 — linked the attacks to a group (or groups) it called PKPLUG, named after its tactic of delivering PlugX malware inside ZIP files, which are identified with the signature “PK. дальше »
2019-10-4 15:23 | |
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Is Tether Issuance Actually Responsible for Bitcoin Rallies?
A link between Bitcoin and Tether has become more clear as researchers discover that Bitcoin rallies were sparked by the issuance of new USDT coins at least 70% of the time. It is no secret that the largest stablecoin in the crypto market, Tether (USDT), is linked to the largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC). дальше »
2019-10-4 12:10 | |
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Algorand Utilizes New PARSIQ Technology for Analyzing the Biggest Blockchains
Algorand is all set to obtain the ability to analyze the largest blockchains on the market now. The platform will be integrated with the PARSIQ monitoring system. This system is a tool that can be used by compliance professionals, researchers and market analysts to discover insights about the market and track activities in real-time. The […] дальше »
2019-10-4 02:09 | |
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This quantum physics breakthrough could be the origin story for time travel
An international team of researchers recently placed an entire molecule into a state of quantum superposition. This huge breakthrough represents the largest object to ever be observed in such a state – essentially occupying two places at once. дальше »
2019-10-4 23:47 | |
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Watch this Bitcoin scammer get called out directly over Skype
Dutch journalist and TV presenter, Jort Kelder, called out a Bitcoin scammer over Skype following the illicit use his face. Researchers located and revealed the names of a number of companies that have been using the faces of celebrities to promote heinous Bitcoin scams, Brandpunt+ reported earlier this year. дальше »
2019-10-3 15:39 | |
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Bitcoin’s Friday Fever? Report Reveals Peak BTC Volatility Periods
A report by Forbes Digital Assets has identified the periods during the week that Bitcoin (BTC) is at its most volatile. The researchers found that Friday is generally the most volatile day for the BTC market and Monday mornings are usually slow. дальше »
2019-10-4 14:12 | |
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MasterMana Botnet takes over your machine to empty your cryptocurrency wallet
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a dangerous botnet specifically targeting businesses to steal sensitive data and cryptocurrency. Dubbed “MasterMana Botnet,” the ongoing campaign is believed to be connected to the “Gorgon Group,” a crew of cyberbaddies linked to worldwide criminal activity and repeated attacks on governments. дальше »
2019-10-2 19:57 | |
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The case against traditional passwords — and how biometrics can better secure us
Passwords have been around for millennia. Thousands of years before the advent of the computer, the Roman military would use what Polybius described as a watchword to distinguish ally from enemy. дальше »
2019-10-2 15:55 | |
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Adware campaign exploits Chrome and Safari bugs to serve over 1B malicious ads
Threat actors have exploited “obscure” bugs in WebKit and Chrome browsers to serve over 1 billion malicious ads in less than two months, a new research has found. The attackers targeted iOS and macOS users with zero-day vulnerabilities in Chrome and Safari browsers that bypassed built-in security protections to show potential victims intrusive pop-up ads, and redirect users to malicious sites. дальше »
2019-10-2 09:16 | |
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Popular Ethereum App Collapses: How Many Other DApps Are Vulnerable?
The Ethereum-based gambling dApp FairWin has collapsed following the exposure of a vulnerability in its smart contract. Researchers found that the admins of the platform could drain the dApp’s entire balance at will. дальше »
2019-10-2 07:18 | |
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Top German Bank Predicts Bitcoin to Hit $90,000 After Halving, Calling It ‘Ultrahard Money’
Bayern LB, one of Germany's top banks, has published a report in strong support of bitcoin superseding gold, predicting a price of $90,000 per BTC post bitcoin's halving in 2020. Within a report entitled, "Is bitcoin outshining gold?" the bank's researchers delved into the stock-to-flow ratios of gold and bitcoin, specifically regarding the impact of […] The post Top German Bank Predicts Bitcoin to Hit $90,000 After Halving, Calling It ‘Ultrahard Money’ appeared first on CCN.com дальше »
2019-10-2 21:00 | |
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Facebook election interference study delayed over privacy concerns
Facebook’s plans to open up its data vault for researchers to analyze the platform’s influence on elections has run into privacy concerns. In April 2018, the social media giant announced a new initiative to share a database of URLs its users have linked to between January 1, 2017 to February 19, 2019. дальше »
2019-10-1 16:45 | |
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172 malicious apps with 335M+ installs found on Google Play
Google desperately needs to curb the spread of Android malware. In September alone, researchers uncovered a total of 172 infected apps on the Play Store. The worst part? These apps had racked up over 335 million installs by the time they were detected by security experts. дальше »
2019-10-1 14:43 | |
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Billions are infected by a cat poop brain bug, but studying it is vexing researchers
What if I told you that there is a good chance you are carrying a parasite that is transmitted through cat poo? Two billion people around the world carry Toxoplasma gondii so there may be more than a 25 percent chance that it is in your body too. дальше »
2019-9-29 12:00 | |
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Did Manipulation of CME Futures Cause Bitcoin to Crash Below $8,000?
Conspiracies concerning the manipulation of bitcoin futures may now have some grounds, as researchers claim to have found a "striking systematic trend" between BTC price action and futures expiry dates. дальше »
2019-9-27 20:30 | |
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Here’s how to fight back against Bitcoin-ransoming malware
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. дальше »
2019-9-26 13:08 | |
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Android users suckered for $100s by basic calculator and QR scanning apps
If all the different types of malware that find a way to sneak into the Google Play Store wasn’t enough, here’s another nasty surprise. A new category of apps called “Fleeceware” has been unearthed on the app distribution platform; these apps were found to abuse the Play Store policies and grossly charge users hundreds of dollars for mundane services like calculators and QR code scanners. дальше »
2019-9-26 09:30 | |
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