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Hawaiian Woman Invests 401K Into Crypto Mining Ponzi Scheme, Hit With Restraining Order

A woman based in the United States island-state of Hawaii has lost nearly half of her entire life savings, in a crypto mining-related Ponzi scheme. And while the woman is clearly the victim, she’s been hit with a temporary restraining order for voicing her concerns and attempting to retrieve the money that was stolen from. дальше »

2019-12-21 22:00


Хакеров-криптоджекеров в США приговорили к 20 годам тюрьмы

Два участника румынской хакерской группировки Bayrob Group приговорены в США к двум десяткам лет тюрьмы за заражение 400 тысяч компьютеров вредоносным ПО для скрытого майнинга. TWO MEMBERS OF THE ROMANIAN CYBERCRIMINAL ENTERPRISE BAYROB GROUP SENTENCED ON 21 COUNTS RELATING TO INFECTING OVER 400,000 VICTIM COMPUTERS WITH MALWARE AND STEALING AT LEAST $4 MILLION https://t.co/6iZnFGrwmK @USAttyHerdman […] дальше »

2019-12-10 10:04


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Cryptocurrency and Identity Theft Scam Hits Riot Games Founder

This year has seen a string of cryptocurrency scams tied to high profile persons, most of whom aren’t even necessarily in the digital assets space. The latest big-name victim happens to be Marc Merrill, the founder of Riot Games, who got his identity and credit card stolen, which was then used to purchase cloud computing […] The post Cryptocurrency and Identity Theft Scam Hits Riot Games Founder appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

2019-11-8 10:15


Bitfinex Cries Foul On Laundering Allegations, Claims It Was The Victim Of A Fraud

In an official statement released by Bitfinex on Friday, the company says it was conned. On October 24th the President of Crypto Capital, Ivan Manuel Monlia Lee, was arrested by the Polish police. He's been charged with laundering up to $390 million in cryptocurrencies for a Columbian drug cartel. Bitifinex claims that any suggestion that […] дальше »

2019-10-26 18:31


Cryptocurrency SIM Swap Victim Sues Telecom Giant AT&T For A Loss of $1.8 Million

Telecom operator AT&T has been sued by an individual named Seth Shapiro, a resident of California, claiming to be the victim of a SIM-swap hack, which resulted in a loss of $1.8 million. At&T is the second-largest wireless carrier in the US, with over 153 million subscribers and earning $71 billion in total operating revenues […] дальше »

2019-10-21 17:30


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Could Ransomware Be Driving Up Bitcoin Prices?

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. дальше »

2019-10-21 10:35


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CoinExchange.io Shuts Its Doors, Bear Market Claims Another Victim

Altcoin trading platform CoinExchange. io has announced it’s shutting its doors due to financial issues. It will remain operational until December 1, 2019. Costs Outweigh Earnings A post published on the exchange’s website yesterday states that the decision to shut up shop was purely business-related and not the result of a “security breach or any other type of incident. дальше »

2019-10-2 16:53


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No Victim, No Crime: How the Darknet Drug War Is Ruining Young Lives

There aren’t many areas of modern society unaffected by the draconian war on drugs, and non-violent crypto exchange is no exception. Two San Diego men in their twenties reportedly pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of money laundering conspiracy, for selling cannabis on the darknet for bitcoin and operating an unlicensed crypto exchange service. дальше »

2019-10-2 16:00


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Bitcoin escrow firm owner charged over $7M cryptocurrency fraud

The director of Bitcoin escrow service Volantis Market is facing several years in prison if found guilty of cryptocurrency-related fraud. According to the US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York, Jon Barry Thompson took more than $7 million from two victim companies after making false claims in connection with Bitcoin transactions. дальше »

2019-10-1 16:49


218M ‘Words with Friends’ players’ data reportedly stolen in Zynga hack

Popular social game developer Zynga has reportedly become the latest victim of a massive data breach impacting some 218 million Words with Friends accounts. On September 12, the company disclosed that “certain player account information may have been illegally accessed by outside hackers,” but didn’t disclose any details about the scope of the breach and the number of players who may have had their information stolen. дальше »

2019-10-1 09:40