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By the end of 2019, at least $128 million in bitcoin had been paid to ransomware hackers. That's not good optics for a payment system.
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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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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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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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Bitcoin continues to account for the lion’s share of crypto-denominated ransomware payments — 98% as compared with just 2% for privacy coins like dash and monero
2019-4-20 20:22 | |
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The U. S. Justice Department recently announced the indictment of two Iranians involved in a high-profile Bitcoin ransomware attack. Iranian Hackers Collect Bitcoin as Ransom According to a report by The Washington Post, the Justice Department of the United States on Wednesday (November 28) announced the indictment of two Iranian nationals involved in cryptocurrency ransomware attacks, […] The post Bitcoin Ransomware: The U.
2018-11-29 12:16 | |
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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
2018-7-27 00:57 | |
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The developers behind the CoinVault and BitCryptor ransomware were sentenced to 240 hours of community service in a Dutch court on Thursday.
2018-7-27 22:00 | |
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In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover a number of stories related to crime from around the cryptosphere: an exchange operator pleads guilty to securities fraud, a scammer is fined over $1.
2018-7-25 14:58 | |
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The Jigsaw malware is back and it is ready to steal Bitcoin from consumers once again. Jigsaw is Back to Scare Bitcoin Users ZDNet recently reported that the “Jigsaw” ransomware has recently been revised by hackers to steal Bitcoin from unsuspecting users through a “simple-but-effective trick.
2018-7-21 02:49 | |
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Indian Hospital Data Encrypted by Hackers Who Demand Bitcoin Ransom One of India’s most prominent hospitals, which also happens to be located in the wealthiest city of Mumbai is the latest casualty of a ransomware attack.
2018-7-20 16:51 | |
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One major class of attacks to hit the hacking landscape recently is cryptomining. While cryptomining on its own supports a good cause when being done consciously, it also allows nefarious actors to make a lot of money fast, and, with the sheer number of cryptocurrencies available to mine, it is becoming a popular choice for attackers.
2018-7-18 23:18 | |
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2. 3 Million BTC Addresses Monitored by Bitcoin Hackers Cybercriminals are trying to take several actions to acquire Bitcoin in an illegal way. During the last months we have seen how exchanges and other platforms have been hacked, for example, Bithumb or BitGrail.
2018-7-2 16:17 | |
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Two of the leading international cyber security firms, one from Russia and one from the USA, have both published their finds at the end of June showing an increase in the malware threats market share of cryptojacking at the expense of ransomware.
2018-7-2 00:20 | |
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reportedly revealed that it is working on 130 cryptocurrency-related investigations, citing an increase in illegal activity facilitated by crypto payments. These cases “encompass crimes such as human trafficking, illicit drug sales, kidnapping and ransomware attacks.
2018-6-28 10:10 | |
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After suffering a ransomware attack demanding Bitcoin, Atlanta's gove
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US Senate's vote to revoke SEC's crypto rule now hinges on Biden's veto, with potential major implications for the crypto sector. The post What happens if Biden vetoes Senate bid to cancel SEC’s crypto rule? appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
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