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Bad Actors Hijack Ukraine’s Government System to Mine Monero
Hackers have planted cryptocurrency mining malware on the computers of the Ukrainian State Judicial Administration (SJA), secretly minting privacy-centric monero (XMR) altcoin for over six months, reports Finance Magnates on June 24, 2019. дальше »
2019-6-25 21:00 | |
New cryptocurrency mining malware is spreading across Thailand and the US
With the infamous cryptocurrency mining script Coinhive now offline, you’d be forgiven for thinking crypto-jacking was a thing of the past. Sadly though, security researchers have uncovered a new malware family that’s attacking hardware to get it to secretly mine cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-6-4 15:50 | |
Women’s fertility app secretly took $1.79M in funding from anti-abortion campaigners
Ever since the rise of femtech, period tracking apps have vowed to make women’s health easier to control and understand. But lately we’ve seen data and privacy breaches, worrying stats about “success” rates, and questionable marketing strategies. дальше »
2019-5-31 15:13 | |
Study: Publicly Listed Chinese Firms Quietly Participate in Bitcoin Mining
According to regional reports, a few publicly listed Chinese companies have been secretly mining bitcoin by pretending to provide cloud or web hosting services. Moreover, recent studies have revealed a growing trend of mystery miners processing the BCH and BTC networks at the same time as these firms have been running undercover mining operations in […] The post Study: Publicly Listed Chinese Firms Quietly Participate in Bitcoin Mining appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2019-5-30 23:10 | |
Chinese Listed Companies and Bitcoin Mining: Partner or Predator?
This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Teng. Some Chinese listed companies have jumped on the bandwagon of bitcoin mining following the bitcoin bull run throughout 2017, either under the guise of cloud computing or providing mining hosting services, in an effort to bypass regulations considering the country’s tough stance on bitcoin. дальше »
2019-5-29 18:53 | |
Crypto Markets Surge $18 Billion as Bitcoin Heads Back to $8K
The majority of BTC traders and investors were secretly hoping that Bitcoin price would correct all the way back down to $6k or lower. This would provide ample opportunity to accumulate for a bigger bull run later this year. дальше »
2019-5-19 08:15 | |
Australia’s Cancer Faker Used Defrauded Funds to Secretly Trade Cryptocurrency
By CCN: An Australian woman who faked cancer and duped people into buying her products, Belle Gibson, may have used the proceeds of her fraudulent scheme to trade crypto among other assets. This emerged after she appeared in court over her failure to pay a $285,000 (AUD$410,000) fine, per The Guardian. дальше »
2019-5-15 17:02 | |
PSA: Update WhatsApp now to prevent spyware from being installed on your phone
WhatsApp, the messaging app used by more than 1. 5 billion worldwide, says it’s patched a critical security vulnerability which allowed attackers to secretly infect phones with malicious spyware by just calling phone numbers over an in-app audio call. дальше »
2019-5-14 14:18 | |
Could Government Authorities in China Utilize Blockchain to Secretly Monitor Its Citizens?
It is no secret that the Chinese government is not very friendly with the concept of Western concepts of freedom. In fact, it is no secret that China is a very centralized state as well and that it often tries to find new ways to have some control over its citizens. A third aspect which […] дальше »
2019-5-8 03:45 | |
Chinese Authorities Probably Want to Exploit Blockchain to Secretly Monitor Citizens
By CCN. com: In modern times, China has worked to consolidate state power over individuals. Local authorities are trialing systems to control peoples’ social standing, access to jobs, and even where they can go. дальше »
2019-5-7 15:53 | |
Samsung Coin? Electronics Giant Secretly Tests Ethereum Blockchain (ERC20) Token: Report
By CCN. com: According to CoindeskKorea, a crypto publication operated by mainstream media outlet Hankyoreh, Samsung Electronics is reportedly developing an Ethereum-based ERC20 token and is currently in the process of creating a mainnet. дальше »
2019-4-24 14:33 | |
Tennis Legend Serena Williams Has Been Secretly Investing in Crypto Exchange Coinbase
Coinspeaker Tennis Legend Serena Williams Has Been Secretly Investing in Crypto Exchange CoinbaseIn 2014, Serena Williams launched her own investment firm - Serena Ventures, which, boasting quite an impressive portfolio of $12 billion, has quietly been investing in tens of companies including Coinbase. дальше »
2019-4-22 12:42 | |
Is POTUS Donald Trump Secretly Becoming Bitcoin’s Biggest Bull Market Catalyst?
Trump: The Slowly, Unknowningly Bitcoin Champion in the Making Due to These Three Primary Reasons? Could Donald Trump, the pro-nationalism president of the United States who was elected for office promising to Make America Great Again (by cutting ties with other countries, it seems) be a Bitcoin champion? Most people would say no but a […] дальше »
2019-4-11 16:49 | |
Mozilla rolls out new automated crypto-jacking filtering in Firefox
Popular browser solution Mozilla Firefox is finally rolling out its long-awaited system for stopping internet baddies from secretly mining cryptocurrencies with your computing resources. As of today, users of Firefox‘ Nightly and Beta browsers are equipped with the option to automatically block crypto-jacking scripts (like the infamous CoinHive). дальше »
2019-4-9 15:59 | |
Rumor Mill: Is Someone Secretly Manipulating XRP Prices?
The internet, especially Twitter, is currently abuzz with varying degrees of logical opinions from various online characters after one guy sent out a particular tweet that’s now the basis of a raging debate. дальше »
2019-3-30 22:09 | |
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency is a YawnCoin, Not A ‘Blow to Bitcoin’
As Mark Zuckerberg outlines his vision for Facebook as a trusted digital brand for secure and private messages and payments between users, Billy Bambrough writes at Forbes: “Blow To Bitcoin As Mark Zuckerberg Warns Facebook Payments Are Coming “Bitcoin, which has recently attracted the attention of some of the world’s biggest technology entrepreneurs, is likely to soon get a major competitor: Mark Zuckerberg’s social networking giant Facebook. дальше »
2019-3-10 20:27 | |
Facebook Secretly Talking with Bitcoin Exchanges about Listing its WhatsApp Cryptocurrency
Facebook’s blockchain team has made a significant amount of progress on its secretive cryptocurrency project since Bloomberg first reported that the company was building a dollar-pegged stablecoin. дальше »
2019-3-1 21:13 | |
Microsoft Finds and Boots Eight Cryptojacking Apps on Microsoft Store
Microsoft has booted eight malevolent apps from its official desktop and app store that have been secretly mining monero (XMR) from unsuspecting computers. Researchers from Symantec discovered the eight malicious apps and informed Microsoft who took the necessary steps. дальше »
2019-2-20 22:00 | |
Apple’s crackdown on screen-recording apps is a privacy win
Apple’s iOS screen recording functionality – which was first introduced in version 11 back in 2017 – comes in handy when you’re making how-to videos, testing UI/UX for your apps, or simply recording gameplay while you crush it on Fortnite. дальше »
2019-2-8 15:44 | |
$275 Million ZCash’s Fix of Deadly ‘Infinite Counterfeit’ Vulnerability Earns Praise from Edward Snowden
According to a disclosure made Tuesday by the development team behind ZCash, the most highly capitalized privacy-focused cryptocurrency (with a market cap in excess of $270M at the time of publication), has secretly fixed a critical security flaw in ZCash’s design, which was discovered by ZCash cryptographer, Ariel Gabizon, about a year ago. дальше »
2019-2-7 11:15 | |
Could Apple Buy Netflix with its $250 Billion Cash Stockpile?
As Apple’s iPhone revenue falls and it looks to other income streams, JPMorgan is speculating that Apple could buy Netflix, or even a company like Sonos, or Activision Blizzard. In last week’s earnings call, Apple revealed it was sitting on a $245 billion cash stockpile. дальше »
2019-2-5 11:35 | |
Amazon, Facebook, and Google don’t need to spy on your conversations to know what you’re talking about
If you’ve ever wondered if your phone is spying on you, you’re not alone. One of the most hotly debated topics in technology today is the amount of data that firms surreptitiously gather about us online. дальше »
2019-1-30 14:53 | |
Facebook’s secretly working on LOL — a meme hub meant to lure teens from Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok
Facebook hasn’t given up on attracting teens. After numerous failed products aimed at teens — including LOL, Facebook Watch, and IGTV — the company is now hard at work on LOL, a meme hub of sorts meant to win the hearts and minds of teens fleeing for greener pastures at TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram. дальше »
2019-1-19 04:22 | |
Weather apps are secretly selling your location data to the highest bidder
Location data is a funny thing. You need it to get an accurate forecast, and they, the app-maker, need it to cash in on a free-to-you service. Few, though, realize this data isn’t solely meant to provide you an accurate forecast. дальше »
2019-1-5 03:40 | |
Coinmetrics Report Shows 2 Million Bitcoin Private (BTCP) Tokens Were Secretly Pre-Mined
A ground-breaking report from the crypto analysis team at Coinmetrics shows that 2 million Bitcoin Private tokens were covertly pre-mined. The secret pre-mine breaks the 21 million supply cap and throws the Bitcoin Private community into chaos. дальше »
2018-12-25 20:17 | |
Altcoin Bitcoin Private Confirms Additional 2 Million Coins Secretly Premined
The team behind altcoin Bitcoin Private has released an official statement that “approximately two (2) million BTCP coins that were never intended to exist on the blockchain chain were created and moved to a shielded address” дальше »
2018-12-25 05:00 | |
Bitcoin Private Premine Blamed On Bug Exploit
While most of the market is on its way to recovery, one cryptocurrency is still struggling. Bitcoin Private (BTCP), an anonymity-protecting protocol which launched last March, is battling against allegations that developers may have secretly premined two million coins, giving themselves control of nearly ten percent of the total supply. дальше »
2018-12-25 21:07 | |
415,000 routers worldwide hijacked to secretly mine cryptocurrency
Researchers have discovered over 415,000 routers across the globe have been infected with malware designed to steal their computing power and secretly mine cryptocurrency. The attack, which is still ongoing, affects MikroTik routers in particular. дальше »
2018-12-4 20:38 | |
Binance secretly revises its terms of service, starts blocking access to users from smaller countries all over the world
Binance, an exchange known for proudly presenting its “exchange the world” slogan on its promotional material, apparently decided it’s time to abandon this principle. According to sources, the exchange started blocking user accounts belonging to people from several countries of the world. дальше »
2018-11-30 06:42 | |
Google’s CEO is going to Washington DC – He should stay there
Google CEO Sundar Pichai will reportedly testify before Congress in Washington DC next week. Finally, the GOP will get to ask all the stupid questions related to President Trump’s conspiracy theory that Search is biased against conservatives. дальше »
2018-11-29 22:05 | |
Ethereum Developers Secretly Planning a Surprise Upgrade of the Networks
CoinSpeaker Ethereum Developers Secretly Planning a Surprise Upgrade of the Networks An internal document reveals that a group of developers is working to fast-track implementation of new changes in the upcoming network upgrades. дальше »
2018-11-25 19:00 | |
Ethereum Developers Secretly Planning a Surprise Upgrade of the Network
CoinSpeaker Ethereum Developers Secretly Planning a Surprise Upgrade of the Network An internal document reveals that a group of developers is working to fast-track implementation of new changes in the upcoming network upgrades. дальше »
2018-11-26 19:00 | |
New Russian malware mines different cryptocurrency based on your system
Is your computer suddenly sluggish and hot all the time? You might have fallen victim to this new Russian malware designed to steal your computing power to secretly mine cryptocurrency. Researchers from McAfee labs have discovered a new breed of crypto-jacking malware which cannibalizes your computing power to mine Monero or Zcash. дальше »
2018-11-13 19:56 | |
Chrome 71 will warn users when pages secretly charge money for subscription
Have you ever received an invoice for a mobile service you never subscribe to? A lot of sites trick users into entering their mobile numbers to access content and then bill them through carriers. дальше »
2018-11-9 14:56 | |
Malwarebytes Forum User Discovers a Crypto Tracker App That Secretly Installed Backdoors in Macs
An astute Malwarebytes forums user recently noticed that a crypto price tracker application, called CoinTicker, covertly installed backdoors in Mac computers. A recent blog post from Malwarebytes’ Thomas Reed, Director of Mac & Mobile, explains how a contributor on the Malwarebytes forum going by the name 1vladimir noticed an app called CoinTicker was secretly installing two different backdoors onto computers after download. дальше »
2018-10-30 07:30 | |
Hundreds of ICOs Being Secretly Investigated by SEC, Claims Report
Hundreds of startups are reportedly being “secretly” targeted by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission for their involvement with initial coin offerings. Companies that participated in ICOs are now scrambling to clarify whether their token constituted a security, and, if so, whether it was properly registered with or exempted by the SEC. дальше »
2018-10-12 02:30 | |
Hackers Have Been Secretly Using Indian Government Sites to Mine Cryptos
India is one of those few countries where the status of cryptocurrencies remains uncertain. Reserve Bank of India, the country’s central bank, has been adamant in its stance and does not want financial institutions to extend services in the crypto sector. дальше »
2018-9-21 17:49 | |
Robinhood Denies Selling Customer Info to Third Parties, Criticizes Media for Painting a Misleading Picture
Robinhood, a U. S. -based zero-fee trading platform dealing in both conventional and digital assets, found itself mired in an ugly controversy last week after a report surfaced alleging the company of secretly selling user-data to third-parties. дальше »
2018-9-21 13:49 | |
Crypto Wallet Protection App Wants to Secure Your Wallets Against Malware
Malware, a persistent thorn in the side of the internet’s wider community, has become an increasing concern for cryptocurrency users. A problem that comes in many forms, malicious software is leveraged by hackers to rob community members of their funds. дальше »
2018-9-18 23:37 | |
Hackers secretly ran cryptocurrency mining malware on Indian government sites
The crypto-jacking epidemic has spread to India. It has come to light that tons of Indian government sites have been infected with cryptocurrency mining malware, designed to steal visitors’ computing power to earn coins. дальше »
2018-9-17 11:53 | |
Google and Mastercard are secretly tracking your offline purchases
Google has quietly been providing select advertisers a “stockpile” of offline credit card transaction data. After a four year negotiation, Google and Mastercard reached a deal that would pay the latter millions in exchange for coughing up data on its card holders, according to a Bloomberg report. дальше »
2018-9-1 00:53 | |
India’s Central Bank Secretly Forms a New Unit to Focus on Blockchain, AI and Cryptocurrencies
After stifling growth and innovation within the homegrown digital asset market with draconian regulations, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reportedly embarked on a mission to tap into blockchain, cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence (AI). дальше »
2018-8-29 17:33 | |
Google and Blockchain Distributed Ledger Technology Investments are Eye Opening
Google Has Quietly Become the Second Largest Corporate Investor in Blockchain Technology Is Google secretly developing blockchain technology? That’s the claim made by blockchain investment bank NKB Group in a report from earlier this week. дальше »
2018-8-18 00:12 | |
South Korean women protest against growing epidemic of spycam porn
On August 4, a 35-degree Saturday, 70,000 women gathered in the streets of Seoul wearing masks. Many were holding signs declaring “My life is not your porn”. The South Korean women were speaking out in a fight against the country’s growing epidemic of spycam porn. дальше »
2018-8-15 14:25 | |
Blockchain Can Prevent Tech Giants’ Internet Censorship
Not for the first time, Alex Jones finds himself at the center of a controversy over internet censorship. The radio show host and conspiracy theorist has alleged the US Government orchestrates school shootings and ‘white genocide’; that Michelle Obama is a man; and that the Pentagon is secretly pumping chemicals into the water to turn the […] The post Blockchain Can Prevent Tech Giants’ Internet Censorship appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2018-8-10 21:49 | |
Monero [XMR] mining malware hijacks Brazil: Claims 200,000 victims
On the 3rd of August, a group of Brazilian systems were infected by a malicious software that targets a specific brand of routers for its activities. This was discovered by, Simon Kenin, a TrustWave researcher who said that the router MicroTik is being targeted and over 200,000 routers were secretly programmed for mining Monero [XMR] […] дальше »
2018-8-6 19:50 | |