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Binance Responds to Allegations That Its U.S. Arm Is a Scheme to Avoid Regulators

In an Oct 29 article in Forbes, reporter Michael Del Castillo shared the details of a leaked slide deck outlining Binance’s operational plans for the United States. The article alleges that the company planned to create a corporate structure designed to “intentionally deceive regulators and surreptitiously profit from crypto investors in the United States. дальше »

2020-10-30 16:30


Mobile malware campaign targeting Uyghur Muslims impacted Tibetans too

The mobile malware campaign targeting the Uyghur Muslim minority in China was also directed at senior members of Tibetan groups, according to new research. The details — disclosed by University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab and TechCrunch — reveal that the targets were sent specifically tailored malicious web links over WhatsApp, which, when opened, exploited browser vulnerabilities on iOS and Android devices to install spyware, and surreptitiously stole private and sensitive information. дальше »

2019-9-25 11:36


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Google purges 24 malware-ridden apps that were downloaded 500,000 times

Android just can’t seem to shake off its malware issues.  A new malware campaign targeting Android has been found to engage in ad fraud at least since early June 2019. The findings, disclosed by cybersecurity firm CSIS Security Group, reveal that the malware — called Joker — is designed to surreptitiously sign users up for premium service subscriptions, in addition to stealing the victim’s SMS messages, the contact list, and device information. дальше »

2019-9-10 10:46


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Cryptojacking malware found in 11 RubyGem language repositories

Malware designed to surreptitiously infect victims’ computer systems and mine cryptocurrency on behalf of hackers has been found in 11 code libraries on programming language manager RubyGems. Hackers exploited RubyGems – a package manager for the Ruby programming language that devs use to upload and distribute new versions of software – by downloading Ruby libraries, adding the malicious code, and re-uploading them under new names Decrypt reports. дальше »

2019-8-22 10:20


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Cryptojacking: Malicious Cryptocurrency Mining Is not a Crime, Japanese Court Rules

A court in Japan has acquitted an individual accused of embedding a cryptojacking malware in his website to surreptitiously mine cryptocurrency using the computing power of the visitors to the site. Local Japanese media platform, The Mainichi reports that the court ruled that such activity wasn’t a criminal offense. Meanwhile, Internet security experts continue toRead More дальше »

2019-3-29 20:00


Steam removes controversial game accused of mining cryptocurrency

Steam has removed “trivial platformer” game Abstractism from its store following accusations that the game is surreptitiously stealing users’ computing power to mine cryptocurrency. “We have removed Abstractism and banned its developer from Steam for shipping unauthorized code, trolling with content, and scamming customers with deceptive in-game items,” Doug Lombardi, VP of Marketing at Steam, told Hard Fork in an email. дальше »

2018-7-31 12:50