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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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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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US Prosecutors Charge Singaporean Miner Who Stole $5 Million Worth of AWS Computer Power
Ho Jun Jia, a Singaporean citizen, has recently been indicted by American prosecutors. He is being accused of using stolen IDs to use Amazon Web Services’ cloud products to mine cryptos illegally. He is currently being charged with eight counts of wire fraud, four for fraud to access a device and two of aggravated ID […] дальше »
2019-10-11 18:11 | |
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Block.one illegally sold securities to build the EOS cloud computing service, SEC finds
The firm behind blockchain-powered cloud computing service EOS must pay $24 million for violating US securities law with its initial coin offering (ICO). “Block. one did not register its ICO as a securities offering pursuant to the federal securities laws, nor did it qualify for or seek an exemption from the registration requirements,” said the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) via a press release. дальше »
2019-10-1 16:48 | |
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Russian Nuclear Scientist Docked $7,000 for Illegal Bitcoin Mining
A Russian nuclear engineer has been fined $7,000 for illegal bitcoin mining at a top-secret nuclear base. Scientists at Top-Secret Nuclear Lab Caught Mining Bitcoin According to The Moscow Times, Denis Baykov, a nuclear engineer at the Sarov nuclear base has been fined $7,000 for illegally using the plant’s supercomputers for bitcoin mining. дальше »
2019-10-1 14:00 | |
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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 | |
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Rogue Russian Bitcoin Miner Fined $7,000 for Using Government-Owned Supercomputer
A man named Denis Baykov has been fined 450,000 rubles ($7,000) by Russian authorities after illegally mining Bitcoin (BTC) by using electricity from an old Russian nuclear warhead facility at Sarov, a small town in western Russia. дальше »
2019-9-29 15:20 | |
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Binance Collaborates With UK Cyber Crime Police to Ensure Customers’ Funds are SAFU
Binance Compliance unit has been cooperating with UK Police in an investigation regarding the creation and sale of phishing scripts. A Bulgarian citizen has been extradited to the UK as part of an investigation that found him guilty for illegally pinching personal data of around 500,00 users across 53 different platforms according to Binance officialRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-9-28 21:00 | |
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British Authorities Will Auction $600,000 Worth of Seized Bitcoin from Hacker
The police of the United Kingdom are currently selling $620,000 USD worth of Bitcoin (BTC) in an auction. According to the reports from London Economic, the money was seized from a criminal who was arrested for hacking companies in order to steal data from the clients. дальше »
2019-9-26 02:11 | |
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UK police to auction $662,000 worth of seized Bitcoin — with no minimum bids
UK police are set to auction around $662,000 (dly seized the stash from a criminal who had illegally sold personal data and provided hacking services in exchange for cryptocurrency. Other assets to be auctioned include Ethereum, Ripple (XRP), and other unnamed tokens. дальше »
2019-9-23 14:48 | |
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Ripple Labs wants the US to forget it’s being sued for selling Ripple (XRP) illegally
Ripple Labs, the company behind the Ripple (XRP) cryptocurrency, has formally requested a US federal court dismiss a class action lawsuit that alleges it illegally sold unregistered securities, Fortune reports. дальше »
2019-9-20 15:09 | |
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Should you be able to resell digitally purchased games?
Steam was this week hit with a ruling from a French court that penalizes the site for banning the resale of digital games. This could potentially mean Valve’s platform — and others like it — will have to allow uses to sell their game codes. дальше »
2019-9-20 21:26 | |
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London Police arrests a teen on suspicion of stealing unreleased music and selling it for cryptocurrencies
City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) and Manhattan D. A’s office arrested a suspected hacker for allegedly hacking into a world-famous recording artist’s websites and cloud-based accounts illegally. дальше »
2019-9-13 19:30 | |
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Ukrainian Authorities Arrest Bitcoin Miners at Nuclear Energy Plant
Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the nation’s primary law enforcement authority, has arrested several individuals for illegally mining bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins at the state’s nuclear power plant (NPP), reports RT on August 22, 2019. дальше »
2019-8-23 21:00 | |
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Malaysian Firm Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) Reports Crypto Miners Stealing $25 Million in Electricity
Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), an electric power company from Malaysia, has recently accused Bitcoin miners of robbing electricity from it. According to the company, around $25 million USD worth of electric power was lost due to Bitcoin miners who illegally used it. дальше »
2019-8-16 16:32 | |
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Facebook might be fined billions after losing facial recognition lawsuit
Facebook — inarguably the world’s largest facial database — has a lost a federal appeal in a class-action lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected and stored biometric data of millions of users without their consent. дальше »
2019-8-9 08:11 | |
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Malaysian Electricity Authority Nab Illegal Bitcoin Miners
Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), Malaysia’s state-owned electricity company has raided 33 buildings illegally using its energy for bitcoin mining operations that gulped RM3. 2 million (roughly $763k) worth of power whereas they only paid a bill of only RM219 ($52), according to a report by local news source, malaymail August 7, 2019. дальше »
2019-8-9 17:00 | |
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Thai Financial Watchdog Declares war on Crypto-Fueled Money Laundering
Pol Maj Gen Preecha Charoensahayanon, the acting secretary-general of Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) believes Bitcoin and altcoins are a serious threat to the agency. As such, AMLO has pledged to prioritize the discovery of new hideouts for illegally obtained fiat converted to cryptoassets, according to a Bangkok Post report on August 5, 2019. дальше »
2019-8-6 01:00 | |
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Russian Customs Service Opens Investigation into Illegally Imported ASIC Miners
The Russian Federal Customs Service has initiated a probe into DTPK, an importer of Bitmain miners, for submitting falsified documents to customs officials and evading $1. 2 million in duties. The false documents had listed a much lower price for the miners and their power elements relative to their market price, as reported by CoinDesk, JulyRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-7-31 21:00 | |
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Judge Postpones Decision on NYAG Case Against Bitfinex and Tether
New York Supreme Court Judge Joel M. Cohen has postponed issuing a decision on whether the Office of the New York Attorney General’s case against Bitfinex and Tether will stand. Judge Cohen Requests More Time As previously reported by Bitcoinist, Bitfinex and the New York Attorney General’s office has been enmeshed in a lengthy legal dispute over allegations that Bitfinex illegally conducted business activities in the state of New York. дальше »
2019-7-29 21:36 | |
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Canadian Exchange, CoinLaunch, Reaches a Settlement with Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)
The securities regulator in Ontario announced a settlement with Coin Launch following allegations of illegally trading securities masked as crypto on June 22nd. The public hearing on the settlement will happen two days later. дальше »
2019-7-23 18:04 | |
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Iranian Authorities Impound 1,000 Bitcoin Mining Machines
Power officials in Iran have seized 1,000 bitcoin mining machines in two abandoned factories turned into mining farms in the central province of Yazd, Iran. The officials claim the cryptocurrency mining equipment was seized because their operators illegally made use of government-subsidized electricity, according to a Tech2 report on June 28, 2019. дальше »
2019-6-29 01:00 | |
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A hacker penetrated NASA’s network using a $35 Raspberry Pi
A hacker illegally accessed NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2018 by targeting an off-the-shelf micro-computer called a Raspberry Pi. The breach was discovered in 2018, but just disclosed to the public in a June 18 report. дальше »
2019-6-25 02:00 | |
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LMAX Founder: Crypto Exchange Bitcoin Leverage Trading Breaks EU Law
The head of a major institutional crypto exchange has said many of its retail-focused competitors are acting illegally by offering leverage trading services at levels that exceed those set by the bloc’s financial regulator. дальше »
2019-6-18 19:44 | |
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Latest Malware Campaign Operates Through a Cloned Crypto Trading Website of Cryptohopper
Using the malware, hijackers can steal one’s crypto assets using a niche’ clipboard copy protocol. Some of the assets that can be illegally procured using this new malware include Ether (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Dash (DASH), Litecoin (LTC), XRP, and Qtum. дальше »
2019-6-6 17:16 | |
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Free Bitcoin Con Circulated Via YouTube Filches Crypto Coin
According to a recent report by BleepingComputer, the Qulab trojan, created to illegally acquire information, has once again made its appearance. This time using YouTube to propagate a series of fraudulent videos revealing information about the alleged availability of a free bitcoin (BTC) generator. дальше »
2019-6-3 18:30 | |
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Australian Worker Faces Jail Term for Illegal Bitcoin Mining
Despite the fact that the price of bitcoin and other digital assets are just trying to recover from the winter of 2018, the crypto fever remains as hot as ever. Now, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have charged a 33-year-old Sydney man for illegally mining cryptos with the federal government agency’s computers, reports local newsRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-5-22 11:00 | |
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Illegal crypto-mining: Australian man could face 10 years in jail for illegally mining cryptocurrencies using government devices
An unnamed man from Killara in New South Wales, Australia, is being charged by the Australian authorities for making use of government computer systems to mine cryptocurrencies for self-gain. The man, formerly an Australian government employee, worked as an IT contractor and has been accused of converting government computers into cryptocurrency mining devices. дальше »
2019-5-21 19:30 | |
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Centra Tech ICO Leaders Allege Their Slack Messages Were Obtained Illegally by FBI
Centra Tech’s founders seem to be in hot water. Sorhab Sharma, Robert Farkas, and Raymond Trapani were arrested in April 2018 for allegedly trying to defraud investors through a token sale. The Deputy U. дальше »
2019-5-3 20:16 | |
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Iceland: Debit Card Company Fined $9.85 Million for Blocking WikiLeaks Payment
Iceland-based debit and credit card company Valitor has been ordered to pay $9. 85 million (1. 2 billion Icelandic Krona) for illegally blocking payments to WikiLeaks in 2010, reports local media outlet The Reykjavik Grapevine, April 25, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-30 16:00 | |
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Kraken, Bitmain Seek Dismissal in Bitcoin Cash-Fueled UnitedCorp Case
By CCN: Both Kraken and Bitmain have asked a federal court in Florida to dismiss a lawsuit against them brought by UnitedCorp, the news of which CCN broke back in December. The UnitedCorp lawsuit, broadly speaking, accuses Bitmain, Kraken, and others in concert with Roger Ver of conspiring to manipulate the Bitcoin Cash price and deviate from network consensus by “winning” the hash war. дальше »
2019-4-23 04:32 | |
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Russian Secret Service Demanded $1M Bitcoin Bribe From Media Mogul
Bitcoin hit the headlines in Russia again this week after it emerged the country’s law enforcement had tried to extract a bitcoin bribe worth $1 million. FSB Illegally Sought $1. 02 Million As local cryptocurrency news media outlet Coinspot. дальше »
2019-4-20 23:00 | |
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Canadian BitTorrent Users Are Getting Sued for Illegal Downloads by Film and TV Studios
Film and TV studios are suing BitTorrent users in Canada for illegally downloading movies and TV shows. The production houses are taking this step to try and decrease the availability of their content online. дальше »
2019-4-18 18:29 | |
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Two Hackers Are Convicted for Infecting over 400,000 Computers with Malware and Stealing Millions
A federal jury convicted two hackers on 21 counts of cybercrimes including infecting computers with malware to steal credit card information. The culprits also attempted to sell sensitive data on dark web marketplaces, engaged in online fraud and illegally mined digital currencies. дальше »
2019-4-16 13:00 | |
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North Korea’s $700 Million Crypto Theft Chest Could Fund Nukes: Report
Despite the heavy international sanctions it is under, North Korea has continued its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs undeterred thanks to the sanctions-circumvention tactics the hermit kingdom has developed. дальше »
2019-4-15 14:27 | |
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22-year-old gets 2 years in jail for illegally selling hundreds of thousands in Bitcoin
A 22-year-old man in the US has been sentenced to two years in prison for selling hundreds of thousands of dollars in Bitcoin through an unlicensed money transmitting business. Jacob Burrell Campos, who had been in custody without bail since he was arrested in August last year, was also forced to forfeit $823,357 in illicit profits. дальше »
2019-4-9 13:04 | |
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Swiss Regulators: Crypto Firm Unlawfully Received Money from 37,000 Investors
The Swiss Financial Market Authority (FINMA) has stated that a crypto firm that accepted around US$90. 5 million in deposits from more than 37,000 individual investors did so illegally. The company in question, Envion AG, is currently undergoing liquidation proceedings by the Zug bankruptcy authority. дальше »
2019-3-28 00:00 | |
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Japanese Court Acquits Coinhive Cryptojacker in Shocking Verdict
‘Cryptojackers of the world, pack your bags and head to Japan!’ This seems to be the message a Japanese court delivered after a man who illegally operated cryptojacking software on his website was acquitted, Japanese publication The Mainichi. дальше »
2019-3-27 14:43 | |
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5 Best VPN Services for Torrenting – Bitcoin Accepted [New Guide 2019]
If you are into torrenting, you probably know that some big and powerful forces (like the movie companies) don’t like the practice. Although it is only a type of peer-to-peer file sharing, torrenting is often used to illegally download copyrighted content belonging to those big and powerful forces. дальше »
2019-3-23 15:29 | |
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CFTC Requires Trading Platform to Pay $990K for Illegal Bitcoin-Related Transactions
The U.S. CFTC ordered 1pool Ltd. and its owner to pay $990,000 for illegally offering BTC-margined retail commodity transactions to U.S. investors
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Maduro Scoops 8 Tons of Venezuelan Central Bank Gold for Illegal $340 Million Cash Swap
Eight tons of gold has been taken out of the vaults of Venezuela’s central bank as tightening sanctions push President Nicolas Maduro to take extraordinary measures to remain solvent. Per opposition legislator Angel Alvarado and anonymous government sources, the gold was removed from the central bank vaults last week. дальше »
2019-3-2 17:05 | |
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Company Evades SEC Penalty Despite Illegally Issuing Security Tokens
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided not to impose a penalty on a company that had issued security tokens without its approval and without qualifying for an exemption. The company raised approximately $12. дальше »
2019-2-22 09:15 | |
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