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Researchers hacked a Canon DSLR with Bitcoin demanding ransomware
Bitcoin demanding ransomware knows no bounds, and the latest potential victim? DSLR cameras. A group of security researchers have managed to exploit vulnerabilities in a Canon EOS 80D digital camera to hold its owner’s photos to a Bitcoin ransom, The Inquirer reports. дальше »
2019-8-12 16:59 | |
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Evil Bitcoin Ransomware Won't Return Your Data - Even After You Pay
An insidious new strain of Bitcoin ransomware adds insult to injury for its unfortunate victims, as it refuses to restore access to your data - even after you fork over the ransom payment. The malware, GermanWiper, tells victims it has encrypted their data, when in reality it has erased it completely. дальше »
2019-8-8 19:41 | |
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Evil Bitcoin Ransomware Won’t Return Your Data – Even After You Pay
An insidious new strain of Bitcoin ransomware adds insult to injury for its unfortunate victims, as it refuses to restore access to your data – even after you fork over the ransom payment. The malware, GermanWiper, tells victims it has encrypted their data, when in reality it has erased it completely. дальше »
2019-8-9 19:41 | |
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City Manager Of Lodi City Of California Confirms Being Hit By Bitcoin Ransomware Attack
It has become increasingly evident that targeted ransomware attacks on local US government entities are on the rise, costing localities millions as some pay off the perpetrators in an effort to untangle themselves and restore vital systems. дальше »
2019-8-2 16:48 | |
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Investor Says Bitcoin is the Next Frontier for Central Banks: Drop Gold
While shunning Bitcoin (BTC), central banks have embarked on somewhat of a gold buying spree. Russia’s monetary authority, for instance, now owns over $100 billion worth of the precious metal, which amounts to over 2,000 tons, after purchasing 20 tons just weeks ago. дальше »
2019-8-2 14:00 | |
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California City Confirms It Was Hit by Bitcoin Ransomware Attack
According to its city manager, Steve Schwabauer, Lodi City, California, was hit by a ransomware attack earlier this year. Those behind it demanded a Bitcoin ransom of 75 BTC be paid for computer systems to be returned to normal. дальше »
2019-8-2 02:00 | |
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New Android ‘sex simulator’ ransomware spreads via SMS messages
If you’re using an Android phone, there’s a new family of ransomware attack that leverages SMS to spread, according to new research from Slovakia-based cybersecurity firm ESET. The ransomware — referred to as Android/Filecoder. дальше »
2019-7-31 14:19 | |
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Bitcoin ransomware attacks on the rise
Companies and governments around the world are being targeted by ransomware attackers. The hackers encrypt data and disable IT systems before demanding payment in exchange for the decryption key. дальше »
2019-7-28 10:00 | |
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WannaCry hero Marcus “MalwareTech” Hutchins isn’t going to jail
Marcus Hutchins, the hero who helped stop the WannaCry ransomware attack which crippled much of Western Europe, including the NHS’ computer systems, isn’t going to jail. At a sentencing heading in Milwaukee, a federal judge sentenced the British security expert to time served. дальше »
2019-7-27 23:14 | |
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Johannesburg’s power supplier gets the better of ransomware attackers
A ransomware infection at one of South Africa‘s electricity providers left some city residents of Johannesburg without any power. City Power, one of the largest power suppliers in Johannesburg, said the attack encrypted all its databases, applications and network, leading to a blackout of its IT systems. дальше »
2019-7-26 12:19 | |
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Vicious malware threatens to turn search engine into crypto-mining zombie botnet
Enterprise search engine Elasticsearch is under threat of being turned into a sophisticated cryptocurrency mining botnet to be used in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro describes a new malware strain that launches multi-stage attacks on publicly accessible databases and servers that run old versions of Elasticsearch software. дальше »
2019-7-23 17:54 | |
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Bitcoin Price Plummets Under $10K As Lawmakers Take on Facebook’s Crypto
Over the weekend, United States President Donald Trump tweeted about Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency and expressed his negative thoughts about the corporation’s idea of the future of money. He also made comments about Bitcoin, and the entire emerging financial asset class of cryptocurrencies, and spoke of their “unlawful” usage in activities like cybercrime, ransomware, and money […] The post Bitcoin Price Plummets Under $10K As Lawmakers Take on Facebook’s Crypto appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »
2019-7-17 23:27 | |
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U.S. Treasury Secretary: Bitcoin, Libra Pose National Security Threat
Coinspeaker U. S. Treasury Secretary: Bitcoin, Libra Pose National Security ThreatThe Treasury Department has concerns that Libra, as well as Bitcoin, could be misused by terrorist financiers and money launders, to carry out illicit activities ranging from cybercrime to tax evasion, extortion, and ransomware. дальше »
2019-7-16 11:36 | |
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UK Government to Focus on Crypto Asset Space as Part of New Financial Crime Clampdown Plan
Because it’s mostly untraceable and irreversible, cryptocurrency is still the number one choice for criminals to carry out or hide criminal activity or ill-gotten gains. The last few weeks have seen a slowly increasing number of cities in the U. дальше »
2019-7-15 20:29 | |
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New York City College Struck by Ransomware, $1.9 Million in Bitcoin Demanded
Munroe College in Manhattan has been hit by a ransomware attack that has shut down the college’s computer systems. The hackers are demanding 170 bitcoin (BTC), which is roughly $1. 9 million. The malware infection came to light on the morning of July 10, but the specifications of the infection are still largely unknown, as reportedRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-7-15 13:00 | |
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La Porte County in Indiana Dishes Out $130,000 in Bitcoin Ransomware Attack
It's starting to seem like there’s no end to hack attacks on the horizon. All technology can be tweaked and manipulated to enable cybercriminals to carry out the illicit activity and what better way is there for them to receive their ransoms than to use untraceable, irrevocable cryptocurrency? 2019 has seen its fair share of […] дальше »
2019-7-14 18:48 | |
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Ransomware Thugs Extort Indiana County for Over $130,000 in Bitcoin
Days after the U. S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution opposing the payment of ransoms by cities following a ransomware attack La Porte County’s government has done the opposite after its files were encrypted. дальше »
2019-7-13 12:55 | |
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Trump Blasts Bitcoin For Illicit Use As NY College Is Hit With $2M Ransomware
Last night, the TV personality, businessman, president of the “free world,” Donald Trump took to twitter to blast Bitcoin, Facebook’s Libra, and the entire asset class of cryptocurrencies. The outspoken United States president said that the asset class is “highly volatile,” “unregulated,” “based on thin air,” and “can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and. дальше »
2019-7-13 23:00 | |
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Hackers Demand $2 Million In Bitcoin After Hacking Monroe College, Few Students Praise System Downtime
Ransomware is not a new technological concept, but it is a big problem in the cryptocurrency industry in the last few years. Rather than directly taking over an exchange, these hackers go after unrelated companies, demanding to be paid out in Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-7-12 21:31 | |
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NYC Students Rejoice as Hackers Extort College for $2 Million in Bitcoin
Hackers have successfully breached the network of the New York City-based Monroe College, demanding $2 million in Bitcoin to restore the institution's encrypted data following a carefully-orchestrated ransomware attack. дальше »
2019-7-13 18:36 | |
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Georgia Court System Attacked By Ransomware As Demand For Bitcoin Increases In Cryptojacking Era
Ransomware is one of the most annoying cyber threats that companies and the public system have faced in this decade. After disrupting the government of Baltimore, a ransomware attack has made its next victim: the court system of Georgia. дальше »
2019-7-4 00:28 | |
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Renewed Ransomware Menace Hits Georgia Court System
Ransomware, which recently totally disrupted the government in Baltimore, has now overtaken a court system in Georgia . Ransomware Making A Comeback? After receiving a ransom note, officials in Georgia decided to take a system offline to be safe. дальше »
2019-7-3 09:54 | |
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Florida Man Fired After Lake City Suffers Massive Ransomware Attack
A city in Florida paid out around $460,000 in a bitcoin ransom scheme, about a week after another Florida city paid around $600,000. Lake City’s IT Director Brian Hawkins has been fired as a result of the breach, which shut down the city’s critical digital infrastructure. дальше »
2019-7-3 00:50 | |
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Florida town victim to ransomware attack, pays $490,000 Bitcoin ransom
Lake City, a small town in northern Florida, paid almost $500,000 in Bitcoin to hackers following a ransomware attack on the city’s computer systems. This is the second time in two weeks a Florida town has been a victim of a ransomware attack, bringing the total ransomware payment in the state to over $1 million. дальше »
2019-6-29 09:59 | |
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Florida Town Lake City Bites the Bitcoin Ransomware Dust; Pays $500,000 in BTC to Hackers
Since Bitcoin launched about a decade ago and eventually became popular, many cybercriminals have pitched their tents with the number one coin and other cryptocurrencies as the preferred way to receive ransoms for their various nefarious activities. дальше »
2019-6-27 19:16 | |
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Ransomware: Another U.S. City Pays Hackers Over $500k in Bitcoin
The leaders of Lake City, a city of less than 70,000 people, located in central north Florida’s Columbia County, have paid the sum of 42 bitcoin (about $523k at press time ) to the hackers who orchestrated the catastrophic ransomware attack that totally crippled the area’s online processes two weeks ago, according to a ZDNetRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-6-27 05:00 | |
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Florida Town Pays Bitcoin Ransom As Ransomware Continues To Haunt Local Governments
Officials in Lake City, Florida, paid $500,000 worth of bitcoin to hackers who had brought down the city's computer system for two weeks. Lake City is the second Florida town in as many weeks to pay a bitcoin ransom as a result of a ransomware attack. дальше »
2019-6-27 22:16 | |
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Bitcoin ransomers claim second victory as Florida town pays $500,000
A second town in Florida has paid over $500,000 in Bitcoin to hackers following a ransomware attack. Officials in Lake City paid the hackers after their computer systems were down for two weeks. дальше »
2019-6-27 17:13 | |
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Florida’s Riviera Beach Authorities Set to Pay Hackers over $650,000 in Bitcoin
Riviera Beach, a tiny city of roughly 35,000 people located just north of West Palm Beach in Miami, Florida, has been crippled by a deadly ransomware attack and the leaders of the city have agreed to cough out a whopping 65 bitcoin (over $650,000 at press time) to regain their files, according to a NewRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-6-23 21:00 | |
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Florida City Officials Approve $600,000 Ransomware Payment of 65 Bitcoins
By CCN Markets: Hackers who paralyzed Florida’s Riviera Beach City’s IT infrastructure are about to laugh all the way to the bank. This is after the Riviera Beach City Council voted to authorize the city’s insurer to meet the ransom demands of the hackers who planted ransomware in the city’s computer systems. дальше »
2019-6-21 18:29 | |
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The Ransomeware Pandemic: US Cities Struggle With Cyberattacks
Baltimore refused to pay a $76,000 ransom after a cyberattack crippled thousands of computers for a month. It wasn't the first US city to face a ransomware attack, and local governments are scrambling to find better security and post-hack relief. дальше »
2019-6-11 22:18 | |
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Ransomware Stems From Governments, But Bitcoin Gets The Blame
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. дальше »
2019-6-9 19:01 | |
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