The Pirate Bay Starts Accepting Bitcoins, Along with Other BitTorrent Sites

The Pirate Bay Starts Accepting Bitcoins, Along with Other BitTorrent Sites

The crypto currency is the perfect match for the popular file sharing site

Bitcoin Exchange Site Mt. Gox Hit by “Strong” DDOS Attack

Bitcoin Exchange Site Mt. Gox Hit by “Strong” DDOS Attack

The company has issued a short statement regarding the incident

Bitcoin Block Explorer Blockchain.info Disrupted by DDOS Attack

Bitcoin Block Explorer Blockchain.info Disrupted by DDOS Attack

The company is trying to find out how the attackers obtained their real IP addresses

Winklevoss Twins, of Facebook Notoriety, Own 1% of All Bitcoins

Winklevoss Twins, of Facebook Notoriety, Own 1% of All Bitcoins

As price continues to fluctuate wildly after attacks on Mt. Gox exchange

Surge in Speculators Takes Down Mt. Gox Exchange As Bitcoin Value Crashes

Surge in Speculators Takes Down Mt. Gox Exchange As Bitcoin Value Crashes

Bitcoins more than halved their value in one day, ending the surge

Bitcoins Surge Past $200, €153 with No End to the Growth in Sight

Bitcoins Surge Past $200, €153 with No End to the Growth in Sight

The first Bitcoin millionaires are popping up and cashing out

Coinbase Warns Users of Phishing Attacks Following Information Leak

Coinbase Warns Users of Phishing Attacks Following Information Leak

Two customers already lost Bitcoins after handing over their credentials to cybercriminals

Instawallet Hacked, Mt. Gox Hit by Major DDOS Attack

Instawallet Hacked, Mt. Gox Hit by Major DDOS Attack

Bitcoin services once again targeted by cybercriminals

BitInstant Hacked Through Social Engineering, $12,000 (€9,200) Stolen

BitInstant Hacked Through Social Engineering, $12,000 (€9,200) Stolen

The company's says the incident is partly the fault of their registrar

Malware Disguised as Trend Micro Product Spreads Bitcoin Miner

Malware Disguised as Trend Micro Product Spreads Bitcoin Miner

These types of threats help cybercriminals make a decent profit

  • Security
  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • September 29th, 2012
Bitcoin Foundation Promises to Protect and Promote the Use of the Digital Currency

Bitcoin Foundation Promises to Protect and Promote the Use of the Digital Currency

Here are the immediate goals of the newly established organization

  • Security
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • September 5th, 2012
Virtual Bank Robber Gets Away with $250,000 in Bitcoin Heist

Virtual Bank Robber Gets Away with $250,000 in Bitcoin Heist

BitFloor was robbed of most of the Bitcoins it was holding at the moment

Bitcoin Developers Address Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Bitcoin Developers Address Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Users advised to update to avoid the disruption of the network

FBI Confirms Bitcoin Report, But Denies Making It Public

FBI Confirms Bitcoin Report, But Denies Making It Public

11 agencies worldwide received the document and any one of them could have leaked it

FBI Concerned About the Use of Bitcoins for Illicit Activities

FBI Concerned About the Use of Bitcoins for Illicit Activities

Even LulzSec hackers used the currency to purchase a botnet

More than 13,000 Bitcoins Stolen in Linode Hack

More than 13,000 Bitcoins Stolen in Linode Hack

Customers helplessly watched as their currency was being transfered from their wallets

Bitcoin Protocol Flaw Could Allow Sybil Attacks

Bitcoin Protocol Flaw Could Allow Sybil Attacks

Scientist propose new ways of rewarding transaction authorizations

 
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