- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 16th, 2016
Cryptsy Bitcoin Trader Robbed, Blames Backdoor in the Code of a Wallet
The stolen Bitcoin & Litecoin were worth over $5.7 million
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 12th, 2016
Members of DD4BC, the Group That Blackmailed Companies with DDoS Attacks, Arrested by Europol
DD4BC members arrested in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 3rd, 2016
BTCC Bitcoin Trader Blackmailed with DDoS Attacks
Blackmailer fails after BTCC invests in better servers
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 1st, 2016
Meet An0CBR, the Scourge of Bitcoin Payment Portals EXCLUSIVE
A short interview with one of December's most active DDoSer
- Finances
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 29th, 2015
Linux Foundation Will Build a Standard Blockchain, Bitcoin's Core Technology
Banks and other techies unite to build universal blockchain
- Finances
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 28th, 2015
Amid Bitcoin Centralization Worries, Developers Start New Currency Called Decred
New Decred cryptocurrency wants to remove the Dark Side from Bitcoin's management, keep only the good parts
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 15th, 2015
Department of Homeland Security Looking Into Bitcoin Tech for Its Own Apps
Also looking into IoT research and malware prediction
- Finances
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 9th, 2015
Rumors Surface over the Identity of Bitcoin's Creator, Person Gets Raided by Police Immediately
The mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto is about to be solved
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 1st, 2015
Greek Banks Hit by DDoS Attacks, Hackers Ask for Bitcoin Ransoms to Stop
Banks refuse to pay ransom, call on the FBI for help
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 26th, 2015
Anonymous Trolls ISIS with Prozac and Viagra Ad
Hackers deface ISIS propaganda site with a chillout message
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 23rd, 2015
Bloggers Put Bounty on DDoS Extortionists
Site owners decide to go after DDoS attackers instead of filling their pockets with crypto-money (Bitcoin)
- Web / Internet Life
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 21st, 2015
EU Authorities Plan to Regulate Bitcoin After ISIS Paris Attacks
EU ministers meet in Brussels to talk about Bitcoin's future
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 1st, 2015
CryptoWall 3.0 Ransomware Operators Made $325 Million
Cyber-crooks made $5 million just from one campaign
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 31st, 2015
Bitcoin Evolves from Ransomware to the Currency of Real-Life Kidnappings
Expect more types of criminals to employ Bitcoin
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 26th, 2015
W3C Sets Up Web Payments Standards Group to Improve Check-Out Security
The new Web Payments API will also support Bitcoin
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 8th, 2015
Bitcoin Transactions Were Under Attack for a Week, Prankster Reveals Himself
Transactions were being duplicated in a malleability attack
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 5th, 2015
Anonymous Launches Operation Black October Against the Banking Sector
Anonymous urges everyone to pull money out of the banks