- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 29th, 2016
Researchers Find Security Flaws in DAO Ethereum VC Fund on the Eve of Its Launch
DAO security issues published one day before funding closed
- Finances
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 3rd, 2016
EU Wants to End Bitcoin Anonymity
European Commission wants to de-anonymize Bitcoin transfers so it could fight new-age terrorist groups
- 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
- 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
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 15th, 2015
Hacking Team Was Tracking Bitcoin Transactions Since January 2014
Emails show that Egyptian & Saudi governments were interested in buying the Bitcoin tracking module
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- August 22nd, 2014
Bitcoin Phishing Click Rate Higher than for Regular Scams
Employees in over 400 organizations received the phishing emails
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- August 21st, 2014
Reveton Ransomware Gains Credential Stealing Feature
Two password stealing modules added to the new version
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- August 19th, 2014
Phishing Campaign Targets CryptoCoinsNews.com Advertiser
Scammers failed to carry out their malicious plans
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- August 9th, 2014
Bitcoins Stolen Via Bogus Border Gateway Protocol Broadcasts
Hijacker steals $83,000 in Bitcoins over the course of four months
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 26th, 2014
Pony Loader Variant Steals Digital Currency Wallets
New version of the loader went for sale on underground market
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 16th, 2014
NAS Boxes “Pwned” by Crypto Currency Miner
Attacker managed to rake in over $600,000 (443,016 EUR) in digital money
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