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Tag Archives: bitcoin
Japanese newspaper makes bold claim about Mt Gox’s giant 2014 Bitcoin loss
Japan-based Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox imploded in 2014 with the loss of $0.5B’s worth of Bitcoins. The question is, “Where did they go?”
Bitcoin-based messaging could slip past censors
A computer science student has built a way to weave messaging into the underpinnings of Bitcoin that’s both cheap and resistant to censorship. 
100 Bitcoin bounty slapped onto head of blackmailer who DDoSed Bitalo
No, thank you, we will *not* pay you 1 Bitcoin to stop the attack and teach us about our supposed vulnerabilities, Bitalo said, after being threatened with a DDoS. Instead, we will pay 100x that amount to track you down.
Serial hacker pleads guilty to bank bitcoin blackmail
A 22-year-old with a lengthy history of convictions pleaded guilty last week to charges of blackmail and fraud, after threatening to reveal details of thousands of phished bank accounts if the bank involved refused to pay up.
Bitcoin inventor’s identity allegedly under threat after claimed “Satoshi Nakamoto” email hijack
An anonymous internet user claims to have hacked the email account of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of virtual currency Bitcoin, and is threatening to unveil Nakamoto’s identity for 25 Bitcoins.
SSCC 162 – What are *you* doing to fight cybercrime in the next 12 months? [PODCAST]
Here’s this week’s Chet Chat podcast! Chester caught Duck half way up a mountain to talk about why we need synergy to fight cybercrime…
Hacker claims breach of Wall Street Journal and Vice
W0rm’s been quite busy and has already pulled this on CNET, and likewise is again offering to sell user data and server credentials for one Bitcoin. 
New York proposes strict regulations for Bitcoin
The rules are strict. Will the community pay heed, or will it ignore attempts to control this wild landscape? 
Coinbase wallet app in SSL/TLS SNAFU, joins the insecure mobile banking club
The popular Bitcoin wallet Coinbase has a crucial security flaw in its Android apps which could allow an attacker to steal authentication codes and access users’ accounts, according to a security researcher. Coinbase is far from alone in leaving its wallet app users vulnerable, so what should you do to stay safe when using mobile banking apps?