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Employee allegedly stole government spyware and hid it under his bed
Spyware that’s supposed to be sold to governments was stolen and hidden under a mattress while it was offered for sale on the dark web.
The Pirate Bay is plundering your CPU for cryptocash, again
The Pirate Bay seems to have returned to mining cryptocurrency in its visitors’ browsers without asking.
Are cybercrooks watching you copy and paste? [VIDEO]
The clipboard is an obvious “place of interest” ‘for cybercrooks – it’s where you copy text that’s hard to type, such as passwords!
Serious Security: How to cut-and-paste your way to Bitcoin riches
Malware that steals cryptocurrency doesn’t need to crack passwords, read wallets, copy private keys, or even have a network connection…
Fake Bitcoin exchange traps drug dealers on the dark web
As around 35 alleged drug vendors have found out to their cost, you never know who you’ll meet on the dark web. In the case of the customers of one money laundering operation, it turned out to be agents working for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Why Bitcoin’s about to give up one of its closely guarded secrets
Roll up, roll up, the Bitcoin Core developers are finally set to reveal the cryptocurrency’s alert key.
“WannaCrypt” ransomware scam demands payment in advance!
To avoid the need for actual ransomware, just insist on payment up front…
SHOCK! HORROR! SURPRISE! Bitcoin priceplosion may have been market manipulation
Researchers claim that Bitcoin’s 2017 price spike was built on little besides hot air and dodgy dealing.
Bitcoin value tumbles as hackers loot CoinRail cryptocurrency exchange
Another Bitcoin robbery and another Bitcoin price fall – is correlation or causation?