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Tag Archives: cryptocurrency
“Dig up his body,” say creditors of deceased cryptocurrency player
Apparently, dead men *can* tell tales… especially when millions and millions of cryptocoins are missing.
Mac users targetted by Lazarus ‘fileless’ Trojan
The Lazarus hacking group are trying to sneak a ‘fileless’ Trojan on to Apple computers, disguised as a fake cryptocurrency trading program.
OneCoin crypto-scam lawyer found guilty of worldwide $400m fraud
A lawyer who boasted of making “50 by 50” – as in, $50m by the age of 50 – is now facing a potential 50+ years behind bars.
Why do cryptocurrency scams work and how do you avoid them?
What are ICOs, why are they so popular and why do crooks love them so much?
Official Monero site delivers malicious cash-grabbing wallet
If you downloaded the Monero command line wallet recently, check it before using it.
Two men busted for hijacking victims’ phones and email accounts
Prosecutors allege that Meiggs and Harrington took over their targets’ mobile phone and email accounts via SIM-swapping.
Brave 1.0 launches, extends ad-watching payouts to iOS
It’s showtime: Finally out of beta comes the browser that promises privacy, anonymity and cryptocurrency in exchange for your eyeballs.
Founders of ‘worthless cryptocurrency’ ATM Coin fined over $4.25m scam
Invest in “binary options,” they said, neglecting to mention the software set up to rig transactions so that customers lost the gamble.
Crypto Capital boss arrested over money laundering
Bitfinex says the payment processor has $880M of the cryptocurrency exchange’s “lost” funds. Polish authorities seized $390m of it.
