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Ethereum Startup Leaves Penis for Investors & Vanishes with $11
Another Ethereum Startup Prodeum Vanished Into Thin Air After Collecting $11 from Investors for ICO and leaves behind…
January 30, 2018
Lazarus group conducting malware attacks to steal Bitcoins
Bitcoin’s price set a new record on Saturday when it reached USD 19,000 a piece and it looks like…
December 17, 2017
Man gets friend kidnapped to steal $1.8 million worth of Ethereum
As you might know, the value of Bitcoin suddenly increased this month and that motivated hackers to target…
December 14, 2017
Hackers behind Mirai botnet & DYN DDoS attacks plead guilty
A group of three hackers have pleaded guilty to their role in developing, spreading and using Mirai malware botnet to conduct large-scale Distributed Denial of…
December 13, 2017
Banker jailed for helping criminals who stole millions using Dridex malware
Cybersecurity specialists often emphasize the dangers of insider threats and this banker has proven them correct. On Tuesday,…
December 13, 2017
Sophisticated ‘MoneyTaker’ group stole millions from Russian & US banks
The IT security researchers at Moscow based cybercrime prevention firm Group-IB has identified the presence of a dangerous…
December 12, 2017
Update payment method: Netflix phishing scam steals login credentials
Netflix is home to more than 100 million users from around the world and since it is a…
December 9, 2017
Man hacks prison computers & alters records for pal’s early release
A 27-year-old man from Ann Arbor, Michigan hacked into the government computer system of Washtenaw County Jail and altered inmate…
December 5, 2017
Malware display fake BSOD to sell phony Windows anti-virus for $25
Microsoft has a never-ending malware problem, in fact, millions of Windows devices worldwide have been plagued with some sort…
December 4, 2017
A Tricky PayPal Phishing Scam That Comes From Official PayPal Email
Nothing is surprising about a PayPal phishing scam but what might raise some eyebrows is the fact that…
December 3, 2017