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Cryptocurrency
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Hackers steal Bitcoin worth $750,000 by hacking Electrum wallets
This year we have seen an unprecedented rise in malware attacks against cryptocurrency wallets whereas cryptomining incidents have…
December 28, 2018
Man arrested for stealing $1m from Silicon Valley Exec via SIM-swapping
A 21-year old Manhattan resident has been accused of SIM-swapping the mobile number of Robert Ross, a Silicon…
November 23, 2018
Headmaster caught mining cryptocurrency at school; gets fired
A Chinese school headmaster Lei Hua was caught mining cryptocurrency using the school’s electricity. As a result, he…
November 9, 2018
Sim Swapping Crypto Stealing Hackers Arrested by Turkish Police
Eleven Turkish individuals have been arrested by Turkish police department for stealing cryptocurrency worth approx. $80,000 via Sim…
November 7, 2018
Authorities search & seize properties of GTA V’s “Infamous” cheat developers
Cheat developers are constantly under the radar of Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games. Both companies have previously taken…
October 17, 2018
400% increase in cryptomining malware attacks against iPhones
It wouldn’t be wrong to state that Apple has become the apple of the eyes of cryptomining enthusiasts…
October 16, 2018
Fake Adobe updates installing cryptomining malware while updating Flash
The IT security researchers at Palo Alto Networks has identified that a fake Flash updater is circulating the…
October 13, 2018
Shocking: Hackers using Googlebots in cryptomining malware attacks
Hackers are abusing Googlebot servers to deliver malicious payloads. Last year, HackRead exclusively reported on how hackers were…
October 10, 2018
Hackers exploit Bitcoin bug to print 235 million Pigeoncoins
It has been confirmed by the Pigeoncoin developers that a recently discovered bug in Bitcoin’s code has now…
October 4, 2018
Hackers steal $60 million from Japan’s Zaif cryptocurrency exchange
Zaif is the 35th largest cryptocurrency exchange by turnover. Hackers have stolen a whopping $60 million (6.7 billion yen) worth…
September 22, 2018