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Mastermind of 2020’s top celebrity Twitter hack sentenced to 3 years
At the time of the Twitter hack and his arrest, Graham Ivan Clark was 17, therefore, being sentenced as a “youthful offender.”
March 17, 2021
John McAfee Charged with Fraud in Cryptocurrency Scam
John McAfee has been charged with fraud and money-laundering related to 2 cryptocurrency schemes, the US Justice Department said on Friday.
March 7, 2021
Crypto firm Tether claims hackers have demanded $24m in ransom
Tether has refused to pay the 500 BTC ransom demand made by hackers.
March 1, 2021
Cryptocurrency exchange in liquidation due to hack, hacked again
Cryptopia cryptocurrency exchange was hacked in 2019 and put into liquidation after suffering a loss of USD 30 million in crypto-assets.
February 25, 2021
5G Promises to Increase Adoption of Cryptocurrency Investing
Blockchain has been efficient in supporting cryptocurrency alone, but its combination with 5G will greatly enhance cryptocurrency mining.
February 24, 2021
Botnet Abusing Bitcoin Blockchain To Evade Detection
Cybercriminals are abusing Bitcoin transactions to carry out illegal crypto mining operations while staying under the radar.
February 24, 2021
Livecoin crypto exchange shuts down after losing domain to hackers
The decision comes after Livecoin claims its servers were hacked and taken over by attackers in December 2020.
January 18, 2021
Owner forgets password to digital wallet with $240m of Bitcoin inside
According to Chainalysis, a crypto-currency data collector, 20% of all existing 18.5 million Bitcoin, which is roughly $140 billion, are currently locked in wallets.
January 13, 2021
ElectroRat crypto-stealing malware hits MacOS, Windows, Linux devices
The undetected ElectroRat malware is capable of stealing private keys to access victims’ wallets and also run keylogger on a targeted device.
January 6, 2021
How to make a QR code to accept Bitcoin while keeping it secure
If you are planning, maintaining a Bitcoin-friendly business, or just want to have an easy way of receiving crypto payments, you might want to consider using a QR code.
December 23, 2020