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Fraud
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Hackers use Google Ads to steal $50 million of Bitcoin
Another day, another Bitcoin scam – This time it abuses Google Ads service. In December last year, HackRead.com exclusively…
February 15, 2018
Browsealoud plugin hacked to mine Monero on 4,000 Govt websites
There were thousands of UK and US government websites mining Monero including UK’s NHS and US’s Court. It has…
February 13, 2018
Russian scientists caught using nuclear facility supercomputer to mine Bitcoin
Another day, another incident involving people mining Bitcoin cryptocurrency illegally – This time, it is none other than…
February 10, 2018
Dark Web’s largest cybercrime group indicted after stealing $530M
Infraud organization is the largest group of cybercriminals on Dark Web – Their official motto is “In Fraud We…
February 10, 2018
New Tech Support Scam Freezes Chrome, Firefox & Brave Browser
Another day, another tech support scam – This scam aims at freezing Internet browsers and trick users into…
February 9, 2018
MacUpdate Hacked to Distribute Mac Cryptocurrency Miner
Another day, another cryptocurrency miner targeting users – This time, MacUpdate site has been hacked to drop cryptocurrency…
February 6, 2018
Internet Crime Complaint Center Impersonated for Malware & Phishing Scam
Another day, another phishing scam – This time, hackers are impersonating Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) to conduct malware and phishing…
February 3, 2018
BeeToken’s ICO Hit by Phishing Scam; $1M worth of Ethereum Stolen
The decentralized home sharing network The BeeToken customers have been tricked into losing Ethereum worth over $1 million…
February 3, 2018
Japanese boy arrested for developing cryptocurrency stealing malware
A teenager has been arrested for creating a cryptocurrency stealing malware used in stealing MonaCoin, world’s first Japanese cryptocurrency. Just days after…
February 2, 2018
Hacker compromised user data & illegally used car sharing service 33 times
A 37-year old IT security researcher and self-confessed computer hacker Nik Cubrilovic from Australia has been accused of…
January 31, 2018