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Zero-day spells disaster for Bitcoin ATM
Bitcoin ATMs have experienced a severe bout of cash drain after a zero-day bug was exploited to steal a total of…
Ryuk ransomware laundering leads to guilty plea
Ryuk, a mainstay of the ransomware scene for some years until it transformed into Conti (and then split off into other…
Ho, ho, no! Scams to avoid this festive season
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, someone will try and stuff a scam down your chimney either way. The FBI is…
SIM swapper jailed for 18 months over crypto heist
Nicholas Truglia (25) from Florida was sentenced to 18 months on Thursday for his involvement in a digital heist that cost…
Scammers threaten businesses with “total reputation damage”
Email extortion is the name of the game for an unpleasant scam currently in circulation. These mails claim that your data…
Silk Road mega thief James Zhong pleads guilty
The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York has announced that the thief who stole over 50,000 Bitcoin from…
Rogue cryptocurrency billboards go phishing for wallets
Billboards and digital real world advertising has raised many questions of privacy and anonymity in recent years. Until now, the primary…
FBI warns of education sector credentials on dark web forums
The FBI is warning academics to be on their guard, as an embattled education sector continues to experience attacks and breaches,…
Steer clear of these Instagram “Get rich with Bitcoin” scams
I don’t know about you, but I open Instagram to look at cool photos of pets, not to make a fortune…