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What Does “Hacking” Your Crypto Actually Mean?

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When it comes to digital theft, there is one aspect which is frequently misunderstood and miscommunicated. Despite popular belief, a thief isn’t stealing an individual’s asset itself (SSN, phone number, money); rather, he or she is stealing the key to acquiring that SSN, phone number, and/or money, at least initially. The key unlocks the means by which to obtain … Read more

Binance Offers $10 Million Hacker Bounty

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In the wake of Wednesday’s market manipulation incident which caused all kinds of mischief, Binance has issued a hacker bounty. A total of $10 million has been earmarked towards catching hackers and other unscrupulous attackers, with $250,000 offered for information leading to the prosecution of last week’s viacoin pump and dump perpetrators. Also read: Bots Blamed … Read more

Hackers Target 400,000 Computers with Mining Malware

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More than 400,000 personal computers have been attacked in a large-scale attempt to distribute cryptocurrency mining malware. The hackers used sophisticated trojans to infect PCs mostly in Russia, but also in Turkey, Ukraine, and other countries. The coordinated assault lasted more than 12 hours. Also read: New Monero Mining Malware Sends Proceeds to Kim Il … Read more