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DDoS Attackers Return With Massive Extortion Campaigns in the Wake of Bitcoin Prices Surging

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Threat actors have been finding opportunities in bitcoin’s bullish trend to increase their extortion campaigns. Hackers are actively threatening companies with DDoS attacks unless they pay for bitcoin ransoms. Bull Run Prices Push Extortionists to Increase Bitcoin Ransom Demands According to an alert issued by security firm Radware, there have been several reports between December … Read more

Big Travel Firm CWT Pays $4.5 Million Bitcoin Ransom to Hackers

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CWT, one of the biggest travel companies in the U.S., this week paid $4.5 million in bitcoin to hackers who infiltrated the firm’s computer system, stealing sensitive corporate data. It is unclear whether customer information was also compromised. Reuters reported that the bitcoin wallet owned by the cyber thieves received 414 BTC on July 28 … Read more