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Cybercriminals turn to more profitable cryptocurrencies than Ransomware now

Coinminer malware accounts for 32 percent of all cyberattacks during the first half of 2018, says Skybox Security in its "Vulnerability and Threat Trends Report".

Jul 19, 2018

Bitcoin, Ethereum are types of cryptocurrencies available

Cybercrime drops in second quarter but makes up in severity

Cryptomining tops as the most popular cybercrime for the quarter followed by ransomware and exploits.

Jul 18, 2018

Nepalese women set to join Royal Gurkha Rifles from 2020 as British Army breaks tradition

The first batch of women will be inducted into the regiment in the year 2020 and for this, candidates will be recruited through a rigorous drive in Pokhara, Nepal, next year. The chosen candidates will then be flown to Catterick in North Yorkshire, where they will undergo a training for 10 weeks.

Jul 18, 2018

'Sex videos' or new scam? Breached email owners face extortion threats

Extortionists target owners of breached email accounts to make this scheme more plausible.

Jul 15, 2018

Crypto craze catches on; Sees spike in prices of blockchain phones, may touch $999

Sirin Labs' Finney and HTC's Exodus blockchain phones priced high at $999 and are scheduled to be released by end of this year. They are expected to be expensive to match their upscale features.

Jul 13, 2018

The Pirate Bay comes clean about its crypto-mining efforts: How to prevent it?

The Pirate Bay is one of the few surviving torrent sites in the world, and it has now started a new method of generating revenue by using visitors' CPU power for crypto-mining.

Jul 11, 2018

Are you a Bitcoin owner? Old ransomware now acts like a coinminer, sneaks into funds

Rakhni either sneaks into your folder to know if you have Bitcoin funds or installs a coinminer app on your computer.

Jul 9, 2018

Alibaba's AI tool can write thousands of ad copies per second

Alibaba's AI copywriter that can produce thousands of ads per second could end a writer's job at any time

But despite its unmistakable potential, Alibaba maintains that the AI copywriter will not replace human writers.

Jul 6, 2018

Cryptocurrency finds a new home with Swiss stock exchange

The Swiss stock exchange has announced plans to roll out a new cryptocurrency exchange as it hails a 'new era for capital markets'.

Jul 6, 2018

Congress alleges Rs 5,000 crore bitcoin scam in Gujarat, demands SC-monitored judicial probe

Congress spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil said that it was a multi-layered bitcoin scam and the Gujarat CID had estimated it to be of more than Rs 5,000 crore.

Jul 5, 2018

Coin miner malware samples grew to 2.9 mn in Q1: McAfee

In Q4 2017, around 400,000 samples of the CoinMiner or CoinMiner-FOZU! malware were found.

Jun 28, 2018

Facebook reverses ban on cryptocurrency ads

The company will continue to block any ads that promote binary options and initial coin offerings.

Jun 27, 2018

3 reasons why blockchain is the future of supply chain and manufacturing

"It's not the organisations that are competing. It's the supply chains that are competing," says Wael Safwat of Supply Chain Management Association (SCMAO).

Jun 22, 2018

Akon to take on Bitcoin with his own cryptocurrency for a meaningful cause

The crypto initiative is a part of Akon's 'Lighting Africa', the singer's pet world through which he is improving the living conditions of many villages using renewable energy.

Jun 21, 2018

Android malware that can bypass two-factor authentication attacks banking apps, including India

Quick Heal intercepted Android.Marcher.C and Android.Asacub.T, trojans which are targeting banking and social apps. Indian banks and customers being targeted.

Jun 14, 2018

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