There’s now an underground service catering to criminals that lack the skills or nerve to hack into online accounts to steal funds. According to a September report from security-as-a-service…
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$1.7B Stolen in 2018 – Cryptocurrency Theft Skyrockets as Prices Dropped
According to the Q4 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering report by CipherTrace blockchain intelligence agency, criminals stole a massive $1.7 billion of cryptocurrency last year. Despite the savage bear market conditions…
Move Over Bitcoin, Criminals Using V-Bucks in Fortnite to Launder Money – Bitcoinist.com
Enough already of the tired old rhetoric that Bitcoin is the first choice of criminals for money laundering. Criminals will use any means available, including Fortnite’s V-Bucks, according to…
Crypto Mining Malware Has Netted Nearly 5% of all Monero, Says Research – CoinDesk
Monero (XMR) is by far the most popular cryptocurrency among criminals deploying mining malware, according to a new study. Two researchers, Sergio Pastrana and Guillermo Suarez-Tangil, from Universidad Carlos…
Cryptocurrency Holders File Lawsuit Against US Telcos Over SIM Swapping Incidents • Live Bitcoin News
Cryptocurrency users are often targeted by criminals. Especially those users who rely on exchanges to manage and store funds. A new lawsuit filed against AT&T and T-Mobile is of…
DEA Agent: Speculators Are Using Bitcoin More Than Criminals – CoinDesk
Criminals were behind roughly 90 percent of all bitcoin transactions five years ago – a figure that has now declined to 10 percent. That’s according to Lilita Infante, a special…
Cryptojacking Alert! 170k Mikrotik Routers Infected with Coinhive Malware • Live Bitcoin News
Criminals continue to target consumer devices to cause all kinds of havoc. Any internet-connected machine is prone to being targeted by malware or other malicious software. Various loosely protected…
Europol Claims $5.5 Billion Laundered Using Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have long had a reputation for being the payment tools of criminals. Now, Europol claims billions of dollars are being illegally laundered with cryptocurrency in Europe….
Hackers Want In On Bitcoin Action: Expert
It’s hardly surprising that criminals are looking to get in on the cryptocurrency action as Bitcoin price surged past the $10,000 mark late on Monday. Cybercriminals, hackers, Internet pirates,…
Credit Suisse CEO Has No Appetite for Bitcoin, Cries “Bubble”
While the lack of regulation and use by criminals once formed the basis of attacks on Bitcoin, “bubble” is the latest condemnation used by skeptics. Credit Suisse CEO Thiam…