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Online Extortionists Are Using Encryption as a Ransom Weapon
Most of the time we discuss encryption as a way to protect ourselves online , but an increasingly popular form of digital attack uses …
Silk Road website founder Ross Ulbricht found guilty on all counts
A jury has ruled Ross Ulbricht, the 30-year-old who founded the black market website Silk Road, guilty on all counts. The FBI arrested Ulbricht …
Bitcoin backers seek to create ‘regulated’ exchange
The Winklevoss twins, who clashed with Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook, are seeking approval for a Bitcoin exchange overseen by US regulators. The pair plan …
Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Hacked
On January 5, 2015, the leading bitcoin exchange Bitstamp announced that one of its operational wallets had been breached. “As a security precaution against …
Hackers hold 7 million Dropbox passwords ransom
Hackers are threatening a major breach in Dropbox security, claiming to have stolen the login details of almost 7 million users, and promising to …
5 million Gmail passwords leaked: Check if yours was among them
A list of 5 million Gmail addresses and passwords appeared on a Russian Bitcoin forum Wednesday. It is still unclear how anyone obtained the …
Amazon launches its own virtual currency called Coins and gives ‘tens of millions’ away for free to US Kindle owners
Amazon has launched its own currency called Amazon Coins. It’s currently only available in the States for Kindle Fire owners, but the Coins can …
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