Hackers Steal Over $75 Million in Bitcoin from NiceHash
Slovenia-based NiceHash, the cryptocurrency mining marketplace where users can rent their unused hashing power, announced on Wednesday that they had ...
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Hackers Hit North Carolina County Government and Demand Two Bitcoin Ransom
The county government of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, has been hacked, leaving their server files being held for a ransom of ...
Police Arrest Three Bitcoin Traders in Kenya
Police in Kenya arrest three Bitcoin traders on charges of money laundering by using stolen money to purchase cryptocurrency. There ...
SEC Cyber Team Shuts Down Fraudulent ICO
Initial coin offerings have become one of the most popular and easy ways to raise money online through cryptocurrencies. But ...
Hackers Demand a Single Bitcoin in Ransomware Attack
Computer hackers target the Sacramento Regional Transit system and demand a whopping ransom of a single Bitcoin. There have been ...
Programmer Gets 16 Months Jail Time for Bitcoin Laundering Scam
Yuri Lebedev, an immigrant from Ukraine, was sentenced to 16 months of jail for his role in a Bitcoin scam ...
Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Manager Arrested For Ripple Fraud
The manager and operator of Japanese Ripple exchange Ripple Trade Japan has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a customer for ¥1.4 million ($12,470) ...
Police in New Delhi Arrest Gang Robbing Bitcoin Buyers
A group of six individuals in New Delhi, India, have been arrested by the police for robbing people that they ...
