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Insurer Who Refused BitPay Claim Responds to Suit
2015-11-23T13:33:29.000+02:00
MBIC has formally defended its rejection of BitPay's claims demanding compensation for a hacking in which the startup lost 5,000 BTC.
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Charges Unveiled in Massive JPMorgan Hack, Illegal Bitcoin Exchange
2015-11-11T20:01:20.000+02:00
"By any measure, the data breaches at these firms were breathtaking in scope and in size."
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NFA’s New Cybersecurity Guidance: What In-House Counsel Need to Know
2015-11-03T15:00:32.000+02:00
The NFA is signaling that it expects either compliance with the “guidance” or an explanation as to why alternative methods are sufficient.
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American Watchdog Imposes New Cybersecurity Regulations
2015-10-25T14:14:53.000+02:00
The newly approved information protection program includes several measures meant to prevent identity theft and hacking.
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CryptoWall Ransomware Spreading through Greece
2015-10-16T06:19:38.000+02:00
CryptoWall is an apparent successor to CryptoLocker, which cybersecurity experts struggled to contend with in 2013 and 2014.
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Purse.io Back Online After Attack, Users Claim Losses
2015-10-12T19:46:07.000+02:00
Purse.io says that its service is back to normal after its users were targeted in an e-mail attack.
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BitPay on Hacking: Loss Is Ours, Client Funds Are Safe
2015-09-17T19:36:01.000+02:00
BitPay has issued limited public comment on the recent revelations of its losing 5,000 bitcoins due to a hacking last December.
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BitPay Lost 5,000 Bitcoins, Sued Insurer Refusing Claim
2015-09-17T14:22:08.000+02:00
BitPay, one of the leading bitcoin payment processing providers, reportedly lost 5,000 BTC ($1.85 million) in a hacking last December.
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The Latest Victims of DDoS Attacks: Banks and Bitcoin XT
2015-09-09T21:26:01.000+02:00
In the wilder days of 2013 -14, and to an extent, even today, such attacks were a common problem faced by bitcoin exchanges and other sites.
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NFA Proposes New Information Security Rules
2015-08-31T21:42:16.000+02:00
The cybersecurity plan includes measures meant to prevent identity theft and hacking.
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Extortionists Demanding Bitcoins from Ashley Madison Users
2015-08-23T14:30:41.000+02:00
Extortionists are now demanding bitcoins in threats to reveal secrets of Ashley Madison users to their significant others.
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Ukrainian Hackers Made $100M from Insider Trading on Stolen Information
2015-08-12T10:08:14.000+02:00
Watch: The traders who collaborated with the hackers hid their activity by trading in stock CFDs.
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Bitcoin Market Overview: Notable Moments in the History of BTC
2015-07-30T11:55:14.000+02:00
From its early days as little more than a proof-of-concept, Bitcoin has grown to become a respected and powerful alternative currency model.
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4 Arrested, Linked in Stock Pumping, Hacking and Bitcoin Laundering Schemes
2015-07-22T17:29:26.000+02:00
Four were arrested in what was apparently two separate investigations, but have been linked through a third into the hacking of JPMorgan.
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Will Bitcoin Survive When Quantum Computing Arrives?
2015-07-18T14:00:39.000+02:00
In theory, it can render the encryption which we depend upon in our daily internet lives as useless.
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28 Arrested in Global Crackdown on Cybercrime Bazaar Darkode
2015-07-16T11:53:14.000+02:00
At least 28 have been arrested in a global crackdown on the notorious hacking and cybercrime forum, Darkode.
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Leaked Report: Phishing Attacks Led to $5.3 Million Bitstamp Hacking
2015-07-03T15:00:03.000+02:00
A leaked report, removed from the web upon request from Bitstamp, says that the January hacking of the exchange was caused by phishing.
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FBI Warns on Bitcoin Ransomware, Says Victims Have Lost $18 Million
2015-06-24T10:47:09.000+02:00
The FBI has advised the public that ransomware is still a real threat, and advised on its prevention and mitigation.
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Bitcointalk Hacked, User Data Possibly Leaked
2015-05-26T16:32:38.000+02:00
One of Bitcoin's longest standing and most used forums, Bitcointalk (Bitcoin Forum), has reportedly been attacked by a hacker,
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Bitfinex Warns of Possible Hot Wallet Attack, Covering Losses
2015-05-25T11:20:28.000+02:00
Crypto exchange Bitfinex has warned that its hot wallet, used for the transfer and short-term storage of bitcoin, may have been compromised.
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Hackers Threaten Banks with More Attacks, Demand Bitcoins
2015-05-13T13:30:03.000+02:00
Bank of China and Bank of East Asia have reportedly experienced hackings on their websites.
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Cops in Maine Pay $300 Bitcoin Ransom
2015-04-15T16:04:09.000+02:00
Police in Maine had no choice but to pay the $300 bitcoin ransom after their Burgess system was infected with the Megacode ransomware.
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"Bitcoin Barron" Arrested in Arizona
2015-04-14T16:26:10.000+02:00
"Bitcoin Barron", the 20-year old hacker behind a series of DDoS attacks against small towns in the US, has been arrested in Arizona.
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