Bitcoin CrimeCryptocurrency NewsThe Biggest Beneficiaries of the Bitcoin Ransomware Boom are Not Hackers The more prevalent bitcoin ransomware attacks become, the merrier it gets for…Mark EmemOctober 17, 2019
HeadlinesNewsJohannesburg Power Company Crippled by Devastating Ransomware South Africa’s state-owned power company, Eskom Holdings, has become the latest victim…David HundeyinJuly 25, 2019
Bitcoin CrimeCryptocurrency NewsNewsRenewed Ransomware Menace Hits Georgia Court System Ransomware, which recently totally disrupted the government in Baltimore, has now overtaken…P. H. MadoreJuly 3, 2019
Bitcoin CrimeBitcoin ScamsCryptocurrency NewsNewsBaltimore Ransomware Siege Enters Second Week of Bitcoin Extortion Attack By CCN: Most of the Baltimore City’s government systems have been locked…P. H. MadoreMay 16, 2019
Bitcoin CrimeCryptocurrency NewsNewsRansomware Crooks Cashed Out $16 Million from Defunct Bitcoin Exchange: Google Research By CCN: In the two years leading up to 2018, a spate…Justin OConnellMay 9, 2019
Bitcoin ScamsBitcoin SecurityCryptocurrency NewsNewsUkranian Hacker Caught Infecting His Own Websites with Crypto Malware According to the Ukranian cyber police, an unnamed man infected a bunch…P. H. MadoreMarch 27, 2019
Bitcoin CrimeCryptocurrency NewsNewsDutch Bitcoin Ransom DDoS Hacker Gets No Additional Jail Time Netherlands seems to be the place to operate elaborate Bitcoin ransom schemes…P. H. MadoreMarch 18, 2019
Bitcoin MiningBitcoin SecurityNewsCould This Crypto Ransomware Cripple China’s Bitcoin Mining Industry? By CCN.com: China’s sprawling bitcoin mining industry is being targeted by a…David HundeyinJanuary 25, 2019
Bitcoin CrimeNewsCanada’s Indigenous Tribes’ Organization Extorted for C$20,000 in Bitcoim An organization representing indigenous tribes in Canada recently paid a ransom in…Mark EmemOctober 25, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeNewsCybercriminals Hit Port of San Diego with Ransomware, Demand Bitcoin It has not been smooth sailing for the Port of San Diego’s…Mark EmemSeptember 29, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeNewsThis Canadian Town is Coughing Up Bitcoin After Ransomware Attack A town in the Ontario Province of Canada has decided to pay…Mark EmemSeptember 12, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeNewsHackers Breach PGA Servers Ahead of Golf Championship, Demand Bitcoin Unknown hackers have taken aim at the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of…Mark EmemAugust 10, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeNewsSamSam Ransomware Makers Rake in $6 Million in Bitcoin: Research The SamSam ransomware has grossed its creator over $6 million in Bitcoin…Yashu GolaAugust 2, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeNewsFirst Bitcoin Cash Ransomware Makes It Impossible to Decrypt Files Ransomware extortionists have seemingly started using Bitcoin Cash (BCH) for ransom payments…Francisco MemoriaMarch 2, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeNewsTor Proxy Service Caught Diverting Ransomware Extortionists’ Bitcoin Payments Extorting bitcoin using ransomware is a profitable business. One Google report pegged…Francisco MemoriaFebruary 2, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeNewsBitcoin Price Roller Coaster Makes Ransomware Cybercriminals Queasy Bitcoin has done what regulators haven’t been able to accomplish — getting cybercriminals…Gerelyn TerzoJanuary 18, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeNewsShapeShift is Assisting Police to Trace Cashed Out Bitcoin From WannaCry Ransomware CyberScoopNews journalist Patrick O’Neill revealed on August 3 that ShapeShift, the cryptocurrency…Joseph YoungAugust 10, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeBitcoin SecurityNewsWannaCry Extortionists’ Ill-Gotten Bitcoins Are on the Move Back in May, a global bitcoin extorting ransomware campaign was launched using…Francisco MemoriaAugust 3, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeNewsGoogle: Ransomware Extortionists Net $25 Million in Two Years, 95% Cashed out through BTC-E Recently two global ransomware campaigns made headlines due to the incredible reach…Francisco MemoriaJuly 27, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeNewsNotPetya Ransomware Extortionists are Moving their Ill-Gotten Bitcoin As reported by CCN, last week a global ransomware campaign, using a…Francisco MemoriaJuly 5, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeNewsPetya Ransomware Outbreak Is Extorting Bitcoin and Spreading Worldwide Last month, CCN reported that a global ransomware campaign hit over 100…Francisco MemoriaJune 27, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeNewsCompanies Buying Bitcoin Fearing Future Ransomware Attacks Companies are hoarding bitcoin to protect against future “ransomware” attacks, reports NBC…Justin OConnellMay 18, 2017
NewsIs North Korea Stocking Up on Bitcoin? Three security firms have reported a connection between WannaCry ransomware and malware…Justin OConnellMay 18, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeBitcoin in MediaNewsMainstream Media’s Blame-On-Bitcoin Narrative Fails to Portray Actual Cause of NSA Ransomware The NSA tool-derived WannaCry ransomware was used to carry out the largest…Joseph YoungMay 17, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeNewsNearly $53k in Bitcoin Ransoms Paid with WannaCry Ransomware An audacious global cyberattack that saw large institutions and companies in 150 countries…Rebecca CampbellMay 15, 2017
