German Police Detain 'Bitcoin Mining Hackers'
German police have detained two people suspected of hacking computer networks, mining over €700,000 in bitcoin.
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Dec 5, 2013 at 11:25 a.m. UTC
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Unsuspecting PC Users Duped into Mining Bitcoin by Malware
A number of software applications that run on Windows are mining small amounts of bitcoin from people's computers.
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Dec 4, 2013 at 2:57 p.m. UTC
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Gaming Company to Pay $1 Million for Secretly Using Customer Computers for Bitcoin Mining
Gaming company reaches $1m settlement with Attorney General after admitting to injecting bitcoin mining code into users' computers.
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Nov 20, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
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Tens of Millions in the UK May Be Targeted by CryptoLocker Bitcoin Ransomware
The UK’s crime agency alerted people today after bitcoin ransomware scourge Cryptolocker swept the country.
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Nov 15, 2013 at 10:43 p.m. UTC
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CryptoLocker malware demands bitcoin ransom
Cybercriminals are infecting people's computers with malware then demanding a bitcoin ransom for the decryption key.
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Oct 19, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. UTC
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Litecoin targeted by trojan malware
A security firm has published a report showing malware aimed at stealing Litecoin wallet files.
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Jul 5, 2013 at 6:02 p.m. UTC
Jul 5, 2013