California authorities have reportedly arrested a student who is suspected of stealing 5 million dollars’ worth of Bitcoin and also a few Altcoins through a scam technique known as “Sim jacking”. Tech news site Motherboard which reported the incident also…
The CBA Involved in Shipping of 17 Tons of Almonds Using the Block Chain
An announcement has been made about a successful trade made by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia through its newly created blockchain platform. As part of a blockchain experiment, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia together with five domestic and overseas supply…
Nearly 400 websites were infected with Coinhive code in the latest cryptojacking incident
Cryptojacking, i.e. hijacking unsuspecting users computers for surreptitious cryptocurrency mining, has become a persistent issue. In the latest such incident, nearly 400 websites were infected with a Coinhive crypto mining code. Cryptocurrency mining is a complex, resource-intensive, and competitive process.…
Crypto mining malware targets Monero !
‘Cryptojacking’, i.e. using unsuspecting users computing resources to mine cryptocurrencies surreptitiously, is becoming increasingly common. In the latest such incident, crypto mining malware designed to mine Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency was used to infect Linux server, taking advantage of five-year-old security…