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Bitcoin Ransomware Education – Patcher
The Merkle It's not often that a new type of ransomware is discovered which targets an operating system that is not Windows or Android. Patcher proves to be one of these rare exceptions, as it is designed to target non-Windows systems. In fact, for some unknown … |
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UAE Bank Victimized by Data Breach and Bitcoin Ransom
newsBTC Another customer data breach is in the news, only this time, the results are worse than we're used to. The breach occurred in the United Arab Emirates, and the attack is being labeled as the biggest in the country's history. According to Bitcoinist.net … |
Video streaming service Plex has reset user passwords after it was breached by a hacker who threatened to release stolen data unless he’s paid a ransom.
The company found out on Wednesday that a server hosting its forum and blog had been compromised, Chris Curtis, a Plex support engineer, said in a blog post.
Information including IP addresses, email addresses, private forum messages and encrypted passwords were exposed.
Someone going by the nickname “Savata” claimed responsibility for the breach and threatened to release the data on torrent networks if a ransom wasn’t paid in bitcoins.
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Two former U.S. government agents face charges related to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin while assisting with an investigation of the Silk Road underground online marketplace, with one accused of using a fake online persona to extort money from operators of the site.
Facing charges of wire fraud and money laundering are Carl Force, 46, of Baltimore, a former special agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, and Shaun Bridges, 32, of Laurel, Maryland, a former special agent with the U.S. Secret Service. Both served on the Baltimore Silk Road Task Force, which investigated illegal activity on the Silk Road website, the Department of Justice said Monday in a press release.
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