Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin Bitcoin plummets to a six-month low on China crackdown
Bitcoin slumped to a six-month low on Friday after China's central bank launched a fresh crackdown on cryptocurrencies, warning of …
Cryptocurrency EU to consider issuing public digital currency
The European Central Bank should consider issuing a public digital currency, an EU draft document said, after plans by Facebook …
News Concerns over Facebook’s cryptocurrency plans
Facebook Inc revealed lofty plans to establish a cryptocurrency called Libra in June, but the project quickly ran into trouble …
News Six arrested for domain-spoofing cryptocurrency exchange & stealing £22 million
Six fraudsters, including five men and a woman, were arrested by the UK’s South West Regional Cyber Crime Unit (SW …
Breach Three steps to protecting crypto holdings against SIM Jacking
Kevin Owocki, Founder at Gitcoin, shares three ways cryptocurrency holders can protect themselves against the growing threat of SIM jacking. …
News Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency faces rough waters as concerns rise
Facebook, along with 26 other global organisations, has formed a non-profit consortium called the Libra Association that is set to …
News Hackers steal $41 million worth of bitcoin
Hackers stole bitcoin worth $41 million (31 million pounds) from Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, the company …
News Hamas shifts to bitcoin for fundraising
New research shows how the armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas is using bitcoin to raise and move money. …
Threats Cryptomining infections outnumbered ransomware by ten times in 2018
Cryptomining operations infected IT networks of ten times as many organisations compared to ransomware infections in 2018 but only 16 …
News Hacker behind €10 million IOTA cryptocurrency theft arrested in Oxford
A hacker suspected of being behind the theft of €10 million in IOTA cryptocurrency from 85 victims since January last …
Information Security How should blockchain be regulated?
At this year’s Blockchain Live trade show in London, something curious happened. The talk on “Crypto currency: the search for …
News Hackers stole $60 million in cryptocurrency from Japanese exchange
Hackers stole about $60 million in cryptocurrency from Japanese cryptocurrency firm Tech Bureau Corp on September 14th. According to government …
