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Cryptocurrency has rapidly become one of the most exciting technologies in recent years. The most popular of them all – Bitcoin – soared in value in 2017, leading to millions to purchase the currency and set up their own mining farms.

Scammers posing as CIA agents demand ransom for alleged possession of child porn, threatening arrest.

Dave and Jeff tackle the latest on the Baltimore ransomware attack, Amazon’s new Alexa patent, recent wins against cybercrime, and more.

For three weeks, Baltimore’s administration has been struggling with the aftermath of a ransomware attack.

Dave and Jeff take on the Airbnb bedroom filming story, ATMs helping stop Bitcoin scams, and more.

A bug in WinRAR allows malefactors to gain full control over your device. All they need you to do is unpack a rigged RAR file.

In this episode of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, Dave and Jeff take a look at Facebook’s rumored cryptocurrency, TikTok’s fine from the FTC, and the latest issue for YouTube.

GandCrab still holds 40% of the ransomware market. Recent distribution methods help the malware stand out.

Analysis of a German sex toy reveals all sorts of vulnerabilities.

Security researchers found several ways to compromise hardware cryptocurrency wallets made by Ledger and Trezor.

They say they have video of you watching porn, threaten to send it to your friends, and demand ransom in bitcoins? Don’t pay! We explain how this scam works.

A supply-chain attack against Copay cryptowallets through an open-source library enables bitcoin theft.

In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, we discuss some hot water for Facebook and LinkedIn, Bitcoin falling, German Wi-Fi router guidance, and more.

In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, we discuss a targeted cryptocurrency scam, Canadian weed database breached, bio chips, and the current state of spam and phishing.

Twitter cryptocurrency scams are becoming more and more advanced and convincing, with scammers using new techniques and some heavy artillery.

Blockchain was designed to reliably store data forever. Unfortunately, such design conflicts with modern privacy legislation trends.

The infamous Lazarus group’s newest campaign is really hard to detect. Bonus: How cryptocurrencies, cybercriminals, and ramen noodles are connected.

Any piece of malware can be captured if you know it for what it is — for example, if you use a trainable behavioral model.

In this edition of the podcast, Jeff and Dave discuss a McDonald’s Monopoly whopper, banning miners, hacking by inmates, and more.

In the Netherlands, the creators of one of the first ransomware cryptors are on trial, thanks largely to us.

The Rakhni encrypting ransomware, known since 2013, is now trying its hand at mining Monero.