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bitcoin

68 articles

avorable exchange rate on a fake cryptoexchange
  • scam

Hyped-up fake crypto-exchanges on YouTube

How scammers lure YouTube users to a fake website where a purported bug lets them exchange Bitcoin at an excellent rate.

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • July 5, 2022

Scammers steal seed phrases to hack cryptowallets
  • scam

Cryptoscam giveaway: phishers go after seed phrases

We explain how scammers steal cryptowallets through phishing.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • May 16, 2022

Scammers send fake transfer notifications to users of the Luno cryptocurrency exchange, lure them to a fake page and hijack their accounts
  • scam

Cryptophishing on the Luno exchange

Scammers are sending fake transfer receipt notifications to Luno cryptoexchange users and stealing their credentials.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • September 1, 2021

How scammers exploit ICO and cryptocurrency hype to defraud cryptoinvestors in Discord
  • scam

Discord cryptoscam: A new hope

Scammers continue to target cryptoinvestors, this time by luring their victims with fake ICOs for “hype” coins.

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • June 4, 2021

Scammers are using fake news sites to lend legitimacy to their Bitcoin and Ethereum offers on Discord
  • scam

Discord cryptoscam: Attack of the clones

Scammers are using fake news sites to lend legitimacy to their Bitcoin and Ethereum offers on Discord.

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • February 12, 2021

Scam messages are offering Discord users free Bitcoin or Ethereum currency through a fake online cryptocurrency exchange
  • scam

Cryptoscam in Discord

Scammers are luring Discord users to a fake cryptocurrency exchange with the promise of free Bitcoin or Ethereum.

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • February 4, 2021

  • RC3

Ransomware’s cryptofootprint

Cybercriminals made off with more than $16 million from ransomware from 2016 to 2017.

  • Nikolay Pankov

  • January 20, 2021

Decided to invest in cryptocurrency? Read our guide to avoid the most common rookie mistakes and not lose money
  • tips

Safe cryptotrading 101

Decided to invest in cryptocurrency? Read our guide to avoid the most common rookie mistakes and not lose money.

  • Egor Nashilov

  • October 2, 2020

  • email

Bomb threat spam

Cybercriminals are trying to extort money from companies by threatening to bomb their offices.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • September 9, 2020

The Brothers Grimm fairy tales are deep source of object lessons in information security — not just for children, but also for adults.
  • truth

Snow White, the Seven Cryptominers, and the targeted attacks

The Brothers Grimm fairy tales are deep source of object lessons in information security — not just for children, but also for adults.

  • Nikolay Pankov

  • January 4, 2020

4 types of crypto hacks: how it works?
  • bitcoin

4 types of cryptohacks, explained

We look at the ridiculous reasons behind four recent cryptohacks.

  • Alexey Malanov

  • December 10, 2019

The Razy Trojan secretly installs malicious extensions for Chrome and Firefox to serve phishing links and steal cryptocurrency
  • extensions

Crazy Razy, bitcoin thief

The Razy Trojan secretly installs malicious extensions for Chrome and Firefox to serve phishing links and steal cryptocurrency.

  • Pavel Shoshin

  • January 24, 2019

Security researchers found several ways to compromise hardware cryptocurrency wallets made by Ledger and Trezor
  • 35c3

How to hack a hardware cryptocurrency wallet

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

  • Alex Drozhzhin

  • January 10, 2019

  • supply chain

A bad link in the cryptochain

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

  • Alex Perekalin

  • November 29, 2018

  • privacy

Is blockchain compatible with privacy?

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

  • Alexander Moiseev

  • October 31, 2018

Cryptomining is booming, with more than 2.7 million users attacked in 2017–2018. Ransomware, however, is in serious decline.
  • miners

Cryptominers gain ground

As we predicted at the end of 2017, malicious cryptomining is booming in 2018, up by 44%.

  • Sarah Pike

  • June 27, 2018

  • bitcoin

Which cryptocurrency wallet to choose

What is a cryptocurrency wallet, and how do you choose which one suits you best?

  • Alex Perekalin

  • April 10, 2018

From ransomware to Web miners
  • threats

How hidden mining threatens your business

Cybercriminals weaponize hidden mining. We tell you how it works and how to protect your company

  • Yaroslava Ryabova

  • March 7, 2018

  • quiz

Quiz: Is that really cryptocurrency?

We’re pretty sure you haven’t heard of at least one of these cryptocurrencies. Wanna bet? Take our test and find out!

  • Yaroslava Ryabova

  • February 16, 2018

Web miners in YouTube ads
  • threats

Cryptocurrency miners in Youtube ads

While you’re watching YouTube, someone might just be using your device to mine cryptocurrency.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • February 5, 2018

  • Ransomware

Selling cryptocastles in the sky

The cryptomining boom is helping scammers make money out of thin air. The latest method involves fake currency and ransomware.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • February 2, 2018

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