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For the longest time, people have assumed the profits made from ransomware attacks is very lucrative. But a recent study by Flashpoint paints an entirely different picture. While there is still money to be made, the numbers are far lower than most pe

Dmitry Koval, founder of Crix.io, a cryptocurrency trading platform, said in a recent interview: ?Our mission is to contribute to the community and ecosystem by creating the best niche products such as exchange-traded futures contracts suitable for h

User beware if you’re a TeamViewer! According to recent reports across Reddit and elsewhere, we have come to determine that the remote viewing service has had a data breach recently, rendering account usernames, password, and 2-factor authentic

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Fined Bitfinex $75,000 today for ?offering illegal off-exchange financed retail commodity transactions in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies,? citing the Commodity Exchange Act and Dodd-Frank for the action. T

According to a report from the Federal Reserve, the financial institution has faced over 300 cyber attacks between 2011 and 2015. This number is quite significant, but it is not surprising in the last, as hackers have taken a liking to attacking fina

Disclaimer: This is a press release. Bitcoinist is not responsible for this firm?s products and/or services. StartChat combines the backend encryption of Telegram with the convenience of 2-click Bitcoin transactions and wallet currencies conversions

It appears as if there is a phishing email making the rounds regarding the ongoing Mt. Gox investigation. These emails are allegedly coming from the Kraken exchange, and contain a link to a Google Drive file. Also read: Six Russian Banks Lose US$25.7

The rise of Ethereum?s The DAO is certainly cause for excitement. However, for Dash, the prospect of successfully operating a decentralized autonomous organization is already old news. Disclaimer: This article was provided by the Vanbex Group. Bitcoi

According to Russian news sources, over US$25.7m has been stolen from Russian banks. This has nothing to do with yet another Swift network breach, though. A hacker collective is involved in the creation and distribution of malware, used to steal mone

Albeit Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets have only recently started appearing on the iOS App Store; cryptocurrency users will need to be extra vigilant. A new hack allows attackers to switch legitimate applications with malicious versions. This also means