The entity is focused on government lobbying around regulation and monitoring market trends. …read more Source:: Open Source S
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Hackers target ad networks to inject cryptocurrency mining scripts
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•It’s the latest way for hackers to make money — by fooling unsuspected website visitors to mine cryptocurrency in their browser’s background. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Twitter bans cryptocurrency ads
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•The social media site will start banning cryptocurrency ads from Tuesday, including initial coin offerings and token sales. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Cybercriminals spotted hiding cryptocurrency mining malware in forked projects on GitHub
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•Those behind the campaign are specially tailoring the Monero crypto-jacking malware to use a limited amount of CPU power in order to evade infections being detected. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Google to ban cryptocurrency, ICO adverts
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•Initial Coin Offerings, wallets, and consultancy services are all included in the blanket ban. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Bureau of Meteorology staff questioned by AFP over cryptocurrency mining: Report
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•The ABC first reported that staff are being investigated by the Australian Federal Police for allegedly mining cryptocurrency on the bureau’s computers. …read more Source:: Open Source S
ComboJack malware tries to steal your cryptocurrency by changing the data in your clipboard
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•This newly uncovered malware is delivered by phishing emails – and hopes users don’t bother to check which wallet they sending money to. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Ad network circumvents blockers to hijack browsers for cryptocurrency mining
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•An advertising network has come up with a way to ignore ad blockers in order to serve cryptocurrency mining scripts to visitors. …read more Source:: Open Source S
SEC pursues dozens of companies in cryptocurrency ICO crackdown
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•Subpoenas and information requests are being issued in light of the explosion in ICOs and token sales. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Rakuten to release own cryptocurrency as it looks to enhance loyalty platform
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•Japanese e-commerce giant is looking to evolve its Super Points loyalty points platform and unleash its own blockchain-based cryptocurrency, called Rakuten Coin. …read more Source:: Open Source S