In our “Security” section, we cover cybersecurity issues, risks, and protective technologies in the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem. Here you will find information about hacks, fraud schemes, wallet security, and best practices for protecting digital assets. Read the “Security” section on ForkNews to learn how to keep your crypto funds safe.
An organization representing indigenous tribes in Canada recently paid a ransom of $20,000 in Bitcoin to restore access to computer files that were encrypted by a hacker.
A group of Call of Duty players - one from Dolton and another from Bloomington - are suspected of hacking into computers and stealing more than $3 million in cryptocurrency, according to a criminal complaint filed in Chicago.
According to a report published by a Russian cybersecurity firm, $882 million has been stolen from cryptocurrency exchanges over the past two years.
According to CNBC, in February of this year, a Canadian resident became a victim of a telephone scam. As a result, she bought $62,500 worth of Bitcoin and sent it to the scammer, who she believed was the Canada Revenue Agency.
If you thought that problems with the Flash plugin had stopped, then you are mistaken, they are gaining momentum, and scammers have become wiser and more creative.
Not long ago, British Airways and Facebook were on the long list of hacker victims. Such events hit the reputation of companies quite hard; many clients stop trusting them. But what do the hackers themselves get as a result of these attacks?
The data of each of Facebook's 50 million users, stolen in late September, is being sold on the dark web. After the social network announced the discovered vulnerability, the company hastened to officially announce that it had been fixed and that there was no threat to users. However, this data breach was one of the largest in the history of the social network, and now a fresh Facebook user database has appeared on underground online markets.
According to Australian police, fraudsters disguised as debt collectors forced four migrants to pay their tax debt through a Bitcoin ATM. If the requirements are not met, migrants, according to the scammers, could go to prison.
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