SamSam Ransomware Evolves Its Tactics Towards Targeting Whole Companies

Ransomware has lately lost its status as the queen of the cybercrime prom, but a new iteration of the nefarious SamSam extortion code shows that it can still make a bid to be sparkly and attention-getting. The latest version of SamSam has taken the malware road less traveled, ditching widespread...

Bitcoin Ransomware Hits Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy website

By Waqas The official website of Ukraine's Ministry of Energy and coal was This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bitcoin Ransomware Hits Ukraine's Ministry of Energy website...

How to Steal Bitcoin Wallet Keys (Cold Storage) from Air-Gapped PCs

Dr. Mordechai Guri, the head of R&D team at Israel's Ben Gurion University, who previously demonstrated various methods to steal data from an air-gapped computer, has now published new research named "BeatCoin." BeatCoin is not a new hacking technique; instead, it's an experiment wherein the...

Suspected 'Big Bitcoin Heist' Mastermind Fled to Sweden On Icelandic PM's Plane

Remember the "Big bitcoin heist " we reported last month when a group of thieves stole around 600 powerful bitcoin mining devices from Icelandic data centers? Icelandic Police had arrested 11 suspects as part of the investigation, one of which has escaped from prison and fled to Sweden on a...

Suspected 'Big Bitcoin Heist' Mastermind Fled to Sweden On Icelandic PM's Plane

Remember the "Big bitcoin heist" we reported last month when a group of thieves stole around 600 powerful bitcoin mining devices from Icelandic data centers? Icelandic Police had arrested 11 suspects as part of the investigation, one of which has escaped from prison and fled to Sweden on a...

Linux server discovered bitcoin extortion event, do a good Four Points from a loss-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Following the Windows encountered ransomware virus after the Linux server was bitcoin extortion cases have occurred, you think to pay a ransom just to end? Important warning Recently, Tencent cloud security team monitoring to the cloud on a Linux server began to appear bitcoin extortion event, th...

Someone stole $3 million from Coinsecure Bitcoin exchange

By Waqas In a security notice, the Indian Bitcoin exchange Coinsecure has revealed This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Someone stole $3 million from Coinsecure Bitcoin exchange...

Coin Mining Malware and What Akamai Can do About It

It has been a busy few months for crypto-mining! The advent of cryptocurrency1 has resulted in a rollercoaster ride of interest in the last 18 months, with millions of people making and losing millions in physical currency. Through all of this, cryptocurrency has been a heavy target for...

Tracing Stolen Bitcoin

Ross Anderson has a really interesting paper on tracing stolen bitcoin. From a blog post: Previous attempts to track tainted coins had used either the "poison" or the "haircut" method. Suppose I open a new address and pay into it three stolen bitcoin followed by seven freshly-mined ones. Then und...

Invisible resource thieves: The increasing threat of cryptocurrency miners

The surge in Bitcoin prices has driven widescale interest in cryptocurrencies. While the future of digital currencies is uncertain, they are shaking up the cybersecurity landscape as they continue to influence the intent and nature of attacks. Cybercriminals gave cryptocurrencies a bad name when...

Bitcoin Price Drops 10% Amid Binance Exchange Hacking Rumors

By Waqas Being part of cryptocurrency industry is like constantly riding on This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bitcoin Price Drops 10% Amid Binance Exchange Hacking Rumors...

[SECURITY] Fedora 27 Update: electrum-3.0.6-1.fc27

Electrum is an easy to use Bitcoin client. It protects you from losing coins in a backup mistake or computer failure, because your wallet can be recovered from a secret phrase that you can write on paper or learn by heart. There is no waiting time when you start the client, because it does not...

[SECURITY] Fedora 26 Update: electrum-3.0.6-1.fc26

Electrum is an easy to use Bitcoin client. It protects you from losing coins in a backup mistake or computer failure, because your wallet can be recovered from a secret phrase that you can write on paper or learn by heart. There is no waiting time when you start the client, because it does not...

600 Powerful Bitcoin-Mining Computers Worth $2 Million Stolen In Iceland

Around 600 powerful devices specifically designed for mining bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been stolen from Icelandic data centers in what has been dubbed the "Big Bitcoin Heist." To make a profit, so far criminals have hacked cryptocurrency exchanges, spread mining malware, and...

Stolen: 600 Bitcoin Mining Computers in Iceland & 153 from Malaysia

By Waqas Bitcoin is a kind of cryptocurrency which every user, hacker, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Stolen: 600 Bitcoin Mining Computers in Iceland & 153 from Malaysia...

PHP Scripts Mall Bitcoin MLM Software Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

PHP Scripts Mall Bitcoin MLM Software is a PHP-based bitcoin management software from PHP Scripts Mall India. A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in PHP Scripts Mall Bitcoin MLM Software version 1.0.2. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary web script or HTML...

Electrum Technologies GmbH Electrum Bitcoin Wallet Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Electrum Technologies GmbH Electrum Bitcoin Wallet is a lightweight bitcoin wallet software. A security vulnerability exists in the JSONRPC interface in Electrum Technologies GmbH Electrum Bitcoin Wallet versions prior to 3.0.5. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to steal bitcoins...

A week in security (February 12 – February 18)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at a huge Android cryptomining campaign, malicious apps on Google Play, and some Apple scams doing the rounds. We also explored the world of healthcare security, and dived into the land of scammy Valentine's Day tricks and cheats. Other news Thought the...

Austria seeks Interpol’s help to bust Bitcoin scammers who stole $115M

By Waqas Another day another Bitcoin scam in which unsuspected users have This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Austria seeks Interpol's help to bust Bitcoin scammers who stole $115M...

TrickBot Variant Steals Bitcoin by Hijacking Cryptocurrency Transactions

By Waqas Another day, another malware - This time TrickBot's variant is This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TrickBot Variant Steals Bitcoin by Hijacking Cryptocurrency Transactions...