sCrypt launches Script-level debugger as a service
Developers can inspect exactly which higher level sCrypt code correlates to which Bitcoin opcodes which should enable experimentation, functionality and less bugs, Joshua Henslee writes.
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Hackers use Monero cryptojacking as decoy for more invasive attacks: report
A group called BISMUTH has reportedly attacked a number of targets linked to governments in Vietnam and France in recent weeks.
Ex-Microsoft engineer involved in $10M BTC fraud get 9 years
Volodymyr Kwashuk is charged with taking advantage of his Microsoft access to steal currency stored value such as digital gift cards worth $10 million.
New Anubis malware targets digital currency wallets on Windows
The malware shares a name with yet another potent banking Trojan that has been targeting Android smartphones for months now.
Digital currency users in India ‘5x more likely’ to be hack victims
Users in India are nearly five times as likely as digital currency users elsewhere to encounter the so-called “cryptojacking” attacks.
Cryptojackers hijack machine learning toolkit Kubeflow
The attacks have been going on since April, with “tens of Kubernetes clusters” running Kubeflow having been targeted so far.
PonyFinal human-operated ransomware on the prowl: Microsoft
Microsoft has warned that a new human-operated ransomware known as PonyFinal is targeting enterprise systems, including health systems, in Iran, U.S and India. %%sitename%% news for %%date%%.
Microsoft wants to use your body to process digital currencies
Microsoft has applied for a patent application for a unique system for processing digital currencies.
‘Vulgar’ botnet targets Microsoft SQL servers to process digital currency
The campaign, which researchers say began in May 2018, has been targeting Windows machines operating SQL servers.
Microsoft makes changes to Edge browser to thwart illicit miners
The web browser now comes with an update that can identify a multitude of potentially damaging software.
Ex-Microsoft engineer guilty of stealing over $10M with Bitcoin mixer help
Volodymyr Kvashuk had been using cryptocurrency and laundering the proceeds through coin mixers to attempt to cover his tracks, U.S. authorities say.
Blockchain incubator set up in India to boost tech startups
T-Block Accelerator was set up by the Telangana state government in collaboration with the Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)-Hyderabad and the Indian School of Business (ISB).
