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BadgerDAO DeFi defunded as hackers apparently nab millions in crypto tokens
Badger, badger, badger, coin theft, coin theft!
Security02 Dec 2021 | 20
Sweden asks EU to ban Bitcoin mining because while hydroelectric power is cheap, they need it for other stuff
Lighting and warming homes in winter, or ransoming encrypted files and buying drugs? Hmmm
Networks26 Nov 2021 | 160
Crypto for cryptographers! Infosec types revolt against use of ancient abbreviation by Bitcoin and NFT devotees
Poll Complaints abound that yoof use it to mean 'digital currency'
Security23 Nov 2021 | 86
GPU makers increasingly disengage from crypto miners
Nvidia moves most of production to gaming kit, AMD 'not servicing' the crypto segment
On-Prem19 Nov 2021 | 84
Canadian teen nabbed in $36.5m crypto heist – possibly the biggest haul yet by a single individual
Plus, US gov to sell off $56m of Bitcoin – the largest single sum recovered so far from a cryptocurrency fraud
Security18 Nov 2021 | 14
Indian PM calls on the world to save youth from Bitcoin
Narendra Modi positions India as a place democracies should come to build tech – and diplomatic ties
Software18 Nov 2021 | 12
Chinese Communist Party official expelled for mining cryptocurrency
Middle Kingdom floats fresh data security rules, too, with eight-hour privacy breach notification requirement
Security16 Nov 2021 | 10
22-year-old Brit accused of Twitter SIM-swap heists charged with $784k cryptocurrency theft
He's in Spain, faces extradition to the US to stand trial
Legal04 Nov 2021 | 26
White House ransomware summit calls for virtual asset crackdown, without mentioning cryptocurrency
Inconsistent regulation means crooks can sneak cryptos through cracks – pretty much everyone wants them filled
Security15 Oct 2021 | 5
One-character bug gives away $90m in COMP tokens – recipients can keep 10% or consider themselves doxxed
Hand back the money or I'm letting the IRS know, says DeFi biz boss
Software01 Oct 2021 | 43
Attacks against Remote Desktop Protocol endpoints have exploded this year, warns ESET's latest Threat Report
Security firm points to a 'stalkerware' epidemic, new Nobelium group activity
Security30 Sep 2021 | 8
Ethereum dev admits helping North Korea mine crypto-bucks, faces 20 years jail
Also advised on how smart contracts could help DPRK in US nuke talks
Security28 Sep 2021 | 8
For the nth time, China bans cryptocurrencies
Coin prices drop after People's Bank reiterates crackdown
Personal Tech24 Sep 2021 | 36
AT&T Alien Labs warns of 'zero or low detection' for TeamTNT's latest malware bundle
Chimaera toolkit found on 'thousands' of Windows, Linux, and container systems worldwide
Security08 Sep 2021 | 3
Kim Kardashian and Big Tech slapped for spruiking craptocurrency – and holding back useful crypto
Chair of UK Financial Conduct Authority says more regulation will help innovation to flourish
Legal07 Sep 2021 | 18
Crypto-coin startup said its bot could generate huge profits from your Bitcoin. It was a scam, says SEC
Founder and promoter accused of running 'Ponzi-like scheme'
Personal Tech03 Sep 2021 | 30
OK, so you stole $600m-plus from us, how about you be our Chief Security Advisor, Poly Network asks thief
Could it be a trap?
Security18 Aug 2021 | 30
Thief hands back at least a third of $600m in crypto-coins stolen from Poly Network
It was just a prank, bro
Security11 Aug 2021 | 23
$600m in cryptocurrencies swiped from Poly Network
'Any country will regard this as a major economic crime and you will be pursued'
Security10 Aug 2021 | 48
US senators reach last-minute compromise on cryptocurrency regulations as infrastructure bill vote looms
Coin miners and digicash researchers could be in the clear
Software09 Aug 2021 | 6
US proposes tracking digital cash and taxing it to pay for, you know, roads and stuff
Uncle Sam wants digital asset brokers to log customer info but didn't clarify who counts as a broker or not
Software06 Aug 2021 | 15
Ch-ch-ch-Chia! HDD sales soar to record levels as latest crypto craze sweeps Europe
Knock-on effect for NAS and SSD devices too
Storage05 Aug 2021 | 69
US SEC chair calls for crypto regulation
Says digi-bucks are 'rife with fraud, scams, and abuse' that have created a 'Wild West' of speculation and naughtiness
Legal04 Aug 2021 | 36
NFT or not to NFT: Steve Jobs' first job application auction shows physically unique beats cryptographically unique
Great, maybe the trend can FOAD now
Offbeat29 Jul 2021 | 26
Private cryptocurrencies make lousy national currencies: International Monetary Fund
But the idea of blockchain-powered money is worth government consideration
Legal27 Jul 2021 | 15
Reserve Bank of India official suggests country may soon have a digital currency pilot
CBDC would be released in phases to prevent volatility
Software23 Jul 2021 | 8
Europe mulls anonymous crypto-wallet ban, rules to make transfers more traceable
Won't someone please think of the ch, er, money laundering
Personal Tech22 Jul 2021 | 68
Former ad exec sticks Steve Jobs' 1973 job application in a scanner for physical-versus-digital NFT auction
Olly Joshi talks environmental issues, fundraising, and whether he'd hire '70s Jobs himself
Software21 Jul 2021 | 15
Hong Kong busts $150m crypto money-laundering ring
Prepares to enact its anti-doxxing laws – without amendments requested by Big Tech
Legal16 Jul 2021 | 5
Sir Tim Berners-Lee's World Wide Web NFT fetches $5.4m at auction while rest of us gaze upon source code for $0
Proceeds to go towards charitable causes, Father of the Web confirms
Software01 Jul 2021 | 30
Three things that have vanished: $3.6bn in Bitcoin, a crypto investment biz, and the two brothers who ran it
We got hacked and we'll be right back, duo said ... two months ago
Security23 Jun 2021 | 138
TITAN crypto-token does the opposite of zero to $60: Value plummets in hours
And did a code bug throw a spanner in the works for IRON investors?
Software17 Jun 2021 | 15
Thailand bans joke cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens
Much bubble, none value, regulator excite
Personal Tech15 Jun 2021 | 26
China arrests over 1000 for using cryptocurrency to help launder proceeds of phone scams
As local search engines stop providing results on crypto-keywords
Security11 Jun 2021 | 3
Proof-of-space cryptocurrency Chia triggers HDD sales boom in Europe
Residents near Western Digital, Seagate HQs deafened by popping of Champagne corks
Storage08 Jun 2021 | 49
Antivirus that mines Ethereum sounds a bit wrong, right? Norton has started selling it
Down continues to be the new up
Security03 Jun 2021 | 62
Ganja believe it? Police make hash of suspected weed farm raid, pot Bitcoin mine instead
Cops weren’t total dopes: chronic electricity theft means they still smoked crims
Legal30 May 2021 | 57
Iran bans cryptocurrency mining for four months as the weather – and election campaigns – start to heat up
Demand for 'leccy also lifted by dry season that's seen more farmers pumping water
Legal27 May 2021 | 9
US Treasury wants to treat cryptocurrencies like cash – as in you need to report $10k+ transactions
Welcome to the real world, Neo
Personal Tech21 May 2021 | 27
GitLab tries to address crypto-mining abuse by requiring card details for free stuff
Tweak only affects shared runners and new users signed up after 17 May
Software19 May 2021 | 10
China all but bans cryptocurrencies
Banks told not to transact, web platforms blocked from hosting or advertising, citizens told to look elsewhere for investments
Personal Tech19 May 2021 | 69
Business-intelligence-company-turned-Bitcoin-addict MicroStrategy grabs another $10m crypto-coin fix
Who's recommending investment? The man who already has a $1bn stake
Security18 May 2021 | 7
FreedomFi's 5G gateways will mine HNT cryptocurrency for owners who dole out coverage to passing users, IoT devices
Traffic + Demand * Bandwidth = $$$ (maybe)
Networks28 Apr 2021 | 6
We can't avoid it any longer. Here's a story about the NFT mania... aka someone bought a JPEG for $69m in Ether
Updated How can we put this? Imagine beanie babies were screenshots that needed their own power plant
Software12 Mar 2021 | 108
China, Thailand, UAE team up to test cross-border crypto-payments
Just the sort of thing you’d do if you want your national cryptocurrency to be broadly accepted
Science25 Feb 2021 | 3
Nvidia cripples Ethereum mining on GeForce RTX 3060 to deter crypto bods from nabbing all the kit at launch
Driver-level limitation to favor gamers for now, coin-crafting hardware to follow
Personal Tech18 Feb 2021 | 47
North Korean attacks on crypto exchanges reportedly netted $316m in two years
United Nations sanctions made silly by sloppy security
Security10 Feb 2021 | 12
Attack of the cryptidiots: One wants Bitcoin-flush hard drive he threw out in 2013 back, the other lost USB stick password
A combined total of $575m deleted... and counting
Bootnotes14 Jan 2021 | 89
America says banks can now transact using so-called stable crypto-coins. What does that actually mean?
Feature We talk to the experts after US Treasury's OCC blesses blockchains, digi-bucks
Software06 Jan 2021 | 27
Bitcoin value jumps as PayPal says it will accept cryptocurrencies... once it has the kinks worked out
Online payment goliath wants to encourage global use of virtual dosh
Science22 Oct 2020 | 46
Cross-border digital payment system, championed by Saudi Arabia, gets green light... and yellow card from G7
Analysis Basically nobody trusts Facebook
Science13 Oct 2020 | 12
Prepare your shocked faces: Crypto-coin exchange boss laundered millions of bucks for online auction crooks
Scumbag found guilty for his role in large-scale cyber-fraud ring
Science30 Sep 2020 | 25
Stop us if you've heard this one before: Crypto exchange cracked, Bitcoin burgled
KuCoin says it will cover losses as over $130m of tokens enter crypto limbo
Science28 Sep 2020 | 30
Contractor convicted of pinching supercomputer cycles to mine cryptocurrency
Court sends him into lockdown that’s not a whole lot nastier than some used to control a certain virus
Security22 Sep 2020 | 16
Another month, another cryptocurrency exchange hacked and 'millions of dollars' stolen by miscreants
In brief Plus get patching your Palo Alto kit, there's a nasty crit out there
Security14 Sep 2020 | 6
China testing digital currency, but rollout looks to be slipping
Aim is for tap-to-pay experience to replace cash, but with bonus pervasive surveillance
Science20 Aug 2020 | 6
Single-line software bug causes fledgling YAM cryptocurrency to implode just two days after launch
Day one: We're worth half a billion! Day Two: We're nearly worthless
Science13 Aug 2020 | 107
This is node joke. Tor battles to fend off swarm of Bitcoin-stealing evil exit relays making up about 25% of outgoing capacity at its height
Cash-strapped privacy devs face determined miscreants who keep coming back for more
Security12 Aug 2020 | 37
'I think the police are here...' Feds reveal Skype, text chats of Canadian trio charged with $8m crypto-coin fraud
Boyfriend-girlfriend and housemate indicted in US on PlexCoin rap
Science28 Jul 2020 | 23
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