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Elon Musk’s Twitter Account Attacked, Hacker Promises Free Cryptocurrency
Category: Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Ethereum, News
An impersonator hijacked Elon Musk’s official Twitter account on August 23, 2018, promising free bitcoin and ether to his 22.5 million followers. Tesla to Introduce BTC/ETH Payments (Not Really) Tesla Chairman and CEO Elon Musk’s official Twitter account was hacked on Thursday by a fake account. The lookalike account seemed to be verified and sent out a series of…
Mobile CryptoJacking on the Rise, Reveals Symantec Internet Security Report
Category: Altcoins, Business, Mining, News, Tech
Cryptojacking, the unauthorized use of computing resources for mining of cryptocurrencies, has caused massive disruption, with websites of high profile institutions like police forces, and servers of huge organizations being targeted. A report released on March 28, 2018, by Symantec indicates increased instances of mobile crypto jacking. Quantity, not Quality However, even much smaller devices like your mobile phone can…
Hope for Cryptsy? Hacker Pledges to Regain Stolen Funds
Cryptsy, the embattled bitcoin exchange from which over 13,000 BTC were stolen, appears to have partnered with an anonymous hacker known only as Cryptcracker to regain their funds, according to a signed contract posted on their blog. Cryptsy was founded in 2013 and went on to service over 270,000 customers, according to their website. In 2015, the platform started showing…
