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Elon Musk’s Twitter Account Attacked, Hacker Promises Free Cryptocurrency

August 27, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at 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...

Mobile CryptoJacking on the Rise, Reveals Symantec Internet Security Report

March 30, 2018 by Kieran Smith at 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...

Hope for Cryptsy? Hacker Pledges to Regain Stolen Funds

March 13, 2016 by Daniel Dob at Business, News

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,...