Ransomware ‘here To Stay’
Cyber-thieves have made at least $25m (£19m) from ransomware in the last two years, suggests research by Google. The search ...
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Morocco Arrests British Bitcoin Dealer Wanted In US
Moroccan police have arrested a British dealer in virtual currency Bitcoin wanted on fraud charges in the United States, a ...
US, European Police Say ‘dark Web’ Markets Shut Down
US and European police on Thursday announced the shutdown of two huge "dark web" marketplaces that allowed the anonymous online ...
US Charges British Bitcoin Dealer With Fraud
US authorities on Friday charged a British businessman with a checkered history with securities fraud for bilking investors in what ...
‘Vaccine’ Created For Huge Cyber-Attack
Security researchers have discovered a “vaccine” for the huge cyber-attack that hit organisations across the world on Tuesday. The creation ...
South Korean Firm Pays $1m To Unlock Files
South Korean web-hosting firm Nayana has agreed to pay a $1m ransom to unlock computers frozen by hackers. It is ...
NHS Cyber-Attack Was ‘launched From North Korea’
British security officials believe that hackers in North Korea were behind the cyber-attack that crippled parts of the NHS and ...
‘Silk Road’ Founder Loses Appeal of Life Sentence
Ross Ulbricht, the notorious founder of the "dark web" exchange Silk Road where drugs and other contraband were openly sold, ...