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Ransomware

PayPal
Markets
Paypal
PayPal Wins Patent for Way to Defend Against Crypto Ransomware
Online payments giant PayPal has been awarded a patent for a technique that could detect a type of crypto malware and mitigate its effects.
PayPal
By Yogita Khatri
Apr 18, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 18, 2019
PayPalSecurityMalwareRansomwareNewsPatentsUSPTObusiness news
PwC
Markets
Crime
Crypto Exchange WEX Linked to Iranian Ransomware Operators, Says PwC
Cryptocurrency exchange WEX, formerly called BTC-e, may have been used to launder illicit gains from the SamSam ransomware, according to PwC.
PwC
By Yogita Khatri
Mar 5, 2019 at 12:40 p.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2019
CrimeExchangesMoney LaunderingBTC-eRansomwarePwCNewsWex
cv
Markets
Crime
Court Sentences Bitcoin Ransomware Creators to Community Service
The developers behind the CoinVault and BitCryptor ransomware were sentenced to 240 hours of community service in a Dutch court on Thursday.
cv
By Anna Baydakova
Jul 26, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 26, 2018
CrimeEuropeRansomwareNewsCourt CasesLegalrepublishedCoinVaultBitCryptor
mining
Markets
Crime
Kaspersky Warns on Rapid Spread of Malicious Crypto Miners
Kaspersky Lab says crypto-mining malware is quickly replacing ransomware, warning that mobiles could be the next big target.
mining
By Muyao Shen
Jun 29, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 29, 2018
CrimeMiningRansomwareMining MalwareNewsCybersecurityCrypto-Miningrepublished
EU
Markets
Crime
The European Union Wants to Beef Up Penalties for Cryptocurrency Crimes
The EU is eyeing beefed-up penalties around crimes involving cryptocurrencies, such as ransomware, the European Commission said this week.
EU
By Stan Higgins
Sep 21, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 21, 2017
CrimeFraudEuropeRansomwareRegulationEUNewsEuropean UnionLegal
hacker, computer
Markets
Crime
WannaCry On the Move? Bitcoin Crime Evolves in a Multi-Blockchain World
Bitcoins received by the WannaCry ransomware attacks are on the move. Will switching to another blockchain allow the hackers to get away?
hacker, computer
By Bailey Reutzel
Aug 7, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 7, 2017
CrimeRansomwareBitcoinMoneroWannaCryFeaturesother-public-protocolsTechnology News
cash, register
Markets
Coinbase
Coinbase to White Hat Hacker: We Don't Want Your Bitcoin
Black hat hackers are asking for bitcoin. White hat hackers, at the behest of clients need to pay up. But Coinbase is kicking the 'good guys' out.
cash, register
By Bailey Reutzel
Jun 17, 2017 at 10:45 a.m. UTC
Jun 17, 2017
CoinbaseSecurityExchangesRansomwareComplianceBitcoinRegulationFeatures
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Tech
Crime
The World Is Watching: Can WannaCry's Creators Cash Out Their Bitcoin Ransom?
Bitcoins amassed by those behind the huge malware attack are being watched by the authorities. Can they retrieve the funds and not get caught?
shutterstock_552746107
By Amy Castor
May 18, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
May 18, 2017
CrimeMoney LaunderingRansomwareBitcoinTumblingLegalTechnology News
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Finance
Ransomware
DC Blockchain Advocates Seek Distance From Bitcoin Amid Ransomware Wave
Blockchain advocates are trying to recast the narrative surrounding bitcoin as recent upticks in ransomware trouble Capitol Hill.
image (1)
By Aaron Stanley
May 17, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
May 17, 2017
RansomwareHealthcarecybercrimeLegalbusiness newsus-canada
Hospital
Policy
Crime
UK's National Health Service Hit in Global Ransomware Wave
Multiple outlets are reporting a wave of ransomware attacks affecting the UK’s National Health Service as well as other firms throughout the world.
Hospital
By Stan Higgins
May 12, 2017 at 9:20 p.m. UTC
May 12, 2017
CrimeRansomwarecyberattack