AMD and Nvidia struggle with declining demand for GPUs
AMD and Nvidia are still struggling with declining demand for their GPUs. At the beginning of 2018, the companies produced an extra large number of GPUs in order to be able to respond to the increased popularity of cryptic currency. The collapse of this market is now creating a surplus, making it mo... Read more
Cryptominers found in Microsoft Store
Symantec security researchers have found about eight potentially unwanted applications in the Microsoft Store that use a victim's computer to mine cryptic currency. That's what IT Pro says. The apps set include battery and computer optimization. They also act as search engines and browsers.
These in... Read more
$190 million in cryptic currency was lost on exit scam.
A possible exit scam related to both cryptic and regular money has lost $190 million in money. It's a scam that had to do with the Canadian QuadrigaCX scholarship. The company states that it can no longer access the money.
The company behind the fraud, QuadrigaCX, claims that his 30-year-old founder... Read more
New macOS malware uses cookies to steal cryptic currency
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 security researchers have discovered a new type of malware designed to steal cryptographic currency. CookieMiner focuses specifically on MacBooks and the cookies associated with their login details for crypto fairs such as Binance, Bitstamp, Bittrex and Coinbase.
The new m... Read more
Binance makes it possible to buy cryptic currency with a credit card
Binance now also allows users to spend money they don't have. To this end, the platform has added support for Mastercard and Visa credit cards.
The use of credit cards in cryptographic currency is somewhat controversial. This is because of the risks involved. Just think of the way in which the pric... Read more
ABN AMRO considers trial with cryptowallet
There are a lot of different options when it comes to storing your crypto currency and the security keys that make it all possible. You can store your coins in hardware wallets, software wallets and the stock exchange where you bought them. But banks also want to respond to the market. ABN AMRO also... Read more
“GitHub contains most of the malware for cryptographic currency minuses.
Hackers often use legitimate websites like GitHub and Dropbox to spread cryptographic currency denial malware. This is apparent from new research by academics from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and King's College London. That's what The Next Web says.
Cryptojackers build special malware dropp... Read more
Coinbase and Kraken halt trade in ethereum classic for the time being
Coinbase and Kraken have stopped trading the ethereum classic. A hack attack caused double transactions to appear in the blockchain of the crypto currency. This means that the transfer of ethereum classic was not possible.
According to Coinbase and Kraken, a so-called 51 percent attack took place. S... Read more
“Facebook has its own cryptic currency in development.
Facebook may want to enter the cryptographic currency market. The social network is considering launching its own stablecoin and designing it for use within WhatsApp. The intention would be to put the coin into use in India first.
That's what financial press agency Bloomberg reports today based on s... Read more
Cryptomining and IoT malware up 70 percent in the third quarter.
The digital underworld generated 480 new threats per minute in the third quarter of 2018. That's what the new McAfee Labs Threats Report of December this year says. Malware for the Internet of Things (IoT) increased by 73 percent, malware for cryptographic currency mines by 71 percent.
"Cybercrimin... Read more