Pirated Windows installer found to contain crypto-hijacker, exploit EFI partition
Is EFI system partition infiltration becoming a commodity for advanced security threats?
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OpenAI boss Sam Altman's iris-scanning Worldcoin crypto project raises almost $100 million
Execs say Worldcoin could offset the job losses caused by increased use of AI
Cryptominers try to pivot GPU farms to AI workloads after crypto decline
Blockchain companies want to recoup GPU investment with AI and HPC
The Biden administration wants to impose a 30% tax on electricity used for crypto mining
The tax could generate around $3.5 billion over ten years
"Crypto is dead in America," says tech billionaire who predicted Bitcoin would hit $200,000
Regulators have "pointed their guns at crypto"
Shaquille O'Neal served FTX lawsuit papers following 3-month pursuit
Shaq was the last celebrity named in the suit to be served
Crypto isn't dead: Bitcoin breaks $30,000 for the first time in nearly a year
Bitcoin is up more than 80% so far this year
Nvidia calls cryptocurrency useless for society, says its graphics cards are better used for AI
Nvidia was once fined $5.5 million for failing to disclose crytpomining revenue's impact
The Evolution of Ransomware: How Did We Get Here?
These days, not a month goes by that we hear about a new major ransomware attack. But how did we get to this point where our data and services could be held for ransom?
Secret crypto mining farm found in Massachusetts school's crawlspace
The hidden operation cost the school more than $17,000 in electricity
Disgraced FTX founder faces "slew of new charges," including more fraud and illegal political contributions
When added to existing counts, SBF could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted
Cryptocurrency slammed as "dangerous" and "gambling" by World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee
"It's only speculative. Obviously, that's really dangerous"
Bitcoin hits highest price since August, despite regulator clampdown
BTC is up 50% this year
Hackers hit US Windows systems with "Mortal Kombat" ransomware
Scorpion says: "Get over here!" Watch out for emails from the crypto exchange CoinPayments. Hackers are running a new "Mortal Kombat" ransomware campaign. The attackers disguise the phishing email attachment to look like payment transactions. However, when opened, the payload automatically downloads either ransomware or a crypto-wallet skimmer. So it's a bit like a one-two uppercut. TOASTY!
There will be no crypto ads for this year's Super Bowl after the FTX crash
After a sensational Super Bowl LVI debut, crypto's party is over for this year
GPU miners trickery: Watch out for painted memory on used graphics cards
Sellers are trying to pass off discolored mining GPUs as new or "like new"
PSA: Discolored memory chips are a common sign indicating heavily used graphics cards, possibly former mining cards. Recent evidence suggests some resellers are trying to deceive customers by painting over the memory. The paint comes off relatively easily for those inspecting the used GPUs.
Bitcoin has seen a resurgence this month, but is the crypto winter really thawing?
Here's what analysts think
Bitcoin price predictions for 2023: rally to $250,000 or crash to $5,000
Could BTC's price rise 1,400% over the next 12 months?
Forward-looking: To say 2022 was a rough time for crypto is an understatement. Following a long period of rising prices and delighted investors, last year saw the arrival of a crypto winter that brought Bitcoin's price crashing down, bankrupted companies, and wiped over $1 trillion off the market, and that's not even mentioning the collapse of FTX. But what will 2023 bring? Analysts' predictions vary wildly, from Bitcoin almost quadrupling its previous record high and reaching $250,000, to the digital coin crashing to $5,000, which would be its lowest price since 2019.
Microsoft bans cryptomining from its cloud services to protect customers
Only customers with written permission from Microsoft can mine
Authorities arrest Sam Bankman-Fried on FTX fraud and money laundering
What just happened? Investors taken to the cleaners by Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange will probably be pleased to hear that the man who admittedly made a lot of "mistakes" that cost them their money is in police custody today on fraud and money laundering charges. He was arrested last night in his Bahamian headquarters at the request of US officials.
Binance CEO reportedly accused Sam Bankman-Fried of trying to "depeg" stablecoin Tether
Desperate trades during the FTX collapse threatened to cause a "meltdown" of the entire crypto industry
Cryptominers unable to repay millions in loans are handing over their mining rigs instead
Rigs that have lost 85% of their value since last November
The crypto winter gets colder: more job losses, warnings of Bitcoin falling to $5,000 next year
Could BTC fall to its early 2020 price?
European Central Bank says "cumbersome, slow and expensive" Bitcoin is on "road to irrelevance"
Not the first time the ECB has rallied against crypto