Bitwise Management CEO Hunter Horsley was on Yahoo Finance Live to talk about why Bitcoin is bad for crime. The technology which Bitcoin runs on, Blockchain, basically has a public ledger. Transactions cannot be hidden. No matter where or when a transaction originates, there is a digital trail that shows where it went to. This…
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are often requested by hackers after deploying ransomware on unsuspecting user’s computers due to the layer of pseudo-anonymity they provide. The leading crypto asset by market cap is once again at the center of a major ransomware attack that’s left the South African city of Johannesburg in a state of lockdown.…
Cybercrime is growing at an exponential rate, and showing zero signs of slowing down or stopping in the near future. As technology advances, so do the tactics used by these criminals, especially surrounding crypto.One particular group of hackers that has been wreaking havoc across the United States as of late, has escalated their ransomware attacks…