After all, as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to increase in value, you can count on
cybercriminals following the trend.
A.G. Schneiderman Warns of Cyberattacks Following Equifax Data Breach Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman warned New Yorkers to remain vigilant against possible hacking and phishing attempts by
cybercriminals following the Equifax data breach.
Ransomware has certainly bought it to the fore and now the public are aware of it, thus more people use it, there is more money contained within those systems and
cybercriminals follow the money.
Not exact matches
Alberta - based bitcoin storage specialist Flexcoin has announced that it will shut down
following an attack and subsequent robbery that saw
cybercriminals abscond with 896 BTC (roughly $ 600,000 at press time) stored in the company's hot wallets.
Following in Google's footsteps, Amazon has closed a technical loophole that helped some online services evade censorship filters, but which was also abused by
cybercriminals.
But if law enforcement
follows the money trail — much like the federal agents reeling in Capone in 1920s — it might be possible to bring even the cagiest of organized
cybercriminals to justice.
According to Sky News, the social media site will become the next major online figure to outlaw advertising for cryptocurrencies
following concerns they could be being used by
cybercriminals.