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bch, bitcoin cash, crypto, cyber, extrotion, thanatos - March 05, 2018

Beware of Thanatos, the latest cyber-extortion scam

Another ransomware program is infecting computers, and it’s demanding Bitcoin Cash to let users unlock their files. A report at Bleeping Computer highlights the new ransomware, dubbed Thanatos, that was unearthed by security experts at MalwareHunter Team. What makes this particular infection noteworthy is that it creates an encrypted file, but the key is not saved anywhere. Whether by accident or design, there’s no way to easily unlock a computer once it’s been compromised. Even if you do pay the ransom, it’s unlikely the developers of the malware will ever be able to decrypt your data. It is possible to use...

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crime, crypto, cyber, russia - February 10, 2018

Russian National Arrested For Cyber Crime In Bangkok, Allegedly Had $8.2 Mln in BTC

Russian National Arrested For Cyber Crime In Bangkok, Allegedly Had $8.2 Mln in BTC NEWS Police have apprehended a Russian citizen believed to be the number two in an international cybercrime organization, the Bangkok Post reported. Sergey Sergeyevich Medvedev was arrested in Bangkok last Friday, Feb. 2, by the Thai Crime Suppression Division (CSD) on a request from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. A laptop and documents were taken as evidence by the CSD. A source told The Bangkok post that evidence showed that Medvedev had over 100,000 Bitcoin (BTC) at the time of his arrest, approximately $8.2 mln....

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