What is a Botnet?
The ongoing war between malicious hackers and technology security specialists has been waging for as long as the Internet has been widely used. One tool in the arsenal is …
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What is ASICBOOST?
There has been quite a lot of controversy regarding Bitmain’s ASICBOOST technology over the past few days. This technology allows the company to use a flaw in the bitcoin mining …
What is BrickerBot?
It was only a matter of time until a new type of malware would target Internet of Things devices. BrickerBot, as this new threat is called, is capable of …
What Is FlexTrans?
There are a ton of interesting discussions taking place in the bitcoin industry at any given moment. One of the many bitcoin scaling solutions goes by the name of …
What is Unpaywall?
A lot of internet users often find themselves in an awkward position while browsing online content. Many sites hide their content behind a paywall, forcing visitors to make a …
Bitcoin Mining Malware Education – WindowsTime
April 5, 2017
Education, Malware, Mining Malware
It has been a while since a new type of bitcoin mining malware has surfaced. Unfortunately, it appears criminals are exploring this option once again. The WindowsTime.exe bitcoin miner …
What Is SMS Phishing?
Criminals all over the world are constantly looking for new ways to take advantage of unsuspecting consumers and enterprises. SMS phishing has become a very popular trend as of …
What is Three-Factor Authentication?
In the online world, protecting one’s account credentials is the top priority right now. Using a username and a random, secure password is a good place to start, albeit …
Bitcoin Ransomware Education – CrptXXX
March 30, 2017
Education, Ransomware
Bitcoin ransomware families are plentiful, which is what makes them incredibly dangerous. In some cases, different types of ransomware will have a similar name, which causes some confusion. CrptXXX …