BANGKOK: Hospitals and companies
in Thailand (archive) were
hit by hackers who held
their computer…
ProcsilasChannelnewsasia
Thai hospitals and companies hit by ransomware attacks
Sep 10 2020.
…usually in cryptocurrency like bitcoin.…
…on a computer and encrypts them, blocking access until the ransom is paid, usually in cryptocurrency like bitcoin.…
Four months ago, Abolaji
Odunjo made a fundamental
change to his business selling
mobile…Channelnewsasia
How bitcoin met the real world in Africa
Sep 8 2020.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are…
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are unregulated in many countries and their legal status is unclear,…
Cyber Criminals (Pixabay)Channelnewsasia
'Payment sent' - travel giant CWT pays US$4.5 million ransom to cyber criminals
Jul 31 2020.
19 pandemic and agreed to pay US$4.5 million in the digital currency bitcoin.…
…company had been badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and agreed to pay US$4.5 million in the digital currency bitcoin.…
US Justice DepartmentChannelnewsasia
US says takes down militant groups' cryptocurrency fundraising effort
Aug 13 2020.
Qassam Brigades, in 2019 posted a solicitation for bitcoin donations on its…
Hamas' military wing, known as the al-Qassam Brigades, in 2019 posted a solicitation for bitcoin donations on its…
Cry (Angelina Koh)Channelnewsasia
Britain to beef up City watchdog powers over crypto-assets
Jul 21 2020.
Monday proposed giving the City's watchdog new powers to regulate crypto assets like bitcoin,…
…s finance ministry on Monday proposed giving the City's watchdog new powers to regulate crypto assets like bitcoin,…
FBI (Matti Mattila)Channelnewsasia
Exclusive: US FBI is leading an inquiry into the Twitter hack - sources
Jul 16 2020.
…belonging to Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian and others in what appeared to be a bitcoin scam.…
…seized control of accounts belonging to Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian and others in what appeared to be a bitcoin scam.…