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Hackers using Monero Mining malware as bait, warns Microsoft

[ad_2][ad_1] Crypto-jacking is offering nation-state hackers a lure for their most damaging attacks, Microsoft warned in a report on Monday. The company’s intelligence team said a group called BISMUTH hit government targets in France and Vietnam with relatively large monero mining trojans this summer. Mining the cryptocurrency generated cash for …

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IRS warns cryptocurrency investors who have underestimated earnings

[ad_2][ad_1] For the second year in a row, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning cryptocurrency investors that they have underestimated their holdings. But it could be another false alarm. According to a blog post published Monday by tax software provider CryptoTrader.tax, “dozens of people” recently received notifications of having …

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Popular analyst warns of a drop for Ethereum

[ad_2][ad_1] Analyst TraderKoz said in his analysis that he shared on Ethereum that Ethereum could see a decrease. The analyst cited this as the reason why ETH reached its highest price level and failed to rise after that point. Cryptocurrency analyst TraderKoz shared that he expects Ethereum’s price to drop …

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Monero targeted by Sybil attack – Flufflypony warns Bitcoin users

[ad_2][ad_1] Monero’s network receives a failed Sybil attack that attempted to breach its privacy mechanisms. Developer Ricardo Spagni revealed that Monero has been updated to have additional measures against future similar attacks. Monero’s former chief maintainer, Ricardo “Flufflypony” Spagni, ”did so reported via Twitter that the network was targeted by …

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