August 16, 2016
Group Of Hackers Claim To Breach NSA Hackers, Auctioning Off...
NSA’s team of elite hackers has reportedly been compromised, with an anonymous group, calling itself Shadow Brokers, saying it breached the systems used by the NSA’s elite team of hackers that...
August 08, 2016
Bitfinex Announces 36 Percent Loss For Hacked Customers
In the wake of disruption by hackers last week that caused Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Bitfinex to lose $72 million, the firm said customers would lose 36 percent of assets held...
August 05, 2016
Sizzle Or Fizzle: Bitcoin Busts, Payments Get Faster And The...
This week was the first week of the last full month of summer. That could make this week a Sizzle because it’s the last full month of summer so everyone...
August 05, 2016
Bitfinex And LexisNexis: Bitcoin’s Insecure Week
Consider the difficulty in stashing an intangible digital currency into a swag bag. But then, hacking into bitcoin user accounts is no walk in the park either. Confidence in the...
August 03, 2016
Bitcoin Price Drops In Response To $65M Hack
After an early summer with solid gains, bitcoin’s price has been plummeting following the hack of Bitfinex – a Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
July 26, 2016
Bitcoin Not The Same As Money, Miami-Dade Court Rules
In a closely followed case focused on bitcoin as a currency, a Miami-Dade judge on Monday (July 25) ruled bitcoin doesn’t count as money when declining to pursue charges against...
July 01, 2016
Former Secret Service Agent Suspected Of More Bitcoin Thefts
Bitcoin, continuing to bring out the best in everyone it touches. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
June 28, 2016
Deutsche Telekom Denies Major Data Breach
Account passwords for German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom are for sale on the dark web, but the company said on Monday (June 25) that it has not been the victim...
June 22, 2016
Ethereum Hack Could Be Its Undoing
Not great news for digital or cryptocurrency advocates this week, though, on the upside, the normal target of complaint and critique (bitcoin) is not currently in the hot seat. Get the...