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US Hails Indictment of Russian In Bitcoin Laundering

US officials Thursday hailed the arrest and indictment of a Russian accused of laundering billions of dollars through a...

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Morocco Arrests British Bitcoin Dealer Wanted In US

Moroccan police have arrested a British dealer in virtual currency Bitcoin wanted on fraud charges in the United...

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S.Africa’s White Enclave Eyes Move To E-Cash

A whites-only enclave in South Africa has resisted the country's multi-racial reality for more than two decades, even...

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MtGox CEO Goes On Trial In Japan Over Missing Bitcoins

The former CEO of collapsed Bitcoin exchange MtGox goes on trial Tuesday in Tokyo over the disappearance of hundreds of...

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MtGox CEO Heads To Trial In Japan Over Missing Bitcoins

The former CEO of collapsed Bitcoin exchange MtGox heads to trial in Tokyo next week on charges stemming from the...

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US Charges British Bitcoin Dealer With Fraud

US authorities on Friday charged a British businessman with a checkered history with securities fraud for bilking...

News

‘Vaccine’ Created For Huge Cyber-Attack

Security researchers have discovered a “vaccine” for the huge cyber-attack that hit organisations across the world...

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Blockchain Seen As Tool In Food Safety

The food industry is turning to the same technology used by virtual currencies to strengthen food safety and inventory...

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Unprecedented Cyberattacks Wreak Global Havoc

Cyber security experts rushed to restore systems on Saturday after an unprecedented global wave of cyberattacks that...

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Fast-Moving Cyberattacks Wreak Havoc Worldwide

A fast-moving wave of cyberattacks swept the globe Friday, apparently exploiting a flaw exposed in documents leaked...

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Alarm Grows Over Global Ransomware Attacks

Security experts expressed alarm Friday over a fast-moving wave of cyberattacks around the world that appeared to...

International

Ransomware Infections Reported Worldwide

A massive ransomware campaign appears to have infected a number of organisations around the world. Computers in...

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Zcash, the Virtual Money Making Its Mark

Zcash, the latest virtual currency, has been a smash success since its launch seven months ago, drawing in new users...

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New York Grants License To Trade More Virtual Currencies

New York authorities on Wednesday granted a license to Coinbase to trade in two additional virtual currencies,...

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A Guided Tour of the Cybercrime Underground

One of the strange features of cybercrime is how much of it is public. A quick search will turn up forums and sites...

International

China’s Central Bank Launches Spot Checks On Bitcoin Exchanges

China's central bank said on Wednesday it launched spot checks on major bitcoin exchanges in Beijing and Shanghai,...

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Web Databases Hit In Ransom Attacks

Thousands of web-based databases have been deleted by cyberthieves seeking a ransom to restore the data. Gigabytes of...

Politics

Five African Inventions To Look Out For In 2017

Here are five African inventions which may take off in 2017. Problem: A total of 1.3 billion people worldwide currently...

International

Online Black Market Illegal Drugs Dealer Brian Farrell Sentenced to 8 Years Prison

A Washington state man was sentenced on Friday to eight years in prison for his role in helping the management of the...