The Department of Justice-Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC) is set to investigate bitcoin investment scams, said Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Saturday (Aug. 1).
Villar warns public vs bitcoin scam
Former Senator Manny Villar is not involved in any bitcoin program preying on hapless people. The bilyonaryo denied he has endorsed a cryptocurrency trading program…
Florida city agrees to pay $600,000 ransom to hackers
A Florida town has agreed to pay a $600,000 ransom in Bitcoin after hackers paralyzed its computer systems.
NSA leak fuels rise in hacking for crypto mining: report
Illicit cryptocurrency mining has been surging over the past year, in part due to a leaked software tool from the US National Security Agency, researchers said Wednesday.
Vietnam eyes cryptocurrency crackdown after alleged $660 mn scam
Vietnam has vowed to tighten regulations on cryptocurrencies as authorities investigate an alleged multi-million-dollar fraud in the country, where digital units are traded in a shadowy and unregulated market.