Bithumb Deletes Tweet Stating Company Will Cover $32M Loss After Hacking Incident
Jun 21, 2018 05:17 am UTC| Technology
The details of a hacking incident will always be murky hours and days after the attack happens. And the recent case involving Bithumb is no exception. South Korea-based Bithumb is the sixth busiest cryptocurrency...
Rapper Akon Announces His Own Cryptocurrency 'Akoin'
Jun 21, 2018 03:36 am UTC| Technology
Accomplished rapper and businessman Akon has been involved in projects focusing on improving the lives of the people in Africa. Now, he wants to incorporate blockchain into that movement, recently announcing the creation...
Blockchain Will Be 'Applied to All Industries in the Future,' Says Chair of Gaming Giant Netmarble
Jun 21, 2018 02:51 am UTC| Technology
South Korea is one of the leading countries where the crypto market is expanding at an exponential rate. From ordinary citizens to business tycoons, investing in cryptocurrencies has quite a hold on South Koreans. And...
Hackers Hit Major South Korean Crypto Exchange for the Third Time; $32M Stolen
Jun 21, 2018 01:57 am UTC| Technology
Hackers launched an attack on a cryptocurrency exchange firm on Wednesday, where they ended up stealing $32 million worth of cryptocurrencies. The exchange is Bithumb and its the largest of its kind in South Korea....
$100,000 Worth of Apple Products Stolen from a Best Buy; Thieves Used the Roof to Enter and Escape
Jun 21, 2018 01:39 am UTC| Technology
In a rather bold burglary operation, thieves broke into a Best Buy recently and stole Apple products that were worth over $100,000. The perpetrators apparently used the buildings roof to get inside and to escape with the...
Netherlands Just Made Valve Disable Item Trading in ‘CS: GO’ and ‘DOTA 2’
Jun 21, 2018 01:26 am UTC| Technology
The Dutch government recently classified the loot box systems of certain games as being in violation of its gambling laws. While there were no specific names mentioned, authorities in the country did promise to prosecute...
New Windows Malware Campaign Aims to Make PCs Part of a Botnet Army
Jun 21, 2018 01:18 am UTC| Technology
Malware attacks are becoming more sophisticated and complex as time goes by, and now, theres a new threat with an infinitely more sinister goal. A recently discovered malware campaign apparently aims to take control of a...
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