That’s a lot of pain: $125,000 ransom seems small—but why do the scrotes want it paid in baguettes?

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Oink, oink, FAIL—you’re in jail: Kansas bank chief exec Shan Hanes stole money from investors, a church and others to buy cryptocurrency to feed a scam.

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Ever since people started exchanging goods and services, there has been a risk of one party scamming the other. And there has always been a risk of a third party scamming both the seller and the buyer. In recent years, fraud has taken on new forms and become more powerful than ever, and fraudsters take..

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Who hasn’t heard about Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple? Cryptocurrencies, supported by blockchain technology, are revolutionizing financial markets as we know them. But with new possibilities comes a new generation of cybercriminals and previously unthought-of security risks. Let’s examine five recent cases of crypto crime to illustrate this point. Bancor: Exchange Platform Affected by Security Breach..

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