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ProofPoint Warns Of Bank Trojans: A Massive Threat Executives May Overlook
B2B Payments // August 08, 2018

Warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have enterprises worried about cybersecurity — specifically, concerns about ransomware attacks. Business Email Compromise scams continue to grow and steal more corporate money than ever before. Phishing emails — 93 percent of which include ransomware, according to ITProPortal...

Kaspersky Discovers New Malware Targeting Corporations
Security & Fraud // July 30, 2018

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new form of cryptojacking malware that has targeted corporations in multiple countries. “The malware, which we dubbed PowerGhost, is capable of stealthily establishing itself in a system and spreading across large corporate networks, infecting both workstations and servers,”...

Plattsburgh Temporarily Halts Bitcoin Mining As It Raises Electricity Costs
Bitcoin // March 19, 2018

Plattsburgh, the small upstate New York town, has placed a temporary halt on cryptocurrency mining in an effort to preserve natural resources, the health of the residents of the town and the so-called “character and direction” of the small city. Bloomberg, citing Plattsburgh, reported residents...

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Kaspersky Discovers New Malware Targeting Corporations

July 30, 2018
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new form of cryptojacking malware that has targeted corporations in multiple countries. “The malware, which we dubbed PowerGhost, is capable of stealthily establishing itself in a system and spreading across large corporate networks, infecting both workstations and servers,” the company wrote in a blog post. The fileless malware […]

Plattsburgh Temporarily Halts Bitcoin Mining As It Raises Electricity Costs

March 19, 2018
Plattsburgh, the small upstate New York town, has placed a temporary halt on cryptocurrency mining in an effort to preserve natural resources, the health of the residents of the town...