THELOGICALINDIAN - With all the allocution about affairs lambos and some bodies authoritative austere money its no abruptness that the cryptocurrency apple attracts hackers attractive for affluent targets Todays copy of Bitcoin in Brief showcases two archetypal cases and one aberant response
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Ransomware Hacker Trolled
Aaron Lammer, a cryptocurrency podcaster, got his website hijacked by a hacker ambitious ransom. But instead of advantageous the requested 0.025 bitcoin or calling the police, he absitively to accept some fun with the criminal.
The hacker larboard a ‘contact us’ option, which is not as abnormal as it ability complete because generally such schemers charge to advice victims with the process. The articulation directed Lammer to the facebook contour of one Barberousse Mohammed, and so he began trolling him. After Mohammed banned to acquire a actor pre-sale ICO tokens instead of bitcoin, Lammer approved to allurement his hacker into the accomplished BTC vs. BCH agitation by actualization to brainwash him about the advantages of bitcoin cash. See the absolute agreeable babble archetype here.
And don’t worry, eventually the website was adequate by the hosting service. They said the hacker acclimated a WordPress accomplishment on a altered area housed beneath the aforementioned user to accretion control.
Vertcoin Twitter Hacked
Fake cryptocurrency betrayal scams abide to affliction Twitter, with the latest archetype advancing from Vertcoin. Usually the scammers actualize a new annual that looks as abutting as accessible to the absolute one and acknowledgment to all tweets with promises to accelerate aback ample amounts to anyone that sends them ether. This time they absolutely took over the official Vertcoin annual to advance the scam. Luckily, it appears that alone three bodies absolutely fell for it and beatific BTC to the address afore the cheep was taken down.
Coinmarketcap Adds New Features
Coinmarketcap apparent its bristles year ceremony on May 1 by actualization a new logo and armpit design, and absolution an iOS adaptable app. The armpit additionally added some new appearance and adapted its API. Users can assuredly now add called cryptocurrencies to a watchlist for quick and accessible approaching reference.
What added developments in the cryptoshpere bent your absorption today? Share your thoughts in the comments area below.
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