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The New Frontier: Forecasting Cryptocurrency Fraud

Not a week goes by without a new case of cryptocurrency fraud making headlines. The most recent example concerned the BitGrail exchange, which suffered an attack that resulted in the loss of 17 million Nano Tokens ($170 million). Although BitGrail responded by announcing new security measures – highlighting the need for better security practices by […]

Cryptojacking: An Overview

What is Cryptojacking? Cryptojacking is the process of hijacking someone else’s browser to mine cryptocurrencies with their computer processing power. There are several pieces of software available that do this, including Coinhive, Authedmine and Crypto-Loot. While such tools are not necessarily illegal, the stealth and lack of user consent associated with them has led many […]