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Bitcoin => Press => Topic started by: aliceHortrex on August 28, 2014, 10:20:44 PM



Title: [2014-08-28] Bitcoin Malware Used to Exploit the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Post by: aliceHortrex on August 28, 2014, 10:20:44 PM
http://cointelegraph.com/news/112387/bitcoin-malware-used-to-exploit-the-russia-ukraine-crisis (http://cointelegraph.com/news/112387/bitcoin-malware-used-to-exploit-the-russia-ukraine-crisis)

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A group of hackers tried to leverage the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia by distributing malware aimed at Bitcoin wallets. Bitdefender Labs, a cyber-security company with a keen interest in the digital currency market, issued a report where it highlighted how the alleged hackers masked one type of malware as another.