Nearly 150 Strains of Malware Are After Your Bitcoins
Computer security firm Dell SecureWorks has managed to identify 146 types of bitcoin malware in the wild. The company's researchers found the distinct breeds of malware had been specifically designed to steal bitcoins - a number of them presenting quite a danger to owners with coins stored either online or on their computers. The firm concluded that the number of Windows-compatible cryptocurrency stealing malware (CCSM) strains has gone up in line with bitcoin's increase in value. The total of 146 strains is up from 45 a year ago, and 13 two years ago, the researchers say. The biggest....
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