Cyber Criminals Attack Bank of China for Bitcoin Ransom
Cyber criminals attacking businesses for bitcoin has spread from the West to the Far East, as new attacks are being reported by some of the world's top Asian banks. The Bank of China and the Bank of East Asia have been attacked in recent days by hackers looking for Bitcoin ransom, according to Hong Kong's The Standard news feed. These hackers have damaged the bank's websites, and they are believed to not be domestic but foreign criminals. Cyber Criminals Say Attacks Will Continue. The attackers claim to want bitcoin as ransom, and will resume the digital damage unless they get what they....
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