Wild Neutron Hacking Group Targeting Bitcoin Firms?
According to a report released by cybersecurity companies Kapersky Lab and Symantec, a secretive hacking group known as Wild Neutron has been tracking activity in some bitcoin firms. This group has been notorious for high-profile attacks on large companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook. Kapersky released an infographic on the businesses that might be prone to an attack from the group, which is also known as Morhpo or Jripbot. Kapersky didn't disclose any actual names of companies or bitcoin firms in their report. Bitcoin Firms Vulnerable? Most bitcoin firms rely on online data storage....
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