Meet a Robin Hood-Like Bitcoin Ransomware
Just when you think that you have seen it all, a ransomware demands money for charity by encrypting all files on the user's computer.' Doing something bad with good intentions don’t make it right! Maybe no one told this to the cybercriminals behind this new Bitcoin ransomware. CryptMix, the new ransomware doing rounds on the internet extorts money out of its victims, but forwards the ransom for charity. Like any other ransomware, CryptMix encrypts the files on the victim’s computer making it unusable. According to Heimdal Security, a well-known anti-malware and cyber security software....
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It looks like crypto has a Robin Hood. About a week ago, someone named Hood started the Twitter handle @savethemhood. They promptly sent out these three tweets: I am here for the greedy. Taking the crumbs and spreading them to those in need. - Hood (@savethemhood) March 14, 2014The top wealthiest 1% possess 40% of the United States wealth. - Hood (@savethemhood) March 15, 2014I've been watching the dogecoin community. They have pure intentions. I will extend a hand out to help. - Hood (@savethemhood) March 15, 2014What happened next was amazing, even by the highly charitable standards of....
The battle to recover the 14 million stolen Ether continues, today the hacker responded to the 'Robin Hood' attack with another stratagem: the malicious attacker managed to infiltrate the child DAO controlled by developers and researchers of the Ethereum community. The DAO Token Holders received bad news today, after a team lead by ex-DAO curators, Slock.it employees, researchers and Ethereum foundation members managed to launch a counter-attack -known as the Robin Hood attack-. The preemptive strike was intended to secure the remaining The preemptive strike was intended to secure the....
The digital currency dogecoin has become popular for its use in tipping on reddit and its community's willingness to contribute to worthy causes. Now, however, an anonymous character known only as 'Hood' is highlighting the altruistic side of the dogecoin community even further by giving away thousands of dollars-worth of the altcoin to address social injustice. In one tweet, he (if indeed Hood is a he) said: An upcoming project to help those that can no longer afford rent in a city they call home. http://t.co/xTlPFc0hVv. - Hood (@savethemhood) March 25, 2014. Hood, whose Twitter slogan is....
In a bid to thwart the latest exploitation of The DAO’s smart contract code, developer Alex Van de Sande, lead designer for the Ethereum Foundation announced on Twitter that the Ethereum development community were moving funds away from The DAO after reports on social media highlighted that funds were being drained from contracts on the network. It was only a few days ago that news broke that millions of dollars worth of ether were taken from contracts on The DAO, sparking a heated debate as to what best action the owners of Ethereum can take. Now, it seems as though the network is at the....