Kaspersky Labs: Bitcoin Involved in 3% of All Online Scams
Over one in five people lost over US$1,000, which goes to show how enticing and convincing some of these scams can be. The Internet is a good place to find just about any product or service, but it also poses severe risks. Earlier this month, Kaspersky Labs released a new report indicating one in two internet users had been targeted by scams. Most of these attacks were part of an attempt to obtain sensitive financial information. Everyone who uses the Internet on a frequent basis will have noticed spam emails offering them the moon and the starts. Especially the messages which claim to....
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The international community is not ready to use cryptocurrency, though it is a great invention. This is according to Evgeny Kaspersky, the head of the largest privately-owned cybersecurity company and international software security group Kaspersky Lab. Once cryptocurrencies develop to the point where they can replace national currencies, governments will ban them immediately says Evgeny. Kaspersky Lab provides cybersecurity services, including anti-virus for over 300 million users and over 250,000 corporate clients worldwide. Evgeny Kaspersky stated during the Kaspersky Digital Radio....
Kaspersky Lab CEO and co-founder Eugene Kaspersky says that cryptocurrencies are a brilliant invention while noting their viability in a single world government. He adds that if and when they start supplanting national currencies, governments will move in to ban them. Eugene Kaspersky revealed his thoughts about cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin at a recent event in Russia. Speaking to assembled journalists during Kaspersky Digital Radio an open talk conference along with other prominent governmental and banking figures from Russia, Kaspersky sees the innovation and the creation of....
Welcome back to another Bitcoin News in Review, where we feature our top stories of the week here on CryptoCoins News. This week (11 May - 18 May) we looked at two of the biggest scams in the mining community, saw trouble at the Bitcoin Foundation, looked at some Dogecoin tidbits, and more. Be sure to check out our video and read the articles below on this Bitcoin News in Review. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kteZqvX4V3w?rel=0]. Butterfly Labs, LSM Labs, and Other Scams. CCN exposed the scam mining company - LSM Labs. The cryptocurrency mining industry is full of scams, with the....