SFMTA Black Friday Hack Demanded Bitcoin Ransom
What seemed like a Black Friday hack has revealed extortionists demanding bitcoin ransom. Last weekend, San Francisco public transit fare systems began to refuse commuters’ money. The hacker demanded 100 bitcoin from SFMTA to put its payment systems back in place to undo the revenue loss. San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) refused to....
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"We are seeing record [bitcoin] transaction volume today." Eight words that speaks for itself. Popular bitcoin payment processor this morning posted a tweet that noted today's been a record day for them in terms of transactions. Unfortunately, the tweet doesn't include numbers of any kind, but it's certainly no surprise, given that it's black friday. And it's not only black friday. It's the first black friday since bitcoin has begun to take off, and more and more merchants have begun to accept the digital currency. The real test will be to see where we'll be one year from today. Will the....
Black Friday-generally considered the busiest day of the Christmas shopping season-is fast approaching. Bitcoin Discounts is piggybacking off of the multiple-year successful "Bitcoin Black Friday" event to help bitcoin-friendly merchants advertise their deals to the bitcoin community and customers find stores that plan to offer Black Friday bitcoin deals. Editor's Note: The "Bitcoin Black Friday" that most Bitcoiners are familiar with from the years past is brought to you by Bitcoin Black Friday, not Bitcoin Discounts. Also Read: Half of Small Businesses Not Prepared to Accept Bitcoin.....