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Researchers Detect Ambitious Bitcoin Mining Malware Campaign Targeting 1,000s Daily

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Time Stamp: April 6, 2020 6:35 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Cybersecurity researchers have identified a persistent and ambitious campaign that targets thousands of Docker servers daily with a Bitcoin (BTC) miner.In a report published on April 3, Aqua Security issued a threat alert over the attack, which has ostensibly “been going on for months, with thousands of attempts taking place nearly on a daily basis.” The researchers warn: “These are the highest numbers we’ve seen in some time, far exceeding what we have witnessed to date.”Such scope and ambition indicate that the illicit Bitcoin mining campaign is unlikely to be “an

Crypto Community Largely Approves of Binance Acquiring CoinMarketCap

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Time Stamp: April 4, 2020 1:31 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Despite markets all over the world facing ever-worsening economic troubles amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it seems as though the crypto industry has been able to weather the storm, at least thus far. In this regard, Binance — the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange — has recently reached an agreement to acquire CoinMarketCap, one of the most prominent crypto data websites.The official announcement was made by both companies on April 2, with Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao telling Cointelegraph that CMC and Binance have from the very start been working to make