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When crypto exchanges act like banks, regulators may treat them as such

Exchanges arenโ€™t very transparent about their methods, but that in fact most handle such internal transactions exactly how regular banks have worked for centuries.
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XMRig used in new macOS cryptominer

A new piece of cryptocurrency-mining malware on macOS has been found to use the popular XMRig miner.
Read more on Virus Bulletin’s blog.

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How cryptocurrency is killing the 'money mule'

A new strain of malware that targets cryptocurrency users โ€” but not users of mainstream payment options like bank accounts โ€” highlights how much the cybercrime game is changing behind the scenes.
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$150k in cryptocurrency stolen through combined BGP-DNS hijack

A BGP hijack was used to take over some of Amazon’s DNS infrastructure, which was then used to serve a phishing site to users of the MyEtherWallet service.
Read more on Virus Bulletin’s blog.