Japanese gaming giant Capcom’s networks have reportedly come under attack, with criminals demanding a bitcoin ransom in exchange for not leaking confidential company information to the public.
Coinhive was installed on more than 170,000 devices in Brazil last month.
The Russian Ministry of Defense is launching a blockchain research lab to examine how to combat cybersecurity threats.
Bitcoin trading platform BitQuick was the target of a cyberattack this week that temporarily resulted in unauthorized access to its server.
An executive in Australia has been reportedly victimized by online hackers after the company they work for was pressured into paying a bitcoin ransom.