Bitcoin Business

Bitcoin Ransomware Now Spreading via Spam Campaigns

Security firms McAfee Labs and Symantec have issued warnings that a type of bitcoin-demanding ransomware, CTB-Locker, is now being propagated through spam campaigns.The malware, the name of which stands for 'Curve Tor Bitcoin Locker', was first identified last year. However, the spam distribution approach appears…
cinerama
January 26, 2015
Bitcoin Business

UK Bank Closes Safello Accounts 6 Weeks After Entering Partnership

Six weeks after Swedish-based bitcoin exchange Safello announced rapid 'Faster Payments' deposits for UK customers, its banking partner has withdrawn its services and will close its accounts as of tomorrow.Safello, which received the 14-day closure notice from the undisclosed UK bank on 13th January, said: "there was no base for the decision…
cinerama
January 26, 2015

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