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Yahoo ad malware hijacked computers for Bitcoin mining

A few days before CES 2014, security researchers discovered that Yahoo was unknowingly distributing malware via the ads displayed on its home page, with as many as 2 million European users at risk of having been infected in the four days hackers exploited holes in the company’s Java-based ad network. Some of the affected computers were transformed into improvised Bitcoin miners to gather the cryptocurrency for the hackers responsible. Yahoo was not very forthcoming about the issue, and it only offered limited details about the attack, without specifying how many users were infected or helping any of them deal with the matter, The Guardian reports.

“From December 31 to January 3 on our European sites, we served some advertisements that did not meet our editorial guidelines – specifically, they spread malware, ” the company said in a statement. “We will continue to monitor and block any advertisements being used for this activity. We will post more information for our users shortly.”

Meanwhile, Yahoo made several announcements at CES 2014 during its media event, although it did not address this security matter. The company had to deal with a similar PR mess just recently when it failed to properly acknowledge a Yahoo Mail downtime that affected many customers for an extended period of time.

According to security firms, the malware that took advantage of a Java flaws in Yahoo ads infected some 27, 000 machines per hour during the four days it was active on the site. Some of the malware programs delivered via ads can steal banking information, hijack the data for ransom, control the browser of the computer to click on certain ads or include the machine into a botnet that can be used for various purposes.

Source: bgr.com June 3, 2014 – 12:44

The complete opposite of gold - bitcoins

2013-03-28 16:09:54 by gimmabreak

Online currency
They won't make a sound no matter how many of them you try to toss in a bucket, and you can't pitch them in a fountain and wish for good luck. But make no mistake, bitcoins are getting big.
The online alternative currency, previously little more than a curiosity in financial markets since its 2009 inception, has zoomed in trading value since the Cyprus banking crisis erupted two weeks ago.

MtGox CEO Mark Karpeles say bitcoin is HIGH RISK

2014-02-25 05:55:09 by -

Even he tried to warn you!
Karpeles himself, while insisting on his own exchange's reliability, has made no secret that bitcoin is, as he told Reuters last April, a "high-risk investment".
"If you buy bitcoins, you should buy keeping in mind that the value could be zero the day after."
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Link detailing MtGox theft of bitcoins.

2014-02-25 05:03:33 by -

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A currency is only as safe as the government or entity behind it. That's why Zimbabwee money is worthless. That's why bitcoins will be worthless. Who is there to protect against crooked exchanges or fraudulent sales or hackers? Why would a government step up to enforce the law on something which pays them no tax money?

ZNGA: from the $2's to the $5's in one year

2014-02-04 06:46:03 by flip-flap-dally-wapp

Zynga, Inc. (ZNGA)
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4.9450 Up 0.4550(10.13%) 9:41AM EST - Nasdaq Real Time Price
ZYNGA: is up over 10% today lads.
I've done bought me ZNGA in the $2's just a wee bit ago, the same bitcoin tards on this board accused me of being a sheersucker. I've bested 'em, I have!
(Sammy: got his meauxjeaux workin')
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"Bitcoins Price Swings Threaten Chance of Being

2013-11-19 09:49:18 by a-Real-Currency

"In theory, Bitcoin is many admirable things: a frictionless virtual currency, independent of any state or central banks endorsement or printing. In practice, Bitcoin has become a wildly volatile speculative instrument.
"The price of a Bitcoin in the last 24 hours has surged from $550 -- it briefly spiked to $900 overnight -- before shuttling back below $600 by morning. (It was trading at just $13 in January)."
"Such quicksilver price swings threaten to undermine Bitcoins utility as a transactional currency. A currency that can surge or swoon in value so much in a brief period unrelated to any underlying economic changes will likely deter widespread adoption

Yahoo e Richard Branson puntano $30 milioni su potenziale Bitcoin — Wall Street Italia
NEW YORK (WSI) - Richard Branson, presidente di Virgin Group, e Jerry Yang, co fondatore di Yahoo Inc. hanno deciso di investire, come riporta il Wall Street Journal, 30 milioni di dollari su Bitpay, il service provider dei Bitcoin.