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As Bitcoin Price Surges, Phishing Attacks on Cryptocurrency Wallets Intensify

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports:

Today’s Bitcoin to US Dollar exchange rate has reached $902, the first time Bitcoin price has gone above the $900 mark since January 2014, almost three years ago.

Nobody knows what’s driving this sudden surge of Bitcoin popularity, but cyber-criminals won’t bother looking into macroeconomic factors when deciding that the market is ripe and ready for the taking again.

Read about the methods they’re using on BleepingComputer.


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