Hackers Cash In on ICOs Euphoria, ‎$300M ‎Stolen in 2017, Says Kaspersky

[kreslik.news]

Russia-based computer security firm Kaspersky Lab today said the boom of cryptocurrency and the speculative frenzy over initial coin offerings (ICOs) are rife with cyber threats that would eventually leave unsuspecting investors at risk of large losses.

According to its latest report, the number of victims of ICOs robberies exceeded 60,000, with nearly $300 million worth of bitcoins were stolen‎. Last month, Kaspersky detected a new malware able to steal cryptocurrencies from users’ web wallets by replacing their address with that of its creator.

Kaspersky states that the attacks were unique in how they were so deliberately planned, and the ... (read more)