Crypto currency (mcm Bitcoin) is a way of life?

kasibiman · Post time 17-5-2017 11:07 AM

Hackers mint crypto-currency with technique in global 'ransomware' attack
Reuters
May 17, 2017 08:21 am MYT

SAN FRANCISCO (May 17): A computer virus that exploits the same vulnerability as the global "ransomware" attack has latched on to more than 200,000 computers and begun manufacturing digital currency, experts said Tuesday.

The development adds to the dangers exposed by the WannaCry ransomware and provides another piece of evidence that a North Korea-linked hacking group may be behind the attacks.

WannaCry, developed in part with hacking techniques that were either stolen or leaked from the U.S. National Security Agency, has infected more than 300,000 computers since Friday, locking up their data and demanding a ransom payment to release it.

Researchers at security firm Proofpoint said the related attack, which installs a currency “miner” that generates digital cash, began infecting machines in late April or early May but had not been previously discovered because it allows computers to operate while creating the digital cash in the background.

Proofpoint executive Ryan Kalember said the authors may have earned more than $1 million, far more than has been generated by the WannaCry attack.

Like WannaCry, the program attacks via a flaw in Microsoft Corp's Windows software. That hole has been patched in newer versions of Windows, though not all companies and individuals have installed the patches.

Digital currencies based on a technology known as blockchain operate by enabling the creation of new currency in exchange for solving complex math problems. Digital "miners" run specially configured computers to solve the problems and generate currency, whose value ultimate fluctuates according to market demand.

Bitcoin is by far the largest such currency, but the new mining program is not aimed at Bitcoin. Rather it targeted a newer digital currency, called Monero, that experts say has been pursued recently by North Korean-linked hackers.

North Korea has attracted attention in the WannaCry case for a number of reasons, including the fact that early versions of the WannaCry code used some programming lines that had previously been spotted in attacks by Lazarus Group, a hacking group associated with North Korea.

Security researchers and U.S. intelligence officials have cautioned that such evidence is not conclusive, and the investigation is in its early stages.

In early April, security firm Kaspersky Lab said that a wing of Lazarus devoted to financial gain had installed software to mine Moreno on a server in Europe.

A new campaign to mine the same currency, using the same Windows weakness as WannaCry, could be coincidence, or it could suggest that North Korea was responsible for both the ransomware and the currency mining.

Kalember said he believes the similarities in the European case, WannaCry and the miner were "more than coincidence."

"It's a really strong overlap," he said. "It's not like you see Moreno miners all over the world."

The North Korean mission to the United Nations could not be reached for comment, while the FBI declined to comment. - Reuters

nisako · Post time 17-5-2017 12:38 PM

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Maideen. · Post time 17-5-2017 09:43 PM

Hmmmmmmmm.........

Baca tajuk thread tetiba rasa nak bertakbir pulak...

Takbirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

grouper · Post time 17-5-2017 10:50 PM

Nak jadi way of life kena lah ada xapo debit card

samasam90 · Post time 4-8-2018 09:49 PM

kawan i ada main benda ne.. selesaikan soalan m3, pastuh dapat duit.

華沙論賤 · Post time 5-8-2018 02:02 AM

Yes it is, lebih mudah for the corrupted officials to transfer money out of the country

batu kikir · Post time 13-11-2018 09:22 PM

Just spoke to BMM officials.
BNM at no point of time authorised the use of crypto, bitcoin or whatever you want to call it.
This digital currency is NOT LEGAL TENDER in Malaysia. BNM will not defend this currency if anything happens to the owner...........the risk is 100% to the one who use this currency.
Besides.........user of this currency may be charged under AMLA.
Only Ringgit is authorised to be used in Malaysia. In whatever form you want to use it.........be it online transfer, credit account, ATM, debit card, credit card.......they are all Ringgit denominated. The Government through BNM ...........has the responsibility to protect Ringgit and its value. Intervention or coming out with new policies are some of the tools BNM use to defend Ringgit.

ninja9 · Post time 13-11-2018 09:28 PM

dimalaysia senang ker nak tukar duit digital ni kepada duit biasa? atau hanya boleh pakai untuk beli barang dari luar negara?

bangcak · Post time 26-11-2018 11:11 PM

sib baik dpt kaut untung sblm bitcoin tersungkur

gbam · Post time 13-1-2019 09:52 PM

bitcoin ni sekilas pandang macam one world currency, satu dunia guna currency yg sama, macam ke arah itu, sama macam one world government, one world religion konsep dia.
siapa dia pengasas bitcoin, seorang jepun yg tinggal di amerika. yg membuat teknology blockchain. tapi orang jepun ni tak mengaku dia yg buat teknologi blockchain, habis tu siapa yg buat. mungkinkah ada orang lain guna nama orang jepun sebagai cover? atau ada entiti yg lain mencipta teknologi bitcoin. kekal misteri kan.

baghal_bortuqal · Post time 13-1-2019 10:20 PM

gbam replied at 13-1-2019 09:52 PM
bitcoin ni sekilas pandang macam one world currency, satu dunia guna currency yg sama, macam ke arah ...

Kegilaannya ialah suka2 write code yg suka2 letakkan nilai finite 21 jota kpd Bitcoin itu sendiri.

Tapi at the same time Ada spare inventory group Satoshi pegang.

And all the energy the miners uses to mine and maintain the ledger?

Dan andaikata sampai tahap tidak cost effective utk miner maintain ledger, apa jadi dgn integriti ledger bila auditor pakat berenti?

Alasan biasa proponent Bitcoin and block chain: no central bank, no authority, nobody can manipulate sbb block chain, nobody can keep track of Bitcoin.

Eh?
The ledger keeps track of Bitcoin in Circulation.so takleh keep track Bitcoin ke Mana?

Nobody can manipulate: bestu inventory group Satoshi dok pegang tu Babi apa?

Bitcoin safe. Safe apanya? Coming from system developers, Sapa Ada pengalaman EVER a system yg takde lompang and cacat cela? Oh tapi Tang Bitcoin system is safe. Yeah right.