Also known as BlackRouter, the crypto-extortionist spreads as SF.exe, TR.exe or BLACKROUTER.EXE file and locks personal data using AES cryptography. It is easy to recognize this virus by the .BlackRouter or .pay2me extension it appends at the end of the filename following the encryption.
Indian authorities have arrested two individuals accused of operating a bitcoin ponzi scheme that swindled some 300 bitcoins, approx. $2.6 million in current prices, from 5000 victims. The duo, alleged to be running a multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme that incentivized investors to lure in others into the scheme, promised high returns on bitcoin investments through
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