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Bitcoin is Having a ‘Halving’ Amidst a Pandemic

In the world of Bitcoin a “halving” takes place about every four years. This past Monday, May 11, 2020, witnessed the third such event. It’s a big deal. It ...Full Article

Crypto-Miners’ Latest Target: Containers

The crypto-currency mining craze has now extended from hijacking supercomputers and public computing resources to include application containers, according to a security vendor. Researchers at Aqua Security said this ...Full Article

Booming Bitcoin Mining is an Energy Hog

The mining of crypto-currencies is proving extremely lucrative, as witnessed by a spate of reports this week on the booming Bitcoin market. While the processing-intensive practice has been a ...Full Article

AWS Cloud Hacked by Bitcoin Miners

Bitcoin mining is among the latest threats to public cloud security as hackers breach enterprise computing resources to hunt for the digital currency. Cloud security vendor RedLock reported earlier ...Full Article
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