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Bitcoin rise fuels social media scams

The price of a single bitcoin passed that of an ounce of gold for the first time this month, and scammers were quick to get in on the action with Ponzi schemes and phishing sites spread via social media. Victims are lured in with fake bitcoin wallets, fake bitcoin search services, fake surveys about bitcoins, too-good-to-be-true money

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Malware finds unwitting ally in GitHub

Just because it’s on GitHub doesn’t mean it’s legitimate. A financially motivated espionage group is abusing a GitHub repository for C&C (command and control) communications, Trend Micro warned. Researchers found malware used by Winnti, a group mainly known for targeting the online gaming industry, was connecting to a GitHub account to obtain the exact location

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