11-03-2017: CryptoShuffler Malware Steals Bitcoin




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Summary: CryptoShuffler malware replaces wallet addresses copied to users’ clipboards with public keys belonging to a hacker <a href="https://www.ethnews.com/cryptoshuffler-malware-swaps-wallet-addresses-copied-to-clipboards">[1]</a>. Popular cryptocurrency hacks and scams include:<br> <br> Deceitful URLs<br> Misleading or Fraudulent Token Sales<br> Hijacking Web Browsers or Processing Power for Mining Tokens<br> <br> According to segwit.party, OB1, Civic and Bitso have pulled out of the New York Agreement for the SegWit2X hard fork <a href="http://segwit.party/">[2]</a>. A bill has been submitted to the Ukrainian parliament to amend the country’s tax code to exempt cryptocurrency income and profits from taxation <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/ukraine-drafts-law-exempt-cryptocurrency-income-profits-taxation/">[3]</a>. On an interview with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIMWLOSRZ_A&amp;feature=youtu.be">Bloomberg TV</a>, Goldman Sachs Chairman &amp; CEO Lloyd Blankfein says that he is open to the cryptocurrencies <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIMWLOSRZ_A&amp;feature=youtu.be">[4]</a>. China’s top bitcoin exchanges are now shifting to the over-the-counter (OTC) markets due to strict Chinese regulations <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/chinas-bitcoin-exchanges-shift-p2p-model-domestic-crackdown/">[5]</a>. OKEx and Huobi Pro plan to introduce peer-to-peer trading platforms that support fiat currency transactions as an alternative for the country’s domestic cryptocurrency investors <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/chinas-bitcoin-exchanges-shift-p2p-model-domestic-crackdown/">[5]</a>.<br> Support Daily Crypto: <a href="https://dailycrypto.io/support">https://dailycrypto.io/support</a><br>