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French police smash illegal Bitcoin trading ring

Jul

2014

French police said Monday they had smashed an illegal Bitcoin trading network, seizing virtual currency worth 200,000 euros ($272,000) in the first such operation in Europe. This is the first time that an illegal exchange platform for Bitcoins like this one has been dismantled in Europe, a police statement said. Backers say virtual currencies allow […]

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Compromised Website for Luxury Cakes and Pastries Spreads Ransomware

Feb

2012

During the past few days, we’ve been monitoring Laduree.fr, the website of a well-known confectionery company based in France. A seemingly unlikely target for cybercrime, Laduree’s website was compromised in order to infect users’ systems with ransomware. The ransomware, detected as TROJ_RANSOM.BOV pretends to be notifications from the National Gendarmerie (French: Gendarmerie nationale), commonly known […]

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