Friday, March 11, 2016

UK Regulator Advises Charities against Paying Bitcoin Ransoms to Avoid Cyberattacks

The Charity Commission in the United Kingdom has issued an alert toward all charities about an extortionist group demanding between £300 – £500 in bitcoin (approx. 1.03 to 1.72 BTC) or face cyberattacks, if the ransom isn’t paid up. In an alert issued toward UK-based charities today, the Charity Commission has revealed that a cyber-extortion group […]

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