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ICO response to email dated 20 August 2020 from Caroline Lucas MP and a cross party group of MPs

Thank you for your email of 20 August raising the privacy implications of the government’s response to COVID-19. I welcome the opportunity to provide clarity on the approach I have taken as the UK’s independent data protection regulator. I can assure you that the priority of my office throughout this period

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Gifts and Remittances: Bitcoin.com’s New Tools Allow People to Send BCH via Email

This month Cryptox.trade launched two services that help facilitate bitcoin cash adoption and crypto remittance via email. In a recent video on June 5, Cryptox.trade’s Roger Ver showcased gifts.bitcoin.com, a new feature that allows individuals to send BCH gift cards via email. Additionally, Cryptox.trade also launched send.bitcoin.com, a tool

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Bitcoin Sextortion: Scams Using Email, Videos, Passwords to Extort BTC

Millions of people worldwide have received sextortion scam emails in 2020 asking for bitcoin. These bitcoin sextortion schemes sometimes include recipients’ passwords to make the threat more real. The authorities have advised what to do if you receive a bitcoin sextortion email.Bitcoin Sextortion Scams Proliferate GloballyThe number of people

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New Email Extortion Scam Targets Google’s AdSense, Demands Bitcoin

A new extortion scam targeting website owners serving banner ads through Google's AdSense program has begun circulating the Internet. The malicious scheme demands Bitcoin (BTC) in exchange for preventing an attack, which would purportedly lead to the users’ AdSense account suspension.The email-based extortion scheme was reported by security news

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AT&T’s Cybersecurity Branch Breaks Down Crypto Miner Threat to Email Servers

AT&T's Alien Labs is dipping its toes into cryptomining malware analysis with a new technological breakdown of how a monero miner infiltrates networks. Released Thursday, the report by security researcher Fernando Domínguez provides a step-by-step walkthrough of how one rather low-profile cryptojacker infects and spreads across vulnerable Exim, Confluence and WebLogic

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Coinbase Secures Patent for Bitcoin Transactions via Email Addresses

The CEO of one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, has recently been granted a patent which will allow consumers to trade Bitcoin through email, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).The cryptocurrency patent, which was granted in the U.S., portrays a digital system

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