We hear a lot of news lately about the rise of Bitcoin crypto currency. We also hear a lot about how people made millions from investing in Bitcoins. We also hear a lot about how Banking industries worldwide is embracing Bitcoin and similar technologies for the future. Japan has also recently legalized Bitcoins in mid-march 2017. While there is a lot of good that will come out of Bitcoins and related crypto currencies in future, but there is a darker side of such technologies and we as a society should not ignore.
Crypto currency like Bitcoin is a quantum shift on how money is transferred from one person to another person and it is very hard to track such transactions. I believe that we need to write new laws and develop new tools to ensure that criminal elements do not use such technologies to harm individuals without any consequences.
I thought that I will share a few articles that will talk about the darker side of Bitcoins!
- Bitcoin scams: Beware of crooks trying to steal your cryptocurrency with these schemes
Here is the link for this article
- FBI Warns Against Data Breach Extortion
Here is the link for this article
https://blog.knowbe4.com/scam-of-the-week-fbi-warns-against-data-breach-extortion
- Scammers demand Bitcoin in DDoS extortion scheme, deliver empty threats
Here is the link for this article
- Blackmail letter scam strikes in Chesterfield and Henrico, VA
Here is the link for this article
http://www.nbc12.com/story/34516783/blackmail-letter-scam-strikes-in-chesterfield-and-henrico
- Hackers Have Stolen Millions Of Dollars In Bitcoin — Using Only Phone Numbers
Here is the link for this article
- FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center
Here is the link for the FBI’s Complaint Form
https://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
Authored by : “Sanjay Barthakur”
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