Analysts track cryptocurrency scammer who stole from 10K Dogecoin fans

Oct19

by Sindy Cator on October 19, 2018 at 2:14 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork

An online scammer is targeting the popular cryptocurrency, Dogecoin. To date, more than 10,000 individuals have been hit by the operation, with overall losses amounting to some $24,000. Russia-based cybersecurity firm Doctor Web fingered the perp in a recent blog, spotted by BleepingComputer. Analysts have been tracking the suspicious activity of a particular cryptocurrency criminal, who has been using a wide array of malware and other methods to gain illegal income. Security researchers bestowed our scumbag friend a few nicknames: Investimer, Hyipblock, and Mmpower. I really like Mmpower, so let’s go with that one. Trojan horses in all the fake Dogecoin…