Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Targets Australians via SMS

Australians have increasingly become the target of an SMS-based bitcoin mining scam. The scam entices users with fictional free bitcoins that supposedly can be located at two shortened URLs; however, if visited, the USR will hijack that user’s computing power for the purpose of mining cryptocurrency on behalf of the scammers.

Thousands of Australians Have Been Targeted by an SMS Scam Offering Free Bitcoins to Prospective Victims

Nick Savvides, Chief Technology Officer at Symantec, has discussed the scam with Australian media outlet Nine, describing such as a “classic, hard sell, pump and dump type spam.”
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The Satoshi Revolution – Chapter 2: Cautionary Tales From Earlier Digital Cash (Part 3)

The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations.
Section 1: The Trusted Third Party Problem
Chapter 2: Monetary Theory
by Wendy McElroy

Cautionary Tales From Earlier Digital Cash (Chapter 2, Part 3)

There are 3 eras of currency: commodity based, politically based, and now, math based. — Chris Dixon

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