Investors from the failed Mt. Gox platform are being targeted by scammers on the tail of a new exchange being launched to help with the recovery of lost Bitcoin.
As reported by The Register, security solutions provider Cyren has recently spotted a new phishing campaign specifically tailored for use against former investors on the Mt. Gox Bitcoin trading post.
In 2014, Mt. Gox collapsed without warning, claiming that the company’s virtual currency stock and investor funds — amounting to 650,000 Bitcoin — had been stolen by cyberattackers.
Certain parts of the story did not add up, and after submitting the company to bankruptcy proceedings in Japan and the US, the firm’s former CEO Mark Karpeles is now under investigation for fraud and embezzlement. For the full article click here
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