While most folks know the value of money, few know the latest value of a Bitcoin, a virtual currency prone to wide price swings. Those swings haven’t deterred those on the digital leading edge from speculating in the currency — or bad app writers from cooking up ways to steal it. “Bitcoins — and indeed any digital property of any value — will be a theft target,” said Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik. “Just like U.S. dollars, Bitcoins are a thing of value, and therefore attractive to bad actors such as thieves.”
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Bitcoin's Popularity Attracts Malware Writers
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. January 22, 2014 05:00 AMWhile most folks know the value of money, few know the latest value of a Bitcoin, a virtual currency prone to wide price swings. Those swings haven’t deterred those on the digital leading edge from speculating in the currency — or bad app writers from cooking up ways to steal it. “Bitcoins — and indeed any digital property of any value — will be a theft target,” said Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik. “Just like U.S. dollars, Bitcoins are a thing of value, and therefore attractive to bad actors such as thieves.”