On Wednesdays, we bring our Focus to technology with Wong Kai Yi, tech contributor for The Business Times. Cryptocurrency appears secure at first glance, but that doesn't mean it's invulnerable to a determined hacker with a computer. Cryptocurrency thefts, scams, and fraud could hit 4.3 billion US dollars in 2019, according to a report by cryptocurrency intelligence firm CipherTrace, which previously reported Q1 fraud at about 1.2 billion US dollars.

<p>On Wednesdays, we bring our Focus to technology with <strong>Wong Kai Yi, tech contributor for The Business Times. </strong>Cryptocurrency appears secure at first glance, but that doesn't mean it's invulnerable to a determined hacker with a computer. Cryptocurrency thefts, scams, and fraud could hit 4.3 billion US dollars in 2019, according to a report by cryptocurrency intelligence firm CipherTrace, which previously reported Q1 fraud at about 1.2 billion US dollars.</p>

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