Cybersecurity
The cybersecurity market could exceed $151 billion by between 2020 and 2023. Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are essential tools in this ecosystem. It's important to keep up with the news and understand the ins and outs of this industry. Stay informed here.
Sun 28 Nov 2021 ▪ 11h19 ▪
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Katie Donaldson
Police officials from the Comox Valley, Canda, have reported several cases of cryptocurrency scams. The frauds have resulted in more than $1 million (~£750,000) in losses. “Do your own research” According to an official statement from Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP), two of these cases include victims agreeing to invest…
Fri 26 Nov 2021 ▪ 19h56 ▪
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James Taylor
More and more enterprises are adopting cloud storage options since they are often the best way to manage storage costs over time. In essence, for a fee, or sometimes even free of charge, clouds offer you additional computing power. And the best thing is, your equipment doesn’t have to match these capacities, meaning…
Wed 24 Nov 2021 ▪ 11h41 ▪
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James Taylor
Crypto.com has become the first digital asset trading platform to comply with SOC 2 standards, internationally recognised in the field of traditional finance. This was made possible thanks to the SOC 2 (Service Organization Control) audit by the global consulting firm Deloitte. SOC 2 (Service Organization Control) is a…
Wed 17 Nov 2021 ▪ 19h32 ▪
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Mary Anderson
Vitaly Bodnar, the founder of one of the oldest trading platforms on the cryptocurrency market, BTC-Alpha, shared with the crypto community some information about the attack on the platform that happened on 1st November. Bodnar’s allegations According to PRLeap, on 1st November, unknown criminals attempted to hack…
Tue 16 Nov 2021 ▪ 16h14 ▪
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Mary Anderson
The Dutch authorities seized more than €25 million (~£21.3 million) in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and other cryptocurrencies from suspects during an investigation. Disclosure of dozens of crimes related to BTC and ETH This February, a Chainalysis report revealed that in 2019 about 2.1% of all crypto transactions…
Sun 14 Nov 2021 ▪ 19h54 ▪
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Katie Donaldson
One of the greatest advantages of blockchain and cryptocurrencies is that each transaction users make is a unique exchange between two parties. This allows for privacy of financial history and protection from the threat of account or identity theft. However, there are always exceptions to all rules. Criminals kidnap a…
Fri 12 Nov 2021 ▪ 18h58 ▪
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Hugh Renolds
In the modern world, fraudsters will go to any lengths to get what they want, and sadly enough, technologies are far from immune to their insidious workings. Therefore, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the moment cryptocurrencies began to gain popularity in the media, countless online criminals instantly set…
Sat 06 Nov 2021 ▪ 9h38 ▪
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Rudy Bauer
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States’ domestic intelligence and security department, has released its findings on fraudulent schemes associated with Bitcoin ATMs and QR codes. Scammers on the rise According to an FBI public service announcement, there has recently been a significant increase in fraudsters encouraging…
Sun 24 Oct 2021 ▪ 17h20 ▪
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Katie Donaldson
CoinMarketCap (CMC), the premier price-tracking website for cryptocurrencies, has recently been hacked. More than 3 million emails linked to the platform were being traded on hacking forums, according to Have I Been Pwned, a website for tracking hacks and compromised online accounts. More on the data leak The company published…
Wed 20 Oct 2021 ▪ 19h54 ▪
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Mary Anderson
More than a month has gone by since the adoption of Bitcoin as a legal tender in El Salvador. During this time, the Chivo wallet designed for convenient and secure use of Bitcoin has already been proven flawed, with many technical problems happening from time to time. Despite this, the…