NCC Group revealed that a ransomware variant is now asking for million dollar ransoms. A malware group called Evil Corp is reportedly back in action, having recently launched a new ransomware which asks its victims to pay a million dollar ransom. The group had previously gone quiet after the U.S. Department of Justice charged some […]
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The WEF’s blockchain project lead said the technology has its place, but likely will not takeover as the underpinning of all systems. Ashley Lannquist, blockchain project lead for the World Economic Forum, or WEF, explained blockchain has its use cases, but the technology is not without limitations. “I think it is unlikely that blockchain technology […]
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REvil ransomware gang immediately auctioned sensitive data after a card services provider failed to cover their ransom. The REvil ransomware gang is auctioning off sensitive information, stolen from debit card services provider, Interacard. According to REvil’s website, the information is available in an auction listing published by the group. All prospective bidders are required to […]
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Kik and Solana may be trying to keep damaging allegations hidden from the public. On June 18, a user posted a link to a court document that accuses Kik of facilitating the exchange of child porn on the Kin Foundation’s subreddit. The link was then crossposted to Solana’s subreddit. Moderators for both subreddits subsequently removed […]
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Ethereum’s blog shows ETH 2.0 still chugging along with developments. A recent post on Ethereum’s blog shows the network’s version 2.0 is still coming, noting several developments since its last update. “Aside from written updates […] and other public summaries, client teams, contributors, and community members/prospective-validators have been busy,” said a June 23 post on […]
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KPMG’s new tools should help crypto services firms in complying with regulations. Big four auditing firm KPMG launched a cryptocurrency management suite with analytic features. According to a June 22 announcement, the new KPMG Chain Fusion suite is meant to allow financial technology companies to more easily offer crypto asset services on an institutional scale. […]
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The list of witnesses submitted by the litigating parties in the Kleiman v. Wright case. The litigating parties in the Kleiman v. Wright case have presented a joint witness list, which includes Andreas Antonopoulos, Gavin Andresen, Wright’s ex-wife, and a confidential witness. The parties have requested 36 witnesses in total. The high profile crypto case […]
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China is not playing catch-up, but rather exploring aggressively pragmatic ways to deploy a digital infrastructure for the whole economy with the blockchain tech implementation. There is an old saying in China: “Building the road is the first step to becoming rich.” Asian countries use infrastructure to boost the economy, and China is probably the […]
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Many DeFi smart contracts can withdraw unlimited amounts of money from user wallets, potentially spelling disaster. A vulnerability discovered on Bancor on June 18 would have allowed hackers to simply drain the funds of anyone who interacted with its smart contracts. The exploit relied on the concept of withdrawal authorization, introduced in the ERC-20 standard. […]
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Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) is taking advantage of Bitcoin rallying early this week and looks to break a key resistance level on the road to $300. Bitcoin (BTC) has been showing strength in recent days as the price rallied from $9,300 to as high as $9,800. However, more strength is seen from Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) — […]
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