Cybersecurity authorities in the UK warned that ransomware could threaten the sports sector. The UK National Cyber Security Centre released a report on July 23 that discloses a growing trend in ransomware attacks against the sports sector. They noted a recent example in which attackers demanded that an English Football League club, or EFL, pay […]
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A UK-based university is investigating the slow response to a ransomware attack that took place in May. The University of York has confirmed that a ransomware attack from an unnamed gang took place in May. Vulnerabilities from their third-party service provider led to the data breach. According to an announcement via the University’s website, Blackbaud, […]
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Investors tell us that something has gone wrong within a once-hot crypto company. A number of people who invested in a cryptocurrency company are claiming that the company is scamming its users. The fund in question is called AMFEIX, which promised high-yield monthly returns to its users and supposedly raised more than $60 million in […]
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The popular stock and crypto trading app has put its global expansion plans on hold. Robinhood, the Silicon Valley-based stock and cryptocurrency investing app popular among younger generations for its “gamified,” user-friendly interface and zero-fee trading, has reportedly decided to abort its launch in the United Kingdom “indefinitely”. According to CNBC on July 21, Robinhood […]
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British consumers need stronger rules to protect them from deceptive crypto ads, says U.K. minister. The government of the United Kingdom believes that current rules do not go far enough to protect consumers from misleading crypto ads and is advocating change. New proposals published on July 20 would, if approved, bring the promotion of certain […]
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Russian intelligence might have a lot to do with helping former Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek disappear into thin air. Jan Marsalek, the former chief operations officer of Wirecard who went missing after his supposed trip to the Philippines last month to chase the missing 2 billion Euro in the company’s books, has been located in […]
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Fighter Craig Jones lost Bitcoin he bought before the 2017 ATH, but will now get tokens from a crypto exchange sponsorship. Craig Jones, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter based in Australia, has revealed he was one of the poor souls who missed out on the Bitcoin all-time high in 2017 after misplacing his coins. According to […]
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A suspicious asset manager is claiming to have entered into a short position targeting a 99% crash in the price of Chainlink. A report authored by Zeus Capital has asserted that the firm is building into a Chainlink (LINK) short position with a target of 99% gains, describing the top-10 cryptocurrency by market cap as […]
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Data shows that a sharp shift in investor demographics and monetary power could propel Bitcoin price to new highs. Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading sideways for around a month now and is being outperformed by several other altcoins like Ether (ETH) and Chainlink (LINK). The cryptocurrency also hit the lowest levels of volatility since November […]
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Jan Marsalek reportedly bragged of ties with Russian intelligence services and touted secret documents about chemical weapons used in the UK. Wirecard’s recently-prosecuted former Chief Operations Officer, Jan Marsalek, may have had ties to Russian intelligence services. He also allegedly held secret documents about the use of a Russian chemical weapon in the U.K. According […]
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