Crypto
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20 Sep
Zaif becomes latest victim of cryptocurrency exchange hackers
About $60m worth of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has been stolen from Zaif, as the Japan-based company becomes the latest victim of hacks targeting cryptocurrency exchanges.
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20 Sep
Equifax fine: ICO issues £500k penalty after data of 15m UK customers compromised
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined credit rating agency Equifax £500,000 for failing to protect the personal data of up to 15m UK customers compromised during a cyber attack in 2017.
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19 Sep
Should the UK regulate the ‘wild west’ of cryptocurrency?
The “wild west” of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin must be regulated to protect consumers, MPs on the UK Government’s Treasury Select Committee have urged.
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17 Sep
Zimbabwe cryptocurrency could solve country’s cash shortage, says finance minister
Zimbabwe could be the latest country to establish its own cryptocurrency.
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12 Sep
North Korea backed cyber-attacks appear to be funding Kim Jong-Un regime
On 12 June 2018 President Trump met the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in what was seen as a historic move towards peace.
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7 Sep
CoinCorner CEO: “Goldman Sachs didn’t cause Bitcoin price drop”
CoinCorner CEO Daniel Scott has refuted claims that Goldman Sachs’ decision to backtrack on plans to open a cryptocurrency trading desk caused Wednesday’s flash crash across the cryptocurrency market.
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6 Sep
Is cryptocurrency dead? Cryptocurrency prices plunged yesterday – here’s why
Cryptocurrency prices plunged throughout Wednesday, wiping more than $20bn in value from the crypto market.
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4 Sep
Just 5% of UK Bitcoin investors have seen a profit
Despite high-profile stories of Bitcoin megahauls, and one in five Brits investing, just 5% of UK-based Bitcoin investors have profited from the cryptocurrency.
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3 Sep
88% of UK data breaches caused by human error, not cyberattacks
In the last two years reports of UK data breaches to the Information Commissioner’s Office have increased by 75%, according to research by risk solutions provider Kroll.
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28 Aug
Art becomes a cryptocurrency wallet with the launch of anti-forgery blockchain technology
Art can now be used as a cryptocurrency wallet with the launch of a blockchain system designed to combat art forgery.
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21 Aug
Venezuela currency: Cryptocurrency and sovereign bolivar efforts “just won’t work”
Venezuela has been struggling with economic disaster since the 1970s, and particularly since 2010 under President Chavez’s ‘Bolivarian Revolution’ economic policies.
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17 Aug
Blockchain escrow services: A fairer, safer medium of exchange
The pros, cons, highs and crashes of cryptocurrencies are well-documented – as is blockchain, the platform that makes cryptos possible.
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15 Aug
Spotting and avoiding phishing scams so you don’t get hooked
The BBC recently uncovered that scammers are attempting to trick us through the abuse of multilingual character sets.
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14 Aug
Australia encryption law could “lead to a flood of hacks” on businesses
The proposed Australia encryption law that would compel technology firms to provide a backdoor to encrypted data for government agencies has been criticised for undermining online safety.
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14 Aug
Blockchain trust concerningly low among British public
Despite its potential to significantly improve enterprise security, Blockchain trust is notably low among the British public.
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13 Aug
Office fax machines found to pose major threat to company networks
A significant security vulnerability has been found in office fax machines that enables would-be attackers to gain access to the rest of a company network.
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9 Aug
Smart city security flaws risk “supervillain” attacks
Smart city security flaws discovered by IBM Security are putting populations at risk to “supervillain” hackers who could manufacturer disasters at the touch of a button.
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8 Aug
Trump’s Iran sanctions likely to trigger cyberattacks on US businesses, warns cybersecurity expert
The latest round of Iran sanctions announced by Trump earlier this week are likely to result in retaliatory cyberattacks on US businesses, a cybersecurity expert has warned.
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7 Aug
Cyberattack honeypot reveals methods of power grid hackers
A cyberattack honeypot set up by cybersecurity company Cybereason has unearthed insights into the methods and behaviours of hackers looking to gain control of national power grids.
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2 Aug
Reddit data breach shows flaws of SMS-based authentication
Social news aggregation site Reddit has reported that hackers managed to access a database containing users’ email addresses and hashed passwords.
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31 Jul
Fashion Nexus data breach exposes personal details of at least 700,000 online fashion shoppers
At least 700,000 users of online fashion websites including Elle Belle Attire, AX Paris and Traffic People have had their personal details exposed following a security breach suffered by their site provider Fashion Nexus.
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31 Jul
Yale cybersecurity breach discovered a decade after it happened
Yale University has discovered that it was the victim of a cybersecurity breach that saw key personal data stolen a decade ago.
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25 Jul
Faraday Future to bring blockchain to electric vehicles
Cult electric car startup Faraday Future has announced that it has joined the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) in a bid to bring blockchain to electric vehicles (EV) and the wider transport industry.
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24 Jul
Blockchain for beef to ensure supply chain transparency
A new blockchain-based platform is being used to improve supply chain transparency in the southeastern United States meat industry.
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6 Jul
Cryptocurrency regulation: is the UK doing enough?
There is no doubt that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple and Litecoin will play a major role in the future of finance.
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2 Jul
Cryptocurrency mining malware is on the rise – and it’s finding its way into corporate networks
Malicious software that engages in cryptocurrency mining on unsuspecting users’ computers is on the rise.
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27 Jun
Biggest cryptocurrencies: who’s dominating?
Cryptocurrencies have no intrinsic value, yet the market has now hit a cap of more than $600bn and the value of the biggest cryptocurrencies is continuing to rise.
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21 Jun
Cryptocurrency hacks: The biggest breaches in bitcoin history
South Korea’s Bithumb has become the latest cryptocurrency exchange to have been hit by hackers, with 35bn South Korean won ($31.5m) reported to have been stolen.
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14 Jun
The blockchain future: Why we are heading towards the “tokenisation of everything”
In the future, every form of record, value storage and transaction will be tokenised, according to a leading technologist and blockchain expert.
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13 Jun
Blockchain in pharma: opportunities in the pharmaceutical supply chain
Blockchain is the digital ledger technology that is sweeping through a number of industries on a wave of hype.