Fantom Ransomware Disguises Itself As A Critical Windows Update
For those people who were wondering whether or not criminals would run out of ideas to create new types of ransomware, have no fear. Fantom, a new type of …
eGifter Lets Bitcoin Users Buy Dunkin Donuts Gift Card Balances
Spending Bitcoin directly for everyday purchases has proven to be quite a challenge. Although there are more and more places where Bitcoin can be spent, the largest chains are …
FBI Helped Increase Distribution of Child Pornography During Playpen Investigation
Most of our readers may remember the Playpen case, which has been causing a lot of friction for the FBI. Law enforcement agencies shut down this darknet forum for …
Scalability Issues Continue To Linger For Blockchain.info users
A lot of people still rely on the wallet service provided by Blockchain.info.Despite the popularity of this platform, their services have seen a lot of issues as well. Various …
The Digital Tattoo Project Will Help You Leave a Good Digital Footprint
September 2, 2016
News, Technology
UBC’s Digital Tattoo project has one goal; to spread the awareness of online privacy and security issues. Grant funds from UBC’s learning and teaching enhancement fund from BCcampus helped …
Paypal New Policy Terms Regarded as Draconian By Some Users
September 2, 2016
Finance, News, Technology
Paypal has told its customers that starting from November 19, new policies and amendments will be included in the company’s legal agreements. For the last two days, Paypal has been alerting …
The True Monetary Burdens Behind Financial Cyber Crime
September 2, 2016
Crypto, Finance, News, Security, Technology
Members of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) have seen themselves as the target of many cyber-attacks lately. Earlier this week, SWIFT sent letters to all of its …
Microsoft To Create a Smart Contract Security Task Group
September 2, 2016
Crypto, News, Security, Technology
Smart Contracts is one of the popular concepts associated with Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrencies, however, recent events like The DAO contract breach highlighted the importance of designing and writing …
Democratic Hacking is Russia’s Way of Messing With American’s Heads
September 2, 2016
Security, Technology
“I am not prepared, based on what I know to date, to conclude that the Russians are trying to delegitimize the election. I think they’re just playing with our …