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Libra’s threat to central banks raises questions about its launch

Facebook‘s Libra will find it difficult to get any support in the current ecosystem. Since its announcement back in June, criticism with regards to its centralized control and Libra’s inefficiency to come to terms with regulations has piled up on its development, with many now believing that Libra will never officially get approval for launch. дальше »

2019-10-26 21:30


Facebook’s Libra Isn’t DOA; It Will Move Forward, But Under Threat From Government Stablecoins

While it feels like forever, it’s just been six months since the social media giant, Facebook,  announced their stablecoin Libra. The subsequent backlash it’s received is both massive and lengthy. At the moment of writing, it’s unsure whether or not Facebook, along with the Association will even be able to launch Libra. Typically, if a […] дальше »

2019-10-26 21:10


Libra, digital renminbi not a threat to Bitcoin: Billionaire Novogratz

Soon after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in Congress supporting Libra initiative, numerous entrepreneurs have gone public to give their take on the episode. American Billionaire Michael Novogratz featured in a CNBC interview to highlight some of the mistakes that Facebook made while introducing the idea of launching in house cryptocurrency. дальше »

2019-10-24 21:30


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Russian cyber spooks piggyback Iranian hackers to spy on 35 countries

Cybercriminals with ties to the Russian government have been found to piggyback on hacking tools developed by Iranian threat groups to mount their own attacks against 35 countries. The findings — based on a joint report by the US National Security Agency and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) — reveal the focus of the activity was largely in the Middle East, where the targeting interests of both Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) overlap. дальше »

2019-10-22 10:07


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Cryptojacking worm uses Docker to infect over 2,000 systems to secretly mine Monero

Researchers have uncovered the first instance case of a cryptojacking worm that propagates via malicious Docker images, according to Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence team Unit 42. Dubbed “Graboid,” the worm infects compromised hosts with malware that covertly abuses the systems to mine privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero before randomly spreading to the next target. дальше »

2019-10-16 16:03


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‘Save Yourself’ sextortion campaign targets 27 million victims in their inboxes

A well-established botnet and malware agent is now engaged in a new large-scale sextortion campaign by acting as a spambot to target innocent recipients. According to Check Point Research, the creators of the Phorpiex (aka Trik) botnet added this revenue generation ability to trick victims into transferring more than 11BTC (~$89,370) to the threat actors’ wallets over the course of five months. дальше »

2019-10-16 16:00


Libra associates got concerned and dropped out: Secretary Steven Mnuchin

Facebook’s Libra initiative hit another roadblock prior launch after Libra associate companies including MasterCard, Visa and Stripe announced dropping out on October 9. While the decision was made after two Democratic Senators asked the the three banking giants to rethink their stance on Libra, speculation around the Senators’ being a threat clouded the crypto ecosystem. дальше »

2019-10-15 21:00


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G7 Report Labels Stablecoins as Significant Risk

The growth in stablecoin usage has soared since late 2017, and this has regulators and government bodies across the world incredibly worried. A new report formulated by central bank officials of the G7, the IMF, and the Financial Stability Board, believe that global stablecoins pose a systemic threat to the global economy and monetary stability,Read MoreRead More. дальше »

2019-10-14 19:00


Sodinokibi ransomware earns hacker $287K worth of Bitcoin in 3 days

Criminals who distributed the Sodinokibi ransomware threat earned a huge payday from victims who paid the requested Bitcoin ransom. According to researchers at McAfee, who tracked down several posts published on underground forums, one particular distributor made the equivalent of $287,499 in Bitcoin in just 72 hours. дальше »

2019-10-14 17:00


Uppsala unveils Crypto Analysis Risk Assessment (CARA) tool

Uppsala unveils Crypto Analysis Risk Assessment (CARA) tool - CryptoNinjas Uppsala Security, builder of the first crowd-sourced, blockchain-based threat intelligence platform known as the Sentinel Protocol, today has unveiled Crypto Analysis Risk Assessment (CARA) — a risk analytic assessment tool that uses their patent-pending machine learning algorithms to learn the behavior of suspicious wallets and regular wallets in order to evaluate the risk score of […] Uppsala unveils Crypto Analysis Risk Assessment (CARA) tool - CryptoNinjas дальше »

2019-10-8 19:43