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NodeJS package used by the Copay and BitPay apps was modified to load malicious code, BitPay released security update version

A Node.js module called event-stream is used in millions of web applications, including BitPay’s open-source bitcoin wallet — Copay — and this module was reportedly compromised. A user with very little coding activity on GitHub requested publishing rights to the event-stream library from its previous maintainer, Dominic Tarr, who said that he had not maintained […] дальше »

2018-11-27 10:45


Our lack of interest in data ethics will come back to haunt us

When was the last time you saw a creepy ad on Facebook, which seemed to know about a product you were discussing with a coworker? Or when was the last time you noticed that your Google search had been modified to suit variables like your current location and personal interests? These micro-events happen on a daily basis for most of us, and are reminders of how valuable and how ubiquitous our data really is. дальше »

2018-11-3 21:30


A College Freshman is Livestreaming Himself Committing 51% Attacks on Small Cryptocurrency Projects

Despite the inherent security advantages provided by blockchain governance systems, no protection technology is unbreakable. To prove this, a college freshman and security researcher by the online handle of “geocold51” is breaking through blockchain-based security with 51% attacks, reports CoinDesk. дальше »

2018-10-25 00:25


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DevCon 4 Will Set the Stage for Ethereum’s Next Milestone: Constantinople

Ethereum is embracing the Constantinople milestone at the end of November 2018, after DevCon4 in Prague. Constantinople is the latest Ethereum release, introduced through a hard fork, that will include five Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs):Bitwise shifting instructions (EIP 145) in the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) allow for direct manipulation of bytes on the EVM layer. дальше »

2018-9-11 18:15


Penn Study: 4 In 5 Leading ICOs Don’t Keep Promises and May Contain Backdoors

According to new research findings from the University of Pennsylvania, many ICOs are taking their investors’ trust for granted. Not only do ICO developers seem to not implement promised features, the investment market as a whole seems to be optimal for ICOs that can be modified at any time. The researchers dug deep into code […] дальше »

2018-7-21 06:25


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Scientists genetically modified gerbils to hear light through an implant

A team of German scientists recently developed a spectacular new cochlear implant that uses light to simulate sound. So far it’s only been tested on gerbils, but the results are promising. Cochlear implants are a decades-old invention that uses electricity to stimulate or bypass deadened auditory nerves in order to trick the brain into “hearing” something. дальше »

2018-7-12 18:46


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