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Mainstream media has misled vulnerable users on the environmental impact of crypto-mining

Crypto’s mainstream adoption has not only unleashed a new paradigm for global finance, but also raised a fresh set of concerns for its sub-ecosystem, crypto-mining. In order to uncover the truth behind the impact of digital mining, Peter McCormack interviewed University of Cambridge’s Michel Rauchs to discuss the institution’s research on Bitcoin’s power consumption and carbon […] The post Mainstream media has misled vulnerable users on the environmental impact of crypto-mining appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

2019-7-18 05:30


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Apple steps in to automatically remove Zoom’s risky software from Macs

Apple has pushed a silent update to Mac users to remove the web server sneakily installed by popular video conference app Zoom, TechCrunch reports. Earlier this week, a disclosure by security researcher Jonathan Leitschuh revealed how Zoom installed a secret local web server on Mac devices — with an intent to save an extra click — but left users vulnerable by making it possible for an attacker to hijack their webcams. дальше »

2019-7-11 08:41


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Bitcoin Disrupting Banking; Deutsche Bank To Cut 18,000 Jobs by 2022

Throughout history, the banking industry has always been vulnerable to a range of risks, but somehow, it has been able to survive for over three thousand years. But now, traditional banking is increasingly under threat from geopolitical uncertainty and, most significantly, from the advent of new technologies, including artificial intelligence and Bitcoin. дальше »

2019-7-8 01:00


Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding

Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions. дальше »

2019-6-14 04:03


Bitcoin [BTC] needs to convince nations that adoption rewards outweigh risk of attacking BTC, claims analyst

Bitcoin [BTC] does not have a physical form, making the virtual currency both an efficient and vulnerable asset. The vulnerability and security aspect of Bitcoin has been debated in the past, with many speculating what would happen to it in the face of a nation-state level attack that could possibly jeopardize the network. дальше »

2019-6-11 08:55


Bitcoin Price Falls 6% from $7,500; Is BTC Really Vulnerable to Plunge below $6,000?

By CCN: In the past 24 hours, following an intense 25 percent rally within a seven-day span, the bitcoin price has slightly retraced to around $7,000 from its peak at $7,500, by nearly 6 percent. Several technical analysts expected a minor retracement to occur as the bitcoin price surged from $5,000 to $7,500 in a relatively short time frame, demonstrating a parabolic upside movement. дальше »

2019-5-13 10:17


Bitcoin Price Vulnerable Despite 2019 High, Traders Predict Plummet to $4,200

By CCN. com: In the past 24 hours, the bitcoin price spiked by nearly five percent from $5,580 to $5,880, surpassing $5,900 at the day’s peak, fueling the cryptocurrency market. The abrupt increase in the bitcoin price was supported by a noticeable increase in daily bitcoin spot volume estimated to be around $570 million as of May 7 by OnChainFX. дальше »

2019-5-7 13:45


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Behind the scenes: Electrum hackers steal $4M with Bitcoin phishing attacks

Electrum Bitcoin wallet users have lost 771 BTC (approximately $4 million) since late December 2018, in an ongoing series of targeted phishing attacks. According to research released by Malwarebytes Labs, fraudsters were able to trick unsuspecting users into downloading a malicious version of the wallet by exploiting a weakness in the software. дальше »

2019-4-16 18:02


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North Korea Cryptocurrency Report Urges Southeast Asia To ‘Mitigate’ Threat

A new report into the alleged use of cryptocurrency by North Korea claims the whole of Southeast Asia is “vulnerable” to state actors. RUSI: North Korea Has ‘Gone To Extremes’ Published April 12, the report, Closing the Crypto Gap: Guidance for Countering North Korean Cryptocurrency Activity in Southeast Asia, comes courtesy of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI). дальше »

2019-4-16 22:00


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Bitcoin wallet Electrum hit by DoS attack from 140,000-strong botnet

The servers of popular Bitcoin wallet Electrum are under heavy attack, and users are advised to be extra careful when using the platform until it’s resolved. A sophisticated botnet of more than 140,000 machines has launched Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks on Electrum‘s servers, with apparent intent to direct users to compromised versions of the software designed to steal their Bitcoin. дальше »

2019-4-8 18:06