February 7th, 2018 By Bradley Barth Despite its relatively small pool of viable targets, the malicious Windows-based downloader Hancitor continues to surface in malspam campaigns that recently have relied heavily on distribution servers set up via fraudulent hosting provider accounts, a new blog post report states. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42… Continue reading Evolving Hancitor downloader remains alive and well, relying on malicious hosted servers
Month: February 2018
Technology Bytes Anniversary Wake / Geek Gathering – Friday, March 2nd 2018
Technology Bytes went off the air 1 year ago. Join us for a memorial geek gathering in honor of this occasion. We will be meeting at our old hangout, Khon’s Wine Darts And Coffee located at 2808 Milam. There’s plenty of free parking and Khon’s offers a great beer and wine selection with many dining… Continue reading Technology Bytes Anniversary Wake / Geek Gathering – Friday, March 2nd 2018
Coinbase to Integrate SegWit by February
Coinbase, the world’s largest cryptocurrency brokerage, wallet, and exchange which also operates GDAX, the Global Digital Asset Exchange, has officially announced that it will complete the integration of Segregated Witness (SegWit) in the coming weeks. Our engineering team has begun the final testing phase of SegWit for Bitcoin on Coinbase. SegWit compatible Bitcoin sends/receives will… Continue reading Coinbase to Integrate SegWit by February
UNICEF Launches Innovative Project Calling Gamers to Mine Ethereum for Syrian Children
UNICEF has launched a new type of fundraising pilot project on the ethereum blockchain and is asking for gamers help to mine cryptocurrency for Syrian children. After seven years of war in Syria around nine million children risk losing emergency help due to a lack of financial support, according to the UN agency. In a… Continue reading UNICEF Launches Innovative Project Calling Gamers to Mine Ethereum for Syrian Children
Business Icons Launch EQUI to ‘Disrupt’ Venture Capital Investing
Baroness Michelle Mone and her partner, successful businessman Doug Barrowman, are today launching their second most ambitious business venture yet, EQUI. EQUI is a new cryptocurrency-powered investment platform built on the ethereum blockchain, which aims to transform the venture capital market through the launch of the EQUItoken. With the token, it enables people to back… Continue reading Business Icons Launch EQUI to ‘Disrupt’ Venture Capital Investing
LSK Gets Listed On BitFlyer And Huobi.pro Ahead Of Relaunch Event
LSK, the utility token underpinning the Lisk platform, has been listed on BitFlyer and Huobi.pro, a move that comes just a few weeks before its scheduled relaunch event later this month which will unveil an updated and improved Lisk platform and a new brand identity and website. LSK is the token that powers the Lisk… Continue reading LSK Gets Listed On BitFlyer And Huobi.pro Ahead Of Relaunch Event
China Wants to Restrict Cryptocurrency Websites
In recent years the Chinese government has vowed to strengthen its crackdown on cryptocurrencies by forcing banks and financial institutions to report to the authorities about any potential cryptocurrency-related transaction. Consequently, traders have moved their funds to Hong Kong and other markets like Japan and South Korea. But, because foreigners are no longer allowed to trade… Continue reading China Wants to Restrict Cryptocurrency Websites
Keeping kids safe online – trying to practice what I preach
February 6th, 2018 By Maria Varmazis Being a blogger in the world of cybersecurity, I’ve rather firmly established myself in the eyes of my friends and family as the person to go to with questions about an app they heard about on the news, or what to do about some new hack or… Continue reading Keeping kids safe online – trying to practice what I preach
Misconfigured Amazon Web Services bucket exposes 12,000 social media influencers
February 5th, 2018 By Robert Abel Another misconfigured Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 cloud storage bucket has been left insecure this time exposing the sensitive data of 12,000 social media influencers, most of whom were female. On January 4, UpGuard researcher Chris Vickery discovered the bucket containing the real names, addresses, phone numbers,… Continue reading Misconfigured Amazon Web Services bucket exposes 12,000 social media influencers
Credit Card Companies are Disallowing Users From Purchasing Cryptocurrencies
Major credit card issuers and financial service providers Citigroup, Discover, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America are disallowing their clients from purchasing cryptocurrencies with credit cards. This week, in an official statement provided to Bloomberg, Bank of America announced that both individual and institutional clients will no longer be able to invest in the cryptocurrency… Continue reading Credit Card Companies are Disallowing Users From Purchasing Cryptocurrencies