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China will always remain a crucial area when it comes to the future of technology. Baidu, best known for its search engine, is also experimenting with autonomous vehicles of all kinds. In a recent announcement, Baidu announced that it plans to put a driverless bus on China's roads by 2018. The company's venture into the autonomous car industry is already und…
Android users generally assume Google’s Play Store is safe to use since the tech giant scans all its apps to ensure none contain malware. Every once in a while, however, hackers manage to get malicious apps past Google. Recently, according to reports, Google had to remove 300 apps from its Play Store as they were found to be using Android devices to launch d…
Cybercriminals no longer need any coding experience to be able to make money extorting others. According to Symantec researchers, there is a new Android app spreading on Chinese underground forums allowing wannabe cybercriminals to create custom ransomware without having to write a single line of code. Creating Ransomware with an Android app The user-friendl…
Criminals are flocking to botnets as of late, due to how much damage these nefarious creations can cause. Rakos, a rather prominent type of malware, is currently being used to build a very powerful botnet. So far, there are several thousand bots in existence. Although the numbers are not alarmingly high, this new botnet is more than capable of executing powe…
There is hardly ever a boring day in the world of cryptocurrency, and today is no different. It appears as if the Wells Fargo Bank has caused some controversy. This bank no longer allows virtual currency platform customers withdraw money. So far, close to US$180m in funds is locked up in Wells Fargo accounts, with no clear path to a resolution in sight. iFin…
One of the most appealing aspects of Bitcoin is the ability to create it out of thin air via a process known as “mining”. While that’s a bit of an oversimplification (earning Bitcoin is more about contributing hardware than alchemy), mining remains an incentive for getting on board with Satoshi Nakamoto’s “magic internet money” - but is mining still a feasib…
