SegWit Signaling Support Creeps Higher And Surpasses 30%
Support for Segregated Witness continues to build on the Bitcoin network, even though the growth is going a lot slower than people anticipated. After over a week of signaling, …
Netwire Remote Access Trojan Steals Payment Card Data From Removable Storage
Payment card data is of great value to internet criminals all over the world. This information is rather easy to abuse, and the majority of systems protecting these details …
ING Shuts Down Twyp P2P Payment App in The Netherlands
Even though a lot of consumers and financial institutions seemingly agree upon the power of P2P payment opportunities, ING has pulled the plug on their Twyp app. Despite the …
Russian Government Will Exclusively Use Sailfish OS Moving Foward
November 29, 2016
News, Technology
Technology enthusiasts will recall the name Sailfish OS, a mobile operating system that never managed to gain much traction. But Jolla is not out of business yet, and they …
Muni First Targeted By Ransomware, Now Faces Extortion Demand By Same Hackers
The big news over the weekend was how San Francisco’s municipal transit system has been affected by a major ransomware attack. Although most details remain hard to come by, …
Major Windows 10 Flaw Allows Subusers To Gain Administrator Privileges
November 29, 2016
News, Security, Technology
The Windows operating system suffers from a major security vulnerability. A new leak in the OS allows attackers to bypass BitLocker encryption and gain administrator access to the device–a …
Calypso Teams Up With R3 To Create DLT Trade Confirmation Platform
The R3 blockchain consortium came under fire last week, due to a rather surprising amount of member departures. Despite all of the negative attention, there are positive developments to …
Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem: “London Can’t Remain The Financial Capital Of the EU”
Depending on whom one poses the question to, London will either retain or lose its position as financial capital of the world in the coming months. Even though London …
Japanese Ministry of Defense Denies Military Network Hack Allegations
November 28, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Rumors are circulating in the media regarding a large-scale hack against the Japanese military computer network. Even though these rumors have not been officially confirmed, there appears to be …