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Qihoo 360 found that 109,000 mining IP addresses were active daily on average in November, mostly in the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shandong, the company said. Miners mainly use home broadband, enterprise-dedicated internet connections, and data centers, Qihoo 360 said. Original Source
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Cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network is acquiring Israeli cybersecurity company GK8, the company announced Monday.GK8 was founded by Lior Lamesh and Shahar Shamai, who have worked as cybersecurity experts at the office of the Prime Minister of Israel.Celsius and GK8 will now provide an enterprise-grade custody platform for banks and financial
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“More than $8 billion in crypto has been hacked or stolen in 2021 thus far, doubling the previous year, including examples of crypto exchanges being hacked, personal devices being compromised, or usernames and passwords being phished that were part of these growing losses,” Wilk said. Source
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Threats related to cryptocurrency have followed prices, decreasing significantly after the market slump in May, suggests a recent report released by a leading internet security firm. Detections fell by almost a quarter but Russia remains the most affected country, with the U.S. ranking in the top three as well. ESET:
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“People are paying bitcoin to criminals and claiming back cash” via insurance claims, Ciaran Martin said. Source
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Researchers wishing to apply to New York-based Red Balloon Security have to complete an unusual technical interview as part of their application process: unlocking a hard drive containing crypto.According to a report from Business Insider, Red Balloon sends the hard drives to certain candidates for cybersecurity research positions at the
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As internet banking comes of age, so too do new ways of stealing funds. That makes cybersecurity central to modern banking, according to David Leach, JPMorgan Chase’s Asia-Pacific head of cybersecurity and technology controls."It’s a competitive disadvantage not to have a robust cybersecurity capability that you can demonstrate,” Leach said
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This has been one of the major breaches of cybersecurity where the hackers tried to access the secret data of the US government. The FBI and other intelligence agencies have started an investigation into this matter and will submit a detailed report in the coming days.On Tuesday, December 8, America’s
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While certain parties in the United States continue to challenge the integrity of the election process, a group of researchers is advocating against using Internet-based and blockchain-based voting systems in the future.According to a Nov. 16 report from researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
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