US Space Force Enlists Blockchain Firm to Deploy Hack-Proof Data Defenses
The United States Space Force has engaged blockchain firm Xage Security to develop a new security layer for its communications systems. Source
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Hackers Have Been Using Dogecoin to Deploy Malware for 6 Months & No One Noticed
A new study indicates that hackers are actively relying on the Dogecoin (DOGE) blockchain to expand a malware payload named “Doki.”According to cybersecurity researchers at Intezer, Doki is a fully undetected backdoor that abuses the Dogecoin blockchain “in a unique way” in order to generate its C2 domain address and
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Ransomware Targets Outdated Microsoft Excel Macros to Deploy Attacks
Microsoft Security Intelligence alerted users to a type of ransomware, called Avaddon, that uses Excel 4.0 macros to distribute malicious emails. These emails contain attachments which deploy an attack when opened in any version of Excel.Avaddon ransomware emerged in early June through a massive spam campaign that randomly targeted its
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Ransomware Gang Failed to Deploy an Attack Against 30 US Firms
Cybersecurity firm Symantec blocked a ransomware attack by a group known for demanding payment in Bitcoin (BTC) directed at 30 U.S.-based firms and Fortune 500 companies.The announcement published by the cybersecurity firm claims that the Evil Group, the malware gang behind the attacks, targeted the IT infrastructures of the firms.
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One Man’s Mission to Deploy Solar-Powered Bitcoin Nodes Across Africa
Look below at the map of public nodes on Bitcoin’s Lighting Network. Europe and the U.S. are filled with them. The rest of the world is an ocean of blankness with a few scattered islands. Source: Lighting Network ExplorerAfrica appears to have eight nodes total. From this map, entrepreneur and IT
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Cyprus Hospital to Deploy DLT-Based Medical Data Management
Blockchain tracking platform, VeChain, announced that it co-developed a blockchain-based medical data management platform in partnership with digital healthcare solution firm I-Dante.The platform, dubbed “The E-NewHealthLife”, is set to see deployment at the Mediterranean Hospital of Cyprus — with the European island’s healthcare sector reportedly operating with numerous inefficiencies resulting
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Canada-Based Blockchain Company To Deploy a COVID-19 Electronic Screening
Canadian technology company, VitalHub Corp, announced on April 8 the first deployment of a blockchain-based coronavirus screening tool. The tool will be used by a Region of Waterloo-owned long-term care facility called Sunny Side Home. According to the announcement, a request by Sunnyside Home resulted in the development of DOCit
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Bank of Korea Seeks to Deploy Blockchain in Bond Market: Report
Global central banks are increasingly looking at blockchain technology as a tool to make interbanking processes more efficient and transparent.Following the World Bank’s exemplary experience of blockchain bond transactions, South Korea’s central bank is working on its own blockchain-based bonds, CryptoX Korea reports Feb. 18.Bank of Korea started the
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COSO to Release Guidance on Blockchain for Businesses Aiming to Deploy Tech
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) is planning to release guidance on blockchain for companies looking to deploy the technology.As The Wall Street Journal reported on Dec. 27, COSO — an initiative to fight corporate fraud — is working on guidance on blockchain to give
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Singapore Shipping Association to Deploy Blockchain for Ship Registration
The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and blockchain firm Perlin are jointly working on an e-registry for the ship registration and renewal process.Running on self-executing smart contractsThe International E-Registry of Ships (IERS) system is based on Perlin’s Wavelet, an open ledger for writing decentralized
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