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Blockchain Security Firm Forta Upgrades Its Scam Detector to Battle Growing Crypto Fraud

The service, which will be online on Tuesday, runs across the seven Ethereum Virtual Machine chains supported by Forta, including Ethereum, Polygon and BNB Chain. A previous version focused on on-chain data only, such as smart contracts involved in scam activity. The latest version also incorporates malicious URLs. Source

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Two-thirds of AI Chrome extensions could endanger user security: data

Over two-thirds of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered extensions for the Google Chrome browser have a high-risk impact and could be “highly damaging” to user cybersecurity if breached, according to data from a new Incogni report.The August report analyzed 70 AI Chrome extensions across 7 different categories, including 10 writing extensions which

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Worldcoin’s Orb had serious security vulnerability in operator onboarding: CertiK

The controversial Worldcoin project had a serious security vulnerability, CertiK has disclosed on X (formerly known as Twitter). Worldcoin pays people to become part of its World ID ecosystem by submitting scans of their irises through a device Worldcoin calls an Orb. According to security platform CertiK, the vulnerability in the

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Worldcoin releases audit reports showing resolved security issues

Proof of humanity protocol Worldcoin released its audit reports on July 28 as criticism of its data collection practices continues to mount. The new reports were conducted by security consulting firms Nethermind and Least Authority. According to an accompanying announcement from Worldcoin, Nethermind found 26 security issues with the protocol, of

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Bipartisan bill to regulate DeFi, crypto security risks, introduced into US Senate

United States Senator Jack Reed sponsored a bipartisan bill introduced into the Senate on July 18 that would tighten Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering (KYC/AML) and sanctions requirements for decentralized finance (DeFi). According to a news release on Reed’s website, the bill is titled the Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement

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