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What Are Altcoins, and Why Do They Exist?
Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency out there, and it’s still the biggest, for now, at least however Bitcoin has a lot of problems as a currency. The term “altcoin” refers to any other cryptocurrency that’s not Bitcoin, in other words, they’re alternatives to...
What Are NFTs? Meet Crypto’s Digital Collectibles
Update: 16/09/22 - Purchasing and Displaying NFT Art at Home: Expert’s Advice NFTs are the hot new thing in the blockchain and cryptocurrency world. Think of an NFT like a digital collector’s item. It’s a unique digital object, and NFTs are exploding in popularity....
What Is a “Blockchain”?
If you’ve been watching the news lately, you might have heard about something called a blockchain. It’s a concept that makes data ultra-secure for specific uses. You’ve probably heard it in connection with Bitcoin, but it has applications far beyond everyone’s...
Apple’s Find My Network is the Best Reason to Buy an iPhone
What is Apple’s Find My Network? The Find My network transforms the nearly one billion Apple devices worldwide into an enormous tracking grid. Using each device’s Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, ultra-wideband, and internet connection, every iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch,...
Password offenders: Who’s the naughtiest of them all?
After the events of the past year-plus forced us to live our lives online, we may have expected that both companies and users alike would have sharpened their security skills to better control fraudulent activity and avoid breaches. “If companies don’t start...
Scammers grabbed $7.7 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2021, say researchers
Cryptocurrency-based scammers and cyber criminals netted a whopping $7.7 billion worth of cryptocurrency from victims in 2021, marking an 81% rise in losses compared to 2020, according to blockchain analysis firm, Chainalysis. Some $1.1 billion of the $7.7 billion in...
Consumers reported losing a whopping $148 million in gift cards to scams
This year, Target gift cards are scammers’ top choice. Google Play, Apple, eBay, and Walmart cards remain popular with fraudsters, too. During the first nine months of 2021, 40,000 people reported losing a whopping $148 million in gift cards to scammers. According to...
New Hancitor Malware Loader Delivers Malware Via Clipboard
A new malware dropper has surfaced online targeting users in recent phishing campaigns. Identified as Hancitor, this loader typically drops malware by exploiting the clipboard, possibly, to escape detection. Hancitor Malware Dropper Exploits Clipboard According to a...
Joker Malware Disguised As ‘Color Message’ App Targeted 500K Android Users
Heads up, Android users! The seemingly popular Android app “Color Message” has been found with the infamous Joker malware. Users who had previously installed or used it should uninstall it immediately from their respective devices. Joker Android Malware Posed As...
Apache releases new 2.17.0 patch for Log4j to solve denial of service vulnerability
Apache has released version 2.17.0 of the patch for Log4j after discovering issues with their previous release, which came out on Tuesday. Apache said version 2.16 "does not always protect from infinite recursion in lookup evaluation" and explained that it is...