Encrypted email service ProtonMail now allows customers to buy service credits with bitcoin. These credits can be used to purchase premium email add-ons, and pay for extra online privacy with ProtonVPN. Also read: Bitcoin Cash Holds off Spam Attack in Show of Strength Paying in bitcoin could prove handy for anyone wishing to use encrypted email or VPN services without … [Read more...] about Encrypted Email Service ProtonMail Now Takes Bitcoin Payments
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Russian Hackers ‘APT28’ Allegedly Used NSA Exploit in Hotel Cyberattacks
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Russian cyber-espionage group APT28 has allegedly used EternalBlue -- an NSA exploit -- in an attempt to steal the credentials of travelers abroad. Also read: TREZOR Wallet Team: Bitcoin Cash Integration Tougher Than We Expected APT28 Group Used NSA Exploit, Says Security Firm Last month, APT28 also launched a series of attacks on travelers staying at hotels in Europe and … [Read more...] about Russian Hackers ‘APT28’ Allegedly Used NSA Exploit in Hotel Cyberattacks
US Company the First to Offer Chip Implants to Employees
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Wisconsin company Three Square Market is offering RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) microchips implants to its employees. Those who volunteer for the implant will have an RFID microchip injected between the thumb and forefinger. The company says it's aiming to modernize payment options and access to company systems. Also read: Sudden Bitmixer Shutdown a Red Flag for … [Read more...] about US Company the First to Offer Chip Implants to Employees
Sudden Bitmixer Shutdown a Red Flag for Bitcoin ‘Anonymity’
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One of the oldest and most popular Bitcoin "mixing" services, Bitmixer, has announced it's shutting down operations. While operators were vague on reasons, it appears they may be spooked by recent law enforcement activity against dark net marketplaces. Also read: One Week to Go Till 1st August – Do You Still Have to Worry About Bitcoin? Bitmixer Shuts Down Despite Large … [Read more...] about Sudden Bitmixer Shutdown a Red Flag for Bitcoin ‘Anonymity’
DAO-Over? $31 Million Stolen From ICOs, 19 Tokens Vulnerable
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153,000 ETH (and counting) has been funneled into one address from several ICOs today, harkening back to the days of Slock.it and the DAO. The $31 million USD theft raises questions for both the security and sustainability of the ICO ecosystem, and shoulders the Ethereum Foundation with another impossible position. Also read: WageCan Bitcoin Debit Card to Suspend Service 31 … [Read more...] about DAO-Over? $31 Million Stolen From ICOs, 19 Tokens Vulnerable