Michael Novogratz, investor and former principal at Fortress Investment Group, has said cryptocurrencies could be worth a total $5 trillion USD in five years. However Bitcoin still faced regulatory hurdles and is still perceived as an unregulated, black market money. Also read: Big Banks and IBM Expect New Blockchain Platform to Boost Trade for SMEs For some perspective, … [Read more...] about Billionaire Novogratz Says Cryptocurrency Will Be Worth $5 Trillion – If It Cleans up Reputation
Ransomware
New Ransomware ‘NotPetya’ Spreading Rapidly Around the World
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Ukraine, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, and the United States have all reported attacks from a new ransomware named "NotPetya" by Kaspersky Labs. Also read: New Report Finds That Ransomware Attacks Have Sharply Increased in 2017 Whats Going On? Throughout the day, reports have come in from around the word of a global ransomware attack dubbed NotPetya. Russian multinational … [Read more...] about New Ransomware ‘NotPetya’ Spreading Rapidly Around the World
New Report Finds That Ransomware Attacks Have Sharply Increased in 2017
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Mobile ransomware is on the rise as a report released yesterday has noted a dramatic increase in 2017 compared to years past. Also read: More Fintech Opportunities if US and UK Cooperate on Regulation Kaspersky Lab Report: Mobile Ransomware on the Rise According to a report by Kaspersky Lab, mobile ransomware has increased by 3.5 times in the first part of 2017 as compared … [Read more...] about New Report Finds That Ransomware Attacks Have Sharply Increased in 2017
Google Is Using Machine Learning to Fish for Phishing Scams
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Google has unveiled some updates to Gmail intended to prevent malware attacks and protect users from phishing attacks, through a host of new security features. Also read: Insert Link Here: BAT Token Sale Causes Hours of Ethereum Network Delays Using Machine Learning to Improve Phishing Detection The security features are centered around an early detection system for … [Read more...] about Google Is Using Machine Learning to Fish for Phishing Scams
Shadow Brokers Begin Promoting Monthly Dumping Service
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Hacker group The Shadow Brokers have put a price tag on their new exploit leaking service for new exploits. This comes as they begin efforts to promote their business ventures to the public. Also read: Blockchain Property Deed Firm to Compete for Dubai Deal Shadow Brokers Market New Exploit Dumping Service They announced their price of 100 Zcash (ZEC) or approximately … [Read more...] about Shadow Brokers Begin Promoting Monthly Dumping Service