cybersecurity Archives - The Crypto Sight

Home

Cybersecurity Entity Employed Unlocking Encrypted Hard Drive Carrying Bitcoin As Technical Entrance Interview

Red Balloon Security from New York is reportedly employing a process of unlocking encrypted hard drive carrying crypto, as part of its entrance technical interview available to applicants. ...

Emily Rys | Jan 24, 2021 01:30

Wallet Solutions Firm Ledger Obtained SOC Type 1 Test

Ledger – a crypto firm specialised in hardware wallets – reportedly managed to secure a System and Organization Controls (SOC) Type 1 test. Specifically, Friedman LLP, an accounting...

Tracy Hannes | Oct 10, 2020 09:22

Gemini Rolled Out Hardware Key Compatibility For Its Mobile Environments

Crypto exchange platform from the US Gemini has reportedly revealed a new hardware key feature to be rolled out across its mobile-based version. Specifically, the new hardware security key...

Katelyn James | Jul 15, 2020 14:37

Zcash Implementations Bug Could Leak Shielded Full Nodes’ IP Addresses

A malfunction in all of Zcash (ZEC) products, and a majority of its forks, has rendered its metadata – which includes the full nodes’ with shielded addresses (zaddr) IPs –...

Robin Wong | Oct 01, 2019 02:55

Cybersecurity Firm Introduced Update that Fixed WannaCryFake Bitcoin Ransomware Issue

Cybersecurity company Emsisoft has recently come up with an update that would fix the issues caused by Bitcoin (BTC)-demanding ransomware WannaCryFake. Announced via a blog post on September 25,...

Katelyn James | Sep 26, 2019 15:00

Bangladesh Financially Support Blockchain Training for Graduates with IT Fund

The Bangladesh authority is planning to utilizing the $208 million, acquired via an IT project fund, to pay for Japan and India-based blockchain training for university students. Specifically, the...

Tracy Hannes | Aug 06, 2019 03:30

US Defense Dept. Pursued Blockchain-based Solution to Enhance Cybersecurity

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) is reportedly considering a blockchain-based tool to enhance cybersecurity, as part of the plan to digitally modernize its systems. Specifically, the DoD...

Emily Rys | Aug 01, 2019 11:52

US Congress Called for Moratorium Regarding Facebook Ongoing Project Libra

The U.S House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services has temporarily prohibited Facebook, along with its associates, to cease any activities related to the progress of Libra –...

Daniel T. | Jul 05, 2019 04:36

Cybercriminals to Exploit Confluence Vulnerability With Rootkit

Security intelligence firm Trend Micro Inc. has released a report about CVE-2019-3396 exploitation, a critical vulnerability involving Confluence, with its latest update providing a new rootkit...

Anne W. | May 10, 2019 03:26

US Lawmakers Grill Bank CEOs 10 Years after Financial Crisis, including on Crypto

The chief executives of some of the largest US banks were called to testify on Wednesday (Apr 10) in front of the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee some 10 years on as part of a...

Anne W. | Apr 15, 2019 04:45