Bad Rabbit: New ransomware in Russia

A new strain of ransomware, known as "Bad Rabbit", has hit computer systems in Russia according to RTE. The malware affected the Russian Interfax news agency and caused flight delays at Ukraine's Odessa airport. The ransomware is a type of virus that locks infected computers and asks victims to pay a ransom to restore access. US …

Bitcoin pionner Jeff Garzik wants to start Cryptocurrency 2.0

Jeff Garzik, one of a handful of key developers who helped build the underlying software for bitcoin that is known as blockchain, has seen its shortcomings firsthand. So he decided to create a better digital currency as reported by Bloomberg. He’s calling it Metronome and says it will be the first that can jump between …

All WiFI devices are now vulnerable

Researchers have discovered a key flaw in the WPA2 WiFi encryption protocol that could allow hackers to intercept your credit card numbers, passwords, photos and other sensitive information as reported on Engadget. The flaws, dubbed "Key Reinstallation Attacks," or "Krack Attacks," are in the WiFi standard and not specific products. That means that just about every router, …

Commercial ships more and more vulnerable to cyber-attacks

In the past, ships were relying on dedicated and isolated networks such that it was not possible for an hacker outside of the network to compromise the system. The attacker would have needed to have physical access to a computer running on board of the ship. However today, commercial ships have become  fully connected industrial …

Bitcoin Market close to $100 Billion USD

The total market capitalization of bitcoin, which is the  value of all the bitcoin in the world is approaching $100 billion USD. At the time we are writing this article, it is currently sitting  at $99. 9 billion , according to WorldCoinIndex.com.  Bitcoin's market capitalization has so far made gains  of over 600% during 2017, after starting the year at …

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