A report released today by the New York Attorney General’s office has found that cryptocurrency exchanges are vulnerable to market manipulation. The Virtual Markets Integrity Report tabled the findings of an investigation launched in April based on data collected from major cryptocurrency exchanges on their operations, use of bots, conflicts of interest, outages and other key issues. ...

Troubled blockchain startup Tezos has finally gone live, receiving an immediate boost for its token with support from leading cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. Tezos raised $233 million in an initial coin offering in July 2017 to support the development of “a self-amending crypto-ledger” offering a semidemocratic blockchain platform that allows users to vote on changes. The platform has ...

A security researcher has published a proof-of-concept attack that can crash an Apple Inc. iOS or macOS device using nothing more than 15 lines of code embedded in a webpage. Published by Sabri Haddouche, a security researcher at Wire on GitHub, the Cascading Style Sheets or CSS code exploits a vulnerability in the WebKit rendering ...

A new vulnerability discovered in firmware from NUUO Inc. allows malicious actors to view and tamper with video surveillance recordings, according to researchers from security firm Tenable Inc. Dubbed “Peekaboo,” the “zero day” or heretofore undiscovered vulnerability affects firmware versions older than 3.9.0. It could allow cybercriminals to view video surveillance feeds remotely and tamper with recordings ...

Amazon.com Inc. is doubling down again on its Alexa-everywhere strategy, according to a report today that the e-commerce giant is planning to release a range of new Alexa-enabled devices — even an Alexa-powered microwave oven. CNBC, quoting an “internal document describing the plans,” says that Amazon plans to release, among others, a microwave, an amplifier, ...

Apple Inc. today released the latest version of its mobile operating system and although some are describing iOS 12 as just an incremental improvement, it includes a range of upgrades and new features that will likely keep fans happy. Leading the pack is improved performance management that provides a snappier experience, directly addressing the revelation last ...

Flight information screens were taken offline for two days at the Bristol Airport in the U.K. after the network powering the screens were hijacked by ransomware. The attack started Friday morning, taking out the entire network, although it’s not clear from reports how the ransomware got into the system and whether it affected other networked computers at ...

Linux creator Linus Torvalds is taking time out from his role in leading the iconic open-source software to obtain assistance “on how to understand people’s emotions and respond appropriately.” Torvalds (pictured), despite his undoubted genius, has often been a controversial figure because of the way he treats other people in the community. The complaints about his ...

Following in the footsteps of Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos’ acquisition of The Washington Post in 2013, Salesforce.com Inc. co-founder Marc Benioff along with his wife Lynne today said they’ve acquired Time Magazine from Meredith Corp. for $190 million. According to Adweek, the acquisition is a personal one and is unrelated to the position Benioff (pictured) holds ...

Fresh from a crash following news that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has abandoned plans to establish a bitcoin desk, a swing back to positive crypto news resumed Thursday with a report claiming that Morgan Stanley is planning to offer bitcoin derivatives. Bloomberg, quoting a person familiar with the matter, claimed that the merchant bank is planning ...