In an unexpected twist, cats may be the next big thing in cryptocurrency, thanks to a new game that uses Ethereum. Called Cryptokitties, the game allows players buy, sell and breed unique cartoon kittens. According to Bitcoinist, the object of the game is to acquire cartoon kittens, each with a specific set of attributes, and then try ...

In the latest twist on claims leveled against Russian security firm Kaspersky Labs, an employee of the U.S. National Security Agency has admitted to illegally taking classified data home on his personal computer. Nghia Hoang Pho, 67, of Ellicott City, Maryland, spent 10 years working for the NSA’s Tailored Access Operations unit, a unit tasked with hacking computer ...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein is not a fan of bitcoin. On Thursday, he said he believed the cryptocurrency was a “vehicle for fraud” and his company has no interest in investing in it. Blankfein (pictured) made the comments as part of an interview on Bloomberg TV, noting that he doesn’t consider the ...

Florida-based credit repair agency National Credit Federation is the latest in a growing list of companies and organizations to expose private data online. This time,  cybersecurity company uncovered a huge amount of private data from the company on an unsecured Amazon Web Services S3 instance. Chris Vickery, director of cyber-risk research at UpGuard Inc. Thursday made the discovery, which ...

The next world war may start behind a computer screen with a group of North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies considering “a more muscular response to state-sponsored computer hackers” that may involve using “cyberattacks to bring down enemy networks,” according to officials. The “offense is the best form of defense” proposal comes from seven NATO members: the ...

Leaked numbers from ride-hailing startup Lyft Inc. show that the company is surging thanks to near-constant negative press regarding its rival Uber Technologies Inc. according to a report published Thursday. The Information said Lyft’s losses plunged in the first half of the year as its revenue more than tripled from a year ago, to $483 million. The loss ...

Phishing defense solutions firm PhishMe Inc. has found that a successful phishing attack now costs a mid-sized enterprise $1.6 million on average. The firm also found that the number of attempted phishing attacks continues to rise but conversely, enterprises are improving their defenses and fighting back against them. The details come from PhishMe’s 2017 Enterprise Phishing Resiliency and Defense Report, ...

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc. today was ordered to hand over customer records to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service after losing a case filed against it by the Department of Justice in November 2016. The case relates to a request by the IRS for Coinbase to hand over details of all of its U.S. users and their ...

Those who have booked travel over the forthcoming holiday period with American Airlines Inc. may not make it to their destination. It was disclosed today that the airline suffered a “system scheduling error” that has left thousands of scheduled flights without pilots to fly them. The glitch in American Airlines’ employee scheduling system involved the ...

Sir Isaac Newton was the first to coin the phrase “what goes up must come down” in relation to gravity, but now it seems bitcoin is subject to that law as well. Today the cryptocurrency dropped in value by more than $1,000 in trading after hitting yet another record high of $11,363.99 during the day. ...