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An initial coin offering pitching an Ethereum blockchain-based token for the fruit and vegetable tracking has shut down in what appears to be another ICO scam. Called Prodeum, the company claimed that it wanted to build a new price look-up code system that would …
UK to fine essential-services companies that fail cybersecurity tests up to $24M
The U.K. government has announced punitive measures against essential-services companies that fail to secure their networks, including fines of up to £17 million ($24 million). The measures, announced as part of the U.K.’s implementation of the European Union network and information systems directive, …
Microsoft issues emergency Windows update to disable Spectre vulnerability patch
Microsoft Corp. has taken the rare step of issuing an emergency Windows update to disable a previous patch issued to tackle one of the two Spectre vulnerabilities in Intel Corp. chips. The patch, known as KB4078130, for all versions of Windows from version …
Armed robbers hold up UK cryptocurrency trader in latest bitcoin heist
Four armed robbers have held up a man and his family in the United Kingdom to steal his bitcoin holding, the second armed robbery involving bitcoin in the last week. The robbers targeted Danny Aston, reportedly a cryptocurrency trader, in the Oxfordshire village of Moulsford. …
Hacked Japanese cryptocurrency exchange promises to refund customers
Coincheck Inc., a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange that was hacked on Friday, resulting in the loss of around $400 million in NEM tokens, has promised to refund all of its affected customers. The response to what could be the largest cryptocurrency hack in …
Secret Service warns US ATMs are being targeted by ‘jackpotting’ hack
A form of automatic teller machine hacking previously seen in Europe, Asia and Mexico has made its way to the United States, prompting the Secret Service to warn financial institutions to be on the lookout. The Secret Service memo, obtained and described Saturday …
Strava app’s fitness tracking data could harm U.S. military operational security
A fitness tracking app popular with members of the military could be a security risk from tracking data released by the company that highlights bases, including clandestine bases in the Middle East. The app, called Strava, was launched in 2011 and uses GPS data …
As Davos talks cryptobubbles, Robinhood announces no-fee cryptocurrency trading
The debate over the future of cryptocurrencies continued Thursday with a group meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, decrying a bubble. Yet at the same time, millennial-focused stock market app Robinhood announced that it would add no-free trading support for …
Here’s what you need to know about the critical Electron vulnerability
A critical vulnerability in a common open-source framework used in applications has flown under the radar, but it may present a serious risk, according to security researchers. The critical vulnerability lies in Electron, an open source node.js, V8 and Chromium framework. It gives hackers …
Israeli startup Cylus raises $4.7M for railway cybersecurity platform
Israeli cybersecurity startup Cylus has raised a $4.7 million seed round to develop its platform for providing cybersecurity services to railway and metro systems. The funding came from Magma Venture Partners, Vertex Ventures, SBI Group and Zohar Zisapel. Founded in 2017 by veterans of the …