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LOL: Bitcoin exchange Cryptsy now claims it was hacked, tried to trade its way out of insolvency
The saga of failed Bitcoin exchange Cryptsy (Project Investors, Inc.) has taken a turn for the absurd with the exchange now claiming it was hacked. In a post on the Cryptsy blog, founder Paul “BigVern” Vernon claims that trojan malware was inserted into Cryptsy’s code by the developer of Lucky7Coin giving access to the company’s ...
Apple confesses to iPhone 6S battery percentage bug, promises to fix the problem eventually
If you own an iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus that mysteriously goes flat despite showing the battery still has a charge, it turns out you’re not imagining things: the phones have a bug. Apple is “investigating the cause and a solution” to the problem, which reportedly involves the percentage of charge remaining on the ...
Mike Hearn “Bitcoin is dead” coverage fails to note that he’s a paid shill for Blockchain company R3
A shill, also called a plant or a stooge, is a person who publicly helps or gives credibility to a person or organization without disclosing that they have a close relationship with the person or organization. A funny thing happened in the Bitcoin world late last week with Bitcoin core developer Mike Hearn quit his ...
Netflix announces premiere dates for 11 shows, Marvel’s Jessica Jones gets a second season
Leading online streaming media service Netflix, Inc. has announced the launch dates for eleven new and returning original shows, including the announcements that popular fan favorite Marvel’s Jessica Jones will return for a second season and some of the lineup for the forthcoming series, the U.S. remake of the British series Black Mirror. Launched in November ...
AOL is considering ditching its name due to most people thinking its an email service
AOL, Inc. may soon be known by another name with a senior executive stating at the weekend that the company may soon ditch its name. Chief Marketing Officer Allie Kline floated the move with Business Insider, stating that people still relate the name to an email service and don’t realize instead that its primary business ...
New Rapid7 survey finds enterprise security overwhelmed in challenging threat environment
Security firm Rapid7, LLC has released the results of its 2015 Incident Detection and Response Survey that found that organizations have become overwhelmed as the security threat environment continues to provide increased challenges. The company surveyed hundreds of security professionals at organizations of varied sizes across the globe on their biggest security concerns and planned initiatives ...
ISIS enters the Android app marketplace with its own encrypted messaging app
Islamic terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, more commonly known as ISIS, has entered the Android chat marketplace with a new encrypted messaging app that they are able to use to plot their attacks on Western civilization. The app, called Alrawi.apk, or just “the Alrawi app,” was discovered by online terrorist hunting ...
Raytheon | Websense acquires Stonesoft from Intel Security, renames combined company Forcepoint
Raytheon | Websense, the majority owned cybersecurity division of defense contractor Raytheon Co., has a new name following its acquisition of Stonesoft from Intel Security. The new company name is Forcepoint, LLC and will offer the combined products of both Raytheon | Websense (itself the result of a merger back in April 2015) and Stonesoft’s ...
Insurance discovery and purchase startup PolicyGenius raises $15M Series B
Insurance discovery and purchase startup PolicyGenius, Inc. has raised $15 million Series B in a round led by Revolution Ventures that included Karlin Ventures, Susa Ventures, AXA Strategic Ventures, Transamerica Ventures and MassMutual Ventures. Founded in 2014 by two former McKinsey & Company consultants, PolicyGenuis aims to service a gap in the insurance industry through ...
If you’re using a VPN to access Netflix in the United States, those days are over
The days of using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or proxy service to access Netflix, Inc.’s catalog of content in the United States may be numbered with the company announcing Thursday that it would be cracking down on the practice. Previously, users outside of the United States could sign up to the service and then ...