Tag: cybersecurity
Money at Risk? Mobile Wallets Become New Battleground in Bitcoin Fork Debate
Mobile bitcoin wallets users might not realize it, but their money might be at a heightened risk this November.
While advertised as a tool bitcoin...
This Scammer Has Netted Over $100,000 In Ether
CCN has uncovered an ICO scammer going around various Slack groups for ICO-funded efforts and scamming them by offering “special rates” on tokens and...
DHS Awards Grants to Develop Blockchain-based Solutions for Commercial Applications
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded a grant of $750,000 each to two Blockchain startup companies: Digital Bazaar and Evernym. Under the terms of this award, both...
Hackers Blackmail HBO for Bitcoin as They Threaten to Release Hit Series Game of Thrones
On July 31, news broke of a major cyber incident affecting HBO. According to reports, the network experienced a major cyberattack. The hackers behind it are...
WannaCry On the Move? Bitcoin Crime Evolves in a Multi-Blockchain World
First there was the theft – then the coins stood still.
For the past 10 weeks, three bitcoin address containing more than $140,000-worth of the...
Blockchain Startup Receives US Government Grant for Blockchain Key Management System
By Joshua Althauser
Blockchain technology startup Evernym has secured a grant worth $794,000 from the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) for...