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Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites

Krebs on Security

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. Last month, a new user on GitHub named fory66399 lodged a complaint on the “issues” page for MetaMask , a software cryptocurrency wallet used to interact with the Ethereum blockchain.

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Black Basta Ransomware gang accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022

Security Affairs

The researchers analyzed blockchain transactions, they discovered a clear link between Black Basta and the Conti Group. ” Most of the victims are in the manufacturing, engineering and construction, and retail sectors. The largest received ransom payment was $9 million, and at least 18 of the ransoms exceeded $1 million.

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Well That Was A Year: A Review of My 2020 Predictions

John Battelle's Searchblog

And again, thanks to COVID, marketers were not exactly focused on public ledgers and blockchain in 2020. Even the publication of a terrifying expose of worker conditions in iPhone manufacturing plants failed to dent the company in 2020. 2008 Predictions. 2008 How I Did. I have no f*cking idea. ” Inane. Google zags.

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Predictions 2022 – Crypto, Climate, Big Tech, Streaming, Offices, Tik Tok…and (ugh) Trump

John Battelle's Searchblog

2022 will be a chaotic year for crypto – both the decentralized finance and social token/NFT portions of the industry, which will grow massively but be beset by fraud, grift, and regulatory uncertainty, as well as an explosion of new apps based on scaleable blockchains such as Solana and Avalanche. 2008 Predictions.

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Predictions 2021: Disinformation, SPACs, Africa, Facebook, and a Return to Tech Optimism

John Battelle's Searchblog

.” 2021 will be a year where we search for the root causes of our failures over the past few years, and at the center of that failure is a communication system that mindlessly manufactures disinformation. 2008 Predictions. 2008 How I Did. A free and open democratic economy can’t run on b t. Predictions 2013.

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