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Senator Seeks Input on Securing Crypto, Blockchain

Data Breach Today

Security Experts Praise Desire to Regulate Market, Cite Complexity Sen. Pat Toomey of the Senate Banking Committee is requesting input from the cryptocurrency and blockchain community to inform future legislation on its security and privacy. Several experts praise efforts to regulate the space, but cite its complexities.

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Coinbase Contracts With DHS for Blockchain Analytics

Data Breach Today

Department of Homeland Security to provide its blockchain monitoring software, according to government tracking sites. Crypto Exchange Also Scraps Plans for Lending Program Amid SEC Pushback U.S.-based based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has contracted with the U.S.

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Lazarus targets blockchain engineers with new KandyKorn macOS Malware

Security Affairs

North Korea-linked Lazarus group is using new KandyKorn macOS Malware in attacks against blockchain engineers. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group were spotted using new KandyKorn macOS malware in attacks against blockchain engineers, reported Elastic Security Labs. ” reads the report. ” reads the report.

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On Blockchain Voting

Schneier on Security

Blockchain voting is a spectacularly dumb idea for a whole bunch of reasons. I have generally quoted Matt Blaze : Why is blockchain voting a dumb idea? Abstract: Voters are understandably concerned about election security. Abstract: Voters are understandably concerned about election security. Glad you asked.

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On the Dangers of Cryptocurrencies and the Uselessness of Blockchain

Schneier on Security

Nothing in that letter is out of the ordinary, and is in line with what I wrote about blockchain in 2019. In response, Matthew Green has written —not really a rebuttal—but a “a general response to some of the more common spurious objections …people make to public blockchain systems.”

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Blockchain Security Firm Halborn Raises $90M to Guard Crypto

Data Breach Today

The Series A Proceeds Will Help Halborn Expand Its Audit and Pen Testing Services Halborn raised $90 million to expand its audit and penetration testing services and more effectively safeguard the crypto industry.

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Illegal Content and the Blockchain

Schneier on Security

Security researchers have recently discovered a botnet with a novel defense against takedowns. Now the content-delivery network Akamai has reported on a new method: a botnet that uses the Bitcoin blockchain ledger. Now the content-delivery network Akamai has reported on a new method: a botnet that uses the Bitcoin blockchain ledger.