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Cryptocurrencies and cybercrime: A critical intermingling

Security Affairs

Indeed, while anonymity provides privacy and security for transactions, it can also be exploited by criminals for illicit activities, such as money laundering , drug trafficking, illegal arms sales, and terrorist financing. Prevention comes through educating users and taking robust security measures to protect their digital assets.

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The Sheriffs are in Town: Recent Developments in Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) Enforcement and Investor Education

Data Matters

Tomahawk: “Free” Tokens or Convertible Equity Instruments Constitute the Offer and Sale of Securities. The SEC’s order noted that the lack of monetary consideration is not dispositive and such a “free” distribution may still constitute an offer or sale of securities. Bounty Programs and Airdrops. securities laws. securities laws.

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South African print market growth lagging behind African recovery

Info Source

Over the past year, Libraries and Archiving, Education, Mining, Media Companies, and Agriculture have also demonstrated noteworthy progress towards adopting digitalisation, resulting in increased scanning needs. The most significant factor driving this growth is the sales of monochrome and colour personal MFPs.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 417 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

ViperSoftX uses more sophisticated encryption and anti-analysis techniques Atomic macOS Stealer is advertised on Telegram for $1,000 per month CISA warns of a critical flaw affecting Illumina medical devices OpenAI reinstates ChatGPT service in Italy after meeting Garante Privacy’s demands Cisco discloses a bug in the Prime Collaboration Deployment (..)

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Access to over 3,000 compromised sites sold on Russian black marketplace MagBo

Security Affairs

“Access to approximately 3,000 breached websites has been discovered for sale on a Russian-speaking underground marketplace called MagBo. “ Illicit access to compromised or backdoored sites and databases is used by criminals for a number of activities, ranging from spam campaigns, to fraud, or cryptocurrency mining.”

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How to Take Your Business to The Next Level with Data Intelligence

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With tools such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Mining, businesses and organizations can collate and analyze large amounts of data reliably and more efficiently. Educators can provide a more valuable learning experience and environment for students. Transforming Industries with Data Intelligence.

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How to prioritize data strategy investments as a CDO

IBM Big Data Hub

Sharpening our focus resulted in more than doubling our contributions to enable revenue growth, for our product sales and consulting teams, over the last three years. Another part of our pivot was an education and mindset shift to design thinking. This year – 2022 – we are on track to increase our contribution by 150%.