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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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Security Affairs newsletter Round 203 – News of the week

Security Affairs

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. 70000 Pakistani banks cards with PINs go on sale on the dark web. CoinHive Cryptocurrency Mining Service will shut down on March 8, 2019. Cyber Defense Magazine – March 2019 has arrived. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Kindle Edition.

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10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals

Troy Hunt

Number 1 is "Mining, Resources & Energy" which had a local boom here but is now rapidly declining (down 14% on the previous year). Take mining out of the picture and the top industry ("Consulting & Strategy"), pays only 5% more than tech. We lost money on shares. We missed opportunities that would have yielded amazing results.

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