In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many Western countries have imposed sanctions prohibiting companies from conducting business in Russia, including public third-party certificate authorities (CA), which issue Digital Certificates and manage the public keys and credentials for data encryption for the end user. One of such Digital Certificates is the Transport Layer Security (TLS), …
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President Vladimir Putin was attempting to make Russia’s internet a strong tool of surveillance and social control, similar to China’s so-called Great Firewall, long before waging war on Ukraine. As a result, Russian investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov was frightened when Western tech corporations began breaking relations with Russia following its invasion. He’d spent years exposing …
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What is SEC? The U.S. Protections and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an autonomous central government administrative organization answerable for safeguarding financial backers, keeping up with fair and methodical working of the protections showcases, and working with capital development. It was made by Congress in 1934 as the main government controller of the protection markets. The …
Conti, a well-known ransomware organization, declared support for Russia when it attacked Ukraine on February 25. It turned out to be a terrible idea: a vast collection of the gang’s secrets was disclosed just days later. The data includes information on hacking activities, the gang’s Bitcoin wallets, and speculation on the future of cryptocurrency as …
Toyota Motor Company suspended all factories in Japan on Tuesday, March 1, after a critical supplier suffered ransomware that disrupted the automaker’s parts supply management system. The Japanese automobile giant had to suspend 28 production lines at 14 factories across Japan for 24 hours.1 In a statement on March 1, 2022, Toyota said: “We would like …
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With the world’s attention focused on Russia’s multifaceted onslaught on Ukraine, Iranian hackers associated with the country’s military intelligence initiated a worldwide cyber espionage operation, the United States and the United Kingdom said in an unprecedented alert delivered over the weekend. With the Russian invasion under way, digital intrusions and denial-of-service (DDoS) assaults caused havoc on …
What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents a user from accessing certain files until a ransom is paid. This is typically done via 2 types of ransomware: Crypto Ransomware: Ransomware that replaces your device’s files with encrypted data[3] Locker Ransomware: Ransomware that prevents you from logging into a device[3] Unfortunately, as …
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Twitter appears to be distancing themselves from their two-factor authentication provider, Mitto AG, following recent controversy regarding Mitto AG’s COO selling access to their network to surveillance companies.
On the 25th of January 2022 CNN reports an unpleasant news for the public.2 Claiming that there has been a cyberattack on the foreign affairs ministry of Canada also known as Global Affairs Canada (GAC), causing disruption to internet – based activities. What is Global Affairs Canada? In order to fully explain the magnitude of …
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Intro In this blog I will try to inform everyone current issues involving cryptocurrencies while offering some advice in the end to help address this. This is not nearly enough for those interested in crypto but it is a start. 🙂 The Fake Amazon Token Crypto may seem easy to get into with big names …
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