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Hackers hid malware in a fake trading app to steal your cryptocurrency

Jun06
by on June 6, 2019 at 1:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Security researchers have uncovered a knock-off cryptocurrency trading website designed to steal the funds of unwitting victims. Cybercriminals have created a website that imitates the Cryptohopper cryptocurrency trading platform to distribute malware that could steal personal information, hijack your clipboard, and crypto-jack your system, Bleeping Computer reports. It appears to have helped hackers amass a trove of over $260,000 in various cryptocurrencies. When users visit the imitation Cryptohopper website, their system will automatically download and execute a file simply called Setup.exe. While on the surface it might appear legitimate, it’s actually a Trojan. On execution, the Trojan installs two further…

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New algorithm allows researchers to change what people say on video by editing transcript

Jun06
by on June 6, 2019 at 1:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence


For better or worse, it’s getting easier than ever to doctor video footage, and the latest development in this field is as scary as it is impressive. A new algorithm developed by researchers from Stanford University, Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Princeton University, and Adobe makes it possible to alter human speech in a video, just by changing the text in its transcript. This method is said to alter the video while preserving the speaker’s characteristics. To accomplish this, the algorithm first reads the phonemes and pronunciation of letters and words from the original video, and creates a model of…

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CHEAP: Exceed all norms of decency with $100 off two Sonos Play:1 speakers

Jun06
by on June 6, 2019 at 12:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Sonos released its Play:1 speaker in 2013. In the fast-moving world of consumer technology, that’s an age. And yet, it’s still a really decent piece of kit. And now, you can get two of them for $298 on World Wide Stereo – that’s down $100 from the usual price of $398. The Sonos Play:1 is a network speaker. It connects over Wi-Fi or Ethernet, allowing you to easily stream from your preferred music platform. And it sounds amazing, with What Hi-Fi describing it as “weighty and solid,” with “plenty of power and punch.” The diminutive box is also amazingly versatile.…

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Global cryptocurrency task force closes in on sophisticated tax cheats

Jun06
by on June 6, 2019 at 11:40 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A global sweep of cryptocurrency tax avoidance schemes is imminent, with the number of active lines of inquiry set to nearly double – or so says a coalition of money laundering investigators from the US, Australia, Britain, Canada, and the Netherlands J5, a team of five countries formed by the US Internal Revenue Service to fight cryptocurrency-powered crimes such as tax fraud, has 60 open investigations, but the Sydney Morning Herald reports it’s now considering additional 50. The crew also confirmed they’ve shared more data between themselves since their efforts began last July than in the entire past decade. Authorities…

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