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Google accidentally promoted a malicious Bitcoin wallet on YouTube

Mar26
by on March 26, 2019 at 3:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Google-owned YouTube inadvertently advertized an illegitimate version of the Bitcoin wallet Electrum. A Redditor unearthed the issue, noting how the malicious advert was disguised to resemble a real Electrum advertisement. “It even tells you to go the correct link (electrum.org) in the video but when you click on the advertisement it immediately starts downloading the malicious exe file,” the Redditor said. The malicious advert would redirect unsuspecting users to elecktrum.org. The real address it should have directed users to is electrum.org. The scam uses a popular scamming method known as typosquatting, whereby a company’s or product’s original domain name is slightly altered to take…

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Boeing 737 MAX’s crashes explained by an aircraft expert

Mar26
by on March 26, 2019 at 2:54 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication, world


The Boeing 737 is the most produced commercial airplane in history: over 10,000 have been built since it first flew in 1967, with thousands more on order. Even the UK’s Royal Air Force is to put them into service as the P8a Poseidon. An airplane which flies that much will have accidents. The 737 has had over 200 that have led to the loss of the airplane, resulting in over 5,000 fatalities over its 51 years. But statistically, this nonetheless is a very safe airplane. In the newer “Next Generation” 737, you’d have to take about a million flights to…

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‘First cryptocurrency football club’ is still paying players’ salaries in fiat

Mar26
by on March 26, 2019 at 2:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Contrary to what was promised last year, semi-professional football team Gibraltar United is still not paying its players in cryptocurrency. In July 2018, The Guardian reported the Gibraltar Premier division team will be the first one to “pay players in cryptocurrency.” Club founder and majority owner, Pablo Dana, said all player contracts will include payment agreements in cryptocurrency by next season. “All players and staff will be requested to open a digital wallet and they will be able to choose to receive their salaries in fiat or QTC [Quantocoin],” a Gibraltar United spokesperson told Hard Fork in an email last…

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Huawei announces the P30 and P30 Pro – here are the beefy specs

Mar26
by on March 26, 2019 at 1:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Today in Paris, Huawei announced two new models of its photography-focused series of phones: the P30 and P30 Pro. In this piece, we’re going to look at the devices’ specs. There’ll be a hands-on coming soon and, excitingly, an in-depth analysis of the phones’ cameras. Let’s get into this! The cameras Huawei’s P-series of phones is known for its cameras, and the P30 and P30 Pro are no exception. The entry-level phone has three cameras, while the premium version has four. The P30 Pro 40 MP, f/1.6 wide angle lens 20 MP, ultra-wide angle lens 8 MP, f/3.4 5x telephoto lens…

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