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The FTC is investigating loot boxes — but not for the right reasons

Nov28
by on November 28, 2018 at 5:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


The American Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yesterday joined the ongoing battle of attrition between regulators and game developers over the thorny topic of loot boxes. Last we heard about loot box legislation, a collection of European regulators were teaming up to investigate loot boxes and other maybe-kinda-sorta gambling practices, with one American entity joining in: the Washington State Gaming Commission. Now the cause is being taken up by the FTC, at the request of New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan. A YouTube video shows Sen. Hassan raising all the points that have been raised before about loot boxes during the hearing…

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Want your website stats to soar in 2019? Here are four options to consider

Nov28
by on November 28, 2018 at 4:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Congratulations, you built a website. That’s a big moment. But while it’s a huge accomplishment, it’s really only the first step up a pretty formidable mountain. Because now, the questions truly begin. Who’s coming to the site? How did they find their way to you? What are they looking for? And how do you make sure that once you’ve got their attention, you can turn that user into a recurring guest? Or better yet, a paying customer? Lots of questions. Thankfully, we’ve pulled together four deals on tools that can go a long way to answering those questions for you.…

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Botnet operators ditch DDoS attacks for cryptocurrency mining malware

Nov28
by on November 28, 2018 at 3:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Leading cybersecurity unit Kaspersky Labs has warned hackers are “reprofiling” the world’s most well-known botnets en masse in order to spread their cryptocurrency mining malware as widely as possible. Researchers also declare the legislative control flexed by world governments does little to curtail cryptojackers, as hidden mining malware is commonly found in countries where cryptocurrency like Bitcoin is outright illegal. A new security bulletin shows 2018’s significant decrease in Bitcoin price and investor interest hasn’t really correlated with a collapse in cryptojacking incidents. September sees cryptojacking uptick While the number of unique users attacked by miners has certainly fallen from the market-fever earlier this…

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Scammers target Facebook users with sponsored ads for fake cryptocurrencies

Nov28
by on November 28, 2018 at 2:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


It appears Twitter has become so saturated with cryptocurrency scams that attackers are finally starting to target other platforms too – like Facebook. Unlike the standard Bitcoin giveaway scams on Twitter, the Facebook scam (as noticed by Hard Fork) is designed to trick users into giving up sensitive data, like their credit card information. As a distraction tactic, the attackers have set up a series of fake pages and call-to-actions, the first one of which is a fake sponsored ad. The ad, which directs to malicious replica of CNBC, promotes a “big” investment opportunity into a non-existent cryptocurrency called CashlessPay. It…

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You won’t be able to use Coinbase’s new trading service

Nov28
by on November 28, 2018 at 2:38 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


With every week that passes, cryptocurrency gets closer to the institutions it originally sought to usurp, and Coinbase is the latest to help it along. With minimal fanfare, Coinbase launched its over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk earlier this month in response to consumer demand. The OTC trading option will provide another option for high-value investors to get into trading cryptocurrency. In an OTC trade there is no third-party involved; trades take place directly between the investor and the seller. So in this case, Coinbase will most likely mediate the trades between its clients. The launch came to light when Christine Sandler…

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