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Hackers are now attacking Android users with advanced SMS phishing techniques

Sep04
by on September 4, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Researchers have uncovered a new kind of “advanced” phishing attack targeting Android phones that can trick users into installing malicious settings on their devices that are disguised as innocuous network configuration updates. The attack, disclosed by cybersecurity firm Check Point Research today, has been found to be successful on most modern Android phones, including the Huawei P10, LG G6, Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and Samsung Galaxy S9. But any phone running Android can be targeted this way. Given that Samsung, Huawei, LG, and Sony account for more than 50 percent of all Android phones, the scope of the attack is understandably far broader…

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CHEAP: Anoint yourself noise monarch with 72% off Harman Kardon wireless speakers

Sep04
by on September 4, 2019 at 12:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I always appreciate having a good speaker in my living room. It always helps when I can listen to podcasts or music while lounging. Or I can show off my playlist-making skills to my friends. If that sounds like you, the Harman Kardon Omni 10 Plus is the probably the best option for you. The wireless speaker is on sale for just $69.95, down from $249.95. That’s some massive savings right there. Harman Kardon says the Omni 10 Plus can produce room-filling sound with…

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Offliner lets you enjoy your favorite content off the grid, and it’s only $30 today

Sep04
by on September 4, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


The web is great, but since it can’t always be trusted to be there exactly when you need it, being able to just download and save online content so you can consume it anytime is a huge plus. Right now, Offliner Pro can give you that backup — and a lifetime subscription is available right now at almost 80 percent off its regular price, just $29.99 from TNW Deals.

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘VanEck and SolidX’s ‘Bitcoin ETF’ is not exactly an ETF’

Sep04
by on September 4, 2019 at 11:02 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Hard Fork, Insider


Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Kierkegaard used to say: Yolo! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, September 3 2019, at a price of $10,623. That’s a respectable 2.68 percent increase in 24 hours, or $277. It was the highest closing price in thirteen days. We’re still 47 percent below Bitcoin‘s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017). Bitcoin market cap Bitcoin’s market cap ended the day at $190,312,487,956. It…

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Ethereum market faces bearish ‘death cross’ pattern, while Bitcoin retains momentum

Sep04
by on September 4, 2019 at 10:54 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, is struggling to find any sense of market momentum, with its price dropping almost 50 percent since its 2019-peak of $349. To make matters worse, Ethereum‘s market is on the verge of a “death cross.” This is a spooky technical pattern that’s only happened three times before in its history, reports digital asset research firm Delphi Digital in commentary shared with Hard Fork. “Death crosses” occur when an asset’s moving price average over the past 50 days dips (or ‘crosses’) below the moving price average over the past 200 days. These are highlighted on the…

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