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French travel site Option Way leaks 100GB worth of customer details

Sep02
by on September 2, 2019 at 5:37 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


A report published today by security research firm VPNMentor suggests its team found 100GB of unsecured customer data from the French travel booking site Option Way. The database includes details such as names, email IDs, addresses, phone numbers, and travel details. The report noted these customers were mainly from France, Belgium, Switzerland, Algeria, and Australia. Apart from customers’ data, the database also contained details of the company’s employees and credit cards used for transactions. The research team found the unsecured database on August 20 and informed the company five days later. Option Way’s website claims it processes data in an…

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Craig Wright says Hurricane Dorian stops him from challenging that pesky Bitcoin court order worth billions

Sep02
by on September 2, 2019 at 5:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Craig Wright, the bloke who’s claimed to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto more times than we can count, has now blamed a hurricane for being unprepared to challenge a recent court order, CoinDesk reports. A court document submitted by Wright’s defense reads: “Counsel for Dr. Wright have been diligently working on meeting this deadline, however, Central and South Florida are currently threatened by a major hurricane.” “Hurricane Dorian is expected to make landfall in Florida early next week and counsel for Dr. Wright have been expending significant time preparing for the hurricane, which has limited their ability to work on…

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Craig Wright says Hurricane Dorian stops him from challenging that pesky Bitcoin court order worth billions

Sep02
by on September 2, 2019 at 5:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Craig Wright, the bloke who’s claimed to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto more times than we can count, has now blamed a hurricane for being unprepared to challenge a recent court order, CoinDesk reports. A court document submitted by Wright’s defense reads: “Counsel for Dr. Wright have been diligently working on meeting this deadline, however, Central and South Florida are currently threatened by a major hurricane.” “Hurricane Dorian is expected to make landfall in Florida early next week and counsel for Dr. Wright have been expending significant time preparing for the hurricane, which has limited their ability to work on…

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Coinbase thief goofs by emailing apology to police, gets arrested while in jail for something else

Sep02
by on September 2, 2019 at 3:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A phone thief that stole $15,000 worth of cryptocurrency has been caught after he mistakenly sent an apology email to a detective investigating the case, NJ.com reports. New Jersey man Darren Carter (29) is said to have swiped a Connecticut resident’s phone at a Californian airport in April. He then used it to siphon funds from the victim’s Coinbase account. Investigators were able to trace the pilfered cryptocurrency back to Carter as it had been moved to a PayPal account within hours of the phone being taken, albeit after it was converted to US dollars via Coinbase. PayPal eventually recovered…

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Byte Me #7: TNW’s Lady Bits has a new name!

Sep02
by on September 2, 2019 at 2:47 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, newsletter


Welcome back to… Byte Me! Confused? Due to some copyright issues, we had to rename. But we love OUR new name, and nothing else has changed — this is still our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad <3 Each month, our gloriously talented designer, Saïna, illustrates a shitty comment or tweet we receive from one of TNW’s misogynistic readers. Here’s this month’s: LOL ADRIAN YOU’RE HILARIOUS. Here’s a thank you for your insight: Love this newsletter and want it in your inbox? Subscribe to our monthly Byte Me newsletter NOW! The bloody news From The Atlantic: “To learn about the far right, start with the ‘Manosphere,’” or how mass shootings, the internet,…

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