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Breaking: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account has been hacked

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by on August 30, 2019 at 8:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media


Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey‘s had his account hacked. Several tweets have been sent from his verified @Jack account, many of them containing racist epithets, threats, and extortion demands. We’re aware that @jack was compromised and investigating what happened. — Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) August 30, 2019   At approximately 12:45 PST today, tweets coming from the account seemed to be the work of either a hacker or a disgruntled employee. The attack appears to be a coordinated effort between several accounts, with many of those participating being immediately banned.  At this time it’s unknown if this is a prank or if threats…

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Gaming’s ‘MeToo’ moment continues as more women come forward

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by on August 30, 2019 at 7:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Code Word, gaming


For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. What started as a small collection of voices on Twitter has now ballooned into a full-blown movement, as more and more women in gaming come forward with accusations against men who’ve allegedly abused or assaulted them. As several observers have pointed out, it seems long overdue for the industry. Several women came forward earlier this week to disclose the names of men who’d sexually abused them or engaged in predatory behavior,…

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Blockchain startup agrees to $23M settlement over allegedly fraudulent tokens

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by on August 30, 2019 at 3:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The US’ top financial watchdog has settled with Dallas-based blockchain startup Bitqyck Inc. over allegations it fraudulently sold shares of company stock to more than 13,000 buyers of its Bitqy cryptographic token. In a statement released yesterday, the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) also alleged the firm and its founders Bruce Bise and Sam Mendez fraudulently promised investors interest in a cryptocurrency mining facility through sales of a secondary token, BitqyM, and its related blockchain-powered smart contract. That facility was supposed to be powered by below-market rate electricity. As it turns out, there was no such deal, and no such facility…

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Silly scammers attempt Bitcoin ATM fraud with homemade ‘out-of-order’ signs

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by on August 30, 2019 at 1:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


There are now 5,000 cryptocurrency ATMs all over the world, and of course, they’re proving to throw up a whole raft of opportunities for scammers to make a quick buck. And with recent news from Canada, I think we’ve seen the dumbest con yet. Police in Winnipeg have issued a warning to locals after con-artists started targeting users of the city’s Bitcoin ATMs with the worst con ever, Canadian outlet City News reports. According to the report, scammers have been putting homemade out-of-order signs on the Bitcoin ATMs stating that they are currently undergoing software updates. The sign asks users…

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Ransomware gang breach data backup software used by hundreds of US dental offices

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by on August 30, 2019 at 12:28 pm
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Hundreds of dental offices across the US have been crippled by a ransomware attack targeting a remote data backup service offered by a third-party. PerCSoft and Digital Dental Record (DDR) — the two Wisconsin-based software companies — provide a solution called DDS Safe that delivers triple-layer protection by backing up sensitive medical records to the cloud, an offline workstation, and an in-office hard disk drive. The irony here is that the attackers managed to breach this very infrastructure over the last weekend to deploy REvil (aka Sodinokibi) ransomware package on compromised devices. Interestingly, the strain is also responsible for the recent wave of infections…

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