Cybersecurity takes a big hit in new Trump executive order
Skip to content Provisions on secure software, quantum–resistant crypto, and more are scrapped. Cybersecurity practitioners are voicing concerns over a recent executive order issued by...
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Hacker arrested after exploiting 5,000 accounts in $4.5 million cryptojacking scheme
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. What just happened? A major international hosting company is recovering after...
The Download: funding a CRISPR embryo startup, and bad news for clean cement
This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Crypto billionaire Brian...
Crypto billionaire Brian Armstrong is ready to invest in CRISPR baby tech
Brian Armstrong, the billionaire CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, says he’s ready to fund a US startup focused on gene-editing human embryos. If he...
Hacker arrested for breaching 5,000 hosting accounts to mine crypto
The Ukrainian police arrested a 35-year-old hacker who breached 5,000 accounts at an international hosting company and used them to mine cryptocurrency, resulting in $4.5 million...
Trumpworld Is Fighting Over ‘Official’ Crypto Wallet
As Donald Trump and his family stretch into nearly every corner of the cryptocurrency sector, a dispute has broken out over which corporate entities are...
Coinbase breach tied to bribed TaskUs support agents in India
A recently disclosed data breach at Coinbase has been linked to India-based customer support representatives from outsourcing firm TaskUs, who threat actors bribed to steal data...
Mozilla launches new system to detect Firefox crypto drainer add-ons
Mozilla has developed a new security feature for its add-on portal that helps block Firefox malicious extensions that drain cryptocurrency wallets. According to a recent...
‘Little evidence’ that EU laws aided criminals in crypto kidnappings
Earlier this month, the father of a wealthy cryptocurrency entrepreneur was abducted in Paris while walking his dog. The attackers, wearing balaclavas, forced him into...
Second crypto investor arrested in alleged Bitcoin password torture case
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In brief: A second crypto-investor has been arrested over the alleged...
