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Nigeria’s SEC issues first license to local crypto exchange

As regulations evolve, other local exchanges will likely follow Quidax’s lead and attempt to comply with the SEC’s requirements.

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A week in safety (August 12 – August 18)

August 15, 2024 – In a clever plan to abuse Google in more ways than one, scammers are redirecting users to browser lockdowns. August 15, 2024 – A researcher used two Windows vulnerabilities to perform downgrade attacks. These flaws have…

Shaquille O’Neal will have to defend himself against some allegations in the Astrals NFT class action lawsuit

The lawsuit alleged that O’Neal served as the face of Astrals, urging investors to “(h)op on the wave before it too late.” Even as cryptocurrency exchange FTX collapsed in November 2022, O’Neal posted a graphics interchange format (GIF) on The…

Microsoft patches zero-day vulnerability exploited by North Korean Lazarus Group

August 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Zero-Day A recently patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows was exploited as a zero-day by Lazarus Group, a prolific state-sponsored organization with ties to North Korea. The vulnerability, followed as CVE-2024-38193 (CVSS score: 7.8) is…

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Vitalik registers defensive accelerationism (d/acc) in the ENS domain. What is that anyway?

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin just paid about $500 to register a new Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domain name called “dacc.eth.”

Goldman Sachs Cuts US Recession Risk to 20%, What It Means for Bitcoin

Goldman Sachs economists said the Federal Reserve could also cut interest rates next month. Analysts believe Bitcoin traders will welcome this.

Australia busts 600 crypto scams, says AI will make it worse

According to the Australian financial markets regulator, changing technology is making it increasingly difficult for consumers to spot fraudulent practices.

Researchers Discover New Infrastructure Linked to FIN7 Cybercrime Group

August 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Network Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new infrastructure associated with a financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7. The two clusters of possible FIN7 activity “indicate communications being routed to the FIN7 infrastructure from…