China might have had a head start but Japan isnt too far behind in the race for a central bank digital currency. Bank of Japan (BoJ) is reportedly testing the feasibility of issuing its own CBDC by exploring it from a...

Russias new blockchain-based polling system might not be as secure as previously assumed. A recent report revealed that there is a bug in the system, one that might be exploited to allow a third party to view how people...

Decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity provider Balancer Pool was attacked by a hacker on Sunday resulting in a loss of almost half a million dollars worth of cryptocurrency. Using a sophisticated method that exploited a...

Theres an ongoing trend within the cryptocurrency space and in the Bitcoin sphere in particular. While there are developers who use their real names, a sizable portion opted to use pseudonyms for a variety of...

A ransomware attack targeted a university in California recently affecting some servers in its School of Medicine. Unfortunately, the affected files proved to be very important as the educational institution gave in to the...

The Vanguard Group is harnessing the latest technology to improve its transaction processing. The Valley Forge, Pa.-based investment company has partnered with technology provider Symbiont, to create a blockchain pilot for...

The cyberattacks on Australian networks last June 19 were done by a group state actors, according to a recent report released by the Australian Cyber Security Centre. The ACSC said that the attack exploited one of the...

One of the most persistent problems facing well-known global brands today is the proliferation of counterfeit goods in the market, which not only compete in sales with the genuine products but also destroy the brands...

Transaction fees on the Ethereum network have been on the rise lately. In fact, fees on the network rose above the Bitcoin fee, the second time in the past three months, and are now at their highest in two years, according...

Gamers have long been making purchases or making bets using in-game currency. But the problem for these virtual purchases is that there are risks involved as hackers can exploit vulnerabilities within the game. For Atari...