April 16, 2018

15-Year-old Finds Flaw in Ledger Crypto Wallet

"A 15-year-old security researcher has discovered a serious flaw in cryptocurrency hardware wallets made by Ledger, a French company whose popular products are designed to physically safeguard public and private keys used to receive or spend the user’s cryptocurrencies."

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/03/15-year-old-finds-flaw-in-ledger-crypto-wallet/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ledgerattack.pdf

Virtual Celebrities.

"Gorgeous, popular, sought-after by brands... but these models on Instagram aren't real. They're digitally created. And to a lot of people, that doesn't matter at all."

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180402-the-fascinating-world-of-instagrams-virtual-celebrities

Data Breach Fin7 Syndicate Hacks Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor Stores

"On March 28, 2018, a notorious hacking JokerStash syndicate, also known as Fin7 announced the latest breach of yet another major corporation, with more than five million stolen payment cards offered for sale on the dark web."

https://geminiadvisory.io/fin7-syndicate-hacks-saks-fifth-avenue-and-lord-taylor