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Russia to Ban Banks From Using Messengers Like Telegram to Contact Customers
25.12.2022
Financial institutions in Russia will not be able to communicate with clients through instant messengers based outside the country, local media revealed. A new law passed by the State Duma also prohibits banks from using chats to send personal data and payment documents. Bill Restricts Russian...
Hacker Selling 1 Billion Chinese Citizens’ Data for 10 BTC, Zuckerberg’s Meta Ends Novi Project, and More — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
10.7.2022
In this week’s bite-sized digest of the hottest stories from Bitcoin.com News, a hacker claims to have stolen a massive amount of Chinese citizens’ personal data from Shanghai police, and now wants to sell it for ten bitcoins. Also, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has ditched the Novi...
Leaked Personal Data of 1 Billion Chinese Citizens on Sale for 10 Bitcoins — Hacker Claims Stolen From Shanghai Police
6.7.2022
A hacker claims to have stolen the personal data of a billion Chinese citizens from the Shanghai National Police (SHGA) and is selling it for 10 bitcoins. “This database contains many TB of data and information on billions of Chinese citizens.” 23 Terabytes of Data on a Billion...
ECB Favors Transparency Over Privacy in Digital Euro Design, Presentation Reveals
5.5.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) leans toward a “transparent” digital euro over one that ensures a higher level of privacy for its users, a presentation devoted to the project has indicated. In the document, the monetary authority explores different privacy options for...
UAE to Jail Promoters of Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Schemes for Five Years, Offenders to Pay Over $270K in Fines
26.12.2021
Fraudsters promoting online cryptocurrency scams in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) now face a possible five-year jail sentence plus a fine of up to $272,000, according to a report. The new measures, which are set to take effect on January 2, 2022, are part of the government’s effort...
Integritee Co-Founder Alain Brenzikofer Explains How to Attract Enterprises to Use a Public Blockchain
15.11.2021
In development since 2018, Integritee AG’s solution enables sensitive business or personal data to be securely handled in an interoperable blockchain ecosystem. Using a hybrid of blockchain technology and hardware-enabled trusted execution environments, it enables businesses to securely...
Uzbekistan Warns Citizens to Avoid Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Exchanges
2.10.2021
A government agency in Uzbekistan has published a list of unauthorized crypto exchanges that residents of the country have been advised to avoid. The trading platforms collect personal data and bear no responsibility for the cryptocurrency transactions, officials have warned. Authorities...
Mobile crypto ‘mining’ app possibly connected to personal data leak
17.5.2021
A 17 GB personal data leak reportedly sprung from the Pi Network mobile app
Breach at Indian exchange BuyUCoin allegedly exposes 325K users’ personal data
24.1.2021
BuyUCoin initially denied the reports of a data breach, but added that all user funds are safe
Ledger users threaten legal action after hacker dumps personal data
20.12.2020
A cybersecurity expert claimed the affected users would be targeted online and in person now that their personal information had been made public
Blockchain Bites: Paxos’ Banking Play, France’s KYC Terreur, FinCEN’s Personal Data Honeypot
10.12.2020
U.S. lawmakers are asking the nation's financial guardians to clarify crypto custodianship while France wages war on anonymity
How FinCEN Became a Honeypot for Sensitive Personal Data
10.12.2020
Financial data records collected by FinCEN are a valuable tool for law enforcement. They’re also a trove of personal data on people who have not committed a crime
Australian Crypto Exchange Exposes Personal Data of 270K Users
2.12.2020
BTC Markets, one of Australia's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, has accidentally exposed users' data, raising the risk of phishing attacks
New Zealand Tax Agency Asks Crypto Firms to Hand Over Clients’ Personal Data
29.9.2020
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of New Zealand has requested that crypto companies in the country hand over their customers’ personal details, cryptocurrency asset values as well as the type of asset held. According to a September 28 report by Radio New Zealand, the tax agency says...
Permission.io Has Quietly Raised $50M to Make Advertising Personal and Data Private
29.9.2020
Permission.io has raised over $50 million to reward users for engaging with ads. Will advertisers buy in?
Hacker Stole 1,000 Traders’ Personal Data From Crypto Tax Reporting Service
24.8.2020
A hacker made off with user data and financial information on more than 1,000 account holders with CryptoTrader.Tax, a crypto tax filing website
Personal Data Leaks In Crypto Are Inevitable, Here’s What Can Be Done
16.8.2020
The best cryptoassets and their blockchains, such as Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH) are mostly robust against potential attacks, but the wider crypto ecosystem is dependent on much of the web infrastructure that defines legacy systems.
This point came to fore in July’s Ledger database leak,...
Twitter Hack Victims Face New Personal Data Breech Threats
23.7.2020
Attackers who collected bitcoin (BTC) 13.14 – worth about USD 120,000 – on July 15, from the largest hack in Twitter’s history, are believed to have accessed direct messages boxes of 36 users, including an elected Dutch official, and downloaded “Your Twitter Data” from eight accounts.
The company...
AI-Blockchain Platform Creates Digital Assets From Personal Data
17.7.2020
KNEO is a new platform for connected edge AI devices through blockchain technology, creating secure private networks which harvest data as digital assets
Personal Data of 250,000 People From 20 Countries Leaked by Bitcoin Scam
5.7.2020
A global bitcoin scam has reportedly leaked personal data of about 250,000 people from more than 20 countries. The majority of the compromised data were of people in the U.K., Australia, South Africa, and the U.S. This bitcoin scam operates under several different names. Investors’ Personal...