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US Law Firms Had Data Stolen and Encrypted by Hackers Demanding Crypto Ransoms
There has been a recent report of an online breach in five United States law firms as it has been compromised by hackers demanding two 100 Bitcoins (over $933,000 at the time of this report) from each firm. The ransom demanded by the hackers was expected to be paid in parts, one to allow access to the data and another to delete the hackers' copy of the data instead of selling it.
US-China Tech War and Data Concerns Could Create the Splinternet
Political tensions between the United States and China have been rising with some experts predicting the divide on data standards has grown large, it could split the internet.
EY Blockchain Analyzer Adds Explorer & Visualizer Solution to OnChain Data Investigator
Big-four accounting and auditing firm Ernst & Young has enhanced its blockchain analytics tool, the Explorer & Visualizer solution to investigate on-chain data
NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Might Return to US as President Trump Considers Pardon
US President Donald Trump is considering an executive pardon for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden after 7 years of exile in Russia. Snowden has been an advocate of Bitcoin for some time and most of the servers he used to leak the sensitive information were paid for in Bitcoin.
Exclusive: Is the Hedera Hashgraph Powered Data Visualization Tool the Antidote to Censored Coronavirus Reporting?
Is the Hedera Hashgraph powered data visualization tool the antidote to censored coronavirus reporting? Mance Harmon, CEO, Hedera HashGraph tells Blockchain.News how the HashLog leveraging their decentralized tracker was able to be deployed so quickly to combat the overwhelming volume of misinformation surrounding the outbreak.
Ex-Cambridge Analytica Employee Confident that Blockchain Can Help Protect Personal Data
Brittany Kaiser, the Cambridge Analytica scandal whistleblower discussed in an interview at the World Economic Forum that blockchain technology could be an important tool to address data protection issues.
Sony Reveals New Blockchain-Based Data Sharing System to Revolutionize the Future for Public Transportation Services
Japanese conglomerate Sony has announced a new successfully developed blockchain system, Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to provide people with data regarding optimal travel routes for using different types of transportation.
MDEC Mandates Malaysian Big Data and Blockchain Competency Centre Initiative
The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has given Multimedia University (MMU) the mandate of establishing the first national industry competency center on big data and blockchain.