Tag: Crowdfunding
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Ukraine Is Crowdfunding Its Reconstruction
With its war against Russia raging on, Ukraine has begun raising funds to rebuild homes and structures one by one using its own …
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‘Unhackable’ encrypted flash drive eyeDisk is, as it happens, hackable
In security, nothing is “unhackable.” When it’s claimed, security researchers see nothing more than a challenge. Enter the latest …
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Cognigo raises $8.5M for its AI-driven data protection platform
Cognigo, a startup that aims to use AI and machine learning to help enterprises protect their data and stay in compliance with regulations …
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Considering Crowdfunding? 16 Ways You Can Fight Back Against Copycats
There are enormous benefits to running a crowdfunding campaign, including less risk, no equity, exposure, ease of use, validation, free …
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Surreptitious cryptocurrency miners hide on Politifact and hundreds of other sites
Politifact is the latest and perhaps most high-profile website to host code that secretly hijacks visitors’ CPUs to mine cryptocurrency. …
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Singapore, like the US, says it may regulate some ICOs
Less than a week after the SEC said that it may regulate certain crypto token sales, better known as ICOs, Singapore has followed suit to say it too will regulate offerings that are judged to be securities. Already a global financial hub, Singapore has developed into a destination of sorts for ICOs, with the likes of…
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Canceled: Crowdfunding to Pay Shadow Brokers for Exploits
Two researchers who launched a crowdsourced effort to subscribe to a monthly service designed to leak stolen exploits – while simultaneously querying the information security community about whether it was a good idea – have dropped their effort, citing legal concerns (see Ethical Debate: OK to Pay Shadow Brokers for Exploit Dumps?). Read full news…
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Hackers Are Crowdfunding Cryptocurrency to Buy Alleged NSA Exploits
The Shadow Brokers are not going away. Earlier this month, the group of self-described hackers said it planned to launch a paid “subscription” Read full news article on motherboard.vice.com
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