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Crypto hackers take new spin on fake job scam, dropping ‘nasty’ malware

Rather than tricking victims into opening malware-infested PDFs or running malicious video calling software, this attack method prompts victims to fix a microphone and camrea access issue.

Crypto hackers have reportedly found a slick new way of tricking their victims into downloading “nasty” malware that can grant hackers access to a victim’s computer and drain their wallets or do other significant damage. 

According to blockchain sleuth Taylor Monahan, known as Tay on X, the hackers would first pose as a recruiter from a reputable crypto firm offering their target a  $200,000 to $350,000 salary.

Source: Taylor Monahan

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Windows previews ‘Intelligent Media Search’ that transcribes videos and audio

The feature could be very useful, but privacy analysts have raised concerns over its reach. 

Microsoft is trialing a new Windows feature called “Intelligent Media Search” that transcribes media files into text that can be processed by AI. 

The feature would turn any spoken words in audio or video files on a Windows computer into text. This text output would be saved to a data file which could then be accessed by an AI model. 

Users who allow the feature would be able to conduct text searches for any words appearing in their videos. A content creator, for example, with an expansive library of videos stored on their device could use the “Intelligent Media Search” feature to find a video featuring a specific line or to organize all files featuring a specific set of words or phrases. 

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Crypto community reacts to Windows-CrowdStrike outage as blockchains unaffected

Many crypto community members noted that blockchains’ decentralized nature allowed them to continue running despite widespread outages across the global economy.

Members of the crypto community took to social media on July 19 expressing a feeling of triumph as blockchain networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum remained running during one of the largest information technology outages in history. 

Despite the shutdown of many courts of law, healthcare providers, airlines and other essential social services, users were still free to transact on crypto and blockchain networks.

Former Bitcoin Core and Linux kernel developer Jeff Garzik noted the contrast between the widespread outages in centralized services while blockchains continue to run smoothly. In a post on social media platform X, he stated “Global IT outage: Linux, Bitcoin and Ethereum unaffected.”

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JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo Customers Report Cascade of Failures As Banks Hammered by Massive Computer Outage

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo Customers Report Cascade of Failures As Banks Hammered by Massive Computer Outage

US banks are scrambling to recover from a massive computer outage that’s disrupting financial transactions around the world. Customers at JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo are reporting major, ongoing outages, according to the network tracking service DownDetector. The historic outage, which has hammered banks, airlines outage and scores of other businesses, was triggered […]

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File Transfer Giant Wetransfer Joins NFT Industry, Partners with Blockchain Platform Minima for March Launch of Minting Product

File Transfer Giant Wetransfer Joins NFT Industry, Partners with Blockchain Platform Minima for March Launch of Minting ProductFile transfer service giant Wetransfer announced Monday it is collaborating with blockchain platform Minima to offer a non-fungible token (NFT) minting product in March. Wetransfer’s announcement details that users leveraging the Minima cooperative will be able to mint NFTs from a mobile device or computer. Wetransfer and Minima Partnership Aims to Bring NFT Minting to […]

Next Week or Two Could Be Critical for Bitcoin (BTC), According to Analyst Benjamin Cowen – Here’s Why