Osinbajo tasks Central Banks on Blockchain Technology inclusion
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Osinbajo tasks Central Banks on Blockchain Technology inclusion

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on the Central Banks of Nigeria to open up its scope of banking operations so as to accommodate more players, especially from the blockchain technology financial services. The Vice President, while delivering a keynote address at the third edition of the Nigeria Digital Economy Summit with the theme: “Web3.0,…

Kwon on the run

Kwon on the run

In a legendary fall from grace, Terraform Labs founder and cryptocurrency developer Do Kwon is facing the prospect of having his South Korean passport canceled if he does not turn in the document by October 19.  What’s his offense? Interpol has also issued a “Red Notice” – reserved for fugitives who are wanted for prosecution…

Hackers For Fun 

Hackers For Fun 

The BBC was contacted last week by a Vietnamese couple who said they carried out a destructive cyber-attack against the UK-based Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) “for fun”.  For fun?  Yes, but that was after their initial attempt at a ransomware attack was foiled by the company’s IT team. “Our attack was originally planned to be…

META cautions Android users against new malware in WhatsApp & Youtube apps
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META cautions Android users against new malware in WhatsApp & Youtube apps

META, the parent company of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp has raised an alarm over a dangerous new malware strain hiding in bogus YouTube and WhatsApp apps.  The company made this known in its Quarterly Adversarial Threat Report 2022. What should I know about the malware? META said the new Dracarys malware is being injected…