Android

Avast researchers have discovered a banking virus that has infected more than 800 thousand Android devices of Russian users. According to preliminary data, attackers could control millions of rubles in the bank accounts of Russians. The virus called Geost has been operating since 2016 and represents a complex infrastructure of infected smartphones. Attackers edit the code of applications from Google Play, and then upload to third-party stores for […]

Cloudflare’s new service to increase the privacy of Internet users may prevent Roskomnadzor from blocking Telegram and other services, despite the efforts of the department. It is reported by The Bell. The recently introduced WARP service for iOS and Android redirects device traffic through secure Cloudflare servers. This allows you to change the route of the data. The developers note that WARP is not a classic […]

Russia topped the ranking of countries with the highest number of malicious programs for the Android platform. This is evidenced by research data from the international antivirus company ESET. One of the most pressing threats to Android devices in the first half of 2019 was banking malware. According to ESET experts, the number of spyware and Trojans for stealing financial data is growing every year. […]

Bitcoin users have a new tool that allows them to instantly purchase cryptocurrency on the Lightning Network using bank cards. A solution called Olympus was introduced by Zap Wallet developer Jack Mullers. According to him, the new tool is designed to bypass complex KYC procedures requiring services like BitPay and Coinbase. I just published Announcing Olympus: Lightning-enabled fiat ramps by […]

American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is considering listing 17 new tokens on its platform, including Gram from Telegram. Coinbase continues to explore support for new digital assets: https://t.co/LdyayXWN5k – Coinbase (@coinbase) September 19, 2019 In addition to Gram, the list of candidates includes digital currencies of Avalanche, Celo, Chia, Coda, Dfinity, Filecoin, Handshake, Kadena, Mobilecoin, NEAR, Nervos, […]

Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan said fiat-currencies stablecoins could adversely affect the effectiveness of monetary policy. This is reported by the Cointelegraph. “If stablecoins pegged to foreign currencies were spread in Switzerland, the effectiveness of our monetary policy could be reduced,” the head of the central bank emphasized during a speech at the University of Basel. He added that […]