In the midst of a news cycle filled with stories of the chaotic global pandemicand mass civil unrest raging around us right now, I personally find solace in stories about the constants we can rely on: Stories of brands continuing to show their ass on social media. Stories about budged art restorations continuing to be borked. And, of course, stories of scammers continuing to find new ways to scam. Continue reading Credit Card Skimmers Can Hide in an Icon’s Metadata
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Wow, Who Could Have Predicted 59 Percent of 2017’s ICOs Are Already Dead or Doomed
Hey, remember initial coin offerings, the almost totally unregulated form of investment vehicle in which investors trade real cash or assets in exchange for virtual “tokens” in cryptocurrency-backed startups? You know, that hot new crypto market that the Wolf of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort, warned everyone was rife with scams? Those very ICOs that the Securities and Exchange Commission told everyone to be very careful about because of the “greater opportunities for fraud and manipulation”? Continue reading Wow, Who Could Have Predicted 59 Percent of 2017’s ICOs Are Already Dead or Doomed
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