In July of last year, we wrote a post that gave an overview of cryptocurrency and how it works (we recommend you read that post before reading this one if you aren't familiar with cryptocurrency). In that article, we discussed El Salvador, the first nation-state to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender.
Mitchell Clark, a news writer for The Verge, reported yesterday that Google was thinking of bringing back their Wallet app on Android smart devices. Wallet apps, like Apple Wallet, allow device users to centralize all of their electronic payment methods (i.e. credit and debit cards) as well as transport passes, merchant rewards programs and even government-issued ID documents onto a single device.
Yesterday, Wired magazine published an article about a potentially game changing development in cybersecurity. Dubbed Pipedream by cybersecurity firm Dragos, this new threat is a malware program designed to attack oil refineries, power grids, water systems and other forms of major infrastructure.
The Cincinnati Business Courier recently published an article about a new branding effort from local Cincinnati e-sports company Game Day. The article is blocked for non-subscribers, but it describes the inception of Game Day's new brand, Fear Cincinnati, which aims to build the city's first professional e-sports franchise.
If you've ever looked up a business on Google's main search engine or on Google Maps, you may have encountered this problem: the business's actual operating hours don't correspond to what you found online. Anyone who's been frustrated by this shortcoming in Google's information may be able to rest easy soon.
Get ready for the taco fest! In case you haven't heard, The Real Taco Fest will occur on May 14th in downtown Cincinnati. The festival will showcase some of the area's best, authentic taco restaurants. According to a recent WCPO story, vendors will include such local businesses as "Mazunte, Condado Tacos and Mesa Loca.
On March 29th, USA Today published a story, which was later reprinted in The Cincinnati Enquirer, about Verizon Wireless customers receiving spam from their own numbers. "Verizon said it is working to block spam texts some customers say they have received from their own numbers," Brett Molina reports.
Last week, the National Weather Service confirmed that an EF0 level tornado had touched down in Warren County, Ohio, on March 23. The tornado moved briefly into Clinton County near Clarksville, Ohio, before dissipating. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and property damage only extended to two vehicles and a barn, all of which appeared to be unoccupied at the time of the tornado.
On Tuesday, we discussed the importance of protecting your proprietary source code. A group called Lapsus$ recently attacked Samsung and Nvidia's source codes. It seems they've struck again, this time against Microsoft's.
Microsoft published a summary of the incident on their security blog on March 22nd.
On March 7th, The Verge reported on a hacking attack at Samsung. The incident involved a hacking group called Lapsus$, which has also admitted responsibility for another recent attack on Nvidia. Their target was Samsung's proprietary source code, reports James Vincent, "used by Samsung for encryption and biometric unlocking functions on Galaxy hardware.