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#Weekly Hacktivity Report November 15, 2024

Hungary confirms hack of defense procurement agency Hungarian officials confirmed that the country’s defense procurement agency (VBÜ) was attacked by an “international group of hackers” and are now demanding $5 million in ransom. This is another example of national defense being put at risk, and underscores the urgency of

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IronWeave Speaks! Audio Content

Listen to our discussion on cybersecurity in light of ongoing ransomware, data breaches and malware attacks. The current payment landscape, dominated by traditional processors like Visa and hampered by the limitations of Web3 technologies, is ill-equipped to handle the needs of a rapidly evolving financial and technological environment. Existing systems

IronWeave Pay: The Future of Secure, Private Transactions

In the fast-evolving worlds of finance and technology, the digital payment landscape is undergoing profound changes. From traditional current payment processors like Visa, to emerging Web3 protocols like crypto, everyone seems to be searching for better ways to move money globally. But as technology advances and commerce evolves, the inadequacies

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Medicine & Healthcare Data - Too Important to Be Centralized

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on a path to touch every aspect of our lives, and very likely will be revolutionizing healthcare, and likely will accelerate medical advancements in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago. One of the most recent breakthroughs comes from Alpha Proteo, a cutting-edge AI

IronWeave + AI: Infrastructure for the Future

Today’s piece is the third in a series exploring how privacy, data security, and individual ownership of data will be a requirement and a driver for widespread adoption of Web3 technologies. As AI expands and becomes part of every app, every activity, and seemingly all industries, the need for

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Texas to GM: Don’t Tread on Our Data!

When we think about data breaches, we imagine a shadowy hacker working in a dimly lit room, breaking into systems to steal sensitive information. The reality is far more complex and unsettling. Sometimes, and more often than we think, the entities we trust with our data are the ones exploiting

Social Security Data Exposed: An Anti-Social System?

Imagine waking up to learn your most sensitive personal information—your Social Security number—is now in the hands of hackers. Not just yours, but everyone’s. It’s not a far-fetched nightmare; it just happened. A recent breach has exposed the Social Security numbers, names, addresses, phone numbers, and

Two Cheers For On-Chain DMV Records

California's DMV has partnered with Avalanche blockchain to place 42 million car titles on-chain—an impressive step toward modernizing state records. We commend this groundbreaking effort, promising efficiency for California’s drivers and taxpayers while marking a significant milestone for blockchain technology. As reported by Yahoo Finance, '

The Case for Secure, Private Communications

The recent AT&T data breach, as detailed by NBC News, once again highlighted the vulnerability of centralized systems and underscored the urgent need for a more secure method of handling any sort of data. The stolen call and text records, though not containing the content of communications, included