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A collection of 12 posts

#Hacktivity Report February 14, 2025

Each week, we’ll spotlight high-profile stories on cyber attacks, ransomware, identity theft, and other digital crimes. The frequency and impact of these incidents on individuals and businesses are on the rise. We don’t need to accept this as the norm, nor as simply the price of being online.

You Know Your Data Isn’t Safe — Traditional Blockchain Won’t Save You, But This Will…

A New Data Unit for the Online World Imagine this: Another massive data breach makes headlines. Millions of personal records exposed. You barely react — it’s just another in a long list. Data leaks, password resets, and fraud alerts have become routine. But what if it were your most sensitive

Two robots (bots) face each other across a counter. One is paying with a token to receive a flat rectangular object.

AI Agents Equipped with Web3 Powers

Imagine waking up one morning and your personal AI agent has coordinated your schedule, negotiated a better electricity rate, and ordered groceries based on your preferences—all without needing your input. Such autonomous AI systems, running on blockchain and Web3 technologies, will reshape how we interact with services, conduct transactions,

AI ,blockchain, DeFi, privacy

Convergence: Payments + Speed + Scale

This is the first post (of a few posts we’ll publish) where we discuss convergence, and how we see converging technologies unlocking convenience, value, security, and innovations, just like what’s happened in the past and on a similarly large scale. For starters, what does convergence mean? A quick

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IronWeave Speaks! Audio Content

Listen to our discussion on cybersecurity in light of ongoing ransomware, data breaches and malware attacks. Centralizing data online increases the risk of fraud, identity theft, and the unauthorized exploitation of our data. The lawsuit by the state of Texas against General Motors for illegally collecting and selling driver data

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

Cars and Surveillance - view of car traffic being spied on

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