Cyber Attacks Against Middle East Governments Hide Malware in Windows logo

An espionage-focused threat actor has been observed using a steganographic trick to conceal a previously undocumented backdoor in a Windows logo in its attacks against Middle Eastern governments. Broadcom’s Symantec Threat Hunter Team attributed the updated tooling to a hacking group it tracks under the name Witchetty, which is also known as LookingFrog, a subgroup…

Deutsche Telekom will validate the now eco-friendly Ethereum blockchain

Deutsche Telekom will become a validator for the Ethereum blockchain following its switch to an eco-friendly consensus. A recent event called “The Merge” switched Ethereum away from Proof of Work – an energy-intensive consensus requiring powerful computers to solve complex equations – to the environmentally-friendly Proof of Stake. In doing so, Ethereum has reduced its…

Deutsche Telekom will validate the now eco-friendly Ethereum blockchain

Deutsche Telekom will become a validator for the Ethereum blockchain following its switch to an eco-friendly consensus. A recent event called “The Merge” switched Ethereum away from Proof of Work – an energy-intensive consensus requiring powerful computers to solve complex equations – to the environmentally-friendly Proof of Stake. In doing so, Ethereum has reduced its…

Deutsche Telekom will validate the now eco-friendly Ethereum blockchain

Deutsche Telekom will become a validator for the Ethereum blockchain following its switch to an eco-friendly consensus. A recent event called “The Merge” switched Ethereum away from Proof of Work – an energy-intensive consensus requiring powerful computers to solve complex equations – to the environmentally-friendly Proof of Stake. In doing so, Ethereum has reduced its…