Infosecurity.US

Information Security & Occasional Forays Into Adjacent Realms

  • Web Log

Bitcoin Explained →

March 29, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Brilliant, Bitcoin, Sarcasm, Satire, Security Humor
March 29, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Brilliant, Bitcoin, Sarcasm, Satire, Security Humor

Stunning Stupidity To Start The Week: Selling Your DNA Via A Blockchain Controlled Marketplace →

March 05, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Blatant Stupidity, Information Security, Blockchain

Easily the most egregiously moronic idea I've heard this month (and it's only 5 days in(!) - stay tuned - pretty sure there will be others)... Would you sell your DNA data on the Blockchain? Enjoy!

'It is not easy putting a dollar value on the human genome, so only time will tell if these innovative, blockchain approaches to genetic data trading will pay off for individuals.' via James Levenson, writing at Bitcoinist

March 05, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Blatant Stupidity, Information Security, Blockchain

Bitcoin Miner, The Galaxian →

October 31, 2017 by Marc Handelman in Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Bitcoin

Samsung Galaxy Bitcoin Miner Dingus. Where's the fire extinguisher?

October 31, 2017 /Marc Handelman
Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Bitcoin

Pecunia Cryptem Caro Comedenti →

October 03, 2017 by Marc Handelman in Cryptography, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin

The capability of Bitcoin to gravitate to the outer fringes is fundamentally astounding...

October 03, 2017 /Marc Handelman
Cryptography, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin

Antbleed, The Bitcoin Backdoor

April 27, 2017 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Economics, Dubious Methodology, Information Security

Catalin Cimpanu writing at Bleeping Computer, regales us with the tale of Antbleed, a newly discovered tidbit of backdoor code found on Bitcoin mining devices. Oops.

April 27, 2017 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Economics, Dubious Methodology, Information Security

Blockchain'ed →

February 21, 2017 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Trust, Must Read

Screed of the Week, via Aeon, discussing the hard fork of Ethereum, and the Fall of Trust (at least in cryptocurrency). Certainly today's MustRead.

February 21, 2017 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Trust, Must Read

Image Created By Eric Miller

Bitcoin, Upper Limit Reached? →

October 06, 2016 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Bitcoin, FinTech, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography

Eric Miller has created a new project visualizing the cryptocurrency otherwise-known-as Bitcoin's Blockchain utilization in near realtime. Examine Eric's project ReadMe and code repository at GitHub, for additional - and vital - information. Outstanding, indeed.

October 06, 2016 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Bitcoin, FinTech, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography

Dread Pirate Roberts' BITCOINS Auction Slated →

August 11, 2016 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Asset Forfeiture, Bitcoin, Dark Net, Dark Web

News - via the United States Marshals Service - of the scheduled Bitcoin auction of Ross Ulbricht's' ill-gotten booty (as a component of other asset forfeitures, in a  to be conveyed to the highest bidder and comprised within a single block totalling 2,719.32669068 bitcoins}, passed my threshold of attention yesterday (Hat Tip)... 

August 11, 2016 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Asset Forfeiture, Bitcoin, Dark Net, Dark Web