We present you a practical summary of the latest news from the crypto world, so that you are always informed about the most recent and important events in the ecosystem.
📍Several reports indicate that companies UFOVPN, FastVPN, SuperVPN, SecureVPN, Rabbit VPN, Free VPN, Flash VPN and several others were victims of a security vulnerability that allowed the leakage of personal data of approximately 20 million users who make use of these services. The fact was made known by a report presented by VPNMentor, a cybersecurity agency, said that the services provided by the aforementioned companies were open and accessible on the web, leaving users' personal and sensitive information exposed, as well as data from the devices they use to connect online. VPNMentor urges users to use VPN services from reputable companies to avoid data leaks.
📍For its part, BitMex, exchange de cryptocurrencies, registered in East Africa, published a article where it indicates that due to a technical error it exposed the email addresses of its users and clients, so it invited the community to activate the two-factor security configuration (2FA) to avoid being victims of attacks Phishing.
📍Telecom, Argentina's largest telecommunications company, which suffered a hack Over the weekend, it said its technical team managed to stop the attack and that it did not make any payments to the hackers, who requested a $7,5 million ransom to be paid in Monero, a privacy-focused and nearly untraceable cryptocurrency.
📍In Spain, the Emilio Moro Winery which has been a pioneer in technological innovation for the efficient production of all its products, will now use the technology blockchain to keep a precise record and control of all the processes in the production of these renowned wines, which guarantee their high quality. The company's vision is to record the traceability of the grapes while continuing to promote technological innovation in all its vineyards.
📍The Ethereum Foundation He launched two beta-0 public attack networks en Ethereum 2.0 and challenged hackers to try to attack, offering a $5.000 reward for anyone who can do so and find bugs. Through this exercise, which uses real networks albeit with few nodes and validators, the Ethereum Foundation hopes that ETH 2.0 developers can find vulnerabilities and flaws that they would otherwise miss in the project.
📍Continuing with Ethereum, developers propose a new standard to prevent the smart contracts very elaborate, with too many functions and code, can occupy the contract size limit of 24 KB. The new contract standard, called Diamond Standard, is a standardized proxy contract that will solve this problem by having the ability to maintain a small size by borrowing functions from other smart contracts.
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