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The Secret World of Cybersecurity Copy link By Joshua Eferighe and Shabtai Gold Copy link May12, 2021 Jack Nicholson was playing the Joker, the Berlin Wall was about to fall and the first internet providers were emerging. It was 1989, and while plenty was happening on the world stage, it was also the year of the first recorded ransomware attack, which occurred when evolutionary biologist Joseph Popp mailed out 20,000 tainted floppy disks to a list that included medical professionals and organizations. Promising to give them info on AIDS, the disks instead threatened to lock files on infected ...

Key Takeaways A gas explosion and flooding at a Chinese coal mine has halted Bitcoin mining operation in Xinjiang, China. The networks' total hashrate dropped by 64 Eh/s as central authorities conducts safety inspections. Bitcoin's price also felt the pressure from the decline in mining power, dropping 4.3% from today's opening price. Share this article Bitcoin’s hashrate dropped 25% from all-time highs after an accident in the Xinjiang region’s mining industry caused flooding and a gas explosion, leading to 12 deaths with 21 workers trapped since.  Dangerous Mining in China Reportedly...