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Colleagues, following the
conclusion of last week’s G20 meeting in Argentina the non-binding governmental
body issued a position paper entitled “Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable
Development.” Chief among its
statements was the position that “We
will regulate crypto-assets for anti-money laundering and countering
the financing of terrorism in line with FATF standards and we will
consider other responses as needed.” FATF, the Financial Action Task Force, defined a number of
areas of focus, including strengthening
the institutional basis, governance and capacity of FATF, FATF's work on
virtual assets, countering the financing of terrorism, and countering the
financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The bottom line: Despite the written
statements referenced above, we raise serious doubts that the G20 - especially
Russia, China and Saudi Arabia – lacks the political will to implement the
intent of this decree. Rather, we see an a la cart approach to enforcing FATF
policies “if and when” they are advantageous to each nation. Share a comment while
visiting us today! Lawrence – Cyber
Security Defender (https://cybersecuritydefender.blogspot.com/)
Colleagues, the on-going
debate regarding which type of crypto wallet is more secure continues with no clear
consensus – hardware, software, clod-based and paper wallets. This debate has
returned to the spotlight given the recent security breach of BitPay’s Copay (software) Wallet. Copay claims its mobile The Copay app securely
stores multiple, distinct bitcoin wallets, allowing both business and
privacy-conscious users to keep funds carefully separated. GitHub issued a memo to users reporting an ‘event-stream` dependency attack steals wallets from users of copay. For details take
a look at the YCombinator news feed on this attack. The bottom line: For
individual digital asset traders software wallets are immensely more convenient
than hardware and paper wallets, however, they are far more prone to cyber-attacks
– quantum password processing, malware and adware … just to name a few. If you
do use a software wallet we highly recommend using any and all security
features at both the application and OS levels. The Copay breach reminds us
that the cryptocurrencies are no more secure than the weakest link in the
crypto ecosystem. Share a comment while
visiting us today! Lawrence – Cyber
Security Defender (https://cybersecuritydefender.blogspot.com/)
Colleagues, Bittrex, BitMex and now Binance have banned Iranian
cryptocurrency traders in an effort to avoid penalties in the wake of US economic sanctions.
The exchanges issue a warning to users based in Iran to withdraw their funds or
face the confiscation of their assets. There are surely legitimate crypto
traders in the Persian state, however, the goal is to place an embargo on any
state-sponsored entities from circumventing US trade sanctions. Binance has
moved from China to Japan, while BitMex HQ is in Hong Kong and Bittrex is
located in the US. Exchanges, whether with large or modest trading volumes,
face penalties for aiding and abetting Iranian
actors from participating – even on the margins – in the global economy.
Will other crypto exchanges follow their lead? We believe the strategies of
other crypto platforms will depend on the rigor of direct or indirect US
penalties. Post a comment while visiting us today! Lawrence
– Cyber
Security Defender (https://cybersecuritydefender.blogspot.com/)
Colleagues, East Asia has become a hotbed for multi-level
marketing schemes which exploit the allure of and poor transparency of
cryptocurrencies, namely Bitcoin. Whether this past May in China
($47m) or more recently in South
Korea ($20m) and Japan
($68m), crypto fraud schemes are running rampant across the region. Bottom
line: Despite many efforts by credible members of the global crypto ecosystem,
digital such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple and others, are wrought with the
potential for scams and related cybercrimes. Government enforcement entities
such as China’s Ministry
of Public Security or the US SEC only have the bandwidth
to track and prosecute a small minority of crypto fraud cases. We do not
foresee a significant reduction in crypto cybercrimes until government agencies
have both the cyber tools and manpower to launch a counter-offensive which is
likely to be 2-3+ years in the future. Post a comment while visiting us today! Lawrence
– Cyber Security Defender
(https://cybersecuritydefender.blogspot.com/)
Colleagues,
the world’s thirty-eight largest crypto exchange Gate.io was successfully
hacked via the injection of code into StatCounter’s
URI “myaccount/withdraw/BTC”. Reported by security
firm ESET WeLiveSecurity
indicated that although Gate.io is the only known crypto exchange effected, all
of StatCounter’s some 2 million customer sites are at risk. For readers with a
programming background the code was injected via the Dean Edwards JS packer in
the middle of the script. We assume that economic gain is the chief motive
although the ESET report did not provide corroborating details. This cyber-attack
raises two questions. First, how susceptible are URIs (uniform
resource identifiers) to injections via the Dean Edwards packer? And second, how
many more web sites which use StatCounter – a competitor to Google Analytics –
are effected? We will continue to research answers to both questions. Post a comment while visiting us today! Lawrence
– Cyber Security Defender
(https://cybersecuritydefender.blogspot.com/)
Colleagues, Blockchain
technology is about to meet once of its biggest challenges to date – the Japanese Banks'
Payment Clearing Network consortium. The
critical success factors include performance, security and dependability when
processing of low-cost transfer of small-scale transactions using RTGS.for nine commercial banks. Fujitsu has been selected to develop the new Blockchain-based
system. If this test proves successful, it will clearly distinguish Japan as a
“first mover” when it comes to the industrial use of Blockchain technology
among the world’s leading economies. One advantage here is the fact that all
the players are Japanese owned and operated entities and may benefit from both
technological and well as cultural synergies. China, South Korea and the US
will closely monitor this stress test as they seek to implement comparable
systems. Share a comment while visiting us today! Lawrence
– Cyber
Security Defender (https://cybersecuritydefender.blogspot.com/)
Colleagues, we have written
extensively on the propensity of central sovereign banks to issue their own
cryptocurrencies. The US Federal Reserve and the PBoC appear to be on opposite
ends of the adoption continuum. New research published by the OMFIF (Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum) and IBM point us to the Occam’s razor of CBCD
adoption: Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Download the CBDC report here.
Private sector ICOs continue to rise with no end in sight. While they
understand that their underlying Blockchain technology likely has bugs and
security vulnerabilities, financial institutions in particular – such as JP Morgan,
Fidelity,
BlackRock,
etc. – clearly see the benefits of trans-border remittances, increased
transaction speed and lower OPEX. In aggregate central bankers have major
reservations on the security and dependability of DLT. The report states that the
goal is to “construct a convincing RTGS replacement that
can be properly benchmarked against existing systems and meet the high
standards for security, robustness, efficiency and speed.” The PBOC is hiring staff
to develop its CBDC as we speak, whereas the US Fed is cautiously assessing its
options. Many other central banks are somewhere in between. Our prediction: By 2023,
most G20 nations will have launched their own CBDC. Post a comment while visiting us today! Lawrence
– Cyber
Security Defender (https://cybersecuritydefender.blogspot.com/)
Colleagues, does the global cryptosphere truly need another hardware
wallet? The CEO of Blockchain clearly believes the answer is yes, indeed. The firm has announced
plans to begin shipping its new LockBox device this November. LockBox’s distinguishing features is that it
enables the exchange between different cryptocurrencies in partnership with SWAP brokerage. The value proposition is that traders can exchange Bitcoin for
Ethereum, XRP for LiteCoin, Ripple for Ether … you get the idea. Two key
factors will determine the success of LockBox. First is the Total Addressable Market
from “crypto-to-crypto” transfers. With a global market cap of some $209B we anticipate that roughly 10% of crypto traders will need to make such
a transfer during their financial careers. Second is the infamous security
challenge – how secure is the hardware wallet when connected to the Internet as
well as the security of LockBox’s interface with the SWAP brokerage when making
transactions. Our recommendation: Proceed with caution. Post a comment while visiting us today! Lawrence
– Cyber
Security Defender (https://cybersecuritydefender.blogspot.com/)
