Daily Archives: 28/08/2020

Hackers attacked the New Zealand Stock Exchange and demand a ransom in Bitcoin

The New Zealand stock exchange NZX has been under attack by hackers for the third day. To stop the attack, the attackers demand a ransom in bitcoins. Hackers overload the exchange’s communication channels and interfere with its normal operation. They stepped up their attack this morning and the NZX was unable to start trading on time. In addition, trading was closed for an hour on Tuesday and three hours on Wednesday. At the same time,…

Filecoin Test Network Capacity Exceeds 12 Petabytes

Three years after the sale of $ 257 million tokens, the Filecoin project launched a test storage network on the blockchain, the capacity of which reached 12.9 petabytes. According to the Filecoin project website, blockchain-based file storage “incentivized testnet” capacity has reached approximately 12.9 petabytes in less than two days since launch. https://bits.media/upload/medialibrary/2e5/filecoin.jpg On August 24, developers launched the Filecoin Space Race, positioning it as a “co-competition” for stress testing the network. The developers of…