Cybercriminals leverage the popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge for financial gains by luring victims to malicious locations or by convincing them to shell out money for their cause. Email communication is the most prevalent method to steer users to malware, but calling the victim directly for donations has also been observed. USA Today reports […]
Renowned cryptographer Hal Finney, known for his work on PGP encryption software and on early Bitcoin development, has passed away on Thursday following a five-year battle with ALS – a terrible disease that’s currently enjoying a viral funding campaign thanks to the “Ice Bucket Challenge” meme – but the programmer hoped that one day technology […]
Following backlash, the ALS Association says its given up on its attempt to trademark both ice bucket challenge, and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. In a note on its Facebook page today, the ALS Association said it understood peoples concerns over any one group owning those phrases, adding that it planned to withdraw both applications, which […]
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