Last month popular crowd-funding site ‘Patreon’ saw a large-scale breach, which lead to the publication of nearly 15 gigabytes of customer data, constructed from names, addresses and donations. Link: Patreon hack victims are being ordered to pay a ransom to save their data
If you stayed at a Sheraton, Westin or other Starwood hotel in the US or Canada this past year, you’ll want to keep an eye on your credit or debit card account. Link: Customers at Sheraton, Westin, other hotels hit by data-stealing hack attack
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the most prestigious universities in the world, is launching the first graduate level financial technology course in the United States. Link: MIT Launches First Graduate Fintech Course
Lets dive right in. 2) The famous public vs private blockchain debate is a side show.  Some will contest you can’t have blockchain without bitcoin.  Some will tell you Bitcoin is evil but we love blockchain.  They’re both wrong. Link: 10 Things You Should Know About Blockchains
An anonymous reader writes: Back in September, members of Google’s Project Zero team found a pair of flaws in the TrueCrypt disk encryption software that could lead to a system compromise. Their discovery raised concerns that TrueCrypt was unsuitable for use in securing sensitive data. Link: TrueCrypt Safer Than Previously Thought
