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Interview: Hack protection and launching on Polygon – De.Fi

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It’s no secret that DeFi has struggled since the heyday of 2020. Like a lot of things in crypto, liquidity has fled and prices have collapsed. DeFi has been hit especially hard as the attractive yields that were once available have disappeared – at the same time that rates in traditional finance have rocketed. 

We chatted with Artem Bondarenko, Software Architect at De.Fi, to get his thoughts on what it’s like working in the sector today against this backdrop. Additionally, we talked about hacks and scams in DeFi, a problem which has plagued the bludgeoning sector, and an area in which Bondarekno’s company is working.

Interview with Artem Bondarenko of De.Fi

Invezz (IZ): When DeFi was taking off, yields in the space were extremely high while interest rates in traditional finance were near zero. This has now completely flipped – do you think TVL in DeFi will remain low as long as rates outside of crypto are stout?

Artem Bondarenko (AB): The “DeFi summer” was primarily driven by speculation without solid underlying fundamentals. The initial surge was a short-term effect lacking sustainable foundations.

Considering the current landscape, it is unlikely that the TVL in DeFi will experience substantial growth in the near future, unless there is another bullish market period or significant non-speculative use cases emerge for DeFi. 

These developments could potentially reignite interest and attract a larger pool of participants to the DeFi space.

Scams and hacks within DeFi

The DeFi sector is notorious for hacks, with millions upon millions syphoned across the blockchain as users fall victim to various types of scams and exploits. De.Fi is aiming to reduce these losses, and has recently launched an AntiVirus tool on the Polygon network, the popular Layer-2 for Ethereum.

IZ: Can you explain in simple terms how the AntiVirus tool could protect against crypto exploits and scams?

AB: An antivirus for crypto is responsible for protecting your digital assets (such as cryptocurrency tokens and NFTs) from potential threats such as smart contract exploits and malicious attacks. De.Fi’s Antivirus is a multi-layer security…

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Nokia G60 launching soon in India

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The Nokia G60 unveiled last month will launch soon in India, announced Nokia’s Indian branch on Twitter.

Nokia hasn’t revealed the G60’s Indian pricing and availability details yet, but the smartphone’s already listed on its official Indian website with just one memory configuration – 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. However, it will have two color options – Black and Ice.


Nokia G60
Nokia G60

Nokia G60

The rest of the Nokia G60’s specs include the Snapdragon 695 SoC, 6.58″ 120Hz FullHD+ LCD, and a 4,500 mAh battery with 20W charging. The smartphone runs Android 12 out of the box and comes with the promise of three Android version upgrades and three years of monthly security updates.

The G60 has four cameras onboard – an 8MP shooter on the front and a 50MP primary camera on the back, joined by 5MP ultrawide and 2MP depth units. The smartphone supports 5G networks, features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and has an IP52 rating.


Nokia G60
Nokia G60

Nokia G60

Nokia also announced the X30 last month alongside the G60, but it’s unclear if that one will debut in India with the G60. While we await more details from Nokia about G60’s pricing and availability in India, you can read our Nokia G60 hands-on here to learn more about it.

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Hacking groups launching ‘cyber proxy war’ over Ukraine attacks by Russia

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Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is leading hacking groups worldwide to increase their activities — in some cases to support a side, or possibly just to capitalize on the chaos.

Since the invasion of Ukraine earlier this week, the Anonymous hacker collective, the Conti ransomware gang and a threat actor in Belarus are among those that appear to have gotten more active — or at least expressed intentions to be. Meanwhile, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a warning Thursday about a growing threat from an Iranian advanced persistent threat (APT) actor.

During the Cold War, “the superpowers fought many small wars by proxy,” said Sam Curry, CSO at Cybereason. “Today, we can expect a cyber proxy war to emerge.”

Anonymous

Anonymous has declared itself aligned with “Western allies” and said it would only target operations in Russia. The group has posted a number of claims on Twitter.

“The Anonymous collective is officially in cyber war against the Russian government,” the group tweeted.

On Thursday, Anonymous claimed on Twitter that it brought down numerous websites associated with the Russian government. Those included a state news site, RT News, which reportedly confirmed that it had experienced a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

Calling the news site “propaganda,” Anonymous said the DDoS attack was carried out “in response to Kremlin’s brutal invasion of #Ukraine.”

Then on Friday, Anonymous tweeted that it has “successfully breached and leaked the database of the Russian Ministry of Defence website,” and claimed to have posted “all private data of the Russian MOD.” (The tweet was subsequently taken down because it “violated the Twitter Rules,” the site says.)

The group had earlier tweeted a video, featuring its signature Guy Fawkes-masked figure, saying that “if tensions continue to worsen in Ukraine, then we can take hostage industrial control systems.”

The involvement of Anonymous is not a surprise, since the group is “well-known for having a…

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Android is also launching a security feature on older devices

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One of Google’s best privacy-focused features released last year, it will finally be available on all devices. We are talking about Automatic reset of app permissionsAndroid will prevent an app from accessing features like your microphone, memory, or cameras, unless you give it permission first.

With Android 11, if the app has not been opened for several months, the operating system will automatically restore its permissions, preventing it from accessing some functions. This is an excellent security tool, but until now it was only available on devices running Android 11.

Starting in December, Google will add an automatic app permission reset mode to all devices running Android 6 or later, making billions of devices significantly more secure.

A good example of this is a random photo editing app or chat app, which allows you to access your camera or microphone. but then, If it is not used for several months, it can still enjoy access to those key parts of your device, which is a risk to your privacy.. With the auto-reset feature, access is deleted once you stop using the app for extended periods.

According to Google, “The feature will be automatically enabled on devices running Google Play Services.” Android 6.0 (API level 23) or later”, with devices running Android 6-10 that will receive it from December.

Once activated, users will see a new automatic reset settings page to manually enable or disable the privacy feature in certain apps. This way, it will not automatically reset to known, frequently used, and trusted apps.

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