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Feb
05
Emerging Threats in the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem: Malicious QR Codes

Emerging Threats in the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem: Malicious QR Codes

By: Roger A. Hallman 1 Introduction Quick Response (QR) codes are two-dimensional objects which act as a sort of
9 min read
Jan
01
Understanding the Recent News of Quantum Attacks on Crypto

Understanding the Recent News of Quantum Attacks on Crypto

By: Roger A. Hallman and Shane Kosieradzki 1 Introduction A late 2024 spate of articles in English language popular tech
11 min read
Nov
26
Emerging Trends in Cryptocurrency: Visual Seed Phrases

Emerging Trends in Cryptocurrency: Visual Seed Phrases

By: Roger A. Hallman 1 Introduction The growth and adoption of blockchain technologies and cryptocurrency since Bitcoin’s public release
6 min read
Oct
29
Cryptocurrency Key Backup and Recovery Services: What options are available to investors and enthusiasts?

Cryptocurrency Key Backup and Recovery Services: What options are available to investors and enthusiasts?

By: Roger A. Hallman 1 Introduction The cryptocurrency ecosystem relies on trust and security [16], and key management is a
8 min read
Sep
24

Emerging Threats in the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem: Cryptocurrency Address Poisoning

By: Roger A. Hallman 1 Introduction As blockchain-based cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have gained popularity, criminal actors
9 min read
Aug
27
The Intersection of Modern Cryptography and Blockchain: How are Fully Homomorphic Encryption, Multiparty Computation, and Zero-knowledge Proofs useful in the cryptocurrency ecosystem?

The Intersection of Modern Cryptography and Blockchain: How are Fully Homomorphic Encryption, Multiparty Computation, and Zero-knowledge Proofs useful in the cryptocurrency ecosystem?

By: Roger A. Hallman 1 Introduction Blockchain technology utilizes cryptographic protocols [46] such as hash functions and digital signature schemes
19 min read
Jul
23
Game Theoretic Cyber Deception in DeFi

Game Theoretic Cyber Deception in DeFi

1 Introduction Decentralized Finance (DeFi) [32] is a financial paradigm built on blockchain technologies, which facilitates peer-to-peer transactions
14 min read
Apr
17
Can Large Language Models Improve Security and Confidence in Decentralized Finance?

Can Large Language Models Improve Security and Confidence in Decentralized Finance?

By: Roger A. Hallman 1 Introduction Smart contracts are one of the foundational technologies in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.
11 min read
Feb
09
Neural Cryptanalysis – An Introduction to Attacking Cryptography with Deep Learning

Neural Cryptanalysis – An Introduction to Attacking Cryptography with Deep Learning

Roger A. Hallman  1 Introduction  Machine learning and cryptography are two fields of technology that are fundamental to many of
16 min read
Dec
04
SIM Swapping Attacks for Digital Identity Theft: A Threat to Financial Services and Beyond

SIM Swapping Attacks for Digital Identity Theft: A Threat to Financial Services and Beyond

By: Roger A. Hallman 1 Introduction The ever increasing use of mobile phones in society, particularly the prevalence of applications
14 min read