cybersecurity

Massive Leak Exposes Billions of Credentials, Fueling Debate Over Password Security

Massive Leak Exposes Billions of Credentials, Fueling Debate Over Password Security

• Digital ID

In June 2025, cybersecurity researchers uncovered a staggering 16 billion login details circulating online, compiled into approximately 30 extensive data sets. This enormous leak has furthered the discussion around whether traditional password-based systems are secure enough. It has stimulated conversations far and wide about the promise of decentralized identity solutions....

16 Billion Passwords Leaked! Is Blockchain Identity the Answer?

16 Billion Passwords Leaked! Is Blockchain Identity the Answer?

• Writer's Block

The enormous Marriot data breach has the internet buzzing. It has recently verified that an amazing 16 billion login credentials have been compromised. This off-by-default hole affects many of the big names in platforming, including Apple, Google, Facebook, and GitHub. It further brings to attention the dangerous flaws in conventional...

Is Your Bank's Digital Identity a Comic Book Villain?

Is Your Bank's Digital Identity a Comic Book Villain?

• Callout

Now picture a world where the digital security of your bank is sinking like quicksand. It’s not Fort Knox anymore—it’s more of a cardboard cutout that even Lex Luthor could knock over. Sounds absurd? Maybe. I see it every day. As a graphic novelist, I partly save my creative investments...

Identity Theft on the Rise: Authentication Strategies Must Adapt to User Needs

Identity Theft on the Rise: Authentication Strategies Must Adapt to User Needs

• Digital ID

It’s no wonder that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) logged more than 1.1 million instances of identity theft last year. This disturbing statistic underscores the immediate need for companies to make their authentication measures more robust. Businesses now must walk a fine line between security and customer experience. As authentication...

5 Reasons Your Crypto Wallet Is a Sitting Duck for Identity Theft

5 Reasons Your Crypto Wallet Is a Sitting Duck for Identity Theft

• Callout

Let's be blunt. The crypto world, despite everything it preaches about decentralization and freedom, is filled with substantial risks. You might think you’re the super-smart investor who takes great care to diversify his investment portfolio. I’m here to tell you—sorry, but your crypto wallet is likely an open invitation to...

Metaverse Fashion's Dark Side: 3 Ways Digital Identity is at Risk

Metaverse Fashion's Dark Side: 3 Ways Digital Identity is at Risk

• Callout

Metaverse fashion promises a dazzling future. Self-expression unbound. Digital wardrobes overflowing. But beneath the shimmering surface lies a chilling truth: our digital identities are more vulnerable than ever. Are we heading blindly towards a future where our digital doubles are siphoned off, mined, hijacked and weaponised against us? I think...

Buterin Sounds Alarm: Is Your Digital Identity at Risk?

Buterin Sounds Alarm: Is Your Digital Identity at Risk?

• Writer's Block

As the blockchain and digital identity landscape rapidly evolves, so too must your knowledge. Join us at Calloutcoin.com as we tackle today’s biggest topics and trends in the crypto space. Our deep dive extends from NFT standards to the rise of DeFi. Even Vitalik Buterin, a leading light in the...

$2.1B Crypto Heist: Are YOU the Next Metaverse Victim?

$2.1B Crypto Heist: Are YOU the Next Metaverse Victim?

• Callout

Imagine this: You're Elara, a 42-year-old graphic designer, finally taking the plunge into the metaverse. You’ve been going down the NFT rabbit hole for weeks, familiarizing yourself with DeFi and constructing your metaverse mansion. You pour your life savings, a hard-earned $50,000, into what you think is a safe, high-yield...

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5 Ways Crypto Regulation Unleashes DeFi's Trillion-Dollar Future

Remember the early days of the internet? Wild West, right? That’s how DeFi seemed just a few years ago. “Rug pulls” started entering the broader crypto lexicon. That’s starting to change and for the better. We know regulation can be a buzzkill but it’s the only way to find out...

5 Ways Crypto Regulation Unleashes DeFi's Trillion-Dollar Future

Humanity Protocol's H Token Skyrockets After Fairdrop Launch

Humanity Protocol opened the doors to its fast and secure decentralized ID service on June 26. The H token saw its value explode following a successful “Fairdrop” to early users and supporters. The H token, meanwhile, has seen a 40% price surge over the last 24 hours. The flood, of...

Humanity Protocol's H Token Skyrockets After Fairdrop Launch

Humanity Protocol's H Token A Fairdrop Revolution or Just Hype?

The crypto world loves a good narrative, and Humanity Protocol's H token is dripping with one: a fairdrop revolution. Yet the promise is unmistakable. We will fight to reclaim airdrops from the arms of the bot armies and restore them to actual, live human beings. The method? Palm scans. Yes,...

Humanity Protocol's H Token A Fairdrop Revolution or Just Hype?

Humanity Protocol's Palm Scan ID: Privacy Savior or Dystopian Nightmare?

A billion-dollar valuation for the ability to palm scan? No joke. While everyone’s chasing the next crypto unicorn, I can’t shake the feeling we're blindly galloping towards a future where our bodies are the ultimate key – and the ultimate target. Humanity Protocol’s H token has skyrocketed, partially fueled by...

Humanity Protocol's Palm Scan ID: Privacy Savior or Dystopian Nightmare?

Meta's Metaverse Flop Proves Zuck Can't Handle Our Digital Future

It’s that same sort of exuberance you felt when you first heard about the metaverse. The fulfillment of digital utopia, being in touch with everyone on planet Earth through expansive online metaverses, creating prosperous virtual societies? It sounded revolutionary. Now, look at Horizon Worlds. Clunky avatars, digital tumbleweeds, and a...

Meta's Metaverse Flop Proves Zuck Can't Handle Our Digital Future

Zuckerberg's AGI Dream Is A Decentralization Nightmare: Here's Why

Zuckerberg wants AGI. Personal superintelligence, he calls it. An AI that essentially runs your life. Sounds convenient, right? Maybe. But let's be brutally honest: entrusting the keys to your existence to a single, centralized entity – especially one with Zuckerberg's track record – is a recipe for disaster. Well, it’s...

Zuckerberg's AGI Dream Is A Decentralization Nightmare: Here's Why

Metaverse Flop to AI Domination? Zuck's Next Power Play

Just as Mark Zuckerberg made headlines with a big pivot to the now overly-hyped Metaverse, he’s undertaking another big pivot. He’s recently been exploring the thrilling worlds of AI and AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). After the hype and billions of dollars, Meta’s Metaverse projects—especially Horizon Worlds—have found difficulty in attracting...

Metaverse Flop to AI Domination? Zuck's Next Power Play

POAP NFTs: Your Digital Ticket to Collectible Memories

Calloutcoin.com aspires to remain at the forefront of the rapidly evolving marketplace of blockchain and crypto. We provide rigorous research on NFT standards, metaverse technology, digital identity solutions and the most recent DeFi innovations. Today, it's time to dive into Proof of Attendance Protocol (POAP) NFTs, a unique way to...

POAP NFTs: Your Digital Ticket to Collectible Memories