Healthcare identity theft. Just hearing the name makes me cringe. It’s not just the financial aspect — it’s your life, your medical information, your life blood being commandeered. Examples abound, like the ability of AI to generate highly persuasive phishing emails or create unnervingly realistic deepfakes. Consequently, the threat is...
The government's headlong rush into digital identities is starting to feel less like progress and more like a digital free-for-all. What we’re describing is a system where you can securely, officially, and verifiably prove your identity online, with the support of government-run “trustmarks.” Sounds great, right? That is, until you...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has reported that tax scams are on the rise. These scams have now honed in on small business owners. Tax filing season is a time when scammers especially increase their efforts. These fraudsters don’t cease there, they’re at all times developing new methods to steal...
Social media. It promised connection, community, a global village. Rather, it has become a hall of mirrors. It warps caricatures of us, insidiously eroding our own identity in the process. And the worst part? We’re complicit.Online Approval is King, Isn't it?Think about it. When you share a new blog post,...
We've all heard the tales. The whole country gets a shimmering pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, courtesy of that same devious leprechaun. It's a beautiful story, isn't it? A beacon of opportunity, of overnight wealth, of riding the lucky streak. If we’re being truthful, how many...
NFTs, aka non-fungible tokens, have been taking the world by storm. Most people associate NFTs with expensive digital art and collectibles. These digital assets hold the potential to transform the economy and every sector on it. Calloutcoin.com explores the exciting and sometimes bizarre world of NFTs. We help separate fact...
Let's be blunt: the NFT gold rush feels like a distant memory. We witnessed the speculative mania, the million-dollar profile picture NFTs, and the quaint talk of a new decentralized world. Now that the dust has settled, it's time to pull back the curtain and ask a crucial question: are...
Now, picture having that happen, as you awaken, with no electricity. Not in a brief temporary outage, but in a long-extended blackout paralyzing hospitals, blocking transportation, and predisposing communities to disasters. This is not some dystopian fantasy, it’s a present danger. Our increasing dependence on decentralized, physical infrastructure networks, or...
The dirty little secret about DePINs though? They’re sitting ducks. All that new decentralized infrastructure, humming away, is ripe for attack as anyone can spoof an admin account and cause chaos. We’re not talking about just theoretical doomsday scenarios – but real-world consequences like compromised energy grids, hijacked sensor networks...
Hello blockchain and crypto enthusiasts! Jason back again, bringing you even more dank insights from Calloutcoin.com. Today, we're diving deep into a critical area for the future of decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs): security. As DePINs expand to maintain more real-world infrastructure, making sure their networks are cyber threats robust...
For any online journalism venture in the fast-paced digital media environment, sustainability lies in creative thinking. One unexpected player is stepping into the ring with a novel approach: a Facebook group is using Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) to publish its articles. This step is more than just a creative publicity stunt....
I know, I know—what could possibly be more interesting than this “What’s Going on Quad Cities” Facebook group turned NFT news hub. 106,000 dogmatic, astroturfed followers strong, it certainly outstrips the reach of the local fish wrap. For all traditional media entities, that’s a gut punch and a warning shot....
