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A serious vulnerability has sent Zcash into freefall, wiping billions from the privacy coin's market cap in a matter of hours. For a currency that staked its reputation on security and anonymity, the timing could not be worse, and investors are now asking whether ZEC can rebuild the trust it needs to survive.
Shifting to a different kind of exposure — dental insurance provider DentaQuest has confirmed a significant data breach affecting two point six million accounts. The notorious hacking group ShinyHunters claims to have walked away with two hundred thirty four gigabytes of sensitive patient data after negotiations with the company broke down. For anyone who's used DentaQuest, it's worth checking what information you have on file.
And on a quieter but important note for the open web, Neocities — the beloved indie hosting platform that lets anyone publish their own corner of the internet — had its domain suspended by registrar Namecheap, apparently caught in the crossfire of an unrelated court case. The platform has no direct connection to the legal dispute, which raises real questions about how domain registrars exercise that kind of power and who bears the cost when they get it wrong.
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