Security: Open Source Security Podcast, Old JavaScript Crypto Flaw and New FUD-based Marketing

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Open Source Security Podcast: Episode 92 - Chat with Rami Saas the CEO of WhiteSource
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Old JavaScript Crypto Flaw Puts Bitcoin Funds at Risk
Security researchers are warning that old Bitcoin addresses generated in the browser or through JavaScript-based wallet apps might be affected by a cryptographic flaw that allows attackers to brute-force private keys, take control of users' wallets, and steal funds.
The vulnerability resides in the use of the JavaScript SecureRandom() function for generating a random Bitcoin address and its adjacent private key (equivalent of a password).
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Sonatype Survey Reveals Massive Data Breaches are Catalysts for DevSecOps Investments [Ed: When the only feasible way to market your product is saying stuff like "open source breaches jump 55%"?]
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