ZK Nation announced on the X platform that the ZIP-4 proposal has been approved, and the latency will be reduced to 3 hours, intending to reduce the latency from 21 hours to 3 hours.

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PANews reported on November 3 that according to Cointelegraph, a new malware "KandyKorn" found on Apple's macOS system is related to the North Korean hacker group Lazarus, which targets blockchain engineers on crypto trading platforms. According to Elastic Security Labs, "KandyKorn" is an invisible backdoor capable of data retrieval, directory listing, file upload/download, secure deletion, process termination, and command execution. Initially, the attackers spread Python-based modules through Discord channels by impersonating community members. The social engineering attack tricked community members into downloading a malicious ZIP archive called 'Cross-platform Bridges .zip that mimicked arbitrage bots designed for automated profitability. However, the file imports 13 malicious modules that work together to steal and manipulate information.

According to VentureBeat, on October 26, Shutterstock announced the launch of artificial intelligence image editing capabilities with built-in OpenAI DALL-E 2. This new feature allows users to add elements to existing images in the Shutterstock library, expand image borders and content, change elements in the image such as color and item position, delete items, switch aspect ratios, and even apply text and shapes to images. After users use the new AI tool to select and edit images from the Shutterstock library, Shutterstock provides them with a ZIP file download of the source image and the image changed by AI at the user's request.

Jinse Finance reports that the developer of the file compression software WinRAR has fixed a zero-day vulnerability that allowed hackers to install malware on victims' computers, enabling them to break into cryptocurrency and stock trading accounts. On August 23, Singaporean network security company Group-IB reported a zero-day vulnerability in WinRAR processing ZIP file format. The zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-38831, has been exploited for about four months, allowing hackers to install malware when victims click on files in the archive. The malware would allow hackers to compromise online cryptocurrency and stock trading accounts, the report said. Exploiting the vulnerability, attackers are able to create malicious RAR and ZIP archives that display seemingly innocuous files such as JPG images or PDF text documents. These weaponized ZIP archives were then distributed on trading forums aimed at cryptocurrency traders, offering tactics such as "best personal strategies for trading with Bitcoin." The report confirmed that the malicious files had entered at least 8 public transaction forums, infecting at least 130 devices, but the financial losses of the victims were unknown.

PANews news on August 25, according to Cointelegraph, the developer of the file compression software WinRAR has fixed a zero-day vulnerability "CVE-2023-38831", and it has been exploited for about four months. onto the victim's computer, allowing them to hack into their cryptocurrency and stock trading accounts. Exploiting the vulnerability, attackers are able to create malicious RAR and ZIP archives, such as JPG images or PDF text documents. The virus-laden ZIP archive was then distributed on trading forums aimed at crypto traders, offering strategies such as "Best personal strategies for Bitcoin trading." When executed, the script launches a self-extracting (SFX) archive that infects the targeted computer with various malware viruses such as DarkMe, GuLoader, and Remcos RAT. The report confirmed that the malicious files had entered at least 8 public transaction forums, infecting at least 130 devices, but the financial losses of the victims were unknown.

According to PANews news on June 9, Shielded Labs, a new organization completely independent of Electric Coin Co and the Zcash Foundation, released a project proposal for the "Zcash Sustainable Development Fund (ZSF)" on the Zcash Forum. The proposal stated that Shielded Labs is working with Equilibrium Group to jointly develop the Zcash Sustainability Fund (ZSF), Shielded Labs will fund the development of ZSF (ZSF will be built on the protocol layer), and use its understanding of the Zcash ecosystem to To govern and shape the direction of the project, this proposal will be subject to a comment period of at least one month, and if approved by the community, will be developed shortly thereafter. According to the proposal, ZSF will address the future security of the network after the end of the block reward by modifying the Zcash issuance schedule and introducing a mechanism to use funds to maintain the network. It preserves the 21 million supply cap and slows down the token emission curve, while maintaining an approximate issuance rate that replaces the four-year halving cycle. Fees deposited into the reserve are distributed over time in the form of block rewards to help maintain the network. A ZSF is like an algorithmic savings account or endowment. Funds are set aside for specific purposes, providing a sustainable source of block rewards for the Zcash network. ZSF does not depend on any specific consensus protocol and can be implemented in the current proof-of-work consensus protocol, so it creates a deposit mechanism. If this ZSF is implemented, all remaining unissued ZEC will be immediately deposited into ZSF, and recipients of block rewards will be paid directly from ZSF. The distribution of block rewards for newly issued ZEC will follow the proportional distribution outlined in ZIP 1014, with 80% allocated to block miners and 20% allocated to existing dev fund recipients.