Major Law Enforcement Operation Busts 300 Crime Rings, Recovers Millions in Crypto
One of the largest law enforcement operations against encrypted criminal activities to date has seized millions in crypto and infiltrated more than 300 criminal syndicates.According to a press release...
Uphold Exec Accused of ‘Fraudulently Misdirecting’ $700K in Funds
Digital finance platform Uphold has dismissed its chief compliance officer, claiming he pocketed corporate and user funds. The company said Sameer Ismail, 39, a stalwart of the U.K. crypto scene,...
UK Police Raid Suspected Cannabis Factory, Find Bitcoin Mining Operation
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DoJ Seizes $2.3M in Bitcoin Paid to Colonial Pipeline Attackers
The amount allegedly represents a May 8 payment to the DarkSide ransomware group.The Department of Justice today confirmed its seizure of 63.7 bitcoins, currently valued at $2.3 million, that...
Microsoft CISO Shares Remote Work Obstacles & Lessons Learned
Bret Arsenault explains changes he implemented along the way as Microsoft's workforce went from 20% to 97% remote.Organizations around the world were forced to shut down their offices and...
FBI Issued Encrypted Devices to Capture Criminals
A sting operation delivered devices into the hands of global criminals and used the intelligence gathered to stop drug crimes.The FBI this week detailed the results of a years-long...
Microsoft Patches 6 Zero-Days Under Active Attack
The June 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 50 vulnerabilities, six of which are under attack and three of which were publicly known at the time of disclosure.Microsoft today deployed patches...
Huge parts of the internet facing outages
Multiple outages hit social media, government and news websites across the globe on Tuesday morning, with some reports pointing to a glitch at U.S.-based cloud computing services provider Fastly.Fastly...
