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[Link] 'We Are Fucked': Crypto Stablecoin Collapses After $182M Hack
Read: 18/4/2022 www.vice.com
On Sunday, cybersecurity firm PeckShield reported the attack on Beanstalk Farms, saying hackers stole more than $80 million for themselves, but the protocol’s losses appeared to be even higher. The company later said its initial analysis showed the losses amounted to around $182 million.
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[Link] $35m chalets, $14,000 bottles of wine and $700 tips: Russians made this town rich. Now they have vanished
Read: 10/4/2022 www.abc.net.au
Before the war against Ukraine started just over a month ago, the exclusive French ski resort of Courchevel was buzzing with wealthy Russians. They constituted 7 per cent of its tourist population, but in terms of the town's income, Russia's elite were a goldmine.
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[Link] Ukraine Canceled Crypto Airdrop Because Unethical Investors Wanted ‘Profit’
Read: 13/3/2022 www.vice.com
Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, crypto donations started to pour in from around the world as people rushed to help the country in its defense against a foreign aggressor.
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[Link] We Filmed at a Bitcoin Conference in 2013. Here's What Those People Are Doing Now
Read: 13/3/2022 www.vice.com
This article is a writeup of the first episode of CRYPTOLAND, Motherboard’s documentary series about how cryptocurrency is affecting culture, politics, the environment, and our shared future. Watch it on Motherboard’s YouTube.
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[Link] Lid blown off Conti ransomware gang after leaked internal files analyzed
Read: 13/3/2022 www.theregister.com
It was a Ukrainian security specialist who apparently turned the tables on the notorious Russia-based Conti, and leaked the ransomware gang's source code, chat logs, and tons of other sensitive data about the gang's operations, tools, and costs.
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[Link] Peter Thiel Is Stepping Down From Facebook to Go Full MAGA
Read: 8/2/2022 www.vice.com
Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel is stepping down from the board of Meta, Facebook’s parent company said Monday.
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[Link] Ted Cruz, Bitcoin Booster, Bought a Bunch of Bitcoin
Read: 8/2/2022 www.vice.com
Increasingly vocal Bitcoin supporter Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) bought the dip, purchasing between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of Bitcoin shortly after it hit its lowest point during a recent sell-off.
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[Link] IRS to Stop Use of Facial Recognition Tech After Widespread Backlash
Read: 8/2/2022 www.vice.com
The IRS said on Monday it will stop the use of ID.me, an identification verification service that uses facial recognition technology. Lawmakers had raised concerns with the service over the last week, with multiple members of Congress and Senators urging the IRS to stop the deployment of ID.me.
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[Link] Half of $4m Rundle Mall management budget spent on office, salaries
Read: 6/2/2022 indaily.com.au
The review, undertaken by consultant KPMG, found that of the $4.33 million that was spent by Rundle Mall management last financial year, $2.03 million covered administration costs – up from $1.83 million the year before.
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[Link] Spotify’s attempt to use the Facebook playbook over Joe Rogan won’t wash
Read: 6/2/2022 www.theguardian.com
Two decades ago, the late and much-lamented David Bowie said something that was eerily prophetic. “Music itself,” he observed, “is going to become like running water or electricity.
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[Link] RIAA Discards EFF’s YouTube-DL Letter, Notes That it ‘Regularly Sides With Infringers’
Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com
YouTube rippers FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com are contesting Magistrate Judge Buchanan's recommendation to award $82 million in piracy damages to the RIAA. The YouTube-rippers cited a letter where the EFF defends the non-infringing nature of the youtube-dl software.
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[Link] DMCA-Circumventing Cheat Maker Uses DMCA to Take Down Cracked Copy
Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com
Copyright law exists so that creators of all kinds can enjoy the fruits of their labor.
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[Link] Australian energy giant Woodside withdraws from Myanmar almost one year after military coup
Read: 27/1/2022 www.abc.net.au
Australian energy giant Woodside has announced it is withdrawing from Myanmar, almost one year after the military seized power in an illegal coup.
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[Link] Company that retains exclusive rights to make Aboriginal flags says government has ‘misled’ community
Read: 27/1/2022 www.theguardian.com
The federal government’s announcement that it has “freed” the Aboriginal flag is misleading and has been seriously misinterpreted, according to the company which still holds the exclusive licence to make Aboriginal flags for sale.
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[Link] Canadian teen nabbed in $36.5M crypto heist – possibly the biggest haul yet by a single individual
Read: 22/11/2021 www.theregister.com
A Canadian teenager has been arrested for allegedly stealing $37 million worth of cryptocurrency ($46M Canadian) via a SIM swap scam, making it the largest virtual cash heist affecting a single person yet, according to police.
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