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[Link] Law Enforcement Seizes RaidForums, One of the Most Important Hacking Sites

Read: 13/4/2022 www.vice.com

A coalition of international law enforcement agencies led by the U.S. Department of Justice have seized RaidForums, a nexus for a wealth of stolen data and hacks, and arrested the site’s administrator, the DOJ announced on Tuesday.

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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] 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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[Link] Why are the Last 4 Digits of an SSN Important?

Read: 11/11/2021 www.stilt.com

Social Security Numbers are issued by the government and they are used for various purposes. A lot of times, different companies will use the last four digits of your SSN. However, these four digits are crucial and you need to protect them. But why are the last 4 digits of an SSNso important?

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[Link] IRS must turn over Trump tax returns to Congress, DoJ says

Read: 31/7/2021 www.theguardian.com

The US Department of Justice on Friday ordered the Internal Revenue Service to hand Donald Trump’s tax returns to a House committee, saying the panel had invoked “sufficient reasons” for requesting them.

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