Elon Musk hit with insider trading claims over his Dogecoin crypto-hype
Claim: Billionaire banked big bread boosting bizarro-bucks
Personal Tech02 Jun 2023 | 22
Cryptocurrency
1. This crypto-coin is called Jimbo. 2. $8m was stolen from its devs in flash loan attack
3. It's asked for 90% of the digital dosh back, or else it'll beg the cops for help
Cyber-crime30 May 2023 | 44
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund regrets investment in crypto-villain FTX
No fault found, but execs responsible punished with reduced compensation
Software30 May 2023 | 9
Fahrenheit to take over Celsius
0°C×9/5+32 = how much money to thaw frozen crypto accounts?
Legal26 May 2023 | 43
US bans North Korean outsourcer and its feisty freelancers
They do your work – usually from Russia and China – then send their wages home to pay for missiles
Cyber-crime24 May 2023 | 3
Pakistan turns its back on crypto to keep anti-terrorism watchdogs happy
Meanwhile, will train a million IT graduates in Artificial Intelligence
Legal24 May 2023 | 6
NARROWER TOPICS
Ads for lucrative jobs in Asia fail to mention chance of slavery as crypto-scammer
FBI warns jobseekers to be very skeptical of working holidays in Cambodia
Cyber-crime23 May 2023 | 16
EU passes world's first regulatory framework for cryptocurrency
Gone are the days of unlicensed exchanges and anonymous transactions – for EU citizens, at least
Personal Tech17 May 2023 | 54
OpenAI's Sam Altman rattles tin for crypto startup that will support bot-replaced workers
Idea is to scan irises to disburse universal basic income just for being human
Offbeat16 May 2023 | 20
New York AG offers law to crack down on backfire-happy cryptocurrencies
It's time to take out the trash
Personal Tech06 May 2023 | 28
Biden proposes 30% tax on cryptominers' power bills
Digi-dollars are toxic in many ways and the administration wants the sector to clean up its act
Software04 May 2023 | 71
DoJ, Treasury accuses 3 men of laundering crypto for North Korea
If the DPRK is named, you know it somehow involves Lazarus Group
Cyber-crime26 Apr 2023 | 3
South Korea prosecutes Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin
Alleges large scale fraud, embezzling, and maybe even bribery, before crypto collapse
Legal26 Apr 2023 | 5
Intel axes Blockscale mining ASICs it brought out just in time for crypto winter
Another one bytes the dust
Personal Tech19 Apr 2023 | 7
Inside FTX: Jokes about misplaced funds, diabolical IT, poor oversight, and worse
How's the saying go? $50m here, $50m there, pretty soon you're talking real money
Cyber-crime10 Apr 2023 | 22
Feds seize $112m in cryptocurrency linked to 'pig-butchering' finance scams
Thieves go nose-to-tail stripping cash from victims
Cyber-crime04 Apr 2023 | 13
British Prime Minister Sunak’s plans for UK NFT on ice
Consultation with the Treasury puts non-fungible token proposals under review
Offbeat28 Mar 2023 | 32
Where in the world is Terraform Labs villain Do Kwon? Montenegro, actually
Probably in a jail cell, waiting to be extradited stateside
Legal24 Mar 2023 | 12
Attackers hit Bitcoin ATMs to steal $1.5 million in crypto cash
Terminal maker General Bytes shutters its cloud business after second breach in seven months
Security23 Mar 2023 | 30
B-List celebs including Lindsay Lohan fined after crypto shill probe
Didn't disclose payments as mastermind pumped up value of tokens with fake trades
Cyber-crime23 Mar 2023 | 40
Police pounce on 'pompompurin' – alleged mastermind of BreachForums
In Brief Crypto laundering service gets cleaned up by police and SVB mess draws in more criminals
Security20 Mar 2023 | 3
Feds arrest and charge exiled Chinese billionaire over massive crypto fraud
This one has it all: Donald Trump’s inner circle, a Beijing bot backlash, conspiracy theories, and more
Cyber-crime17 Mar 2023 | 22
FTX inner circle helped itself to $3.2B, liquidators say
SBF alone pocketed $2.2B, or so this bankruptcy paperwork goes
Cyber-crime16 Mar 2023 | 20
Tough luck, Brits: Binance suspends UK deposits and withdrawals
Perfect timing – we could use another bank run
Legal15 Mar 2023 | 52
SVB collapse's mix of money, urgency and uncertainty makes it irresistible to scammers
Phishing, dodgy domain names, and sophisticated attacks already deployed
Security15 Mar 2023 | 1
Meta winds down NFTs but will continue token efforts
'We're looking closely at what we prioritize to increase our focus' – which increasingly means staving off TikTok
Software14 Mar 2023 | 14
Two tech-centric banks strike trouble, spooking markets
Silicon Valley Bank sold billions in bonds as startups struggle, crypto-centric Silvergate Bank just gave up
Legal10 Mar 2023 | 12
To the Moon? Emojis can be financial advice, says judge
QED, NFTs are securities
Offbeat27 Feb 2023 | 36
Global finance wonks worry financial services too invested in outsourcers, Big Tech
Not keen on crypto, either – and looking forward to consistent language on cyber incidents
Legal27 Feb 2023 | 2
Bitcoin mining rig found stashed in school crawlspace
Pics Don't blame the kids! Ex-city employee charged with $17k power theft
Cyber-crime24 Feb 2023 | 84
FTX fiasco founder SBF faces further fraud charges
Fake donors allegedly padded politicians' pockets, both Republican and Democrat
Cyber-crime23 Feb 2023 | 21
Titanic mass grave site to be pillaged for NFTs
Comment Company claims that's the best way to put 'historical' legacy in the hands of the global public
Offbeat22 Feb 2023 | 56
FTX is back in Japan, where users can withdraw fiat and crypto
System back online with money still there, thanks to Japanese regulations
Software21 Feb 2023 | 33
Hong Kong to crypto exchanges: get a securities broker's licence, or go home
Crashes like FTX and Terra have made regulation necessary, say authorities, even as Territory seeks to become a virtual asset hub
Legal21 Feb 2023 | 7
Norway finds a way to recover crypto North Korea pinched in Axie heist
Meanwhile South Korea's Do Kwon is sought for fraud by US authorities
Cyber-crime17 Feb 2023 | 7
More victims of fake crypto investor scam speak to The Register
Exclusive UK-based Coin Publishers were conned out of $206,000 after meeting in a Barcelona hotel
Cyber-crime16 Feb 2023 | 50
99 year old man says cryptocurrency is for idiots
Charlie Munger also thinks semiconductors are a terrible business, Taiwan's safe from China, Elon Musk is 'peculiar'
Software16 Feb 2023 | 142
Craig Wright's crypto wallet claim against Bitcoin SV devs back before judges
Another of the self-proclaimed BTC inventor's lawsuits rumbles onward
Software15 Feb 2023 | 22
Crypto mixer Sinbad looks uncannily like a remix of North Korea's notorious Blender
Lazarus Group’s favorite digi-dollar launderer may have risen again
Software14 Feb 2023 | 12
Scammers steal $4 million in crypto during face-to-face meeting
Demand to display wallet full of coin facilitated mystery heist
Cyber-crime08 Feb 2023 | 86
Bank of England won't call it Britcoin but says digital pound 'likely to be needed in future'
Technical paper says blockchain probably isn't up to the job
Software08 Feb 2023 | 176
South Korea to treat crypto tokens and virtual assets as if they were securities
‘Food does not change no matter what bowl it is served in’ says regulator
Legal07 Feb 2023 | 5
Guy accused of wrecking crypto exchange now hauled into court
Mango Markets still offline for now ... but v4 comeback release looms
Cyber-crime03 Feb 2023 | 16
Bankruptcy probe: Celsius cheated investors 'from the start'
If it walks like a Ponzi, quacks like a Ponzi, guess what it is?
Personal Tech01 Feb 2023 | 20
Amid FTX's burning wreckage, Japan outpost promises asset withdrawals in February
Well what do you know – plenty of hard-nosed regulation by central authorities actually protected investors
Cyber-crime31 Jan 2023 | 10
South Korea makes crypto crackdown a national justice priority
It's listed alongside issues like tackling gang violence, drugs, and sex crimes
Cyber-crime31 Jan 2023 | 2
New York again mulls letting people pay the state in crypto
Ah, the 2020s, in which we fund public roads and schools with Dogecoin
Personal Tech30 Jan 2023 | 17
AWS, Microsoft, Google among businesses owed money after FTX collapse
Join the queue, eh?
Personal Tech27 Jan 2023 | 5
FBI catches up with infosec and crypto communities, blames Lazarus Group for $100 million heist
Well played, feds. What's next? Ransomware is rampant? Strong passwords are important?
Cyber-crime25 Jan 2023 | 4
Finally, ransomware victims are refusing to pay up
Near 50% drop in extorted dosh ... or so it says here
Cyber-crime19 Jan 2023 | 18
FTX audit finds $415m in crypto mysteriously vanished
Meanwhile SBF proclaims he's both innocent and solvent
Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 44
Crypto exchanges freeze accounts tied to North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group
Well whaddya know, the crypto ecosystem did the right thing by stiffing the WannaCry bandits
Cyber-crime17 Jan 2023 | 11
FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty on eight charges
$32 billion cryptocurrency failure on the dock
Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 31
Crypto craziness craps out – and about time too
Opinion Fintech, you're better than this. Time to concentrate on more helpful stuff
Networks23 Dec 2022 | 150
FTX CTO and Alameda Research CEO admit fraud, pair 'cooperating' with Feds
Samuel Bankman-Fried in FBI custody to face court 'as soon as possible'
Networks22 Dec 2022 | 57
Anti-money laundering bill targeting cryptocurrency introduced in US Senate
Frankly my dear, I do give a DAAML
Personal Tech15 Dec 2022 | 11
To protect its cloud, Microsoft bans crypto mining from its online services
Updated Windows giant fears coin crafting may upend its servers
Off-Prem15 Dec 2022 | 51
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried charged with fraud by just about everyone
Billions in people's private funds siphoned off to bankroll hedge fund, watchdogs say
Personal Tech13 Dec 2022 | 54
Bahamian rap: Crypto villain Sam Bankman-Fried arrested
Indictment imminent from America, extradition likely. Grab some popcorn
Software13 Dec 2022 | 43
FTX Japan would let customers withdraw funds … if only anyone could log in
Add a busted tech platform to the list of the company's sins
Software06 Dec 2022 | 7
Remuneration coming for TrustCor customers impacted by CA revocation
In brief Also, a Capone henchman lands behind bars, while nearly 9/10 DoD contract firms fail security standards
Security05 Dec 2022 |
Blockchain needs a reason to exist, Boris Johnson tells roomful of blockchain pros
As for Twitter, politicians need to grow thick skins and stop mistaking it for advertisement
Software02 Dec 2022 | 107
Biting the hand that feeds IT
