Filipino police free hundreds of slaves toiling in romance scam operation 875 workers liberated after falling for promises of lucrative work, nine arrested Cyber-crime18 Mar 2024 | 29
Singtel loses $260 million tax case in Australia Asia in brief PLUS: Chinese tops Steam’s language charts; HPE opens Saudi server factory; Indian government apps have flaws Public Sector10 Mar 2024 | 2
Vietnam may ban virtual assets to fix its bad rep for money laundering Hopes to get itself off an international naughty list – as you would when you want foreign investment in your chip sector Public Sector01 Mar 2024 | 8
Texas judge turns out the lights on federal survey of cryptominers' energy consumption Washington sees potential emergency as miners power up to chase new BTC high On-Prem28 Feb 2024 | 30
Fox News 'hacker' turns out to be journalist whose lawyers say was doing his job Infosec in brief Also, another fake iOS app slips into the store, un-cybersafe EV chargers leave UK shelves, and critical vulns Security26 Feb 2024 | 31
LockBit extorted billions of dollars from victims, fresh leaks suggest Investigating LockBit’s finances has blown previous estimates of the operation’s wealth out of the water Cyber-crime23 Feb 2024 | 1
Fintech engineer grounded by crypto fraud caper, including $300m spoof trades Fourth conviction in South Africa-linked scheme Legal08 Feb 2024 | 9
US starts 'emergency' checks on cryptocurrency power use, citing winter power demands Up until now watchdogs say they've just been guesstimating consumption Public Sector02 Feb 2024 | 81
DEA nabs $150M from dark web drug lord based... in Coventry Plus: Dodgy ex-US official also sentenced for software and database theft in big day for the courts Legal29 Jan 2024 | 15
750 million Indian mobile subscribers' info for sale on dark web Asia In Brief ALSO: Samsung turns to Baidu for Galaxy AI in China; Terraform Labs files for bankruptcy; India's supercomputing ambitions Cyber-crime28 Jan 2024 | 3
Florida man slams 'tyranny' of central bank digital currencies in re-election bid Talking points echo those of Ramaswamy and DeSantis as they drop out of the race Personal Tech22 Jan 2024 | 157
China’s gambling crackdown spawned wave of illegal online casinos and crypto-crime in Asia ‘Inaccessible and autonomous armed group territories’ host crooks who use tech to launder cash, run slave scam gangs, and more Cyber-crime16 Jan 2024 | 4
Secret multimillion-dollar cryptojacker snared by Ukrainian police Criminal scored $2M in crypto proceeds but ends up in ‘cuffs following property raid Cyber-crime12 Jan 2024 | 8
Mandiant's brute-forced X account exposes perils of skimping on 2FA Speculation builds over whether a nearly year-old policy change was to blame Cyber-crime11 Jan 2024 | 25
Crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried spared a second trial Eighth charge related to campaign contributions would just take too dang long Security02 Jan 2024 | 54
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in crypto stolen after Ledger code poisoned Former worker phished then NPM repo hijacked Cyber-crime16 Dec 2023 | 56
Bitcoin's thirst for water is just as troubling as its energy appetite A single transaction chugs 6.2 million times more than a credit card swipe Personal Tech30 Nov 2023 | 42
Leader of pro-Russia DDoS crew Killnet 'unmasked' by Russian state media Infosec in Brief Also: NXP China attack, Australia can't deliver on ransom payment ban (yet), and Justin Sun's very bad month Security27 Nov 2023 | 11
Crypto crasher Do Kwon's extradition approved, but destination is unclear Hey Google, are the jails nicer in South Korea or the US? Cyber-crime27 Nov 2023 | 4
Singapore to deter crypto investors with tactics like those used on smokers, gamblers Buying on credit forbidden, affordability tests imposed, and accreditation required for big bets Legal24 Nov 2023 | 13
US cybercops take on 'pig butchering' org, return $9M in scammed crypto Crims drain wallets of marks after letting them in on 'awesome crypto scheme secret' Security22 Nov 2023 |
Binance and CEO admit financial crimes, billions coughed up to US govt Chief quits, pays own penalty after helping crooks launder cash, aiding sanctions evaders Cyber-crime22 Nov 2023 | 37
48-nation bloc to crack down on using crypto assets to avoid tax Blockheaded cheats given four years to find new schemes Legal13 Nov 2023 | 29
Poloniex crypto-exchange offers 5% cut to thieves if they return that $120M they nicked White hat bounty looks more like a beg bounty Cyber-crime10 Nov 2023 | 18
Monero Project admits thieves stole 6-figure sum from a wallet in mystery breach It's the latest in a string of unusual wallet-draining attacks that began in April Cyber-crime08 Nov 2023 | 14
FTX crypto-villain Sam Bankman-Fried convicted on all charges Jury took just four hours to reach guilty verdicts Cyber-crime03 Nov 2023 | 112
Cryptojackers steal AWS credentials from GitHub in 5 minutes Researchers just scratching surface of their understanding of campaign dating back to 2020 Research30 Oct 2023 | 3
Winklevoss twins back in hot water after NY AG sues over $1B cryptocurrency fraud Updated SBF comes up like a bad penny Legal19 Oct 2023 | 21
China's top crypto-mining hardware-maker reportedly furloughs staff Bitmain's 'Antminers' dominate the market – but customers aren't buying On-Prem10 Oct 2023 | 15
Blockchain biz goes nuclear: Standard Power wants to use NuScale reactors for DCs Please, no crypto boom, thank you Systems08 Oct 2023 | 36
US v Sam Bankman-Fried trial begins ... as imploded crypto-biz boss sues his insurer After people's funds go up in smoke, ex-CEO seeks cash to foot legal bills Cyber-crime03 Oct 2023 | 14
Co-founder of collapsed crypto biz Three Arrows cuffed at airport Asia in brief Plus: Philippine state health insurance knocked offline by ransomware, China relaxes data export laws, and more Security03 Oct 2023 | 3
Hong Kong securities regulator to name suspicious crypto players Tightens regulations after downfall of the brazen JPEX exchange Legal27 Sep 2023 | 6
Cryptocoin Ponzi scheme AirBit Club co-founder jailed 12 years behind bars, and ordered to forfeit $65m in illicit proceeds Legal27 Sep 2023 | 12
Mixin suspends deposits and withdrawals after $200m cryptocurrency heist Cloud provider blamed for loss of 20% of exchange's capital Cybersecurity Month25 Sep 2023 | 37
Hong Kong authorities cuff six in connection with floundering crypto platform JPEX Special Adminstrative Region aspires to be a crypto hub, is making an example of allegedly unlicensed operator Personal Tech20 Sep 2023 | 3
Cryptojackers spread their nets to capture more than just EC2 AMBERSQUID operation takes AWS's paths less travelled in search of compute Research18 Sep 2023 | 3
Britcoin or Britcon? Bank of England grilled on Digital Pound privacy concerns At least the economists seem to have a better grip on tech than Online Safety Bill pushers... Offbeat18 Sep 2023 | 54
SK hynix vice-chair denies selling to Huawei, calls for memory probe Asia In Brief PLUS: Hong Kong’s CoinEx crypto exchange frozen; Uber eyes off India; and more! Personal Tech18 Sep 2023 | 2
Stoner Cats NFT project declawed for being an unregistered security You can't puff puff pass on the Securities Act Offbeat14 Sep 2023 | 31
G20 sets 2027 as the year in which it hopes members can tax crypto transactions Leaders settle for modest action on issues including AI, stablecoins, cross-border payments Software11 Sep 2023 | 6
Texas cryptomining outfit earns more from idling rigs than digging Bitcoin It's not a broken business model if the subsidies make up for cratering market and flagging demand Systems07 Sep 2023 | 27
Guy who ran Bitcoins4Less tells Feds he had less than zero laundering protections What? Yogurt Monster isn't really a legitimate customer's name?! Cyber-crime06 Sep 2023 | 14
Blazar Token creator accused of using investor funds for renovating bathroom Interesting choice, if true. Not a Lamborghini, is it? Legal24 Aug 2023 | 10
Tornado Cash 'laundered over $1B' in criminal crypto-coins Founder Roman Storm cuffed on conspiracy, sanctions busting charges Cyber-crime23 Aug 2023 | 16
Token prison sentence for first convicted NFT insider trader Prosecutors wanted 2 years, but former OpenSea employee got 3 months Legal23 Aug 2023 | 9
SEC fines fintech crypto fund that promised 2,700% returns Titan Global Capital Management to pay $1m to those it advised without admitting fault Cyber-crime22 Aug 2023 | 13
Singapore opens to stablecoins – once they jump through some hoops After regulators are done with them, providers will look a lot like boring old banks Personal Tech16 Aug 2023 | 12
FTX crypto-clown Sam Bankman-Fried couldn't even do house arrest. Now he's in jail Feds argue leaks to press amount to witness tampering Cyber-crime11 Aug 2023 | 36
Five Eyes nations detail dirty dozen most exploited vulnerabilities Infosec in brief PLUS: FBI admits buying NSO spyware; "IT" company busted for drugs 'n guns biz; this week's critical vulns Security07 Aug 2023 | 6
Couple admit they laundered $4B in stolen Bitcoins after Bitfinex super-heist A man, a plan, and Razzlekhan fought the law – and the law won Cyber-crime04 Aug 2023 | 36
SEC lawsuit against Terraform Labs and cofounder Do Kwon lives to fight another day Crypto bad boy’s appeal denied, despite recent Ripple Labs ruling Legal01 Aug 2023 | 2
Myanmar's government in exile throws support behind launch of crypto-based bank Ousted opposition seeks ways to circumvent military junta and access resources Software22 Jul 2023 | 5
India Big four outsourcers all have people problems APAC in brief Also: China taikonaut moon plans; Singapore's Temasek to stay clear of crypto; India ponders ban on for-profit .IN sales; and more. Systems17 Jul 2023 | 7
Celsius feels the heat: Ex-CEO arrested, watchdogs line up to sue bankrupt crypto biz Exec faces fraud charges, one regulator wants $5 billion fine Cyber-crime13 Jul 2023 | 10
Singapore tells crypto operators: act like grown up financial institutions Digital payment skeptics of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but grifters and crims Black Hat and DEF CON05 Jul 2023 | 10
Japan rebukes Fujitsu for cloud security fails Asia In Brief PLUS: Philippines cyber-slave raid; South Korea’s crypto crackdown; AWS boosts Chinese exports; and more Security03 Jul 2023 |
Singapore, Amazon lead push for 'purpose bound' digital money Asia In Brief PLUS: US joins India’s software diplomacy push; Suzuki to make flying cars; Indonesia's broadband bird Software26 Jun 2023 | 14
Montenegro jails Do Kwon, accused of causing $40 billion LUNA crash Crypto villain's passports were as fake as his stablecoin Legal20 Jun 2023 | 11
Unsealed: Charges against Russians blamed for Mt Gox crypto-exchange collapse What a blast from the past, the past being a year before the pandemic Cyber-crime12 Jun 2023 | 7
Posing as journalists, Pink Drainer pilfers $3.3M in crypto First the interview, then the phishing attack Cyber-crime12 Jun 2023 | 10
North Korea's Lazarus Group linked to Atomic Wallet heist Users' cryptocurrency wallets look unlikely to be refilled Cyber-crime08 Jun 2023 | 6