The DOJ’s $3.6B Seizure Shows How Hard It Is to Launder Crypto
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 23:16:59 +0000
A couple allegedly used a “laundry list” of technical measures to cover their tracks. They didn’t work.
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The Alt-Right on Facebook Are Hijacking Canada’s Trucker Blockade
Credit to Author: Chris Stokel-Walker| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:49:30 +0000
In Ottawa, a protest against vaccine mandates has become an international sensation. American far-right personalities are behind its online rise.
Read MoreCryptocurrency Is Funding Ukraine’s Defense—and Its Hacktivists
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:00:00 +0000
As Russia continues to amass troops at the border, resistance groups have seen a surge in crypto donations.
Read MoreAn Insidious Mac Malware Is Growing More Sophisticated
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000
When UpdateAgent emerged in late 2020, it utilized basic infiltration techniques. Its developers have since expanded it in dangerous ways.
Read MoreAddigy talks up Apple-in-the-enterprise tech show
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 04:13:00 -0800
Apple’s continuing enterprise momentum means it’s grabbing a growing slice of the business ecosystem, and the expansion is driving growth across the Apple device management ecosystem.
Addigy Innovate 2022
Reflecting this, Addigy recently announced plans to hold its annual Innovate 2022 conference later this month. I spoke with Jason Dettbarn, founder and CEO, who says the event will include keynotes and product presentations, including one hosted by The Ethical Hacker author Ralph Echemendia.
Health Sites Let Ads Track Visitors Without Telling Them
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000
Privacy policies didn’t tell the whole story about third-party tools gathering personal information from the sites of medical and genetic-testing companies.
Read MoreA $320 Million Crypto Hack Sends the DeFi World Reeling
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: News Corp gets hacked, UK snacks ransomware, and more of the week’s top security news.
Read MoreThey Were ‘Calling to Help.’ Then They Stole Thousands
Credit to Author: Becca Andrews| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 11:00:00 +0000
When my mom fell victim to a phone scam, we learned a painful truth: The explosion of personal finance apps makes it all too easy to target vulnerable people.
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