‘Stablecoins’ Enabled $40 Billion in Crypto Crime Since 2022
A new report from Chainalysis finds that stablecoins like Tether, tied to the value of the US dollar, were used in the […]
Tag: Security
How a 27-Year-Old Codebreaker Busted the Myth of Bitcoin’s Anonymity
When Meiklejohn started college at Brown in 2004, she discovered cryptography. This branch of computer science appealed directly to her puzzle addiction—what […]
A Flaw in Millions of Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs Could Expose AI Data
Patching every device affected by the LeftoverLocals vulnerability—which includes some iPhones, iPads, and Macs—may prove difficult.
The Sad Truth of the FTC’s Location Data Privacy Settlement
The FTC forced a data broker to stop selling “sensitive location data.” But most companies can avoid such scrutiny by doing the […]
A Bloody Pig Mask Is Just Part of a Wild New Criminal Charge Against eBay
“EBay’s actions against us had a damaging and permanent impact on us—emotionally, psychologically, physically, reputationally, and financially—and we strongly pushed federal prosecutors […]
How to Stop Your X Account From Getting Hacked Like the SEC’s
This week, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suffered an embarrassing—and market-moving—breach in which a hacker gained access to its […]
Child Abusers Are Getting Better at Using Crypto to Cover Their Tracks
Crypto tracing firm Chainalysis found that sellers of child sexual abuse materials are successfully using “mixers” and “privacy coins” like Monero to […]
US School Shooter Emergency Plans Exposed in a Highly Sensitive Database Leak
More than 4 million school records, including safety procedures, student medical files, and court documents, were also publicly accessible online.
Lawmakers Are Out for Blood After a Hack of the SEC’s X Account Causes Bitcoin Chaos
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is under pressure to explain itself after its X account was compromised, leading to wild swings […]
The SEC’s Official X Account Was ‘Compromised’ and Used to Post Fake Bitcoin News
The official X account of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission was “compromised” this afternoon, resulting in the publication of an […]