Most criminal cryptocurrency is funneled through just 5 exchanges
A few big players are moving a “shocking” amount of currency in a tight market. Enlarge (credit: Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images) For years, the cryptocurrency economy has been rife with black market sales, theft, ranso.....»»
SEC sues Coinbase, continues major crackdown on cryptocurrency exchanges
Coinbase promises to continue operating, as Congress mulls new crypto rules. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Just one day after suing Binance, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has now s.....»»
Study: At least 81 women globally have been murdered in retaliation for environmental activism
Women environmental defenders were victims of murder, displacement, repression, criminal prosecution, and physical harassment, reports a Nature Sustainability paper based on an analysis of 523 cases from a global database of environmental conflicts......»»
Study: Tools to assess crime risk for young cohorts are likely to fail over time if they ignore social change
Risk assessment instruments (RAIs) are widely used to inform high-stakes decision-making in the criminal justice system and other areas, such as health care and child welfare. These tools typically assume a relation between predictors and outcomes th.....»»
Sentencing child sex abusers: When the victim becomes the offender
Child sex abuse is one of the most heinous criminal offenses, so when a victim becomes an offender, it's evidence of a system failure......»»
Supreme Court overturns ruling holding platforms responsible for users" criminal activity
The Supreme Court has maintained that internet platforms such as social media are not responsible for users' content and actions, even if it results in criminal conduct or death.US Supreme CourtOn Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that Twitter could.....»»
Cryptocurrency: Treat investing as gambling, MPs say
Retail investment in cryptocurrency is too risky to be regulated as a financial service, a committee says......»»
Landmark crypto rules make exchanges liable for customer losses in EU
Sweeping regulations require licenses for all crypto providers. Enlarge (credit: Yossakorn Kaewwannarat | iStock / Getty Images Plus) Today, the European Union approved a comprehensive set of cryptocurrency regulations s.....»»
Mike Lynch: Autonomy founder extradited to US in criminal case
Mike Lynch is accused of overinflating the value of his firm Autonomy when he sold it to Hewlett-Packard......»»
Criminal IP partners with DNS0.EU to combat cyber threats
AI Spera announced a data-sharing partnership agreement between its flagship search engine, Criminal IP, and DNS0.EU. This strategic collaboration makes perfect sense, as both entities share a common objective of providing the utmost protection again.....»»
Dragos blocks ransomware attack, brushes aside extortion attempt
A ransomware group has tried and failed to extort money from Dragos, the industrial cybersecurity firm has confirmed on Wednesday, and reassured that none of its systems or its Dragos Platform had been breached. What happened? “The criminal gro.....»»
Apple & Elon Musk Twitter hacker pleads guilty to cryptocurrency scam
British hacker Joseph James O'Connor pleaded guilty to hacking well-known Twitter accounts, including those of Apple, Kanye West, Elon Musk, and Joe Biden and faces two decades in prison.In July 2020, O'Connor hacked several high-profile accounts on.....»»
Chinese police detain man for allegedly using ChatGPT to spread rumors online
Police in China have detained a man they say used ChatGPT to create fake news and spread it online, in what state media has called the country's first criminal case related to the AI chatbot......»»
US seizes Z-Library login domain, but secret URLs for each user remain active
Z-Library avoids shutdown with personal URLs as Russians face criminal charges. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | asadykov) US authorities have seized another major Z-Library domain but still haven't been able to wipe the.....»»
AI Spera launches Criminal IP FDS plugin to prevent fraudulent login attempts on WordPress
Criminal IP, an OSINT-based search engine provided by AI Spera, launched a new WordPress plugin called Anti-Brute Force, Login Fraud Detector, also known as Criminal IP FDS (Fraud Detection System). This latest development promises to revolutionize t.....»»
Study shows having a criminal record does not mean a person is intrinsically immoral
Assuming that people with a criminal record are inherently more inclined to break the rules is wrong, according to a paper published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology by Joachim Vosgerau (Bocconi) and Sarah Kuehn (Slippery Rock University of.....»»
Mining Bitcoin in the US might soon no longer be worth it
The US government has recently proposed a massive tax on cryptocurrency miners, potentially making the activity less worth it. There is a reason why mining for cryptocurrency is so popular. This is because of the value of cryptocurrencies.....»»
Improving bloodstain pattern analysis with fluid dynamics
Often left on the surfaces of a crime scene or on the clothes of an accused criminal, blood backspatter can be used as evidence for forensic scientists to reconstruct what occurred. However, the fluid dynamics at play are complicated, and neglecting.....»»
Transport technology startup funding plunged 43 percent in March
Private equity and other investors funneled $394 million into U.S. transportation technology startups in March, about a 43 percent decline from the previous month......»»
Criminal Records Service still disrupted 4 weeks after hack
People wishing to work with children or gain emigration visas are still facing long delays......»»
3CX compromise: More details about the breach, new PWA app released
3CX has released an interim report about Mandiant’s findings related to the compromise the company suffered last month, which resulted in a supply chain attack targeting cryptocurrency companies. They discovered that: The attackers infected tar.....»»