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The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence has admitted that cryptocurrency could undermine the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. The head of the U.S. Intelligence Community is seeking researchers to detail the impact of that status loss on the U.S., its economy, and national security. Also read: Fed Chair Powell Reveals … Read more
A U.S. district judge has ruled that former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden must turn over the proceeds of his new book to the U.S. government. According to the ruling, Snowden failed to obtain clearance for the materials and information used in his book. The same judge previously ruled against Kim Dotcom and Megaupload. Also read: … Read more
Former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) subcontractor Edward Snowden is being sued by the Department of Justice (DoJ) for his latest memoir. The agency won’t stop Metropolitan Books from publishing Snowden’s new book but the government will take the revenue he earns from the memoir instead. Following the book publishing fiasco, Snowden said that the … Read more
The servers Edward Snowden used to leak thousands of documents to journalists were paid for using bitcoin, the NSA whistleblower has revealed Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Not too many people should be surprised to learn the EternalBlue hacking exploit is still making the rounds. After becoming a successful tool to deliver WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware, it now seems the exploit is being used to target major cities’ infrastructure. Criminals are having a field day with this exploit. Considering how it was … Read more
In this day and age of technology and mass surveillance, the NSA has gotten a very bad reputation in quick succession. This is primarily the result of the agency’s own doing and how they have seemingly gone all-in on mass phone surveillance in the US and beyond. That situation may now come to change, as … Read more
New enterprise-targeting crypto mining malware Beapy surged to over 12,000 unique infection across 732 organizations since March, according Symantec researchers Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
That the NSA could be spying on you is probably something you are aware of, and most probably even made peace with. However, what happens when the same tools used by the government fall on the wrong hands? They use them to mine cryptos. According to a new report released today, September 19, a group … Read more
Researchers claim that a tool allegedly stolen from the NSA is behind a major uptick in crypto mining malware Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Former Vice Chair of the national Libertarian Party in the United States, Arvin Vohra, announced his candidacy for President. Among keys to his platform is his stated position: “On the first day of my presidency. I will pardon those in prison who have neither harmed anyone nor stolen anything. I will start with @Snowden and … Read more
