Vince Quill reports: An academic paper titled: “Reconciliation of Anti-Money Laundering Instruments and European Data Protection Requirements in Permissionless Blockchain Spaces” published in the Journal of Cybersecurity suggests that governments should target cryptocurrencies — especially privacy preserving chains — to combat money laundering. The author of the paper outlined several methods of undermining trust in permissionless blockchains including 51%…
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Au: Free support for small businesses that face cyber attacks
Brittney Levinson reports: The $11.1 million small business cyber resilience service will offer free, one-on-one assistance to small business owners to help them recover from and build resilience against cyber attacks. The federal government has appointed IDCARE, a not-for-profit advisory group, to run the service. Minister for Small Business Julie Collins said a cyber incident…
Russia arrests Cryptex founder a week after US sanctions
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Russian authorities have arrested 96 individuals linked to the Cryptex cryptocurrency exchange, the UAPS anonymous money transfer system, and 33 other illegal payment systems. The arrests took place following house searches at 148 locations across 14 Russian regions in what Russian media has called one of the country’s largest crackdowns against cybercrime and cryptocurrency gangs. According…
Three IRGC Cyber Actors Indicted for ‘Hack-and-Leak’ Operation Designed to Influence the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Iranian nationals, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) employees, Masoud Jalili, 36, also known as, مسعود جلیلی, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, 34, also known as, سید علی آقامیری, and Yaser Balaghi, 37, also known as, یاسر بلاغی, with a conspiracy with others known and…
Two Russian Nationals Charged in Connection with Operating Billion Dollar Money Laundering Services
A press release from the U.S. Department of Justice: The Justice Department today announced actions coordinated with the Department of State, Department of the Treasury, and other federal and international law enforcement partners to combat Russian money laundering operations. The actions involved the unsealing of an indictment charging a Russian national with his involvement in…
Telegram now shares users’ IP and phone number on legal requests
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Telegram will now share users’ phone numbers and IP addresses with law enforcement if they are found to be violating the platform’s rules following a valid legal request. According to a newly updated privacy policy announced by CEO Pavel Durov on Monday, Telegram will comply with such requests only after receiving a valid court…