Billions in stolen cryptocurrency was discovered by US authorities in connection with a 2016 virtual currency exchange hack A New York couple has been arrested and charged with money laundering and attempting to defraud the US government, the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31, were arrested […]
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North Korea developing nukes ‘through cyber means,’ has stolen cryptocurrency – secret UN report
Pyongyang reportedly obtained know-how for its nuclear program and more than $450 million from cyberattacks last year North Korean hackers have stolen millions of dollars from international cryptocurrency exchanges, as well as obtaining intellectual property to be used for the development of nukes and missiles, according to a confidential UN report. Details of the alleged […]
Tolkien heirs destroy cryptocurrency ‘that rules them all’
The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien has won a legal battle against a new cryptocurrency that ripped off the fantasy author’s work and was endorsed by an actor from ‘The Lord of the Rings’. A panel from the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ruled that the domain name Jrrtoken.com, set up in August by Matthew […]
Cryptocurrency can ‘spoil’ young people – Modi
As India is mulling new rules for digital money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for regulations to ensure cryptocurrencies like bitcoin do not “end up in the wrong hands,” warning that this could “spoil” young people. While he did not expand on those concerns, Modi spoke on Thursday about the need for “democratic nations” […]