Teen ‘mastermind’ behind massive Twitter hack agrees to 3-year prison deal
Authorities alleged that the 18-year-old was the ‘mastermind’ behind the massive hack and Bitcoin scheme.
On Mar 17, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
John McAfee charged over alleged ‘pump and dump’ cryptocurrency scheme
The antivirus pioneer is accused of raking in millions through deceptive pump-and-dumps.
On Mar 5, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Consensus-based reality: How blockchain communities could change the world
Where’s the tipping point for distributed currency?
On Mar 1, 2021 by Matt Silverman
Elon Musk’s big Bitcoin buy may have been to distract from bad Tesla news
News of the $1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase came right after China revealed its concerns with Tesla.
On Feb 8, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Is this the hacker behind the huge Twitter breach?
A notorious cybercriminal could be responsible for the biggest Twitter hack ever.
On Jul 16, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Twitter’s response to major hack is still leaving lots of people locked out
Several people think changing their password may be why they’re locked out.
On Jul 16, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
Report: Twitter employee paid by hackers to get access to large accounts
One report says a Twitter employee was paid to help give access to the accounts.
Hackers take over top Twitter accounts to push Bitcoin scam, amassing $100,000
The accounts of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Coinbase were among those affected.
On Jul 15, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Nintendo removes ‘Cooking Mama: Cookstar’ from its eShop almost as quickly as it was released
Rumors are starting to circulate about why the game was removed.
On Apr 5, 2020 by Brooke Sjoberg
YouTuber kidnapped a woman and demanded a Bitcoin ransom
He’ll be locked up for a very long time.
On Mar 5, 2020 by Josh Katzowitz
Drug dealer loses $60 million after misplacing his Bitcoin code
Don’t you hate when you lose millions of dollars?
On Feb 24, 2020 by Sierra Juarez
John McAfee backs down after promising to eat his own d*ck
The antivirus pioneer tells The Daily Dot that anyone who believed his ruse is an idiot.
On Jan 7, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
PayPal pulls out of Pornhub, leaving sex workers to consider cryptocurrency
It’s a devastating but unsurprising move from the payment processor.
On Nov 14, 2019 by Ana Valens
How cryptocurrency has become a force in philanthropy
It’s not just for deep web purchases anymore.
On Jul 2, 2019 by Elisa Shoenberger
Facebook co-founder warns against Libra, the company’s new cryptocurrency
Chris Hughes warns of Facebook’s ‘power to transform how people interact.’
On Jun 23, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
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