After gaining access to digital wallet private keys stored with online service, husband and wife are arrested and US seizes $3.6 Billion in stolen Bitcoin linked to 2016 hack of Bitfinex.

Bitcoin cryptocurrency

Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31, both of New York, New York, were arrested this morning in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange, presently valued at approximately $4.5 billion.

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What is the “Boogaloo” movement? Should we be concerned? US National Counter-terrorism Center provides a detailed analysis.

Boogaloo participants wearing Balaclavas and Hawaiian shirts

I found most of this in a US National Counter-Terrorism Center report. Pretty interesting analysis of the Boogaloo movement. Boogaloo Introduction In recent weeks, the term “Boogaloo” has gone more mainstream after months of growing popularity in online anti-government communities. Since the nationwide backlash against COVID-19 lockdowns and the beginning of Black Lives Matter (BLM)…

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Here’s the full criminal complaint by the State of Minnesota against Derek Michael Chauvin in death of George Floyd.

George Floyd neck knelt on by police officer

“State of Minnesota County of HennepinState of Minnesota,Plaintiff,vs.DEREK MICHAEL CHAUVIN[Address redacted]Defendant.Prosecutor File No. Court File No.COMPLAINTWarrant20A06620 27-CR-20-12646DOB: 03/19/197627-CR-20-12646Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 5/29/2020District Court 4th Judicial DistrictThe Complainant submits this complaint to the Court and states that there is probable cause to believe Defendant committed the following offense(s):COUNT ICharge: Murder – 3rd Degree…

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Here’s the full 10-minute footage of the George Floyd arrest and death at the hands of Minneapolis, Minnesota police – with transcript of bystander/police talk.

George Floyd neck knelt on by police officer

George Floyd was a African-American man who died on May 25, 2020, after Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, knelt on Floyd’s neck for at least seven minutes while he was handcuffed and lying face down on the road. Officers Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng also helped restrain Floyd, while officer Tou Thao…

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FBI seizes anonymous mailer server putting 100s of legit users offline

Mixmaster anonymous email remailer

On Wednesday, April 18, at approximately 16:00 Eastern Time, U.S. Federal authorities removed a server from a colocation facility shared by Riseup Networks and May First/People Link in New York City. The seized server was operated by the European Counter Network (“ECN”), the oldest independent internet service provider in Europe, who, among many other things,…

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ACTA – the top-secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

Anti-ACTA Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement demonstration in Tartu

ACTA, short for Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, is a treaty for the purpose of defining the standards for the enforcement of intellectual property rights. Its intent is to establish a legal framework within which all countries can operate to enforce intellectual property rights.

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