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2018

2018-04

• Soylent
  • (money) Warning Signs for TSB's IT Meltdown were Clear a Year Ago
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/29/180246
  • (crypto) $150,000 Worth of Ethereum Stolen Via Attack on BGP and DNS
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/29/1637247
  • (civil rights) Microsoft's Full Response to the Lundgren Counterfeiting Conviction
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/29/0824237
  • (culture) Army Researchers find the Best Cyber Teams are Non-Social
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/29/029242
  • (culture) The Era of Hackers is Over
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/28/0726245
  • (security) F-Secure Finds Vulnerabilities in Electronic Door Locks
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/27/2316252
  • (crypto) Possible End in Sight Seen for Cryptocurrency-Driven GPU Demand
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/27/1230222
  • (privacy) DNA From Genealogy Site Led to Capture of Golden State Killer Suspect
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/27/0158203
  • (crypto) NASDAQ May Become a Cryptocurrency Exchange
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/27/0147256
  • (internet) AT&T’s Least Favorite Net Neutrality Bill Takes Another Step Forward
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/27/009259
  • (hahaha) Trump's Cell Phone Use is Security “Nightmare” Waiting to Happen, Lawmakers Say
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/26/1824208
  • (privacy) Match.com Reactivated Many Old Profiles Without Asking
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/25/2213255
  • (censorship) YouTube AI Bots Are Now Heavily Involved in the Task of Removing "Problematic" Videos
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/24/1343208
  • (privacy) Facebook Releases Internal Moderation Guidelines
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/24/1335221
  • (security) Securing Wireless Neurostimulators
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/24/1018221
  • (privacy) Notes on a More Privacy-Friendly Blog
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/23/191234
  • (crypto) Ad-Blocking Brave Browser Will Offer Free Cryptocurrency to All Users
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/23/0815259
  • (crypto) WikiLeaks Loses Access to a Key Cryptocurrency Account
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/23/029200
  • (privacy) Third-Party RSA Conference Application Leaks Conference Attendee's Data
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/21/0113245
  • (internet) US Government Weighs in on GDPR-Whois Debacle, Orders ICANN to Go Probe GoDaddy
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/20/204204
  • (security) Login With Facebook Data Hijacked by JavaScript Trackers
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/20/1455245
  • (civil rights) 4/20: The Mary Jane Majority
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/20/2158235
  • (crypto) Deficiencies Of Cryptographic Currencies
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/20/0230210
  • (privacy) Terms of Service; Didn't Read
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/19/1225247
  • (privacy) Facebook Facial Recognition Faces Class-Action Suit
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/18/0152203
  • (crypto) This is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/17/1221259
  • (security) Hackers Exploit Smart Thermometer to Steal Casino Information
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/16/0139209
  • (internet) A Look at the Ad-Targeting Tools AggregateIQ Left Exposed Online
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/15/177228
  • (radio) Art Bell Dead: Radio Host Dies, Cause of Death Unclear
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/15/0426224
  • (internet) Sex Workers Turn to Open-Source Social Network Based in Australia
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/14/1716216
  • (internet) WHOIS is Dead as Europe Hands DNS Overlord ICANN an Ultimatum
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/14/1516219
  • (security) Claim: If Your PC is Connected to a Power Line, It is Insecure
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/13/189203
  • (privacy) Russia Will Block Telegram Because of Encryption
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/13/1452226
  • (privacy) Law Enforcement Agencies Increasingly Cracking iPhones Using "GrayKey"
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/13/1425242
  • (internet) NewsAustralian Government Wants to Legislate Back Doors in Encryption This Year
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/13/0749254
  • (internet) Building My Ideal Router for $50
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/13/0255250
  • (civil rights) FTC Makes Clear 'Warranty Void If Removed' Stickers Are Illegal
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/12/0713255
  • Senator to Zuckerberg: 'Your User Agreement Sucks'
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/11/1517245
  • (privacy) 14 Years of Mark Zuckerberg Saying Sorry, Not Sorry
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/11/1437240
  • (internet) Oblivious DNS: A Genuinely Secure DNS
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/11/0425202
  • (crypto) U.S. Legislators Trying to Weaken Encryption Yet Again
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/11/0023259
  • (security) Linux Beep Bug Joke Backfires As Branded Fix Falls Short
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/09/1728240
  • (security) Microsoft Modifies Open-Source Code, Blows Hole in Windows Defender
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/09/0554211
  • (internet) Censorship Machines Are Coming: It’s Time for the Free Software Community to Use its Political Clout
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/08/1324206
  • (privacy) 'Being Cash-Free Puts Us at Risk of Attack': Swedes Turn Against Cashlessness
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/07/0810249
  • (privacy) Facebook Tampering With Users’ Inboxes
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/07/0717229
  • (internet) FBI Seizes backpage.com and Affiliates
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/06/2232210
  • (internet) Cloudflare's New DNS Attracting 'Gigabits Per Second' Of Rubbish
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/06/210219
  • (security) Breaches Cost $8 Billion USD, Ransomware the Main Culprit
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/06/2053259
  • (privacy) Reflection of a QR Code on PoS Scanner Used to Own Mobile Payments
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/06/2048241
  • (privacy) Data Breach Affects Hundreds of Thousands of Delta Air Lines Customers [Updated]
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/06/0228242
  • (privacy) RMS on a Radical Proposal to Keep Your Personal Data Safe
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/04/180209
  • (privacy) Facebook to Exclude US Users From Some Privacy Enhancements
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/04/1515256
  • (security) DHS Finds Unauthorized Use of "Stingrays" (IMSI Catchers) in Washington, D.C.
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/04/1133211
  • (security) Intel Admits a Load of its CPUs Have Spectre V2 Flaw That Can't be Fixed
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/04/0316213
  • (crypto) FirstEnergy Solutions' Bankruptcy is a Cautionary Tale for Utilities, Investors, & Public Officials
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/04/0245241
  • Google Employees on Pentagon AI Algorithms: "Google Should Not be in the Business of War"
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/05/0053247
  • (privacy) Court Says Scraping Websites and Creating Fake Profiles Can be Protected by the First Amendment
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/04/1613251
  • (privacy) RMS on a Radical Proposal to Keep Your Personal Data Safe
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/04/180209
  • (privacy) Facebook to Exclude US Users From Some Privacy Enhancements
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/04/1515256
  • (security) DHS Finds Unauthorized Use of "Stingrays" (IMSI Catchers) in Washington, D.C.
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/04/1133211
  • (security) Intel Admits a Load of its CPUs Have Spectre V2 Flaw That Can't be Fixed
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/04/0316213
  • (security) Want to Hack a Voting Machine? Hack the Voting Machine Vendor First
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/04/035257
  • (privacy) Panerabread.com Publishes Millions of Customer Records
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/03/1952241
  • (privacy) Grindr Shared Users' HIV Status With Third Parties
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/03/1418203
  • (privacy) Rick Falkvinge Concludes 21-Post Series on Analog Equivalent Privacy Rights
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/02/2123239
  • (Internet) Cloudflare Launches 1.1.1.1 Consumer DNS Service
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/02/1619239
  • (Internet) An $80 Android Go Smartphone For Sale in USA
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/02/070244
  • (privacy) Facebook Employees Are Reportedly Deleting Controversial Internal Messages
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/02/0632241
  • Tesla Crash: Model X Was In Autopilot Mode, Firm Says
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/02/0628255
  • (Internet) WINE Staging 3.5 Released With Patches For BattlEye and Rise of the Tomb Raider
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/02/0215219
  • (Internet) Russia Asked ISPs to Block 13.5M Amazon IP Addresses to Silence One App
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/01/1916234
  • (privacy) US Visa Applications May Soon Require Five Years of Social Media Info
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/31/2241221
  • (privacy) Hey, Alexa, What Can You Hear? And What Will You Do With It?
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/01/189214
  • Why You Stink at Fact-Checking
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/30/1418243
  • (internet) ACLU to Cities: Defend Online Privacy & Net Neutrality Via Publicly-Owned Municipal Broadband
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/30/1159252
  • (privacy) Facebook Keeps Unposted Videos https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/30/045258
  • (privacy) How I Went Dark in Australia's Surveillance State for 2 Years
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/30/0035202
  • (privacy) Microsoft to Ban 'Offensive Language' From Skype, Xbox, Office and Other Services
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/28/0833230
  • (privacy) Porn Blocking Bill Gets Hearing in Rhode Island Senate
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/28/0227230
  • (privacy) "Pirate" Site Blocking in Japan and Elsewhere
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/27/0426217
  • (privacy) The NSA Worked to "Track Down" Bitcoin Users, Snowden Documents Reveal
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/27/0415218
  • (privacy) Politics: Responsibility Deflected, the CLOUD Act Passes
    https://soylentnews.org/politics/article.pl?sid=18/03/26/142214
  • Craigslist Removes Personals Sections in the U.S.
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/27/0345237
  • (security) Georgia Anti-Hacking Dangerously Misses the Mark of Protecting People, Making Us All Less Safe
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/27/0422254
• Slashdot
  • (crypto) GPU Prices Are Falling
    https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/18/04/29/1546210/gpu-prices-are-falling
  • (crypto) A Well-Known Expert On Student Loans Is Not Real
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/04/26/0235255/a-well-known-expert-on-student-loans-is-not-real
  • (crypto) Bezop Cryptocurrency Server Exposes Personal Info of 25,000 Investors
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/04/25/217242/bezop-cryptocurrency-server-exposes-personal-info-of-25000-investors
  • (crypto) Nasdaq 'Would Consider' Creating a Crypto Exchange, Says CEO
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/04/25/1714229/nasdaq-would-consider-creating-a-crypto-exchange-says-ceo
  • (crypto) Atlanta Projected To Spend At Least $2.6 Million on Ransomware Recovery
    https://it.slashdot.org/story/18/04/24/1519225/atlanta-projected-to-spend-at-least-26-million-on-ransomware-recovery
  • (crypto) Hackers Keep Robbing Cryptocurrency YouTubers
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/04/19/208209/hackers-keep-robbing-cryptocurrency-youtubers
  • (crypto) Cambridge Analytica Planned To Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/04/17/2323215/cambridge-analytica-planned-to-launch-its-own-cryptocurrency
  • (crypto) New York's Attorney General Is Investigating Bitcoin Exchanges
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/04/17/2053243/new-yorks-attorney-general-is-investigating-bitcoin-exchanges
  • (crypto) Coinbase Buys Earn.com For Reported $100 Million, Adds Key Executive
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/04/16/2049216/coinbase-buys-earncom-for-reported-100-million-adds-key-executive
  • (crypto) Microsoft Engineer Charged In Reveton Ransomware Case
    https://slashdot.org/story/18/04/15/1212229/microsoft-engineer-charged-in-reveton-ransomware-case
  • (crypto) A Coal Power Plant is Being Reopened For Blockchain Mining
    https://slashdot.org/story/18/04/13/1710227/a-coal-power-plant-is-being-reopened-for-blockchain-mining
  • (crypto) 438 Bitcoins Worth Nearly $3.5 Million Stolen From Exchange In India, CSO Accused
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/04/13/0522251/438-bitcoins-worth-nearly-35-million-stolen-from-exchange-in-india-cso-accused
  • (crypto) Japan Could Have More Than 3 Million Cryptocurrency Traders
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/04/11/0043212/japan-could-have-more-than-3-million-cryptocurrency-traders
  • (crypto) George Soros, Rockefeller Take Their Marks Before Diving Into the Cryptocurrency Pool
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/04/09/0011228/george-soros-rockefeller-take-their-marks-before-diving-into-the-cryptocurrency-pool
  • (crypto) GPU Prices Soar as Bitcoin Miners Buy Up Hardware To Build Rigs
    https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/18/04/07/1917234/gpu-prices-soar-as-bitcoin-miners-buy-up-hardware-to-build-rigs
  • (crypto) Coinbase Launches Early-Stage Venture Fund
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/04/06/008235/coinbase-launches-early-stage-venture-fund
  • (crypto) Hacker Uses Exploit To Generate Verge Cryptocurrency Out of Thin Air
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/04/05/2118216/hacker-uses-exploit-to-generate-verge-cryptocurrency-out-of-thin-air
  • (Internet) 1.1.1.1: Cloudflare's New DNS Attracting 'Gigabits Per Second' of Rubbish
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/04/05/0420247/1111-cloudflares-new-dns-attracting-gigabits-per-second-of-rubbish
  • (privacy) Facebook Is Changing the Way It Stores Call, Text History
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/04/04/2155219/facebook-is-changing-the-way-it-stores-call-text-history
  • (privacy) Ask Slashdot: What Does Your Data Mean To Google?
    https://ask.slashdot.org/story/18/04/04/2028255/ask-slashdot-what-does-your-data-mean-to-google
  • (security) McAfee Finds That Gamers Are Strong Candidates for Cybersecurity Jobs
    https://games.slashdot.org/story/18/04/04/1828243/mcafee-finds-that-gamers-are-strong-candidates-for-cybersecurity-jobs
  • (privacy) Cambridge Analytica May Have Had Facebook Data From 87 Million People
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/04/04/1841236/cambridge-analytica-may-have-had-facebook-data-from-87-million-people
  • (privacy) Facebook Scans What You Send Other People on Messenger App
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/04/04/1559230/facebook-scans-what-you-send-other-people-on-messenger-app
  • (security) Intel Says Some CPU Models Will Never Receive Microcode Updates
    https://it.slashdot.org/story/18/04/04/1333252/intel-says-some-cpu-models-will-never-receive-microcode-updates
  • (privacy) Facebook CEO Says Not Planning To Extend European Privacy Law Globally
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/04/03/2250246/facebook-ceo-says-not-planning-to-extend-european-privacy-law-globally
  • (privacy) Facebook Blames a 'Bug' For Not Deleting Your Seemingly Deleted Videos
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/04/03/2117246/facebook-blames-a-bug-for-not-deleting-your-seemingly-deleted-videos
  • (privacy) WhatsApp Public Groups Can Leave User Data Vulnerable To Scraping
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/04/03/200226/whatsapp-public-groups-can-leave-user-data-vulnerable-to-scraping
  • (crytpo) Ethereum Founder Confronts Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright, Calls Him a Fraud
    https://slashdot.org/story/18/04/03/1947222/ethereum-founder-confronts-self-proclaimed-bitcoin-creator-craig-wright-calls-him-a-fraud
  • (security) US Suspects Listening Devices in Washington
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/04/03/192200/us-suspects-listening-devices-in-washington
  • (privacy) Ask Slashdot: What Would Happen If Everything On the Internet Was DRM Protected?
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/04/03/1726209/ask-slashdot-what-would-happen-if-everything-on-the-internet-was-drm-protected
  • (privacy) When it Comes To Privacy, Consent is Immaterial. Corporate and Gov't Surveillance Systems Must Be Stopped Before They Ask For Consent: Richard Stallman
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/04/03/1528252/when-it-comes-to-privacy-consent-is-immaterial-corporate-and-govt-surveillance-systems-must-be-stopped-before-they-ask-for-consent-richard-stallman
  • (privacy) Panerabread.com Leaks Millions of Customers Records
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/04/02/2326202/panerabreadcom-leaks-millions-of-customers-records
  • (privacy) Gay Dating App Grindr Is Letting Other Companies See User HIV Status, Location Data
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/04/02/2138221/gay-dating-app-grindr-is-letting-other-companies-see-user-hiv-status-location-data
  • (privacy) Zuckerberg On Facebook's Role In Ethnic Cleansing In Myanmar: 'It's a Real Issue'
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/04/02/2046204/zuckerberg-on-facebooks-role-in-ethnic-cleansing-in-myanmar-its-a-real-issue
  • (privacy) Tor Winds Down Its Encrypted Messenger App 3 Years After Launch
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/04/02/2018231/tor-winds-down-its-encrypted-messenger-app-3-years-after-launch
  • (privacy) Chrome Is Scanning Files on Your Computer, and People Are Freaking Out
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/04/02/2041254/chrome-is-scanning-files-on-your-computer-and-people-are-freaking-out
  • (crypto) Google Bans Chrome Extensions That Mine Cryptocurrencies From the Web Store
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/04/02/1844251/google-bans-chrome-extensions-that-mine-cryptocurrencies-from-the-web-store
  • (privacy) 'Thousands of Companies Are Spying On You'
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/03/31/0253219/thousands-of-companies-are-spying-on-you
  • (crytpo) MailChimp Bans Emails Promoting Cryptocurrency
    https://slashdot.org/story/18/03/31/1938242/mailchimp-bans-emails-promoting-cryptocurrency
  • (privacy) Adobe Is Helping Some 60 Companies Track People Across Devices
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/03/31/0059259/adobe-is-helping-some-60-companies-track-people-across-devices
  • (crypto) Intel Files Patent For Energy-Efficient Bitcoin Mining Hardware
    https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/18/03/30/1731256/intel-files-patent-for-energy-efficient-bitcoin-mining-hardware
  • (internet) Google Removes 'Kodi' From Search Autocomplete In Anti-Piracy Effort
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/03/29/2125216/google-removes-kodi-from-search-autocomplete-in-anti-piracy-effort
  • (internet) European Commission Says It Will Cancel All 300,000 UK-Owned .EU Domains
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/03/29/2049236/european-commission-says-it-will-cancel-all-300000-uk-owned-eu-domains
  • (crytpo) Reddit No Longer Accepts Bitcoin
    https://slashdot.org/story/18/03/29/1929250/reddit-no-longer-accepts-bitcoin
  • (crytpo) 81% of Recent ICOs Were Scams, Research Finds
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/03/29/1857257/81-of-recent-icos-were-scams-research-finds
  • (security) Microsoft's Windows 7 Meltdown Fixes From January and February Made PCs More Insecure
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/03/28/2010240/microsofts-windows-7-meltdown-fixes-from-january-and-february-made-pcs-more-insecure
  • (privacy) Many VPN Providers Leak Customer's IP Address via WebRTC Bug
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/03/28/1813213/many-vpn-providers-leak-customers-ip-address-via-webrtc-bug
  • (privacy) It's Possible that the Facebook App is Listening To You, Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Says
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/03/27/1728202/its-possible-that-the-facebook-app-is-listening-to-you-cambridge-analytica-whistleblower-says
  • (crypto) Researchers Discover Flaws in Digital Currency Monero That Could Reveal Identity of Users
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/03/27/1824253/researchers-discover-flaws-in-digital-currency-monero-that-could-reveal-identity-of-users
  • (security) Intel CPUs Vulnerable To New 'BranchScope' Attack
    https://it.slashdot.org/story/18/03/27/1828237/intel-cpus-vulnerable-to-new-branchscope-attack
  • (privacy) Microsoft To Ban 'Offensive Language' From Skype, Xbox, Office and Other Services
    https://games.slashdot.org/story/18/03/27/1831248/microsoft-to-ban-offensive-language-from-skype-xbox-office-and-other-services
  • (security) macOS High Sierra Logs Encryption Passwords in Plaintext for APFS External Drives
    https://apple.slashdot.org/story/18/03/27/2058210/macos-high-sierra-logs-encryption-passwords-in-plaintext-for-apfs-external-drives
  • (privacy) Facebook Scraped Call, Text Message Data For Years From Android Phones
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/03/25/056246/facebook-scraped-call-text-message-data-for-years-from-android-phones
  • Google Starts Blocking 'Uncertified' Android Devices From Logging In
    https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/18/03/26/2220259/google-starts-blocking-uncertified-android-devices-from-logging-in
  • (privacy) ICE Uses Facebook Data To Find and Track Immigrants, Internal Emails Show
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/03/26/2122218/ice-uses-facebook-data-to-find-and-track-immigrants-internal-emails-show

2018-03

• Soylent News
  • Sierra Leone Didn’t Really Use Blockchain in their Election
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/26/1348226
  • Transport Layer Security Version 1.3 Approved
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/25/1638245
  • U.S. Bans Venezuela's Cryptocurrency
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/21/0015259
  • Police Ask Google For Data Of All People Near Crime Scenes
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/20/0118221
  • Politics: Sierra Leone Becomes First Country With Blockchain-Powered Elections
    https://soylentnews.org/politics/article.pl?sid=18/03/15/044222
  • Caught Mining Bitcoin at Work - "Florida Man" Style
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/15/0227249
  • Miner Vs Miner: Attack Script Seeks Out And Destroys Competing Currency Crafters
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/07/0420251
• Slashdot
  • Students Are Using Their Loan Money To Buy Cryptocurrency, Study Says (fastcompany.com)
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/03/26/1929251/students-are-using-their-loan-money-to-buy-cryptocurrency-study-says
  • Twitter Moves To Ban Crypto Ads
    https://slashdot.org/story/18/03/26/1644252/twitter-moves-to-ban-crypto-ads
  • UK Launches Task Force To Scrutinize Cryptocurrency Risks and Benefits
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/03/22/1515242/uk-launches-task-force-to-scrutinize-cryptocurrency-risks-and-benefits
  • US Spending Bill Contains CLOUD Act, a Win For Tech and Law Enforcement
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/03/22/0429226/us-spending-bill-contains-cloud-act-a-win-for-tech-and-law-enforcement
  • A 15-Year-Old Hacked the Secure Ledger Crypto Wallet
    https://it.slashdot.org/story/18/03/21/2238242/a-15-year-old-hacked-the-secure-ledger-crypto-wallet
  • Twitter CEO Says Bitcoin Will Be the World's 'Single Currency' In 10 Years
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/03/21/2321200/twitter-ceo-says-bitcoin-will-be-the-worlds-single-currency-in-10-years
  • Russia Secretly Helped Venezuela Launch a Cryptocurrency To Evade US Sanctions
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/03/21/2112247/russia-secretly-helped-venezuela-launch-a-cryptocurrency-to-evade-us-sanctions
  • The NSA Worked To 'Track Down' Bitcoin Users, Snowden Documents Reveal
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/03/20/1722255/the-nsa-worked-to-track-down-bitcoin-users-snowden-documents-reveal
  • Child Abuse Imagery Found Within Bitcoin's Blockchain
    https://slashdot.org/story/18/03/20/1643252/child-abuse-imagery-found-within-bitcoins-blockchain
  • New York Power Companies Can Now Charge Bitcoin Miners More
    https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/18/03/19/2355242/new-york-power-companies-can-now-charge-bitcoin-miners-more
  • Sierra Leone Government Denies the Role of Blockchain In Its Recent Election
    https://politics.slashdot.org/story/18/03/19/2135239/sierra-leone-government-denies-the-role-of-blockchain-in-its-recent-election
  • Trump Bans Venezuela's New National Cryptocurrency
    https://politics.slashdot.org/story/18/03/19/2026242/trump-bans-venezuelas-new-national-cryptocurrency
  • Twitter Will Ban Most Cryptocurrency-Related Ads
    https://slashdot.org/story/18/03/19/1833223/twitter-will-ban-most-cryptocurrency-related-ads
  • Sierra Leone Records World's First Blockchain-Powered Election
    https://politics.slashdot.org/story/18/03/16/1820255/sierra-leone-records-worlds-first-blockchain-powered-election
  • For the First Time, a US City Has Banned Cryptocurrency Mining
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/03/16/171257/for-the-first-time-a-us-city-has-banned-cryptocurrency-mining
  • Bitcoin's Highly Anticipated 'Lightning Network' Goes Live
    https://slashdot.org/story/18/03/15/1829257/bitcoins-highly-anticipated-lightning-network-goes-live
  • New Bill In Congress Would Bypass the Fourth Amendment, Hand Your Data To Police
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/03/14/2054255/new-bill-in-congress-would-bypass-the-fourth-amendment-hand-your-data-to-police
    https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/03/new-backdoor-around-fourth-amendment-cloud-act
  • Apple Seems OK With Currency Miners In the Mac App Store
    https://apple.slashdot.org/story/18/03/12/2022248/apple-seems-ok-with-currency-miners-in-the-mac-app-store
  • Qarnot Unveils a Cryptocurrency Heater For Your Home
    https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/18/03/08/2210223/qarnot-unveils-a-cryptocurrency-heater-for-your-home
  • Bitcoin Dives After SEC Says Crypto Platforms Must Be Registered
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/03/07/1852233/bitcoin-dives-after-sec-says-crypto-platforms-must-be-registered
  • Coinbase Announces Cryptocurrency-Focused Index Fund
    https://slashdot.org/story/18/03/06/2248237/coinbase-announces-cryptocurrency-focused-index-fund
  • Thieves Steal 600 Powerful Bitcoin-Mining Computers In Iceland
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/03/04/1911236/thieves-steal-600-powerful-bitcoin-mining-computers-in-iceland
  • SEC Reportedly Subpoenas Companies and Advisers Over ICOs
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/03/01/1717239/sec-reportedly-subpoenas-companies-and-advisers-over-icos
  • Bill Gates: Cryptocurrency Is 'Rare Technology That Has Caused Deaths In a Fairly Direct Way'
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/27/2137210/bill-gates-cryptocurrency-is-rare-technology-that-has-caused-deaths-in-a-fairly-direct-way
  • China To Crack Down on Cryptocurrency Trading Loophole
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/27/1842242/china-to-crack-down-on-cryptocurrency-trading-loophole
  • Coinbase: We Will Send Data On 13,000 Users To IRS
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/26/2156258/coinbase-we-will-send-data-on-13000-users-to-irs

2018-02

• Soylent News
  • Blockchain Nears Peak Hype: UK Politicos To Probe Crypto-Coin
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/02/25/1959240
  • Coinbase is Erratically Overcharging Some Users and Emptying Their Bank Accounts
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/02/18/0247221
  • GPU Cryptomining Hurting SETI and Other Astronomy Projects
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/02/15/1330227
  • Microsoft Working to Scale Blockchain for Grand Distributed ID Scheme
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/02/15/0050206
  • Thousands of Websites Hijacked by Hidden Crypto-Mining Code After Popular Plugin Pwned
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/02/13/0415201
  • Japan Raps Coincheck, Orders Broader Checks After $530 Million Cryptocurrency Theft
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/02/10/1653250
  • Porn Sites Are Doing the Most Cryptocurrency Mining on Your Computer
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/02/09/184238
  • As Cryptominers Eye Quebec, Forest Companies See Opportunity
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/02/08/2012210
  • Well Funded Crypto Utopians Setting up in Puerto Rico
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/02/06/0219224
  • Bitcoin's Recent Slide -- Harbinger of Cryptocurrency Problems in General?
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/02/06/0159200
  • Bitcoin Ban Expands Across Credit Cards as Big U.S. Banks Recoil
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/02/04/1633210
  • [H]ardOCP: Blockchain Startup Takes $11, Leaves Penis
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/02/01/129237
  • IOTA Wallets Emptied; $4 Million Stolen
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/31/199211
  • Governments Worry That Cryptocurrencies Could Be the ‘Next Swiss Bank Account’
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/31/0343222
• Slashdot
  • 'Satoshi' Craig Wright Is Being Sued For $10 Billion For Stealing His Partner's Bitcoin
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/26/2148216/satoshi-craig-wright-is-being-sued-for-10-billion-for-stealing-his-partners-bitcoin
  • We Will Regulate Bitcoin if Risks Are Not Tackled, EU Finance Head Says
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/26/1639241/we-will-regulate-bitcoin-if-risks-are-not-tackled-eu-finance-head-says
  • Nearly Half of 2017's Cryptocurrencies Have Already Failed
    https://slashdot.org/story/18/02/25/032208/nearly-half-of-2017s-cryptocurrencies-have-already-failed
  • Is Cryptocurrency Threatening Earnings at Bank of America?
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/02/24/2123258/is-cryptocurrency-threatening-earnings-at-bank-of-america
  • Bitcoin Exchange Accidentally Allowed Customers To Buy Coins For $0
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/02/24/172213/bitcoin-exchange-accidentally-allowed-customers-to-buy-coins-for-0
  • The Los Angeles Times Website Is Unintentionally Serving a Cryptocurrency Mining Script
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/22/2248243/the-los-angeles-times-website-is-unintentionally-serving-a-cryptocurrency-mining-script
  • Venezuela Says Its Cryptocurrency Raised $735 Million -- But It's a Farce
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/02/22/1927200/venezuela-says-its-cryptocurrency-raised-735-million----but-its-a-farce
  • Poland's Central Bank Accused of Paying YouTubers To Make Videos That Attack the Legitimacy of Cryptocurrencies
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/21/2011236/polands-central-bank-accused-of-paying-youtubers-to-make-videos-that-attack-the-legitimacy-of-cryptocurrencies
  • Venezuela Launches Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/02/20/229242/venezuela-launches-oil-backed-cryptocurrency
  • FCC Orders a Brooklyn Man To Turn Off His Bitcoin Miner Because It Was Interfering With T-Mobile's Wireless Network
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/02/20/1843213/fcc-orders-a-brooklyn-man-to-turn-off-his-bitcoin-miner-because-it-was-interfering-with-t-mobiles-wireless-network
  • Salon Magazine Mines Monero On Your Computer If You Use an Ad Blocker
    https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/18/02/19/0344225/salon-magazine-mines-monero-on-your-computer-if-you-use-an-ad-blocker
  • Coinbase is Erratically Overcharging Some Users and Emptying Their Bank Accounts
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/02/15/1934254/coinbase-is-erratically-overcharging-some-users-and-emptying-their-bank-accounts
  • Cryptocurrency Miners Are 'Limiting' the Search For Alien Life Now
    https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/18/02/15/0548231/cryptocurrency-miners-are-limiting-the-search-for-alien-life-now
  • Crypto-currency Craze 'Hinders Search For Alien Life'
    https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/18/02/14/1759251/crypto-currency-craze-hinders-search-for-alien-life
  • Kaspersky Says Telegram Flaw Used For Cryptocurrency Mining
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/14/0058234/kaspersky-says-telegram-flaw-used-for-cryptocurrency-mining
  • LoopX Startup Pulls ICO Exit Scam and Disappears with $4.5 Million
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/13/1910217/loopx-startup-pulls-ico-exit-scam-and-disappears-with-45-million
  • Microsoft: We're Developing Blockchain ID System Starting With Our Authenticator App
    https://slashdot.org/story/18/02/13/1445247/microsoft-were-developing-blockchain-id-system-starting-with-our-authenticator-app
  • Energy Riches Fuel Bitcoin Craze For Speculation-shy Iceland
    https://slashdot.org/story/18/02/12/0951236/energy-riches-fuel-bitcoin-craze-for-speculation-shy-iceland
  • Cryptocurrency Classes Are Coming To Campus
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/02/11/2226249/cryptocurrency-classes-are-coming-to-campus
  • Hackers Hijack Government Websites To Mine Crypto-Cash
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/11/2047246/hackers-hijack-government-websites-to-mine-crypto-cash
  • Russian Nuclear Scientists Arrested For 'Bitcoin Mining Plot'
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/09/1714229/russian-nuclear-scientists-arrested-for-bitcoin-mining-plot
  • Nvidia Will Focus on Gaming Because Cryptocurrencies Are 'Volatile'
    https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/18/02/09/1559223/nvidia-will-focus-on-gaming-because-cryptocurrencies-are-volatile
  • Arizona Introduces Bill That Would Allow Residents To Pay Taxes In Bitcoin
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/08/2258219/arizona-introduces-bill-that-would-allow-residents-to-pay-taxes-in-bitcoin
  • Bitcoin Won't Be the Dark Web's Top Cryptocurrency For Long
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/02/08/2032247/bitcoin-wont-be-the-dark-webs-top-cryptocurrency-for-long
  • Attackers Drain CPU Power From Water Utility Plant In Cryptojacking Attack
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/08/0536204/attackers-drain-cpu-power-from-water-utility-plant-in-cryptojacking-attack
  • Twitter Bans Notorious Bitfinex and Tether Critic Bitfinex'ed
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/02/07/166205/twitter-bans-notorious-bitfinex-and-tether-critic-bitfinexed
  • Get Ready For Most Cryptocurrencies to Hit Zero, Goldman Says
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/02/07/149235/get-ready-for-most-cryptocurrencies-to-hit-zero-goldman-says
  • Senate Cryptocurrency Hearing Strikes a Cautiously Optimistic Tone
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/07/0350214/senate-cryptocurrency-hearing-strikes-a-cautiously-optimistic-tone
  • Man Sues T-Mobile For Allegedly Failing To Stop Hackers From Stealing His Cryptocurrency
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/06/0044243/man-sues-t-mobile-for-allegedly-failing-to-stop-hackers-from-stealing-his-cryptocurrency
  • US Regulators To Back More Oversight of Virtual Currencies
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/02/05/1938201/us-regulators-to-back-more-oversight-of-virtual-currencies
  • Five Major Credit Cards Are Now Blocking Cryptocurrency Purchases
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/02/03/2348225/five-major-credit-cards-are-now-blocking-cryptocurrency-purchases
  • India Rejects Cryptocurrency, But It Isn't Giving Up On Blockchain
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/02/02/2331204/india-rejects-cryptocurrency-but-it-isnt-giving-up-on-blockchain
  • Bitcoin Plummets Below $8,000 For First Time Since November
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/02/02/140251/bitcoin-plummets-below-8000-for-first-time-since-november
  • India Vows To Eliminate Use of Cryptocurrencies in the Country
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/02/01/142242/india-vows-to-eliminate-use-of-cryptocurrencies-in-the-country
  • Why Tether's Collapse Would Be Bad For Cryptocurrencies
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/31/0428242/why-tethers-collapse-would-be-bad-for-cryptocurrencies
  • Facebook Is Banning Cryptocurrency, ICO Ads
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/01/30/2011226/facebook-is-banning-cryptocurrency-ico-ads
  • US Regulators To Subpoena Crypto Exchange Bitfinex, Tether
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/01/30/1816253/us-regulators-to-subpoena-crypto-exchange-bitfinex-tether
• Independent
  • Bitcoin fork claimer
    https://github.com/ymgve/bitcoin_fork_claimer
  • Goatse.cx has an ICO to become a "Meme blockchain"
    https://goatse.cx
    https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gyypq4/the-original-goatse-site-is-launching-its-own-cryptocurrency

2018-01

• Soylent News
  • "Blockchain" Stocks Collapse by 40% to 90%
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/28/1435245
  • $400+ Million Stolen From Coincheck Cryptocurrency Exchange
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/27/1735256
  • Stripe is Dropping Bitcoin Support
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/24/1834257
  • Cryptocurrency Backed by Gold in Development by Perth Mint
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/24/1824256
  • New Botnet Infects Cryptocurrency Mining Computers, Replaces Wallet Address
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/19/1326256
  • CES 2018: Kodak Soars on KodakCoin and Bitcoin Mining Plans
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/16/1217213
  • The faces of blockchain success
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/16/0038227
  • Long Blockchain (ex Long Island Iced Tea Company) scraps stock offering for puchase of mining equipment
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/11/0856250
  • Bitcoin hype pushes hackers to lesser known cryptocurrencies
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/04/1040216
  • Bitcoin's Gender Divide could be a bad sign, experts say
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/04/1040216
  • Primer on how Bitcoin works
    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/12/how-bitcoin-works/
• Slashdot
  • FBI Warns of Email Death Threats Demanding Bitcoin
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/01/28/047229/fbi-warns-of-email-death-threats-demanding-bitcoin
  • Deanonymizing Tor: Your Bitcoin Transactions May Come Back To Haunt You
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/01/27/2157238/deanonymizing-tor-your-bitcoin-transactions-may-come-back-to-haunt-you
  • $500 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency Stolen From Japanese Exchange
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/01/26/2050259/500-million-worth-of-cryptocurrency-stolen-from-japanese-exchange
  • Coinbase is making $2.7M a day
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/23/2134240/coinbase-is-making-27-million-a-day
  • More Wall Street Pundits Caution Against Investing In Bitcoins
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/22/022250/more-wall-street-pundits-caution-against-investing-in-bitcoins
  • Bitcoin's Fluctuations Are Too Much For Even Ransomware Cybercriminals
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/01/18/1925225/bitcoins-fluctuations-are-too-much-for-even-ransomware-cybercriminals
  • Bitcoin Watchers Running Out of Explanations Blame Slump on Moon
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/17/1647224/bitcoin-watchers-running-out-of-explanations-blame-slump-on-moon
  • Bitcoin plunges below $12,000 to six-week low over crackdown fears
    (Note: by the time this story appeared, the price of Bitcoin was $10,400, then quickly rose above $11,000)
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/16/2121233/bitcoin-plunges-below-12000-to-six-week-low-over-crackdown-fears
  • Back of America has most blockchain patents
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/01/16/1848214/bank-of-america-tops-ibm-payments-firms-with-most-blockchain-patents
  • Researchers Find That One Person Likely Drove Bitcoin From $150 to $1,000
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/15/1849212/researchers-find-that-one-person-likely-drove-bitcoin-from-150-to-1000
  • Crytpocurrency traders in South Korea face fines for virtual accounts
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/01/15/1647254/cryptocurrency-traders-in-south-korea-face-fines-for-virtual-accounts
  • Hackers hijack DNS for Lumens cryptocurrency site "Black Wallet", Steal $400k
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/15/0059231/hackers-hijack-dns-for-lumens-cryptocurrency-site-blackwallet-steal-400000
  • Japan's latest sensation is a cryptocurrency pop group
    https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/18/01/14/2124225/japans-latest-sensation-is-a-cryptocurrency-pop-group
  • Warren Buffet predicts "bad ending" for cryptocurrencies
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/14/0317246/warren-buffett-predicts-bad-ending-for-cryptocurrencies
  • Crytpocurrency exchange Kraken suddenly goes dark for 2 days
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/13/0955237/cryptocurrency-exchange-kraken-suddenly-goes-dark-for-two-days
  • South Korea plans to ban cryptocurrency trading https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/01/11/2155216/south-korea-plans-to-ban-cryptocurrency-trading
    ABOVE STORY IS FALSE: Forbes explains:
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamelaambler/2017/12/12/south-korea-is-not-banning-bitcoin-trade-financial-regulators-clarify/#4eee54d01427
  • Bitcoin conference stops accepting Bitcoin due to high fees
    https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/18/01/11/142223/bitcoin-conference-stops-accepting-btc-due-to-high-fees
  • Kodak announces its own cryptocurrency (KodakCoin) and watches stock price skyrocket
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/09/2157204/kodak-announces-its-own-cryptocurrency-watches-stock-price-skyrocket
  • Crypto website changes its data and $100B in market value vanishes
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/09/2054251/a-crypto-website-changes-its-data-and-100-billion-in-market-value-vanishes
  • China plans to kill most of the world's Bitcoin mining operations
    https://slashdot.org/story/18/01/08/1713247/china-plans-to-kill-most-of-the-worlds-bitcoin-mining-operations
  • Microsoft halts Bitcoin transactions because it's an 'unstable' cryptocurrency
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/08/1423228/microsoft-halts-bitcoin-transactions-because-its-an-unstable-currency
  • Bitcoin debit cards suspended after upstream visa rules infraction
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/06/0612205/bitcoin-debit-cards-suspended-after-upstream-visa-rules-infraction
  • Dogecoin market cap is now $1B
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/05/228224/a-cryptocurrency-based-on-a-dog-meme-is-now-worth-over-1-billion
  • Bitcoin starts off the year by tumbling in price (whateva!)
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/01/2312258/bitcoin-starts-a-new-year-by-tumbling-first-time-since-2015
  • Chrome extension caught pushing cryptocurrency miner
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/12/29/1359232/chrome-extension-with-100000-users-caught-pushing-cryptocurrency-miner
  • Manager of Exmo Bitcoin exchange has been kidnapped in the Ukraine
    https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/12/29/0057203/a-manager-of-the-exmo-bitcoin-exchange-has-been-kidnapped-in-ukraine
  • Bitcoin price plummited overnight and nobody knows why
    https://news.slashdot.org/story/17/12/22/1914221/bitcoins-value-plummeted-overnight-and-no-one-knows-why
• Github
  • Bitcoin core wallet "hybrid full block SPV mode" Git pull
    https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/9076