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CNBC: The IRS has seized $1.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency this fiscal year – here's what happens to it
by jim bell 07 Aug '21

07 Aug '21

CNBC: The IRS has seized $1.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency this fiscal year – here's what happens to it. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/04/irs-has-seized-1point2-billion-worth-of-cry…

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PRO-Pentagon propaganda from a ' natural rights ' Nutcase
by professor rat 07 Aug '21

07 Aug '21

The Australian army took point in the illegal invasion of SW Asia in 2003. "... Mr Assange agreed that some level of privacy was necessary for the successful operation of the military ..." http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/assange-i-can-rule-from-… JULIAN " ‘[The military] protects the sovereignty of Australia. It protects the independence of Australia.' ASSANGE July, 2013 It follows with a geometric logic that all supporters of Wikileaks post July 2013 are pro-5VEY, pro aggressive war and PRO-PENTAGON. Fascist warmongering filth. Fuck off!

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Stop Using Apple
by zeynepaydogan 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

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Cryptocurrency: HavenoDEX, Stallman Taler v Monero, Govts Seize Crypto $Billions Every Year, MiamiCoin CBDC
by grarpamp 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

https://haveno.exchange/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-t4lmHcXqw Stallman Taler v Monero https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7eqa9/miami-launches-miamicoin-to-make-mil… https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/113562/us-senate-crypto-tax-amendment… https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/04/irs-has-seized-1point2-billion-worth-of-cry… The U.S. government regularly holds auctions for its stockpile of bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin and other cryptocurrencies it seizes and then holds in crypto wallets. "In fiscal year 2019, we had about $700,000 worth of crypto seizures. In 2020, it was up to $137 million. And so far in 2021, we're at $1.2 billion," said Jarod Koopman, director of the IRS' cybercrime unit. CNBC reports: As cybercrime picks up -- and the haul of digital tokens along with it -- government crypto coffers are expected to swell even further. Interviews with current and former federal agents and prosecutors suggest the U.S. has no plans to step back from its side hustle as a crypto broker. The crypto seizure and sale operation is growing so fast that the government just enlisted the help of the private sector to manage the storage and sales of its hoard of crypto tokens. [...] Once a case is closed and the crypto has been exchanged for fiat currency, the feds then divvy the spoils. The proceeds of the sale are typically deposited into one of two funds: The Treasury Forfeiture Fund or the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. "The underlying investigative agency determines which fund the money goes to," said [Sharon Cohen Levin, who worked on the first Silk Road prosecution and spent 20 years as chief of the money laundering and asset forfeiture unit in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York]. Koopman said the crypto traced and seized by his team accounts for roughly 60% to 70% of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, making it the largest individual contributor. Once placed into one of these two funds, the liquidated crypto can then be put toward a variety of line items. Congress, for example, can rescind the money and put that cash toward funding projects. "Agencies can put in requests to gain access to some of that money for funding of operations," said Koopman. "We're able to put in a request and say, "We're looking for additional licenses or additional gear,' and then that's reviewed by the Executive Office of Treasury." Some years, Koopman's team receives varying amounts based on the initiatives proposed. Other years, they get nothing because Congress will choose to rescind all the money out of the account. https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/03/russia_cybercrime_laws/

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Building a Curve25519 Hardware Accelerator re Betrusted.io FPGA Enclave, Precursor DevKit
by grarpamp 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=6140 https://twitter.com/bunniestudios https://github.com/betrusted-io https://ci.betrusted.io/betrusted-soc/doc/engine.html https://www.crowdsupply.com/sutajio-kosagi/precursor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzb37RyagCQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pIr3Q7gqNI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8BA6_9HCzk https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?cat=71 https://xobs.io/precursor-and-renode/ https://github.com/dalek-cryptography https://signal.org/docs/specifications/doubleratchet/ https://cr.yp.to/ecdh/curve25519-20060209.pdf https://doi.org/10.1145/3312742 https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/09/28/faster-modular-inversion-and-legen… https://github.com/jonas-schievink/rustasm6502 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-hose_cryptanalysis The double-ratchet algorithm is a soup of cryptographic components, but one of the most computationally expensive portions is the “Diffie-Hellman (DH) key exchange”, using Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) with Curve25519. ... There are a few strategies to rectify this... I hope that by sharing my experience, someone else will find Curve25519 a little more approachable, too! Betrusted is a secure and private communications system. It gives users an evidence-based reason to believe that private matters are kept private. Betrusted is more than just an app, and more than just a gadget – it is a co-designed hardware + software solution that provides safe defaults for everyday users. It’s also open source, empowering advanced users to analyze, extend and explore this secure mobile computer.

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POLITICO: Could VPNs help Cubans access the internet under the regime’s nose?
by jim bell 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

POLITICO: Could VPNs help Cubans access the internet under the regime’s nose?. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/05/vpn-cubans-internet-502631

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New DNS vulnerability allows 'nation-state level spying' on companies
by jim bell 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-dns-vulnerability-allows… "Security researchers found a new class of DNS vulnerabilities impacting major DNS-as-a-Service (DNSaaS) providers that could allow attackers to access sensitive information from corporate networks." DNSaaS providers (also known as managed DNS providers) provide DNS renting services to other organizations that do not want to manage and secure yet another network asset on their own."

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JIM Bell and Gramps getting married?
by professor rat 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

These two Randite, Paultard, Neo-Nazi Fag Morons are now purposefully injecting more and more suspect-source and corpse-media NOISE playing on fear FUD and natural-supplements propaganda steering their userbase, then portraying themselves as saviour, plainly advertising Fear and Saviour as the solution in their marketing pitches, growing people's state of mental weakness and dependency on them as each month of disinformation service goes by. If wannabe FBI Cointelpro-er / informant/ provocateur type shitbags like these want to sell some feelgood nutritional support apps, fine, but be honest about it. Be like John Young's BFF and EAT YOUR NEIGHBORS ASS!

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CNBC: White House backs senators pushing for stricter crypto reporting rules
by jim bell 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

CNBC: White House backs senators pushing for stricter crypto reporting rules. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/06/white-house-backs-senators-pushing-for-stri…

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Gizmodo: 'Master Face': Researchers Say They've Found a Wildly Successful Bypass for Face Recognition Tech
by jim bell 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

Gizmodo: 'Master Face': Researchers Say They've Found a Wildly Successful Bypass for Face Recognition Tech. https://gizmodo.com/master-face-researchers-say-theyve-found-a-wildly-succ-… Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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