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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

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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

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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

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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.

On Jul 16, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Feds take down dark web’s largest known child porn site

Hundreds of arrests have been made.

On Oct 16, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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How cryptocurrency has become a force in philanthropy

It's not just for deep web purchases anymore.

On Jul 2, 2019 by Elisa Shoenberger

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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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Bitfinex accused of using Tether reserves to hide $850 million loss

The accusation is coming from the New York Attorney General’s office.

On Apr 29, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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This Bitcoin tie is everyone’s favorite part of the Theranos documentary

It's just one of a number of confusing things uncovered in the new HBO doc.

On Mar 19, 2019 by David Britton