Treasury Department sanctions cryptocurrency ‘mixer’ Tornado Cash

Treasury accused the mixer of failing to stop laundering from malicious cyber actors including North Korea’s Lazarus Group.

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Twilio, a texting platform popular with political campaigns, reports breach

The company says it became aware of the hack on Aug. 4 but it declined to say how many customers were affected by the incident.

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Federal courts left Americans’ data exposed, senator tells Supreme Court chief justice

Sen. Ron Wyden said privacy rules aren’t being followed, putting thousands of Americans at risk of having their most sensitive data exposed.

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Solana hack wipes more than 7,000 wallets, totaling nearly $5 million in losses

The apparent software-based attack stands out among other major cryptocurrency hacks that have totaled nearly $2 billion so far in 2022.

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Privacy bill strips FCC oversight of telecom data abuse, worrying consumer advocates

The commission would no longer have the authority to enforce its privacy regulations for common carriers such as AT&T and Verizon.

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Children’s privacy legislation advances through the Senate, but fight is brewing

Federal privacy legislation fails to gain momentum in the Senate.

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Spree of multimillion dollar hacks creates booming business for blockchain security experts

Nation-state threats have spooked the industry into being more diligent. But a band-aid approach may not be enough.

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Federal privacy legislation progresses, but concerns about data brokers loom

The latest version of the legislation still leaves loopholes for abuses of data including reproductive health data.

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