Tag: agencies
US Congressman Wants Consumer-Protection Answers From Agencies, Crypto Firms
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, wrote on Tuesday to Treas [...]
UK spy agencies accused of tip-off that led to torture
Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist from Scotland, was seized by Indian police in 2017 and remains in jail.
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74% of public agencies feel under-equipped for crypto investigations: Report
A public agency survey conducted by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis highlights the need for better tools, training and support for cryptocurrenc [...]
As Federal Agencies Organize, US States Continue to Lead in Regulating Digital Assets
As Federal Agencies Organize, US States Continue to Lead in Regulating Digital Assets
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Crypto is changing how humanitarian agencies deliver aid and services – Cointelegraph Magazine
The primary use case for cryptocurrency in most wealthy countries is acquiring it and holding it, trading it, or using it in various other ways to mak [...]
Russian Hacking Cartel Attacks Costa Rican Government Agencies
WASHINGTON — A Russian hacking cartel carried out an extraordinary cyberattack against the government of Costa Rica, crippling tax collection and expo [...]
US agencies warn against the influx of North Koreans in IT and crypto jobs online
The United States Department of Justice, State and the Treasury issued a joint advisery warning against the influx of North Korean workers in various [...]
US Agencies Warn of Attempts by North Koreans to Get IT Jobs While Concealing Nationality
Three U.S. government agencies warned Monday that information tech (IT) workers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (the DPRK, or North Kor [...]
China orders central government agencies, state-backed corporations to replace foreign PCs
I'm not seeing much on this but the word is a directive from China's top has instructed central government agencies and state-backed corporations to r [...]
Why Can’t Spy Agencies Predict a Country’s Will to Fight?
How badly the intelligence agencies got it wrong is subject to debate. Ahead of the invasion, Ukraine experts “clearly and repeatedly” told policymake [...]
California slashes supplies to water agencies amid record drought
A cracked lake bed at Nicasio Reservoir during a drought in Nicasio, California, on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Ima [...]
Spy Agencies Cite Russia’s Setbacks but Say Putin Is ‘Unlikely to Be Deterred’
WASHINGTON — Top U.S. intelligence officials said on Tuesday that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had been surprised and unsettled by the proble [...]
US Agencies Seized Around $30M of Crypto Related to NetWalker Ransomware Last Year
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Putin’s Motives Pose a Challenge for U.S. Intelligence Agencies
WASHINGTON — At the height of the Russian effort in 2016 to manipulate the U.S. presidential election, the C.I.A. had a secret weapon: a mole with som [...]