Europol dismantles crypto mixer after $29 million bitcoin seizure
Europol, Swiss authorities, and German investigators dismantled a crypto mixing service identified as Cryptomixer after seizing bitcoin valued at abou...
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Lazarus suspected in USD 30 million theft from Upbit exchange
North Korean state-linked hackers known as Lazarus are suspected of stealing cryptocurrency from the South Korean exchange Upbit. Authorities in South...
France data protection authority fines Vanity Fair €750,000 for unlawful cookie use
The French data protection authority CNIL has imposed a fine of €750,000 on Les Publications Conde Nast, the company responsible for Vanity Fair, fo...
How governments and vendors shape new age verification laws
Governments across several regions are accelerating efforts to regulate how young people access social media services, with proposals ranging from man...
Australian teens challenge under 16 social media ban in High Court
Two Australian teenagers have asked the High Court to block the upcoming national ban that will prevent people under the age of 16 from using social m...
Meta warns teens in Australia to save data ahead of under-16 social media ban
Meta Platforms has begun notifying young Australians that they must download their data and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram and Threads...