The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or OCC regulates federally chartered banks. Digital banks, AKA crypto vunder-kids, would like to get a bank charter for a number of reasons. One reason is that they want access to the international banking network. Another is to show that they are all grown up. But if […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]It **appears** that Elon Musk is going to take Twitter private. We have no clue what the result of that will be, but it might mean a more wild, wild west version of Twitter. He says that he wants less content moderation, for example. This weekend the EU appears to have agreed to the framework […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Cyber Command Says Chip Shortage is a National Security Issue The head of U.S. Cyber Command, General Paul Nakasone, told Congress that China’s continued progress towards domestic chip production is a problem. If China achieves chip independence, that puts them in a position to do what they want and not worry about sanctions. For example, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]We often hear stories about people listening to you (eavesdropping) using your phone or PC’s microphone even when you think they are not. We usually attribute that to the “tin foil hat” crowd, but, apparently, that might be a bit optimistic. Researchers at U Wisconsin Madison and Loyola Chicago say that they tested the top […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For the second time, the FBI wiped malware off of user’s systems without asking and maybe without telling them. The first time was during last year’s Microsoft Exchange attack. This time they targeted the Russian Cyclops Blink malware. It is attributed to Sandworm, also known as Fancy Bear and APT28. Sandworm is believed to be […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As this war continues to grind on and the toll on people’s lives and civilian infrastructure is incalculable, the cyber war continues as well. Here are just a couple of recent Russian cyber-losses. Petrovsky Fort owns the largest office complexes in Saint Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city. Anonymous hacked over 300,000 of their emails and […]
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