Dutch court convicts hacker who exploited port networks for drug trafficking

Dutch appeals court jails a 44-year-old hacker for 7 years for hacking port systems to help smuggle cocaine through European logistics hubs. A Dutch appeals court sentenced a 44-year-old hacker to seven years in prison for hacking port systems to help smuggle cocaine through European logistics hubs into the Netherlands. The appeals court reduced the […]

AI-Powered Crypto Scams Drive Record $17B Losses in 2025

Research by Chainalysis reveals that AI-powered impersonation tactics have exploded by an unprecedented 1,400% year-over-year.
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Facebook Installs Trump State Censor as President

Mark Zuckerberg complained bitterly that Biden officials made phone calls. He said he couldn’t handle the interference as they “pressured” Meta to address pandemic misinformation. He even called their calls censorship and wrote a lett…

Betterment Customer Data Exposed in Crypto Scam Hack

The breach occurred through a compromised third-party marketing platform, allowing attackers to impersonate the trusted financial service.
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Texas culture war robot just killed Plato

Dumber and dumber. Texas A&M brought a robot to a culture war to scan syllabi for “gender ideology.” Their censorship AI flagged Plato’s Symposium, a 2,400-year-old dialogue where the phrase “platonic love” comes from…

Minnesota Sues to Stop ICE ‘Invasion’

The state of Minnesota, along with the Twin Cities, have sued the US government and several officials to halt the flood of agents carrying out an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation.