Archive for January, 2017
Bitcoin Slides as China’s Central Bank Launches Checks on Exchanges
January 11th, 2017Via: Reuters: China’s central bank launched spot checks on leading bitcoin exchanges in Beijing and Shanghai, ratcheting up pressure on potential capital outflows and knocking the price of the cryptocurrency down more than 12 percent against the dollar. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said its probe of bitcoin exchanges BTCC, Huobi and OKCoin was […]
Schumer: Intelligence Community May ‘Get Back At’ Trump for Tweet
January 11th, 2017Via: Daily Caller: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested Tuesday night that U.S. intelligence agencies could “get back at” President-elect Donald Trump after he questioned the legitimacy of the intelligence community’s probe into Russian involvement in the hacking of Democratic party officials. The “Intelligence” briefing on so-called “Russian hacking” was delayed until Friday, perhaps more […]
‘Shadow Brokers’ Selling NSA Cyberweapons Targeting Windows
January 10th, 2017Via: Cyberscoop: A mysterious group that claims to have stolen tools once used by the NSA published material Sunday to show it is in possession of Microsoft Windows software exploits. Screenshots of the alleged exploits in use, along with a comprehensive list of filenames and directories were all shared by the enigmatic group the “Shadow […]
Pentagon Successfully Tests Micro-Drone Swarm
January 10th, 2017Via: Physorg: The Pentagon may soon be unleashing a 21st-century version of locusts on its adversaries after officials on Monday said it had successfully tested a swarm of 103 micro-drones. The important step in the development of new autonomous weapon systems was made possible by improvements in artificial intelligence, holding open the possibility that groups […]
Terror Suspects Could be Forced to Wear Electronic Tags Under Radical Proposal from German Justice Minister
January 9th, 2017Do you get it yet? Do you see what becomes possible when they create the problem in the first place? If you think this would just be used on “Islamic extremists,” read the statement from Heiko Maas carefully: “The use of ankle tags should not be only available for convicted criminals after release from prison, […]
U.S. Navy Ship Fired Warning Shots at Iranian Vessels
January 9th, 2017Via: Reuters: A U.S. Navy destroyer fired three warning shots at four Iranian fast-attack vessels after they closed in at a high rate of speed near the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. defense officials told Reuters on Monday. The incident, which occurred Sunday and was first reported by Reuters, comes as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump […]
Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting Suspect Said He Heard Voices
January 7th, 2017Via: NBC: The suspect believed to have shot five people to death in a rampage at a Florida airport Friday was being treated in Alaska after complaining of hearing voices and had recently claimed to the FBI that the CIA was forcing him to watch ISIS videos, federal officials said. Esteban Santiago, 26, was identified […]
Bitcoin Wreck
January 6th, 2017Warning: Nothing that appears on Cryptogon should be considered advice to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. — Someone wondered why I mentioned Bitcoin a couple of days before it crashed, after not mentioning it for a long time. Did I know something? Nope. But I don’t mess with potential double tops. So when […]
WashPost Is Richly Rewarded for False News About Russia Threat While Public Is Deceived
January 5th, 2017Via: The Intercept: In the past six weeks, the Washington Post published two blockbuster stories about the Russian threat that went viral: one on how Russia is behind a massive explosion of “fake news,” the other on how it invaded the U.S. electric grid. Both articles were fundamentally false. Each now bears a humiliating editor’s […]
Tesla Starts Mass Production of New ‘2170’ Battery Cell at Gigafactory
January 5th, 2017Via: Electrek: For the past year, Tesla has been guiding “by the end of the year” for the start of battery cell production at the Gigafactory. The end of the year has come and gone, but Tesla didn’t confirm the start of production. As it turns out, Tesla, and its battery partner Panasonic, started production […]
