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UN cybercrime chief: Cryptocurrency makes investigating online child abuse tougher

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by on August 29, 2019 at 9:53 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The head of the United Nation’s cybercrime and anti-money-laundering branch has warned that investigating online child sexual abuse has become considerably more difficult since the advent of cryptocurrency. Neil Walsh told Australia’s ABC the true scale of online child sexual abuse is much, much bigger than many realise, and that cryptocurrency — like Bitcoin — has added an additional layer of anonymity that favors perpetrators. “It’s what makes it really hard for cops [and] investigators to manage some really big risks. Because in the past, when we looked at some of those really big high threat areas, like kids getting abused online, it had…

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin dips below $10K — again :(’

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by on August 29, 2019 at 8:11 am
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Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Albert Einstein used to say: Let’s whip up a knowledge omelette! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, August 28 2019, at a price of $9,754. That’s a notable 4.40 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$449.01. It was the lowest closing price in twenty-eight days. We’re still 51 percent below Bitcoin‘s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017). Bitcoin market cap Bitcoin’s market cap…

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Xiaomi launches its Redmi Note 8 Pro with a whopping 64-megapixel camera

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by on August 29, 2019 at 7:51 am
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Xiaomi’s Redmi Note series is perhaps its most successful and celebrated phone range. Today, the company launched its latest the Redmi Note 8 Pro in China with a 64-megapixel primary sensor in a quad-camera set up on the rear of the phone. The device also has a massive 4,500 battery to boot. Here’s a look at its specifications. Specifications Screen:  6.53-inch full HD+ display Processor: MediaTek Helio G90T RAM: 6/8GB Rear camera: 64-megapixel + 8-megapixel wide sensor+ 2-megapixel depth sensor + 2-megapixel macro camera Front camera: 12-megapixel sensor with f/2.0 aperture Internal storage: 64/128GB Battery: 4,500 mAh Software: Android 9.0 Pie with MIUI 10 This story is…

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French cyber-cops shut down Monero-mining botnet that infected 850,000 computers across 100 countries

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by on August 29, 2019 at 7:32 am
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Authorities in France say they have shut down a cryptocurrency mining botnet that had infected more than 850,000 computers across 100 countries. France‘s “cybergendarmes” or more formally, the C3N digital crime-fighting center was alerted to the potential fact that a server based in Paris had been distributing a virus called Retadup, BBC reports. It’s thought the virus managed to infect hundreds of thousands of Windows-based computers across the globe. Central and South America reportedly took the brunt of the infection. After a system was infected, hackers were able to take control and install cryptocurrency mining programs. The report says the…

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Huawei might launch the Mate 30 without Play Store and Google apps

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by on August 29, 2019 at 7:15 am
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Despite President Trump’s approval to allow Huawei to resume trade with US companies and extend its temporary license, the company’s troubles are not over/ According to a report by Reuters, the Chinese manufacturer’s upcoming flagships – the Mate 30 and the Mate 30 Pro – will be released without official Google apps on board. A Google spokesperson told Reuters that due to the US ban, the Mate 30 can’t be sold with official Google Play certification which means it can’t run apps such as Google Maps and Gmail. They also added the temporary license doesn’t apply to new products that weren’t certified…

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