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Defaulter hacks state registry to fake his own death

A Kentucky debt collector has been sentenced to 81 months in prison after pleading guilty to hacking into a government death registry system online to fake his own death and committing other crimes related to computer fraud and identity theft….

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Taiwanese university under fire over unique DLL backdoor

A never-before-seen backdoor, dubbed Msupedge, is targeting victims in Taiwan and uses a unique communication technique. After Symantec researchers discovered the malware used in an attack on a Taiwanese university, they determined that the malware communicates with the command-and-control (C2)…

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$24M CryptoPunk NFT Quietly Sold, Trump Made Over $7M From NFTs: Nifty Newsletter

The most expensive CryptoPunk ever purchased was transferred for an undisclosed amount on August 19, leading to speculation over the sale price.

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Duane Boning named vice provost for international activities | MIT News

Duane Boning ’84, SM ’86, PhD ’91 has been named MIT’s next vice provost for international activities (VPIA), effective September 1. Boning, the Clarence J. LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at MIT, succeeds Richard Lester, professor…

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Latin American e-commerce giant Mercado Libre launches US dollar-pegged stablecoin

Customers of Mercado Pago, a digital subsidiary of Mercado Libre, can buy and sell Brazilian Real Meli Dollar with their balance.

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Bot didn’t get much: US mayoral candidate who promised to govern with AI loses race | Wyoming

A Wyoming mayoral candidate who proposed letting an artificial intelligence bot run local government lost his race Tuesday — by a wide margin. The candidate, Victor Miller, announced earlier this year that he was running for mayor of Cheyenne and…

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After the 2022 crisis, crypto lending scars are healing

Innovative structures, attractive returns and stronger risk management capabilities are driving a recovery in institutional crypto credit markets, according to Craig Birchall, head of product at Membrane, a provider of institutional credit management software for digital asset markets.

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