Two senior Democrats in the United States Congress, on Thursday called for an investigation into the purchase and use of spyware made by two Israeli firms, in an attempt to curb the use of hacking tools in the country. Congressman Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee turned to the Drug Enforcement Administration…
Anthony Albanese has rejected suggestions of a potential $450m payout to Rio Tinto and its partners for the Gladstone power plant, which could push coal price cap compensation to more than $1bn. Albanese told Channel Seven’s Sunrise the federal government expects the cost “will be nothing like the sort of figures” reported for Gladstone although Queensland premier Annastacia…
More than $8 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from BitKeep users’ wallets in an apparent cyberattack, the latest exploit to hit a decentralized financial network. BitKeep users reported via social media that their funds were being transferred without any activity on their part, online industry tracker Cointelegraph reported Monday. The number could be higher…
When it comes to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s support for Donald Trump’s third run for president, there was a clear breaking point in the relationship. It seems that the former president’s friendship with Kanye West was the nail in the coffin to the couple showing even an inkling of interest in another political campaign.…
TEHRAN — Iran arrested a prominent actor Saturday after she voiced support for the three-month-old protest movement triggered by the death of a woman in custody, Iranian media reported Saturday. Taraneh Alidoosti, 38, was detained for “publishing false and distorted content and inciting chaos,” the Tasnim news agency reported. She is best known for her…
Iran is smuggling gold from Venezuela to finance Lebanon’s Shiite Islamist Hezbollah movement, bypassing U.S. sanctions, according to a report by British-based opposition media that cited a confidential document. According to Iran International, Lloyds Marine insurance company sent a warning to its clients that revealed the Islamic Republic’s illegal schemes through Venezuela, to fund its…
Fallen FTX mogul Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in court in the Bahamas Tuesday, signaling he plans to fight extradition to the US, where he faces a slew of federal charges, including fraud and making illegal campaign contributions. The 30-year-old accused crypto crook appeared relaxed and wearing a blue shirt at a heavily guarded court in the…
The former co-CEO of Alameda Research, the firm whose risky bets led to the implosion of its sister company FTX, used poker and blackjack card-counting tricks as strategies in trading cryptocurrency, according to a report. Sam Trabucco, the 30-year-old executive who ran Alameda alongside Caroline Ellison before resigning in August, has tweeted in the past…
Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members are reportedly considering a boost in oil production just days after the Biden administration said it favors shielding Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman from civil litigation related to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. A production increase of up to 500,000 barrels a day is under discussion for…
A formerly Hasidic mom lost custody of her kids after coming out as gay and was barred from even telling her youngest children about her sexuality, according to a first-of-its-kind Brooklyn court ruling.