Crypto4 stories

  1. Former engineer gets 32 months in prison for employer network attack The former employee locked thousands of devices at an industrial company headquartered in New Jersey in a ransomware-style attack, according to BleepingComputer. Security 2 sources
  2. Fairshake backs 13 Democrats and 19 Republicans in House races The cryptocurrency super PAC plans to spend $1 million each on six candidates, split evenly between the two parties. Policy 3 sources
  3. CFTC proposes registration framework for crypto exchanges offering leverage The proposed framework would bring leveraged and margined retail crypto trading under federal oversight through a new registration category for exchanges. Policy 7 sources
  4. ZachXBT says he paid $349,700 to pose as a client of alleged crypto launderers The blockchain investigator said his undercover work gathered intelligence that helped freeze funds linked to the $1.5 billion Bybit hack. Security 3 sources