In this episode of ITWeb TV, Larry Cooke, director for Africa at Binance, discusses regulating digital assets in South Africa and transforming the crypto exchange into a digital marketplace. #Binance #CryptoRegulation #DigitalAssets #Cryptocurrency #SouthAfrica #ITWebTV #LarryCooke The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized and restrained more than $1.2 billion (R20.6 billion) in crypto-currency stolen…
Visual China Group | Getty Images Binance said Saturday that it has covered up to 90% of the roughly $6.3 billion in token assets stolen from its hot wallets in a record crypto theft announced Thursday. Separately, the FBI said late Saturday that it has determined North Korea was responsible for the theft. Binance said…
Dado Ruvic/Reuters Hackers stole US$6.3-billion from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in what analysts say is the biggest crypto hack ever, an attack that could prompt investors to rethink the risks of owning digital assets. The hackers behind the raid were from North Korea, according to US blockchain analysis firms TRM Labs and Chainalysis….
A man behind the wheel of a suspected stolen Tesla drove onto the Pacific Beach boardwalk in San Diego and struck a woman before he hopped out and was chased by bystanders Monday afternoon. The 25-year-old woman was struck by the electric vehicle around 12:40 p.m. at the intersection of Thomas and Reed avenues and…
Two men have been charged after gear was stolen from England’s World Cup team ahead of their arrival in Kansas City, authorities said. Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced late Saturday night that suspects Mustafa Salik and Erfan Kamal were charged with one felony count of receiving stolen property. The stolen gear had an estimated value of…
‘Comedyhacker’ Tobias Schroedel used AI to clone MC Clement Manyathela during his Security Summit keynote. Creating deepfakes and accessing stolen data on the dark net is surprisingly easy, delegates learned at the ITWeb Security Summit, when keynote speaker Tobias Schroedel took them on a guided tour through the dark net. The IT security expert known…
No South Africa, Joburg metro police did not arrest foreigners with stolen traffic lights – old video recycled to fuel xenophobia IN SHORT: A series of posts on social media claim that Johannesburg’s metro police arrested five foreigners found in possession of stolen traffic lights. But the metro police have debunked this. The clip shared…
Standard Bank has provided an update on its data breach. Hackers have publicly released data stolen from Standard Bank, escalating what appears to be a serious cyber security breach and raising urgent concerns over customer privacy and the bank’s digital defences. The big-four bank this week provided an update on the data breach that it…
He turned “cat burglar” into a job description. A 52‑year‑old man has been charged after an Egyptian cat sculpture and “priceless” artifacts were stolen from an Australian history museum, Queensland police said Sunday. The suspect is accused of smashing a window at the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, in…
French senators on Wednesday adopted a bill to simplify the return of artworks looted during the colonial era to their countries of origin. Previously, each restitution had to be approved and voted on by parliament, a lengthy and complex process that struggled to keep pace with the growing number of requests. France still has in…
