Russian national Alexander Vinnik, one of the operators of crypto exchange BTC-e from 2011 to 2017, pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering
Alexander Vinnik, one of the operators behind the former BTC-e crypto exchange, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to commit money laundering on Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Vinnik was an operator of BTC-e between 2011 and 2017, the DOJ said, and the exchange processed…#alexandervinnik #doj #mtgox #greece #russian #lisamonaco #justicedepartment #department (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A seized superyacht shows up in Everett
A superyacht seized from a Russian oligarch has been brought to the port of Everett for repair work before being auctioned off. But things are complicated.#russian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alexander Vinnik Pleads Guilty in $9 Billion Crypto Laundering Case
A Russian national, Alexander Vinnik, has pleaded guilty in a money laundering conspiracy that used the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e. Admission was made as a result of the wider investigation, which disclosed massive illegal activities conducted by the exchange from 2011 to 2017. Details of the…#russian #alexandervinnik #guiltyplea #vinnik #usjusticedepartments #aml #kyc #furthermorevinnik #globalenforcement #cryptolaundering (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Russian National Pleads Guilty in US Over Crypto Laundering
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kaspersky hits back at claims it helped Russia with drones
If volunteer intelligence gatherers are correct, the US may have a good reason to impose sanctions on Russian infosec firm Kaspersky, which has been accused of helping Russia design drones used in the invasion of Ukrainian. The findings come from OSINT intelligence seekers at InformNapalm, which…#russian #kaspersky #osint #informnapalm #crimea #cyberresistance #albatross #iranian #alb #alexeyflorov (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Microsoft overhaul treats security as “top priority” after a series of failures
Microsoft is making security its number one priority for every employee, following years of security issues and mounting criticisms. After a scathing report from the US Cyber Safety Review Board recently concluded that “Microsoft’s security culture was inadequate and requires an overhaul,” it’s…#russian #charliebell #seniorleadershipteam #azurecloud #windows #bell #sfi #ciso (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Russia sees may diesel exports by sea at the lowest in over 3 years
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WSJ, WashPost, NYT run joint ad calling attention to missing, detained journalists
Photo: The Wall Street Journal The publishers and top editors at the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and New York Times on Friday ran a joint letter as an ad in all three of their papers, calling attention to journalists around the globe who are being persecuted for doing their jobs. Why it…#worldpressfreedomday #evangershkovich #russian #journal #austintice #syria #gershkovich #ukraine #israel #gaza (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ukraine video shows 42 Russian tanks wiped out by Kyiv
A video released by Ukraine shows 42 Russian tanks and combat vehicles destroyed by Kyiv's forces in the eastern Donetsk region, where fierce clashes are ongoing. Ukraine's Ministry of Defense shared the aerial drone footage on social media, which was filmed by the Ukrainian 58th Motorized…#ukraine #russian #ministryofdefense #motorizedbrigade #donbas #luhansk #antongerashchenko #762ndbrigade #dutch #oryx (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China's economic gambit could nuke Putin's dollar ploy
Economists call it the "nuclear" option but speculation that China might devalue its currency the yuan (RMB) could cause fallout for Russia as President Vladimir Putin pushes to move the global economy away from its reliance on the U.S. dollar. Putin told the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China,…#vladimirputin #brics #brazil #southafrica #moscow #ukraine #peoplebankofchina #jayzagorsky #bostonuniversity #nonus (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NATO ally gives Ukraine green light to cross Putin's red line
Ukraine should be free to strike targets on Russian territory with weapons it receives from London, David Cameron, the United Kingdom's foreign secretary, has said during a visit to Kyiv. "Ukraine has that right. Just as Russia is striking inside Ukraine, you can quite understand why Ukraine feels…#ukraine #russian #davidcameron #unitedkingdom #stmichael #vladimirputin #kyiv #cameron (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Russia's behavior on NATO territory sparks warning
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday accused Russia of hostile actions on allied territory and warned it would respond. In a statement, the bloc said Russia had committed "recent malign activities" in member countries, including sabotage and "acts of violence." Newsweek…#nato #russian #vladimirputin #ukraine #jensstoltenberg #natoallies #allied #czechia #estonia #latvia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Russia ’s new economy may end up prolonging its war
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stablecoin Tether steps up monitoring in bid to combat illicit finance
The world's largest stablecoin, Tether, has stepped up monitoring of how its tokens are used in broader crypto markets and payments in a bid to combat illicit finance, Tether said in a statement on Thursday. Tether, a cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar, and blockchain analytics company…#tether #venezuela #russian #paoloardoino #hongkong (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
News at a glance: Infrared telescope debuts, GM rice stumbles, and maternal mortality drops
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Highest scope opens its infrared eyes
After 26 years of planning and construction, the world’s highest telescope began operating in Chile this week, offering a rare opportunity to make ground-based observations far into the infrared part of the spectrum. The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory’s (TAO’s) 6.5-meter telescope is not especially large but benefits from its lofty position 5560 meters high on Cerro Chajnantor, a peak in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Moisture in the atmosphere blocks much of the infrared spectrum, and telescopes equipped to record it—such as NAS...
Source: ScienceNOW - May 2, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
