Tracking stolen crypto is a booming business: How blockchain sleuths recover digital loot
The crypto market allows hackers and tax evaders to launder money secretively, outside of the traditional banking system. But forensics investigators are getting savvier at mapping activity on blockchains and figuring out who is behind specific accounts. https://wapo.st/2W6xjZs
Apple paid a sizeable settlement after iPhone repair techs posted explicit photos of a young Oregon woman, according to legal documents uncovered by the Telegraph. https://wapo.st/3gaF1ss
A growing group of researchers and start-ups are building tools to identify and track deepfake images before they take over the internet completely. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/05/ai-deepfakes-detection/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Republican tech elites like Peter Thiel were once enticed by the prospect that Trump would usher in a new, ultra-capitalist era of Republican politics. Now they’re adrift. https://wapo.st/3sEBxHM
