74% of ransomware revenue goes to Russia-linked hackers
New analysis suggests that 74% of all money made through ransomware attacks in 2021 went to Russia-linked hackers. Read more
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‘Hackers helped me find my lost Bitcoin fortune’
She bought six Bitcoins in 2013, when they cost about $80 (£60) each, and were the chatter of niche corners of the internet. Read more
Record-high seizure of $5bn in stolen Bitcoin
Stolen Bitcoin worth more than $5bn (£3.7bn) has been seized by the US Department of Justice - the largest ever confiscation of its kind. Read more
Meta told to overhaul policies over doxxing fears
Meta's Oversight Board has advised the social network to change its policy on allowing the sharing of people's addresses, even if the information is considered public. Read more
Facebook: Daily active users fall for first time in 18-year history
Social media giant Facebook has seen its daily active users (DAUs) drop for the first time in its 18-year history. Read more
Facebook-funded cryptocurrency Diem winds down
Meta's experiment with cryptocurrency, Diem, is shutting down. Read more
Google slammed over ad-cookie replacement flip-flop
Google's "indecision" over what system it wants to replace cookies has been criticised by some in the ad industry. Read more
Microsoft plans to buy Activision Blizzard for nearly $70bn
Microsoft says it plans to buy major games company Activision Blizzard in a deal worth $68.7bn (£50.57bn). Read more
Professor links Bitcoin to ‘far right’ nationalists. Expert Peter McCormack discusses why that might be wrong.
In an analysis article for the Southern Poverty Law Center, Megan Squire and Michael Edison Hayden note various alleged 'white nationalists' who were early adopters of Bitcoin. Read more
Apple removes Wordle clones from App Store
Multiple copycat versions of the hugely popular word game Wordle have been removed from the App Store, Apple has confirmed to BBC News. Read more
