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Authorities Freeze $3.5M in Crypto as Europol, DOJ Disrupt ‘SocksEscort’ Proxy Network
13+ hour, 57+ min ago (291+ words) European and U.S. authorities have announced the dismantling of a major malicious proxy operation tied to malware-infected home and small-business routers, freezing $3.5 million in cryptocurrency and seizing infrastructure used to support fraud. Europol said the March 11 action, named Operation Lightning, targeted…...
iFlux Global and MarsCat Partner to Pioneer Serverless, Privacy-First Web3 Communication Infrastructure
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (392+ words) On March 9th, 2026, iFlux Global announced its partnership with MarsCat to merge their decentralized peer-to-peer connection network into the iFlux ecosystem. This is an exciting advancement for iFlux as they work to build a decentralized, secure means of communication through serverless…...
Seven internet cables were cut at once — Bitcoin barely noticed, but researchers found a real chokepoint
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (916+ words) When seabed disturbances off C'te d'Ivoire severed seven submarine cables in March 2024, the regional internet impact earned an IODA severity score above 11,000. For Bitcoin, the global effect was negligible. The affected region hosted roughly five nodes, about 0.03% of the network,…...
Telegram Escapes Ban as Yen Trade Goes Digital
1+ week, 2+ day ago (362+ words) The Telegram Ban Philippines debate shook Asia's digital economy this week. Regulators signaled strong action against platforms linked to scams. Many feared authorities would shut down Telegram completely. That move would have disrupted millions of Filipino users overnight. Yet the…...