In the Age of Mythos, Cyberattacks Could Hit State and Local Targets Hardest
Small towns, school districts, and utilities across the United States lack the staffing and basic cyberdefenses needed to fend off a new generation of AI-enabled hacking threats even as larger institutions scramble to shore up their systems.
Spain’s Ex-PM Zapatero Charged with Money Laundering
Spain’s National Court has charged former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero with money laundering, influence peddling, document falsification, and related criminal offenses stemming from the government’s €53-million pandemic-era bailout of Plus Ultra airlines.
Arrest of Venezuelan ‘Bag Man’ Alex Saab Seen as Key to Maduro Prosecution
Alex Saab, the businessman widely seen as the financial fixer for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was charged with money laundering in federal court in Miami on Monday.
Iran’s Nobitex and Trump’s World Financial Share Some Controversial Friends
Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has moved billions of dollars across two blockchains whose founders are among the most prominent backers of a digital currency venture co-founded by U.S. President Donald Trump and his family.
Conmebol Chief Accused of Pocketing Millions Recovered from FIFA Scandal
The president of South America’s soccer federation faces an ethics complaint alleging he took millions of dollars from funds the body recovered after the 2015 global soccer corruption scandal.
U.S. Extends Sanctions Waiver for Russian Seaborne Petroleum
The Trump administration has extended a controversial waiver on sanctions targeting Russian seaborne oil and other petroleum products after letting it expire two days earlier.
Thiel-Backed Erebor Seeks to Give Venezuela a Channel to U.S. Banking
Erebor Bank, a startup backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, has pitched senior Venezuelan officials on restoring the sanctioned country’s access to the U.S. financial system.
Crypto Heists Spur Fears Anyone Can Be an ‘Elite Hacker’ with AI
Hackers widely believed to be linked to North Korea appear to have used artificial intelligence to pull off two crypto heists in April that netted nearly $600 million. That more can be on the way is rattling the $130-billion decentralized finance sector.
Federal Judge Blocks U.S. Sanctions against U.N. Special Rapporteur
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s sanctions against a United Nations official who has called for war crimes charges against Israeli officials over their actions in Gaza, ruling that the penalties violated her free-speech rights.
Polish Lawmakers Pass MiCA Bill Amid Crypto Scandal Tied to Russia
Polish lawmakers on Friday approved a bill regulating cryptocurrencies as a scandal over the collapse of the country’s biggest crypto exchange widened and questions deepened over whether President Karol Nawrocki, who has twice vetoed similar measures, will sign it into law.