As the show trial of Joshua Schulte for allegedly leaking the USG.CIA's "Vault 7" hacking tools approaches its end, it has come out that the software was secured behind shared passwords including 123ABCdef, mysweetsummer, and others (archived). The security situation described at trial is such that anyone in the development group could have been the leaker making USG's case on the prosecution consist of "Schulte is the one we know was disgruntled, and he, like everyone else on the team, had the means to leak" and nothing more.
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Bitstamp Plays With Novelty Segwit Only Bech32 Addresses
Bitstamp has annouced the addition of novelty segwit only Bech32 addresses to their platform (archived). Segwit involves cleaving the ever important transaction signatures from inclusion in Bitcoin blocks through a set of rules precariously enforced at the convenience of miners. With the signatures cleaved, transactions opting for the lower segwit security standard feature a space saving "spend by anyone" script when added to the Bitcoin blockchain. Continue reading
Trace Mayer Pumps DorkCoin At Conference
Florida man Trace Mayer (WoT:nonperson), an FBI and IRS collaborator that does affiliate marketing on the side, allegedly attempted an attack on Bitcoin according to multiple attendees of the recent Unconfiscatable conference (archived, archived). Continue reading
Twitter Bans Bloomberg Campaign "Deputy Field Organizers" For "Platform Manipulation"
Numerous Twitter accounts supporting 78 year old Michael Bloomerg's presidential campaign have been banned for "platform manipulation" (archived). Continue reading
New Philadelphia Police Commisioner's First Act: Welcoming Her Nails Into Department Grooming Standards
After new Philadelphia Police Commisioner Danielle Outlaw was repeatedly reminded her black nail polish was outside of department grooming standards while doing the rounds to meet her new charges, one of Commisioner Outlaw's first acts was liberalizing the department's appearance standards to accomodate herself (archived). Continue reading
Ohio Man Charged For Running Bitcoin Mixer And Feds Press Asset Forfeiture Claim: Full Indictment
Larry Dean Harmon of Ohio has been charged with three counts operating a Bitcoin mixer service that partnered with the late "Darknet Market" Alphabay. Alphabay's alleged operator Alexandre Cazes was found dead, hung in a Thai Jail cell back in 2017. The USG is begging for forfeiture of two pieces of Ohio real estate and a third property in Colorado upon conviction for the first two counts of "Conspiracy To Launder Monetary Instruments" and "Operating an Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business". The indictment is reproduced in full below: Continue reading
Virginia Legislature Passes Bill Demanding Destruction Of Lawfully Purchased Property
Virginia's pantsuit government has passed a bill demanding all magazines capable of holding more than 12 rounds of ammunition be destroyed or surrendered to police with the failure to do so classed as a felony (archived). This is just the latest taunt directed at the more than 20,000 armed men who politely demonstrated on the Capitol lawn before leaving in peace. The #Vexit movement that would see most Virginia counties instead hoisting the West Virginia flag is still not being seriously discussed in "mainstream" media outlets as a peaceful resolution to Virginia's current governance crisis.
US Army Working To Develop "Cuck Box" Technology To Warn Nags When They Have Been Tuned Out
The US Army is funding an effort at Northeastern University to develop technology for indentifying when audiences have "disengaged" from nagging speakers or "implicit bias in the workplace" using their own words (archived). Continue reading
Kleptocrats In Argentina Target 'Mercado Libre' For Looting
The kleptocrats in Argentina have targeted online flea market Mercado Libre for looting (archived). The nominally Argentine firm, which does the bulk of its business in Brazil and Mexico while maintaining most of its offices in Delaware, is being targeted for its sale of Argentine treasury bills in the aftermath of "PASO" primary results triggering markets to punish Argentine derpery. Because Mercado Libre dumped the treasury bills before Macri gave voters what they wanted in a Peronist turn to keep their payment processing arm solvent, Mercado Libre CEO Marcos Galperin is being charged with "fraud against the state" by the Kleptocracy. Continue reading
Pantsuits Fuck Their Iowa Caucus, Results Delayed Indefinitely
Last Night's Iowa caucuses delivered a resounding win for incumbent US President Donald Trump on the GOP side, but the other party's results are being delayed indefinitely due to malfunctions (archived). Warnings had been sounded several weeks ago that changes made to the caucus procedure on the Pantsuitist side were setting up a disaster, but "Nobody could have predicted" (archived). Continue reading