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Marks & Spencer breach linked to Scattered Spider #ransomware attack

It’s DragonForce ransomware. The tor onion site for it is still up

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/marks-and-spencer-breach-linked-to-scattered-spider-ransomware-attack/

#cybersecurity #bitcoin #monero

It’s a way to add smart contracts , dApps, and programming to the L2 of Bitcoin. You can check out the coin it uses, STX and sBTC.

Instead of proof of work, it sort of piggybacks Bitcoin mining with proof of transfer, PoX.

https://www.xverse.app/blog/what-is-stacks-cryptocurrency#what-is-stacks-stx-crypto

A recent study ... indicates that the global #cryptocurrency system has been undergoing significant transformations. The #crypto system, which was originally intended as an alternative to currencies that depend on a central authority like the state or banks, has developed into a credit-based shadow banking system.

https://phys.org/news/2025-04-cryptocurrency-evolving-shadow-banking.html

Every re-watch of Mr Robot is better than the last, I swear

#tv #MrRobot

fuck billionaires and their worship culture

Windows isn't an OS, it's a bad habit that wants to become an addiction

Think that next refresh is going to get better? The first step to freedom is admitting there's a problem

https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/28/windows_opinion/

kinda surprised no one here talks about other layer 2 #bitcoin protocols like stacks or sBTC. maybe I'm just not following the right people.

#stx #stacks #sbtc

is there another #nostr browser plugin besides alby? I feel pretty locked in by it.

Michael Knight and Kit's relationship predicted the current societal dependence on technology

#MrRobot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyUbD7zQcjE

so is there a chat or we just post here while we solo mine? sounds fun and want to try!

ok wtf is a #blockparty

Whistleblower reveals evidence on how Elon Musk's #DOGE team extracted 10 GB of sensitive data about American citizens from a government agency, and then deleted accounts and logs to cover their tracks.

Then, when the whistleblower tried to report the data beach, he received a threatening letter containing pictures taken from a drone watching him walking his dog.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security

So what multi coin/token hardware wallet is everyone using these days? Are the 2 big names still Trezor or Ledger?

#bitcoin

Can you have #nostr without zaps and Bitcoin? Because to be honest, the Bitcoin part of nostr as a social media platform really fucking sucks.