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DHS says it thwarted over 500 crypto ransom attacks in 3 years
7.10.2024
The US Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) Cyber Crimes Center reported it disrupted hundreds of ransom attacks since its formation in 2021
Biden’s Homeland Security team taps tech elite for AI defense board
26.4.2024
The board includes the CEOs of Adobe, Alphabet, Anthropic, AMD, AWS, IBM, Microsoft, and Nvidia, as well as other business, civil rights, and academic leaders
US Homeland Security returns $314K from 2016 Bitfinex hack
6.7.2023
The funds were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Recovery efforts for the remaining funds are ongoing
Leaked Documents Show Facebook and Twitter Working Closely With DHS, FBI to Police Disinformation: Report
2.11.2022
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are reportedly working closely with major social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, to police “disinformation.” Leaked documents further show their plans to expand censorship. Leaked...
CipherTrace Says Homeland Security Work Gave Rise to Monero-Tracking Patent Filings
23.11.2020
CipherTrace has filed two patent applications it claims offer technologies that could help authorities in tracking monero transactions
US Homeland Security Funds Anti-Forgery Blockchain Projects in Latest R&D Round
9.10.2020
The five companies will use DLT in food tracing, essential worker licensure, overhauling the Social Security Number and tracking e-commerce
US Homeland Security Challenges Freelancers to Design It a Digital Wallet
17.9.2020
DHS officials are putting up $25,000 in cash prizes to designers who win the month-long competition
Ciphertrace Allegedly Builds Monero-Tracing Tools, XMR Proponents Disagree
31.8.2020
The blockchain surveillance firm Ciphertrace claims to have created the “world’s first” monero tracing tools for law enforcement. According to the company announcement, Ciphertrace developed forensic tools for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in order to track...
CipherTrace develops Monero-tracing tool to aid US DHS investigations
31.8.2020
Cryptocurrency intelligence firm CipherTrace claims a new tool can trace Monero transactions, but skepticism remains
8 US States Follow DHS in Naming ‘Blockchain Managers’ as Essential Employees in Coronavirus Crisis
24.3.2020
At least eight U.S. states have directed “blockchain managers” in food and agriculture to keep working through COVID-19 shutdowns following guidance from the Department of Homeland Security, though it remains unclear who this includes
DHS Names Blockchain Managers" Among "Critical Infrastructure" Workers
23.3.2020
The DHS report names blockchain managers as “critical infrastructure” workers who must maintain normal working schedules during the coronavirus lockdown
US Homeland Security Arrests LocalBitcoins Seller on Money Laundering Charges
11.3.2020
Homeland Security and DEA officials arrested a LocalBitcoins user on charges of laundering more than $140,000 in bitcoin
US Homeland Security Charges LocalBitcoins Seller on Money Laundering Charges
11.3.2020
Homeland Security and Drug Enforcement Administration officials charged a LocalBitcoins user with laundering more than $140,000 in bitcoin
ICE’s New Intel Program Used in Every Homeland Security Crypto Investigation
28.2.2020
ICE’s recently-revealed “Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program” is deployed in all crypto-facing Homeland Security investigations, says the agent whose unit built the tool
US Develops Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program Targeting P2P Sites, Forums, Darknet Markets
24.2.2020
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revealed a cryptocurrency intelligence program aimed at identifying unlicensed crypto businesses using P2P sites, online forums, and darknet markets. These areas have consistently presented “a significant challenge to law enforcement” and...
US Worried Crypto Could Undermine Dollar as World Reserve Currency, Hiring Researchers to Prepare Response
16.2.2020
The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence has admitted that cryptocurrency could undermine the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. The head of the U.S. Intelligence Community is seeking researchers to detail the impact of that status loss on the U.S., its economy,...
MIT Wasn’t Only One Auditing Voatz – Homeland Security Did Too, With Fewer Concerns
14.2.2020
A newly declassified DHS cyber audit complicates Thursday’s reports of major security vulnerabilities in the Voatz mobile voting app
Factom. Inc. Rewarded by DHS for Developing Blockchain-based Security Solutions
19.11.2019
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of Science and Technology Directorate’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) has granted award money $197,292 to Factom. Inc. based in Austin, Texas. The award is a performance-based contractual reward for developing a digital identity security...
DHS Conferred $199 Award Money to Digital Bazaar for Blockchain Technology Innovation
15.11.2019
The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has granted $199,984 as award money to the Blockchain startup Digital Bazaar based in Blacksburg, Virginia. As part of the S&T‘s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP), the award has been given...
US Homeland Security Taps Canadian Blockchain Firm to Track Oil Imports
11.11.2019
DHS has hired Mavennet to track oil imports into the U.S. by retrofitting existing tracking technology with blockchain