But the resolution doesn't provide an alternative course of action.

225 US mayors agree to stop paying ransomware hackers

United Front

225 mayors from across the United States signed a resolution to stop paying ransomware hackers who target their cities' digital infrastructure.

225 US Mayors Agree to Stop Paying Ransomware Hackers

There have been 22 government-crippling cyberattacks in 2019 alone.

He also took a shot at Facebook's newly announced crypto, Libra.

Trump: Cryptocurrencies are "not money," "based on thin air"

Highly Volatile

Donald Trump tweeted his distaste for cryptocurrency on Thursday, calling the digital assets "not money" and "based on thin air."

Trump: Cryptocurrencies Are “Not Money,” “Based on Thin Air”

"I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies," he tweeted.

The vast majority are in just one country.

Who the hell is using the world’s 5,000 crypto ATMs?

Money Mystery

The number of crypto ATMs worldwide passed the 5,000 mark this month, which begs the question, who the hell is actually using these things?

Who the Hell Is Using the World’s 5,000 Crypto ATMs?

The machines are spreading across the globe like a plague.

This is the highest it's been valued in the last 16 months.

Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency just resuscitated Bitcoin

Back To Bullishness

Thanks to a popularity boost from Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency, the value of Bitcoin recently surged to over $11,000.

Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Just Resuscitated Bitcoin

Bitcoin is back from the dead.

The hackers demanded a huge sum in Bitcoin.

Florida city pays hackers $600,000 to restore hijacked network

The Big One

Hackers hijacked critical computer networks in Riviera Beach, Florida. Without another option, the city paid a $600,000 ransom in Bitcoin.

Florida City Pays Hackers $600,000 to Restore Hijacked Network

Riviera Beach's City Council decided it had no other choice.

Cryptocurrency might finally be breaking through to the mainstream.

Bitcoin payments now accepted by Whole Foods, other big retailers

Weird Flexa

Startup Flexa has released a new crypto app called SPEDN that allows users to pay for goods at several major retailers like Whole Foods with cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin Payments Now Accepted by Whole Foods, Other Big Retailers

A new app has mainstream retailers convinced they should give crypto a shot.

According to Sherman, Cryptocurrencies are trying to explicitly "take power away from us," threatening to make foreign policy irrelevant.

This congressman wants to make all cryptocurrency illegal

Bitcoin-Basher

Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) urged his colleagues to help outlaw cryptocurrency and the purchase thereof by Americans "so we can nip this in the bud."

This Congressman Wants to Make All Cryptocurrency Illegal

Should cryptocurrency be outlawed? This congressman thinks so.

He says the unveiling is too risky in the face of U.S. extradition.

Shocker: John McAfee suspends plan to unmask Bitcoin’s creator

You Don't Say?

Tech entrepreneur John McAfee has decided to push pause on his plan to reveal Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto's true identify.

Shocker: John McAfee Suspends Plan to Unmask Bitcoin’s Creator

Satoshi Nakamoto was "not a happy camper" about the plan, says McAfee.

He says he plans to answer the biggest question in cryptocurrency.

John McAfee vows to reveal Bitcoin’s creator

Big Talk

Infamous tech entrepreneur John McAfee says he's going unmask Bitcoin's creator, but the clues he's shared so far do little to narrow the field.

John McAfee Vows to Reveal Bitcoin’s Creator

But so far, his "clues" about Satoshi Nakamoto haven't narrowed down the field much.

International politics fell pray to information warfare.

The Mueller report confirms we're living in a cyberpunk dystopia

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The Mueller Report, heavily redacted, describes a number of high-tech Russian operations designed to undermine and sway the 2016 Presidential election.

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