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A ransomware group that has reportedly extorted more than $100 million in bitcoin ransom s since 2022 claims that it has hacked a large UK water firm and is holding it to ransom . Black Basta announced via its Tor site this week that it had stolen 750 gigabytes of sensitive data, including passports, driving licenses, employee information, and corporate documents from Southern Water.  As reported by Computing, Black Basta has given Southern Water six days to pay a ransom or it will publish the stolen data on February 29 . The firm says it’s aware of the leak and noted it “previously detected suspicious activity, and had launched an investigation, led by independent cyber security specialists.” We're aware of a claim by cyber criminals that data has been stolen from some of our IT systems. We currently have no evidence customer relationships or financial systems have been affected. Our services are operating normally and we've notified regulators https://t.co/jdR...

The self-pro claim ed Satoshi , Dr. Craig White, claim s that Apple has violated copyright laws by integrating the Bitcoin white paper on its macOS. Moreover, Wright responded to a Twitter post questioning whether or not Apple executed copyright infringement. Earlier this week, news broke of the Bitcoin white paper being deeply integrated into new MacBooks. Thus, prompting many to ponder whether or not Apple was in violation of copyright laws. Subsequently, Wright responded with a succint, “Yes.” Yes — Dr Craig S Wright (@Dr_CSWright) April 6, 2023 Self-Professed Satoshi Accuses Apple of Copyright Infringement Many Bitcoin enthusiasts have taken to Twitter after it was discovered that the digital assets white paper is hidden within Apple ’s MacBooks. Subsequently, the discovery was a very interesting one for the crypto community. Yet, it appears many have made note of the discovery for other reasons. Specifically, the self-pro claim ed Satoshi , Dr. Craig Wright...

The bankruptcy judge has given approvals to subpoenas aimed at Three Arrows Capital’s leadership, while a new Terra Luna conspiracy has been floated. A federal judge overseeing Three Arrows Capital’s (3AC’s) Bankruptcy proceedings has signed an order approving subpoenas to be delivered to 3AC’s former leadership, including co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies. The subpoenas require the founders to give up any “recorded information, including books, documents, records, and papers” in their custody that relates to the firm’s property or financial affairs. The infamous hedge fund, worth $10 billion at its peak, filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy on Jul. 1 with its troubles tied up in too much leverage and the collapse of Terra Luna (LUNA), known now as Terra Classic (LUNC), and its algorithmic stablecoin formerly known as TerraUSD (UST). Since then, the liquidators — advisory firm Teneo — have been trying to hunt down the firm’s assets and pin down the 3AC's co-founders. The latest order...