Blockchain hustler and cringey rapper charged with laundering $4.5B in stolen bitcoin | #rapper | #hacker | #cybersecurity | #hiphop

US authorities have arrested two people on charges of conspiring to launder $4.5 billion—yes, billion—in cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan conspired to launder the proceeds of nearly 120,000 stolen bitcoin, according to court documents cited…

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Solana co-founder doxxed on hacked rap group Migos’ Instagram account | #rapper | #hacker | #cybersecurity | #hiphop

Solana co-founder Raj Gokal’s personal information was leaked on a series of Instagram posts uploaded on U.S. hip-hop group Migos’ Instagram page in an apparent hack. On May 27, an Instagram account belonging to American rap trio, Migos, was reportedly compromised by hackers who gained access to Gokal’s personal information…

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Lil Uzi Vert’s song ‘Money Keep Coming’ from new album ‘Eternal Atake’ was hacked | #rapper | #hacker | #cybersecurity | #hiphop

Philly rapper Lil Uzi Vert briefly quit music, semi-officially released a new single “Free Uzi” before it was taken down due to copyright concerns, is center stage in an ongoing and public dispute with his label Generation Now, and has been sitting on his forthcoming album “Eternal Atake” for months.  He’s…

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