Windows 7 enters its final year of free support
Jan15

Windows 7 enters its final year of free support

Enlarge / Licensing and support lifecycles are not really the easiest topics to illustrate. (credit: Peter Bright) Windows 7’s five years of extended support will expire on January 14, 2020—exactly one year from today. After this date, security fixes will no longer be freely available for the operating system that’s still widely used. As always, the end of free support does not mean the end of support entirely....

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Bulgarian Tax Authority to Inspect Crypto Exchanges and Traders
Jan15

Bulgarian Tax Authority to Inspect Crypto Exchanges and Traders

The National Revenue Agency of Bulgaria is preparing to conduct inspections on cryptocurrency trading platforms and their customers. The authority wants to make sure that both are fulfilling their obligations under the country’s tax and social security laws. Also read: Denmark’s Tax Agency to Collect Information About Bitcoin Traders Nine Crypto Companies Subjected to ‘Control Actions’ The tax service plans to...

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Malaysia Starts Regulating Cryptocurrencies Today
Jan15

Malaysia Starts Regulating Cryptocurrencies Today

Malaysia’s finance minister has announced that the order to regulate cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings as securities has come into force. Crypto service providers and exchanges are required to obtain authorization from the country’s Securities Commission, which will work with the central bank to ensure compliance. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves Crypto Hearing, Community Calls for Positive Regulations...

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Dropgangs and Dead Drops: Report Highlights Evolving Darknet Market Opsec
Jan15

Dropgangs and Dead Drops: Report Highlights Evolving Darknet Market Opsec

Since the creation and subsequent takedown of the darknet marketplace the Silk Road, the hidden market ecosystem has exploded with inventive solutions that promote private voluntary exchanges. According to recently published darknet market (DNM) research, the cat and mouse game continues with vendors inventing new ways to bolster online black market activities. In the last two years, the DNM ecosystem has popularized methods like...

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Denmark’s Tax Agency to Collect Information About Bitcoin Traders
Jan15

Denmark’s Tax Agency to Collect Information About Bitcoin Traders

Danish tax authorities will soon be going after cryptocurrency traders in the country and beyond. The plan is to collect data from local bitcoin exchanges in order to verify if citizens who have traded digital assets have paid the right taxes. Information about foreign citizens and entities will be shared with other countries.    Also read: 5 Crypto Exchanges Have Been Licensed in Gibraltar Since Regulation Tax Agency...

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