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Cryptocurrency Firm Mistakenly Sent out $89M -- asks Users to Return it -&- Fraud Ring Scams Millions of Dollars out of US Military Service Members

  Crypto firm mistakenly sends out $89M, asks users to please return it https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/crypto-firm-mistakenly-sends-out-89m-asks-users-to-please-return-it/ar-AAP7Wzt?ocid=msedgntp SOURCE:  Irina Ivanova, CBS News Transnational Fraud Ring Bilks U.S. Military Service Members Out of Millions https://threatpost.com/transnational-fraud-military-members/175298/ SOURCE:  Tara Seals, threat post 

Don't Reply to Email asking to Confirm Your Twitter Account -&- $200B Lost in Cryptocurrency Market in One Day

  PSA: Ignore that unexpected email from Twitter asking you to confirm your account https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/23/22399051/twitter-email-confirmation-error-psa SOURCE:  Jon Porter, The Verge  Over $200 billion wiped off cryptocurrency market in a day as bitcoin plunges below $50,000 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/23/bitcoin-btc-price-plunges-as-260-billion-wiped-off-cryptocurrencies.html SOURCE:  Arjun Kharpal & Ryan Browne   CNBC  

Hackers use 'Fake' DM's on Instagram about 'Copyright Violations' -&- PayPal Announces Cryptocurrency Service

  Don’t be fooled by these insidious Instagram DM phishing scams https://bgr.com/2021/03/29/instagram-scams-copyright-dm-fake-links-security/ SOURCE:  Jacob Siegal, BGR  PayPal launches crypto checkout service https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/paypal-launches-crypto-checkout-service.html SOURCE:  Reuters  (via CNBC)

SolarWinds Hackers Accessed Emails of High-Level DHS Officials -&- VISA accepts Cryptocurrency Payments

  AP sources: SolarWinds hack got emails of top DHS officials https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ap-sources-solarwinds-hack-got-emails-of-top-dhs-officials/ar-BB1f4dVd?ocid=msedgntp SOURCE:  ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press,  (via MSN) Visa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/29/visa-moves-to-allow-payment-settlements-using-cryptocurrency.html SOURCE:  Reuters  (via CNBC)

SolarWinds Attack Prompts 'Executive Order' to Tighten Government Cybersecurity -&- NASA Launches $10 Billion Time Machine

  Executive Order Would Strengthen Cybersecurity Requirements for Federal Agencies https://threatpost.com/executive-order-cybersecurity-federal-agencies/165056/ SOURCE:  Tara Seals, Threat Post NASA Is Launching a $10 Billion 'Time Machine' https://www.vice.com/en/article/88azd4/nasa-is-launching-a-dollar10-billion-time-machine SOURCE:  Becky Ferreira, Motherboard Vice 

Mastercard will Allow Merchants to Accept Cryptocurrencies -&- Instagram Bans Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

  Bitcoin surges 7% to a record high amid new adoption from Mastercard and BNY Mellon https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/bitcoin-price-surges-to-record-high-cryptocurrency-mastercard-2021-2-1030073794 SOURCE:  Isabelle Lee, Business Insider Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been banned from Instagram https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/10/tech/robert-kennedy-jr-instagram-ban/index.html SOURCE:  Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business