CFTC Teams up With SEC to Fight Cryptocurrency Scams
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has partnered with several organizations, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to educate the public about cryptocurrency scams, especially those involving fake romantic relationships. These partnerships aim to help consumers recognize and avoid these “pig butchering” scams, which defraud victims by building false trust and promoting fake cryptocurrency […] Powered by...
French Pirate Site Blocking Order Targets Expired and Seized Z-Library Domains
A few weeks before the U.S. Department of Justice announced the criminal prosecution of two alleged Z-Library operators in 2022, the French Publishers Union (SNE) had already targeted the site indirectly. In August that year, SNE obtained an order at a Paris Court, requiring French ISPs to block more than 200 domain names. By November 2022, the order was largely moot. U.S. authorities didn’t just call for the arrest of two people...
