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 Seized $3.6 Billion in Stolen Bitcoins The US Department of Justice seized more than 94,000 Bitcoins from the Bitfinex hack and asserted that the digital currency is not a safe haven for criminals. On February 8, the US Department of Justice announced that it had arrested two people on charges of conspiracy to launder money and collect all the remaining Bitcoin before it was dispersed. The agency did not disclose when it found the said Bitcoins, but said they were worth $3.6 billion at the time. Currently, this amount of coins is equivalent to more than 4.5 billion USD and is the largest financial seizure to date that the US Department of Justice has ever conducted. The two arrested are Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife Heather Morgan, 31, living in New York. According to investigative agency documents, the 2016 hack caused 119,754 Bitcoins to be stolen from the Bitfinex exchange. The hacker then made more than 2,000 unauthorized transactions, transferring the Bitcoins to a digi...

 The reason why Google 'forced' to turn on two-step security Google says that automatically turning on two-step security last year has cut the number of account hacks in half. In an article on the occasion of Internet Safety Day on February 8, Google said that the two-step authentication feature that the company implemented has shown to be effective in protecting personal data for users. According to a report based on Google accounts that enable this feature, the number of account breaches has decreased by 50%. This is the result after four months of testing this feature. In early October 2021, Google automatically enabled two-step (2SV) security for 150 million users, and required 2SV for more than two million YouTube creators to enable 2SV. Illustrate how 2SV security works. Photo: Google With this feature, users when logging into their Google account will be asked to click browse on a previously logged in device, or enter a code sent to an SMS message or via a hardware key. ...

 EU official: 'Life is better without Facebook' Before the news that Meta threatened to withdraw from Europe, the German Economy Minister affirmed that he would not give in and believe that life would be better without Facebook. "I've been without Facebook for four years and life has been wonderful. The European Union is an internal market with so many large economies that, if we act together, we won't be threatened by things like that. like this," Robert Habeck, German Economy Minister, commented on the news that Meta said they might have to close Facebook and Instagram in Europe. Meanwhile, Bruno Le Maire, French Finance Minister, also affirmed that the EU will fight privacy violations and assert its sovereignty. "I can be sure life would be very good without Facebook," he said. Both officials stressed that Meta will have to comply with new EU regulations, or else the company's social media platforms will be banned across Europe. Robert Habeck ...

 Foxconn offers great rewards to find people to make iPhones after Tet The shortage of workers to assemble iPhones and iPads causes Foxconn factory in China to recruit large-scale with high bonuses for new employees. According to Sina, Foxconn Zhengzhou factory specializing in assembling iPhones is in need of recruiting more workers after the holiday when it increases the bonus for new employees from 6,000 yuan (VND 21.4 million) to 8,000 yuan (28 USD). ,5 million). Meanwhile, Foxconn Chengdu, the world's largest iPad production base, also offers high compensation. Those who commit to work more than 90 days can receive a bonus of 10,000 yuan (VND 35.6 million). The factory's hourly wage also increased to 32 yuan (VND 114,000), higher than the usual 25 yuan (VND 89,000). The Foxconn factory in China offers a large bonus to attract more employees to assemble iPhones after the Lunar New Year holiday. Photo: Visual China Workers in a Foxconn factory. Photo: Visual China According t...

 Apple admits Siri saves user voice recordings A bug in iOS 15 allows Siri to store voice recordings when interacting with the virtual assistant, even if the user does not grant permission. According to Zdnet, the bug appeared in the first version of iOS 15 when automatically activating the Improve Siri & Dictation setting - a feature that helps improve Siri over time. Normally, recordings would be deleted, but the error caused them to be archived. Apple acknowledged the issue affected a "small amount" of iPhones, and said it deleted all related recordings and blocked the collection of new recordings after the release of iOS 15.2 on December 14, 2021. However, the company did not notify users of the problem at that time. Photo: Patently Apple Photo: Patently Apple It was not until iOS 15.4 beta 2 that the bug was completely fixed. From this version, Apple will send a warning about whether to enable Improve Siri & Dictation or not when installing. According to The Verg...

 Galaxy S22 will launch in the virtual universe In addition to the traditional organization, Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked 2022 event was held in Decentraland's virtual universe on the evening of February 9. To participate, users need to go to the Samsung 837X area inside the Decentraland platform. This is a virtual space, simulating a real-life Samsung store at 837, Washington Street, New York. Samsung launches Galaxy S22 in a virtual universe Store Samsung 837 in virtual universe. Video: Samsung US Samsung said that users can log in to virtual events through a guest account or a main account. But for the most complete experience, guests should connect to MetaMask wallet to participate in tasks, collect NFT. When accessing Decentraland, they can also shape their avatars such as choosing clothes, hairstyles, and skin colors. The company has not disclosed details of what special experiences await users at the event. According to Techradar, although very few people really understand ...