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Month: July 2021

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters announced on July 20 on CNN's "New Day" that the bipartisan investigation will seek to better understand how cryptocurrency emboldens cybercriminals and to identify possible policy changes.

Key senator launches investigation into cryptocurrency role in ransomware attacks

By Geneva Sands, CNN A key US senator is launching an investigation into the connection between cryptocurrencies and ransomware attacks in the wake of several recent high-profile attacks. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters announced Tuesday on CNN’s “New Day” that the bipartisan investigation will seek to better understand how cryptocurrency emboldens

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In this CCTV image obtained by the Department of Justice

First US Capitol rioter convicted of a felony gets 8 months in prison after DOJ says stiffer sentence could stop future attacks

By Marshall Cohen A man who pleaded guilty to breaching the Senate chamber during the US Capitol insurrection was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison in a closely watched case that could influence how hundreds of other rioters charged with the same felony are punished. Paul Hodgkins, a 38-year-old Floridian, is now the first

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Cifras y datos para entender la inmigración cubana en Estados Unidos y el resto del mundo

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Las recientes protestas inéditas vividas en Cuba resonaron no solo dentro de la isla caribeña sino también en varios países. Los ojos del mundo volvieron a posarse sobre Cuba en medio de una situación que pone en crisis al gobierno de Miguel Díaz-Canel. Y además de las repercusiones políticas,

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Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6. A third member of the far-right Oath Keepers group will plead guilty on July 20 and cooperate with prosecutors

Third member of Oath Keepers’ January 6 conspiracy case pleads guilty and will cooperate with prosecutors

By Marshall Cohen, CNN A third member of the far-right Oath Keepers group who stormed the US Capitol in a unified military formation pleaded guilty on Tuesday afternoon and will cooperate with prosecutors, according to court records. Caleb Berry, 20, pleaded guilty in DC District Court to two felonies — conspiracy and obstruction of a

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