How Stealing Catalytic Converters Became The Latest Crime Trend

A major federal case shows exactly what happens after someone steals this valuable car part.

Hackaday Links: April 9, 2023

When it comes to cryptocurrency security, what’s the best way to secure the private key? Obviously, the correct answer is to write it on a sticky note and put it on the bezel of your monitor;…

She led the fight against the theft of research. Now she's quitting the University of Copenhagen: »I knew it would be completely kamikaze« — University Post

She has persistently fought against the theft of research and for more research freedom. First with the 'Please don’t steal my work' campaign and later with the 'Set research free' campaign, both of which received widespread support from Danish...

What Losing Everything Taught Me About Backing Up

Backing up. It’s such a simple thing on paper – making a copy of important files and putting them in a safe place. In reality, for many of us, it’s just another thing on that list…

Hackers stole encrypted LastPass password vaults, and we’re just now hearing about it

It’s way worse than the previous notice made it seem.

FOUNDER AND CREATOR OF BITCHUTE HAS BANK ACCOUNT FROZEN IN BLATANT ACT OF THEFT AND CENSORSHIP!!!

FOUNDER AND CREATOR OF BITCHUTE HAS BANK ACCOUNT FROZEN IN BLATANT ACT OF THEFT AND CENSORSHIP!!! Bitchute was created out of a need for free speech absolutism during a time when YouTube was busy working on tweaking their algorithms to shadow ban vo…

Edward Snowden receives Russian passport – lawyer

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has received his Russian passport and can now not be extradited to the US, his lawyer says

US sets up new military base in Syria

While Syria struggles through a severe energy shortage, US occupation forces steal over 80 percent of the nation's oil each day

Hackaday Links: May 29, 2022

It looks like the ongoing semiconductor shortage isn’t getting any better, and if the recent spate of computer thefts from semi trucks is any indication, it’s only going to get worse. T…

Toward a Cooperative Agorism

I have a saying that goes something like: ‘I don’t trust anybody who thinks taxation is theft but profit isn’t.’ The former is a common sentiment among libertarians left and right, who argue, like Michael Huemer, that “[w]hen the government...

There’s No Money? Then How Can There be $10 Trillion for Financiers in Two Years?

Noting that there is always money to be thrown at the finance industry but little for social needs is by now about as startling as noting the Sun rose in the east this morning. But what is eye-opening is the truly gargantuan amounts of money...

House Progressives Urge Biden to Release Afghan Funds 'Before It's Too Late'

"Frozen assets belonging to the Afghan people should be released and used to restore the country's economy," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.