Interwebbed: Top Cyber and Crypto News for Wednesday, August 27

Up, up and away

Up, up and away

Today we’re featuring trolls, dark markets, drones, racists, banks, and idiots, among other fragrant denizens of The Cryptosphere. Enjoy? And make sure your shots are up to date before clicking.

Black Market Cannabis Road Hacked, $100,000 in Bitcoin Lost (Coindesk)

Hack the National Weather Service Site? There’s an App for That (WaPo)

Texas Megachurch Preaches the Power of Drones (WarIsBoring)

The Year Of “Bank Yadda Yadda Yadda Settles Yadda Yadda Yadda Billions Yadda Yadda Yadda” Not Over Yet (Dealbreaker)

Facebook Targets Click-Baiting, Favors Link Format vs. Links in Captions, Status Updates (AllFacebook)

A step-by-step guide to hosting or joining a Twitter chat (TheNextWeb)

Wanted man posted Ice Bucket Challenge on Facebook, police say (CNET)

NYT Public Editor: Calling Michael Brown ‘No Angel’ Was ‘Regrettable Mistake’ (Mediaite)

Study: Men Are More Likely to Troll and Be Trolled (SocialTimes)

Money mobility under threat from Big Banks in Somaliland (FP)

Abolish the ‘illegality industry’ at Europe’s borders (FT)

These 3-D Printed Skeleton Keys Can Pick High-Security Locks in Seconds (Wired)

FBI issues warning about creative Google searches (CSOOnline)

 

Image via filin ilia on Flickr



Categories: Android, Apps, Banks, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Dark Web, Facebook, FBI, Google, Hackers, Money, Social Media, Trolls, Twitter

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