Department of Justice Seizes $2.3 Million in Cryptocurrency Paid to the Ransomware Extortionists Darkside

WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today announced that it has seized 63.7 bitcoins currently valued at approximately $2.3 million. These funds allegedly represent the proceeds of a May 8, ransom payment to individuals in a group known as DarkSide, which had targeted Colonial Pipeline, resulting in critical infrastructure being taken out of operation. The seizure warrant was authorized earlier today by the Honorable Laurel Beeler, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of California. “Following the money remains one of the most basic, yet powerful tools we have,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco for the U.S. Department of Justice. “Ransom payments are the fuel that propels the digital extortion engine, and today’s announcement demonstrates that the United States will use all available tools to make these attacks more costly and less profitable for criminal enterprises. We will continue to target the entire ransomware ecosystem to disrupt and deter these attacks. Today’s announcements also demonstrate the value of early notification to law enforcement; we thank Colonial Pipeline for quickly notifying the FBI when they learned that they were targeted by DarkSide.” “There is no place beyond the reach of the FBI to conceal illicit funds that will prevent us from imposing risk and consequences upon malicious cyber actors,” said FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate. “We will continue to use all of our available resources and leverage our domestic and international partnerships to disrupt ransomware attacks and protect our private sector partners and the American public.”  “Cyber criminals are employing ever more elaborate schemes to convert technology into tools of digital extortion,” said Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California Stephanie Hinds. “We need to continue improving the cyber resiliency of our critical infrastructure across the nation, including in the Northern District of California. We will also continue developing advanced methods to improve our ability to track and recover digital ransom payments.” On or about May 7, Colonial Pipeline was the victim of a highly publicized ransomware attack resulting in the company taking portions of its infrastructure out of operation. Colonial Pipeline reported to the FBI that its computer network was accessed by an organization named DarkSide and that it had received and paid a ransom demand for approximately 75 bitcoins. As alleged in the supporting affidavit, by reviewing the Bitcoin public ledger, law enforcement was able to track multiple transfers of bitcoin and identify that approximately 63.7 bitcoins, representing the proceeds of the victim’s ransom payment, had been transferred to a specific address, for which the FBI has the “private key,” or the rough equivalent of a password needed to access assets accessible from the specific Bitcoin address. This bitcoin represents proceeds traceable to a computer intrusion and property involved in money laundering and may be seized pursuant to criminal and civil forfeiture statutes.  The Special Prosecutions Section and Asset Forfeiture Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California is handling the seizure, with significant assistance from the Department of Justice Criminal Division’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section and Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, and the National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section. The Department components who worked on this seizure coordinated their efforts through the Department’s Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force, which was created to combat the growing number of ransomware and digital extortion attacks. The Task Force prioritizes the disruption, investigation, and prosecution of ransomware and digital extortion activity by tracking and dismantling the development and deployment of malware, identifying the cybercriminals responsible, and holding those individuals accountable for their crimes. The Task Force also strategically targets the ransomware criminal ecosystem as a whole and collaborates with domestic and foreign government agencies as well as private sector partners to combat this significant criminal threat. Source:-https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-seizes-23-million-cryptocurrency-paid-ransomware-extortionists-darkside
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Madonna Louis Vuitton Vest Fedora

Madonna Looks Fierce In $3K Louis VuittonVest & Fedora After Celebrating Dad’s 90thBirthday Madonna, 62, looked as stylish as could be during her latest public outing. The singer was photographed walking around the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on June 5 and showed off a fashionable outfit that included a black, purple, and white Louis Vuitton vest that’s estimated to cost almost $3,000, over a long-sleeved blackish-purple top, dark purple baggy pants, and black and white sneakers. She also rocked a black and white designed fedora hat and sunglasses as her long blonde locks were down. The “Like a Virgin” crooner added more style to her look by painting her nails multi-colors and donning classic makeup that included dark red lipstick. She also accessorized with gold-colored necklaces and earrings and had a lanyard around her neck that read “LOVE.” Madonna’s latest airport visit comes after she took to Instagram to show off a video of five of her six kids, including Lourdes Leon, 24, David Banda, 15, Mercy James, 15, and twins Stelle Ciccone and Estere Ciccone, 8 and others helping her to celebrate her father Silvio Ciccone‘s 90th birthday. They spent the festivities at Ciccone Vineyard & Winery, which Silvio owns, and looked like they had an amazing time with a lot of running, laughing, and hugging in the clips, which can be seen below. “My father is a survivor growing up as an Italian Immigrant in the US and living thru many traumas but always working hard for everything he had,” Madonna began the caption for the video. “He taught me the importance of hard work and earning one’s way in life………….Again I thank you. 🙏🏼 It was so special to spend your 90th birthday with you and my children in your vineyard. 🍇🎂🍷🎉♥️.” After the birthday post for her dad, Madonna posted an eye-catching selfie with her daughter Lourdes on June 5. The duo looked like twins as they closely posed together with pink lipstick and serious faces. “Mambo with Mariposa,” the doting mom wrote in the caption along with a butterfly and blue heart emojis as well as the hashtag “lola.” Source:-https://hollywoodlife.com/2021/06/06/madonna-louis-vuitton-vest-fedora-jfk-airport-pic/
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GeneSiC's 3rd Generation (G3R™) 750V SiC MOSFETs Offer Unparalleled Performance and Reliability

Dulles, VA, June 7, 2021 -- GeneSiC Semiconductor's next-generation 750V G3R™SiC MOSFETs will deliver unprecedented levels of performance, robustness and quality that exceeds its counterparts. System benefits include low on-state drops at operating temperatures, faster switching speeds, increased power density, minimal ringing (low EMI) and compact system size. GeneSiC’s G3R™, offered in optimized low-inductance discrete packages (SMD and through hole), are optimized to operate with lowest power losses under all operating conditions and ultra-fast switching speeds. These devices have substantially better performance levels as compared to contemporary SiC MOSFETs. “High-efficiency energy usage has become a critical deliverable in next-generation power converters and SiC power devices continue to be the key components driving this revolution. After years of development work towards achieving the lowest on-state resistance and robust short circuit and avalanche performance, we are excited to release the industry’s best performing 750V SiC MOSFETs. Our G3R™ enable power electronics designers to meet the challenging efficiency, power density and quality goals in applications like solar inverters, EV on-board chargers and server/telecom power supplies. An assured quality, supported by fast turn-around and automotive-qualified high volume manufacturing further enhances their value proposition." said Dr. Ranbir Singh, President at GeneSiC Semiconductor. G3R60MT07J – 750V 60mΩ G3R™ TO-263-7 SiC MOSFETG3R60MT07D – 750V 60mΩ G3R™ TO-247-3 SiC MOSFETG3R60MT07K – 750V 60mΩ G3R™ TO-247-4 SIC MOSFET Features:- Industry’s lowest gate charge (QG) and internal gate resistance (RG(INT) )- Lowest RDS(ON) change with temperature- Low output capacitance (COSS ) and miler capacitance (CGD )- 100% avalanche (UIL) tested during production- Industry-leading short circuit withstand capability- Fast and reliable body diode with low VF and low QRR- High and stable gate threshold voltage (VTH ) across all temperature and drain-bias conditions- Advanced packaging technology for lower thermal resistance and lower ringing- Manufacturing uniformity of RDS(ON), VTH and breakdown voltage (BV)- Comprehensive product portfolio and safer supply chain with automotive-qualified high volume manufacturing Applications:- Solar (PV) Inverters- EV / HEV Onboard Chargers- Server & Telecom Power Supplies- Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)- DC-DC Converters- Switched Mode Power Supplies (SMPS)- Energy Storage and Battery Charging- Induction Heating  All of GeneSiC Semiconductor’s SiC MOSFETs are targeted for automotive applications (AEC-Q101) and PPAP-capable. For datasheet and other resources, visit - https://www.genesicsemi.com/sic-mosfet/ or contact sales@genesicsemi.com All devices are available from authorized distributors - https://www.genesicsemi.com/sales-support/ Digi-key ElectronicsNewark ElectronicsMouser ElectronicsArrow Electronics
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Georgia Native Brody Malone Captures First US Gymnastics Title, With Tokyo In Sight

Brody Malone deleted Instagram from his phone after racing to the lead at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, an attempt to cut out distractions as he eyed his first national title. Consider it good practice. If the 21-year-old keeps performing like this, the distractions around him are only going to increase heading to Tokyo. Confident from start to finish, Malone overcame a nervous mistake on parallel bars to post a two-day total of 170.700 and stamp himself as the new standard-bearer for the men’s program with the Summer Games just seven weeks away. The victory ended six-time national champion and two-time Olympian Sam Mikulak’s long reign. While Mikulak rebounded from seventh to third, the 29-year-old believes he saw a changing of the guard. nervous during the opening round on Thursday, saying he felt far more pressure while competing for Stanford in the NCAA Championships in April. Staked to a sizable lead after a polished performance, the nerves returned. He appeared ready to have his advantage slip away after ending up on the mat in the middle of his parallel bars set, his first event during finals. No matter. He responded by drilling his high bars set, where his 15.050 score was the best of the meet and the second-highest on any event. “(The fall) was the kick in the butt I needed,” Malone said. Yul Moldauer overcame another miscue on pommel horse to finish second. Moldauer won a national title in 2017 while Mikulak was recovering from injury. He called Malone’s victory evidence that the next wave is coming for a program that’s spent most of the last decade being led by Mikulak. “Brody winning, that’s awesome,” Moldauer said. “That shows that there are younger guys in this country that are able to be the top dog right now and when that happens it drives everyone to get better and better.” Mikulak spent Friday in a long discussion with his sports psychologist after an uncharacteristically off night on Thursday that left him far behind Malone. Competing for the first time in nearly 15 months, Mikulak surprisingly ran out of gas during his final two events. An extended chat with his sports psychologist on Friday helped him hit reset. He came out flying, drilling his floor exercise to start the finals. Minutes later, he came off the pommel horse in the middle of his routine. It would be his only major misstep, a positive development for the lone constant in the U.S. men’s program since he made his first Olympic team in 2012. Mikulak saved his best moment for last, sticking the dismount on his high bar routine before roaring while pumping his fists. “How do you have fun? I was trying to ask that question,” Mikulak said. “When does this get fun? Well, you have to put on a performance.” Something Mikulak has done with stunning regularity for the last nine years. His time, however, is coming to an end. He’s engaged and ready to get on with the next chapter of his life. The decision to not push toward 2024 has freed him in a way. The rust now hopefully gone, Mikulak is eager to attack the final months of his long career. The Olympic selection committee is relying strictly on the performance at the trials to determine the five-man team. Malone has spent the last five months making a pretty compelling argument. He helped the Cardinal capture the NCAA team title in April and added an all-around title to bookend the one he earned as a freshman in 2019. “He’s really great to have in the gym every day,” Stanford teammate Brandon Briones, who finished fourth, said of Malone. “We train with him constantly. He’s always the first one in the gym, last one out.” Shane Wiskus, who moved from the University of Minnesota to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado last fall, was poised to push for one of the top four spots before a nightmarish turn on high bar in his last event. Wiskus saw his hands slip off three times to drop all the way to ninth. Wiskus wore an ace bandage on his right hand during a portion of the awards ceremony. Allan Bower, who put off going to medical school for a year after the Olympics were pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, came in fifth. The Americans earned a “plus one” spot at the Olympics thanks to Paul Juda’s second-place all-around finish at the Pan American Championships on Friday. USA Gymnastics high-performance director Brett McClure said the team will likely use that spot on a specialist rather than an all-arounder. The selection committee will have its hands full. While Malone won the national title by nearly three points, the gap between second and sixth was just 2.450 points. Source:-https://www.wabe.org/georgia-native-brody-malone-captures-first-us-gymnastics-title-with-tokyo-in-sight/
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Tech-Focused Architect Capital To Provide Asset-Based Financing

A new San Francisco-area asset-based lender called Architect Capital has launched with more than $100 million to lend to most technology companies in the U.S. and Latin America, according to a press release. “The global technology and startup industry is evolving quickly, and new forms of financing to fund novel and underappreciated assets are a necessary part of that evolution,” said Architect Capital Founder and CEO James Sagan in the release. “We’re excited to launch Architect Capital to help disruptive, asset-rich technology companies scale quickly.” FinTech startups and young companies will be among those upon which Architect Capital focuses as it seeks to build the business, according to the release. The company’s pitch is that providers of financial services have yet to catch up with innovations in the tech sector, with venture capital taking too big a piece of young firms’ equity and traditional lenders offering inadequate support for clients that are scaling. The release stated, in part: “While traditional forms of equity and debt financing in the venture ecosystem are still very much integral to the growth of these companies, traditional financing is not engineered to support the growth of a company’s underlying financial products.” The company has invested in six companies to date, including PayJoy, which the release described as “a company that delivers consumer financing and smartphone technology to customers in emerging markets.” “Architect has been an excellent partner for our capital needs,” said PayJoy President of Financial Products Brad Pennington in the release. “They bring an excellent balance of rigor and flexibility; an important combination for scaling in emerging markets.” Sagan said in the release: “While I have been investing in companies in Latin America over the last six years, we are still in the early stages of the area’s FinTech story. At Architect Capital, we are thrilled to be at the forefront of firms investing in the region as we approach an inevitable period of exponential growth.” Source:-https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/tech-focused-architect-capital-provide-asset-based-financing/
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The USA take on Mexico in Concacaf Nations League Final in Denver tonight

With a golden opportunity to win the inaugural Concacaf Nations League championship at home, the senior U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) will take on archrival Mexico in tonight’s finale in Denver’s Empower Field at Mile High Stadium. In the tournament’s consolation match, Costa Rica will go up against Honduras. The U.S. advanced to the championship bracket by defeating a defiant Honduras side 1-0 in a nail-biter of a match on the evening of June 3. Costa Rica succumbed to a high-octane Mexico squad during a thrilling six-round penalty kick shootout that brought thousands of enthusiastic fans to their feet. A vibrant and vocal crowd is expected again this evening, complete with a blend of American Outlaws chapters and Pancho Villa’s Army supporter groups. Thursday night’s games brought out nearly 35,000 fans under mandated limited attendance. U.S. head coach Gregg Berhalter’s elite 23-player roster includes Colorado Rapids’ versatile box-to-box midfielder, Kellyn Acosta, along with Colorado Real Soccer Club product and goalkeeper Ethan Horvath. Horvath did not see action in Thursday’s game, however, was the starting keeper for the Yanks when they played in Saint Gallen against a dogged Swiss team that ranks 13th in the FIFA men’s table. Acosta came into the match against Honduras in the 83rd minute for Jackson Yueill. Berhalter also employed Acosta as the holding midfielder against Switzerland. During his pre-match meeting with the media at Mile High Stadium, Berhalter told The Burgundy Wave that Acosta checks off all the necessary boxes. “Kellyn has done a great job of working his way into the mix. He a great player. He showed his versatility in the last camp by playing in the six-position, and in the Switzerland game as well. We think he can also play attacking midfielder. He has a broad skill set. He a great guy and teammate. So, he checks all the boxes and he is a guy we are counting on.” The Stars and Stripes vs El Tri The USMNT last faced Mexico in a competitive fixture on July 7, 2019, during the Gold Cup Championship match in Chicago. The Yanks went down 1-0 late in the second half of a see-saw game from start until the final whistle. The U.S. was outshot 20 to 11, and Mexico went home with another Concacaf trophy. On the other side of the field, U.S’s rising striker Christian Pulisic earned Young Player of the Gold Cup Tournament honors. The starting XI then for the United States had an average age of 25 years, 175 days, and 41 caps. Tonight, Beharter’s roster has an average of 17 caps. As of June 6th, the players came in at an average age of 23 years, with 13 of the 23 members of the team being 23 or younger. Despite being youthful, this is one of the most talented teams that the U.S. has fielded. Eight players will be a part of next year’s Champions League. According to U.S. Soccer, in Germany, the Yanks populate three of the top four with Tyler Adams playing for RB Leipzig, forward Gio Reyna with Borussia Dortmund, and center back John Brooks for Wolfsburg FC. Members of this USMNT finished in the top four in each of the five biggest leagues in Europe, starting with the league title winners in England, Zack Steffen with Manchester City and Tim Weah for Lille. Sergiño Dest completed his first season at Barcelona, and Weston McKennie with Italy’s Juventus. On May 29th, Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic became the first American to play and win in a UEFA Champions League final. During the same press conference with Berhalter, a beaming Pulisic said, “It’s been an incredible couple of days, definitely. Obviously, getting to celebrate and having some family and friends there and be with my teammates was an incredible achievement, so we’re really proud. And, yeah, now it’s right back to work. But I’m happy, I’m excited to have a chance to go after this trophy with the national team, and, yeah, I’m ready to go.” “Any time you get teams together to compete in a tournament format, it’s exciting. And with this being the first version of that, we want to win it and we want to compete to lift that first trophy,” Berhalter said before a recent training session at Dick’s Sporting Good Park. “It’s involving the top teams in our region, so that’s a good thing. When you watch the European Nations League, it was great. The semifinals and final was a great event, and I think we’re helping—it’s a help to the smaller soccer nations that get to compete in these events. And then when you get to the semifinals and the final is when you get to see the big nations squaring off against each other. For us, it’s a great competitive event... These guys are competitive and they want to win trophies.” The head coach and U.S fans expect the team to come out with pace and nose-to-nose tenacity against Mexico, as this roster appears to the group that Berhalter will field next month through August when the team embarks on the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup tournament. Thereafter, they will commence their run at securing a spot in FIFA’s 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar. To qualify, the Yanks will need to run the table with wins in the 2021-2022 Concacaf Octagonal, which kicks off this September and runs through March 2022. Source:-https://www.burgundywave.com/2021/6/6/22521465/usa-take-on-mexico-in-concacaf-nations-league-final-in-denver-tonight
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