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PEPEUSD

Crypto influencer BitBoy's Twitter account was hacked and used to promote an anti-SEC scam token. The hackers exploited the recent frenzy around meme tokens, leveraging the hype to promote their scam tokens.

Portfolio Pulse from Jose Rodrigo Safdiye

June 11, 2023 | 2:05 am

COIN

Former SEC official John Reed Stark warns investors to exit crypto platforms due to escalating regulatory pressure. He highlights the lack of oversight and investor protections on these platforms. The SEC has initiated legal proceedings against Binance and sued Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) for allegedly enabling illegal transactions.

Portfolio Pulse from Bibhu Pattnaik

June 10, 2023 | 5:25 pm

DWAC

SPY

Incitement reveals classified documents containing information on U.S. and foreign countries' defense and weapons capabilities, U.S. nuclear programs, and potential vulnerabilities to military attack.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

June 09, 2023 | 5:51 pm

MSFT

Microsoft Azure users experienced an outage with 77% facing website access issues, 18% login issues, and 6% server connection issues. The company is working on load-balancing processes to mitigate the problem. Anonymous Suda claims to be targeting the site with a DDoS attack.

Portfolio Pulse from Anusuya Lahiri

June 09, 2023 | 5:41 pm

GOOG

GOOGL

Google Cloud has submitted a complete OSCAL package for Department of Defense Impact Level 5 (ILF) to EMASS, aiming to enhance its security and compliance capabilities.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

June 09, 2023 | 4:04 pm

MSFT

Microsoft Azure is currently investigating issues with error notifications, which may affect the platform's performance.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

June 09, 2023 | 3:51 pm

BTCUSD

TikTok influencer Denish Sahadevan has pleaded guilty to money laundering using cryptocurrency after fraudulently obtaining over $1.2 million in government relief loans. He used fake tax forms and bank statements to apply for loans and concealed the funds through securities and cryptocurrency trading. Sahadevan is awaiting sentencing and must pay $429,000 in restitution and forfeit his cash and Bitcoin holdings.

Portfolio Pulse from Shiv Singh Juneja

June 09, 2023 | 3:40 pm

APA

APA Corp has confirmed the suspension of all platform drilling in the North Sea due to safety concerns.

Portfolio Pulse from Happy Mohamed

June 09, 2023 | 3:11 pm

SPY

VGK

The US Justice Department has charged Russian nationals in connection with the hack of crypto exchange Mt. Gox and the operation of illicit crypto exchange BTC-E.

Portfolio Pulse from Happy Mohamed

June 09, 2023 | 3:00 pm

SPY

VGK

The U.S. Pentagon has announced a new $2 billion air defense package for Ukraine, aimed at bolstering the country's defense capabilities.

Portfolio Pulse from Happy Mohamed

June 09, 2023 | 2:39 pm