The Transatlantic Cable #238

For the 238th episode of the Transatlantic Cable, Dave, Jeff and Ahmed peruse some of the more interesting cyber-related stories of the week. They start by looking at a light-hearted story around Facebook’s metaverse, weddings and Covid. From there, they focus on two cryptocurrency stories. The first one looks at a notorious influencer who allegedly scammed his followers out of $500,000 via a rug-pull, and now won’t return the funds. The second story is perhaps a little more light-hearted as it looks at recent research that suggests having ‘crypto’ or ‘NFT’ in your dating profile gives you the edge in the dating scene – call me sceptical on this one. The last two stories look at North Korea. The first is an interview with an alleged hacker who says they took down North Korea’s internet (all of it); and the second, from the BBC, looks at a UN report suggesting the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is using stolen crypto to fund their nuclear missile program. Read all the stories below 👇 ➡️ My big fat digital wedding: Couple plan India's 'first metaverse marriage' ➡️ Notorious YouTube Streamer Stole $500,000 From Fans In Crypto Scheme ➡️ Owning cryptocurrency may make you more desirable on the dating scene ➡️ One American Hacker Suddenly Took Down North Korea’s Internet ➡️ North Korea: Missile programme funded through stolen crypto