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Hack Forums News // Edition 497

Posted 03-22-2021, 11:27 PM

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Convo Change Coming - Omniscient
Following a number of people creating accounts to share infected links and downloads, Omniscient has opted to place some restrictions on new convo messages. Unupgraded users will no longer be able to start a convo with another unupgraded user.

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18 Year Old Hacker Gets 3 Years in Prison for Massive Twitter 'Bitcoin Scam' Hack - flavoral
Remember when some of the most followed Twitter accounts posted a Bitcoin address and managed to collect over $100,000? The mastermind behind the operation, Graham Ivan Clark, was sentenced to three years in jail plus three years probation after pleading guilty to fraud.

Vladimir Putin Challenges Joe Biden to a Live Debate - triple6
In response to being accused of being a "killer", the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, challenged Joe Biden to a live, on-air debate. Do you think the two presidents should debate on live TV?

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What's the worst job you've had? - Dr. Dox
Most people will end up working at a job that they do not enjoy at some point in their life. Some people get past that with side hustles and activities outside of the workplace. For others, they might be trapped in their job. Have you ever had a terrible job?

Are you on the FBI watch list? - Who Soup
Do you think that you have made it onto a watch list? If not a watch list, how about some kind of general list? Share your thoughts on Who Soup's thread and speculate with others about possible reasons a Hack Forums member could be under the FBI's watch.

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[$100 BTC/ETH/Award] Caps Contest - Round Two! Super Simple - Cap
Cap is back with the second installment of their contest. This time users are in with the chance of winning prizes totaling $100! The requirements are simple and anyone can enter.

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Filecoin Double Deposited on Binance
Filecoin, a cryptocurrency for digital storage on the blockchain, has a serious security flaw when depositing on exchanges. A deposit of 61,000 Filecoin was made on Binance. The end result was around 120,000 FIL, indicating that there is a clear problem in this scenario. The user got double what they deposited. Due to an overlooked flaw in the remote procedure call used by the coin when making a deposit, it was possible to essentially double-spend a deposit to an exchange. Traders could start a deposit and send the funds to Binance. If the transaction was taking its time, one could increase the fee with a replace-by-fee transaction. Instead of rejecting the initial transaction though, Binance credited both due to the flaw. >>Source

Visa Plans to Support Spending Bitcoin
Following Bitcoin's explosive growth at the start of 2021, many financial companies have been racing to release cryptocurrency integrations with their products and services. Visa has been looking at ways to give their card users the ability to spend Bitcoin and stablecoins on the go. During a podcast, Al Kelly, Visa's CEO, revealed that the financial services giant is trying to do two things. The first aim "is to enable the purchase of bitcoin on Visa credentials." The second, more exciting aim, involves the corporation "working with bitcoin wallets to allow the bitcoin to be translated into a fiat currency." This would mean that customers would be able to use their Visa card at 70 million places around the world and pay with Bitcoin anywhere. >>Source

Waste of Time
After a century of practicing “Daylight Saving Time”, scientists are now questioning if it is effective. “When coal still ruled, daylight saving time was implemented as a way to maximize limited daylight hours.” Germany was the first country to put daylight saving time into action during “World War I”. Data also suggests that changing clocks leads to increases in heart attacks as well as deadly car accidents. Many believe that daylight saving time is ineffective and countries around the globe have begun drafting bills to halt this practice. >>Source

Painting With a Trip
New evidence unearthed now proves that “hallucinogens” were consumed at certain “rock art sites”. This means that humans were consuming “psychoactive” drugs up to four centuries ago. Researchers found “quids” that were packed into small cracks around the site. They “initially took a sample of quids, hoping to find traces of ancient human DNA.” Many have wondered what inspired rock art paintings, and this evidence fills in a missing piece of the puzzle. >>Source

Who Ordered the Fresh Pollen
Until now, bees have spread pollen to new plants; however, their numbers have started to decrease. To combat the decrease, researchers have devised a means of pollinating plants themselves. They have “equipped drones with sprayers that release pollen-laden soap bubbles from a distance.” Some worry that this will interrupt services to restore bees and other insects. For now, researchers hope that this equipment will be able to assist “natural pollinators” around the world. >>Source

I'm Standing on a Million Lives Season 2 Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Ending Song Artist
A new promotional video of the anime Naoki Yamakawa of the mange Akinari Nao's I'm Standing on a Million Lives (100-Man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru) related to the second season of the anime was revealed on Friday by the official website of the series. The video revealed the endthing theme song and some new cast members. >>Source

Digimon Adventure: Anime Unveils New Video, Visual
Toei Animation revealed on Friday two new promotional videos for Digimon Adventure: anime. The videos tease the story that is getting closer and closer to the ending of it and also the anime's insert song "Break the chain" by Takayoshi Tanimoto. This is some very exciting news. We will be getting more content and storyline of the original Digimon Adventure series most of us grew up watching. >>Source

Butt Detective Anime Gets New Episodes on April 3 After 10-Month Break
The anime Butt Detective (Oshiri Tantie) did not receive new episodes since June 2020. It was finally announced on Thursday that the anime will soon get new episodes on NHK's E Tele channel, beginning on April 3. This was the longest break between episodes for this anime. The website also revealed new cast members and visuals. >>Source

Bakugan: Geogan Rising Anime Premieres in Japan in April
It was announced on Friday that Bakugan: Geogan Rising will premiere in Japan in April on the official Japanese Twitter account for the franchise. Spin Master describes Bakugan: Geogan Rising:
"Bakugan: Geogan Rising sees hero Dragonoid return as the Awesome Brawlers remain in a deep slumber, healing from the last time they had to save the world. This time, the gang will face adventures with a new set of Bakugan characters including Geogan, a Bakugan-like creature fused with elements of crystals and forming a new geometric form. Not only do Geogans look different than their Bakugan counterparts, but they are exceptionally strong and built to brawl. It's not long before the Awesome Brawlers turn this group of misfit Bakugan into loyal partners, and Geogan have arrived on the scene, ready to prove their worth and dominate in the Bakugan battle arena." >>Source