[tomek@vz]

Dok se ekipa boji vlastite sjene a iza ugla čekaju ozbiljniji problemi, osobno vidim problematiku čistog digitalnog novca više u vidu ovakvih sranja:

As of September 1, 2025, banks across Vietnam are closing accounts deemed inactive or non-compliant with new biometric rules. Authorities estimate that more than 86 million accounts out of roughly 200 million are at risk if users fail to update their identity verification.

The State Bank of Vietnam has also introduced stricter thresholds for transactions:
- Facial authentication is mandatory for online transfers above 10 million VND (about $379).
- Cumulative daily transfers over 20 million VND ($758) also require biometric approval.

The policy is part of the central bank's broader "cashless" strategy, aimed at combating fraud, identity theft, and deepfake-enabled scams. [...] While many Vietnamese citizens have updated their biometric data without issue, the measure has disproportionately affected foreign residents and expatriates who cannot easily return to local branches and dormant accounts that had been left inactive for years.

A i ovo je fora pogotovo s obzirom na lokaciju...

An investigation by the US Secret Service uncovered an illicit communications network in the New York region that officials say was powerful enough to shut down cellular service and disrupt emergency response systems as world leaders gathered nearby for the United Nations General Assembly. Agents found the equipment in August across several sites within 35 miles of UN headquarters in Manhattan. The system consisted of more than 100,000 SIM cards and 300 servers, which investigators say had the capability to send as many as 30 million text messages per minute anonymously.
The discovery comes after months of surveillance and enforcement operations aimed at tracing anonymous phone-based threats made against senior American officials earlier this year.

> Techspot

Cybercriminals are increasingly using portable devices known as SMS blasters to flood phones with fraudulent text messages, marking a shift in how large-scale phishing scams are carried out. Instead of relying on lists of numbers and automated delivery systems routed through mobile networks, criminals have begun installing fake cell towers in cars or backpacks to beam scam texts directly to nearby phones. These devices, often disguised inside vehicles, impersonate cellular base stations and force surrounding phones into insecure connections.
The trend is a turning point, according to Cathal Mc Daid, VP of technology at telecommunications and cybersecurity firm Enea. "This is essentially the first time that we have seen large-scale use of mobile radio-transmitting devices by criminal groups," Mc Daid told Wired. He noted that while the underlying technology requires some technical expertise, the individuals deploying the blasters are often low-level operators paid simply to drive around with them.

> Techspot