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Bitcoin 'inventor' will face forgery claims over his Satoshi Nakamoto proof, rules High Court
COPA load of that
06 Jan 2022 15:57 | 76
Crime
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Bootnotes
Fugitive mafioso evaded cops for two decades until he was spotted on Google Street View
Wanted killer cuffed in Spain after more evidence from Facebook
06 Jan 2022 07:25 | 40
Personal Tech
Cryptocurrency 'rug pulls' cheated investors out of $8bn in 2021 – report
Somehow people keep buying into dodgy crypto projects that vanish with investor funds
16 Dec 2021 21:31 | 54
Security
Oz Feds reveal distribution model behind backdoored 'An0m' chat app spread by crims
Resellers were given exclusive territories to target, and offered tech support
09 Dec 2021 03:43 | 7
Legal
Alibaba exec accused of mishandling sexual assault case wants alleged victim to apologise
Manager was fired, now wants his reputation restored with post on a prominent website
03 Dec 2021 03:32 | 13
Bootnotes
What a bunch of bricks: Crooks knock hole in toyshop wall, flee with €35k Lego haul
Police still trying to piece everything together
02 Dec 2021 13:00 | 106
Updated
Amazon India execs questioned after sellers allegedly use site to smuggle marijuana
Ganja believe it? Seller claimed to sell 'Stevia leaves', but shifted a tonne of wacky 'baccy before being busted
22 Nov 2021 03:58 | 22
On-Prem
Truckload of GPUs stolen on their way out of San Francisco
Nvidia partner EVGA voids warranties - that'll show whoever nabbed 'em, or maybe flush them out
08 Nov 2021 07:59 | 24
Security
Amazon textbook rental service scammed for $1.5m
Michigan man arrested for borrowing costly textbooks and selling them
15 Oct 2021 23:24 | 45
Bootnotes
Maker of ATM bombing tutorials blew himself up – Euro cops
Vid filming ended in deadly disaster
02 Oct 2021 07:10 | 155
Security
Fake 'BT' caller fleeces elderly victim of £30k in APP app scam
That's authorised push payment – where they get the mark to make the transfer
27 Sep 2021 12:58 | 75
Security
Hard cheese: Stilton snap shared via EncroChat leads to drug dealer's downfall
Brit thrown in the clink for 13 years after 'palm-print' lifted from internet photo
25 May 2021 06:30 | 66
Personal Tech
Police warn of bad Apples that fell off the back of a truck after highway robbery
Driver and security guard tied up and 48 pallets stacked with Cupertino kit stolen
20 Nov 2020 06:27 | 55
Security
Here's US Homeland Security collaring a suspected arsonist after asking Google for the IP addresses of folks who made a specific search
Don't worry, says the internet giant, this doesn't happen too often
09 Oct 2020 12:04 | 71
Security
Former antivirus baron John McAfee collared, faces extradition to America on tax evasion, securities allegations
He paid more or less than $750, though?
06 Oct 2020 02:42 | 111
In brief
Imagine running a dating app and being told accounts could be easily hijacked. How did that feel, Grindr?
Plus: A little reminder to not pay off ransomware crooks
03 Oct 2020 09:08 | 24
Security
How's this for overachieving? Man accused of running software outfit as a Ponzi scheme while on parole from previous fraud
He masterminded $7m scam from halfway house, Feds claim
02 Oct 2020 03:10 | 16
Security
Chap beats rap in WhatsApp zap flap: Russian banker walks from insider trading case after deleting software
Brit financial watchdogs foxed by not guilty verdict
01 Oct 2020 06:53 | 24
Science
Prepare your shocked faces: Crypto-coin exchange boss laundered millions of bucks for online auction crooks
Scumbag found guilty for his role in large-scale cyber-fraud ring
30 Sep 2020 06:03 | 25
In Brief
Feds warn foreign disinformation will be spamming US voters well after the November election to sow discord and doubt
Also, Brazilian teen spots odd Instagram bug and nets $25K
28 Sep 2020 10:06 | 13
Security
'I don’t want to see another computer for the rest of my life'... Brit Dark Overlord cyber-extortionist thrown in an American clink for five years
Scumbag sobs in court as judge orders him to cough up $1.5m
22 Sep 2020 05:37 | 44
Security
Contractor convicted of pinching supercomputer cycles to mine cryptocurrency
Court sends him into lockdown that’s not a whole lot nastier than some used to control a certain virus
22 Sep 2020 04:23 | 16
In brief
Russians charged for $16.8m crypto-coin heist, but traders warned their cash is only as safe as their security is tight
Plus: Lazarus Group joins the big league, ex-Aussie PM doxxed, new flaw found in Bluetooth, and more
21 Sep 2020 12:33 | 4
Security
Amazon staffers took bribes, manipulated marketplace, leaked data including search algorithms – DoJ claims
Banned merchants restored, rivals’ stores binned, cash sent around town in an Uber, it is alleged
21 Sep 2020 02:13 | 31
AI + ML
Safety driver at the wheel of self-driving Uber car that killed a pedestrian is charged with negligent homicide
Doesn't matter if a computer was in control, responsibility rests with the human, says prosecutor
16 Sep 2020 22:17 | 88
Security
Good: US boasts it collared two in Chinese hacking bust. Bad: They aren't the actual hackers, rest are safe in China
Ugly: And it's all about video game robberies at this stage
16 Sep 2020 19:41 | 5
In Brief
Darknet market's peacemaker sentenced to 11 years in prison
Sealed with an XSS: Flaw in Go lang library could cause app issues
07 Sep 2020 06:01 | 7
Networks
There's gall – and then there's the security director who stole and resold 41 government-owned networking switches
South Carolina crook jailed for 2 years after flogging $340k of purloined Cisco kit
02 Sep 2020 21:18 | 8
Security
Someone's getting a free trip to the US – well, not quite free. Brit bloke extradited to face $2m+ cyber-scam charges
That's certainly one way to get around COVID-19 travel restrictions
01 Sep 2020 06:01 | 53
AI + ML
Smash-and-grabbed: Chinese AI academic cuffed by Feds after 'binning hard drive' amid software leak probe
Uni bod accused of destroying evidence by agents investigating possible visa fraud, transfer of 'sensitive' data to Beijing
31 Aug 2020 22:43 | 28
Personal Tech
Zuck says Facebook made an 'operational mistake' in not taking down US militia page mid-protests. TBH the whole social network is a mistake
So sorry this keeps happening. Best out of three, er, four, er ten?
29 Aug 2020 16:02 | 138
Updated
Forget your space-age IT security systems. It might just take a $1m bribe and a willing employee to be pwned
Elon Musk suggests Tesla targeted by Russian charged with trying to bung staffer cash to infect own bosses' network during DDoS distraction
26 Aug 2020 20:56 | 51
In brief
Canadian shipping company Canpar gets an unwanted delivery – ransomware
Meanwhile, Gmail finally deals with a 'confused mailman' problem
24 Aug 2020 10:15 | 7
Security
Utes gotta be kidding me... University of Utah handed $457K to ransomware creeps
'After careful consideration' uni decided to pay up using its insurance policy
21 Aug 2020 19:28 | 20
Security
Ex-Uber chief security officer charged, accused of covering up theft of personal info from databases by hackers
Say it ain't Joe?
20 Aug 2020 23:27 | 10
Security
Thanks for the memories... now pay up or else: Maze ransomware crew claims to have hacked SK hynix, leaks '5% of stolen files'
More expected to leak unless extortionists are paid off
20 Aug 2020 00:27 | 12
On-Prem
Architect of tech contractor tax fraud scheme jailed for at least five years
Payroll company kept over $70m of tax and founders spent it lavishly
03 Aug 2020 06:32 | 35
In Brief
Oh cool, more Cisco patches to apply. Happy Monday
Meanwhile, KDE desktops can be pwned by evil archives
03 Aug 2020 06:03 |
Security
Shocked I am. Shocked to find that underground bank-card-trading forums are full of liars, cheats, small-time grifters
No honor among thieves
23 Jul 2020 07:04 | 31
In Brief
Hey there, want to break into computers like an Iranian hacker crew? IBM finds 40GB of videos that include how-tos
Plus: BitTorrent CEO puts a $1m bounty on Twitter hackers
20 Jul 2020 10:15 | 4
Bootnotes
Motorbike ride-share app CEO taken to pieces in grisly New York dismemberment
Multimillionaire found dead in flash pad by sister
16 Jul 2020 04:04 | 18
Security
Shopped recently in a small online store? Check this list to see if it was one of 570 websites infected with card-skimming Magecart
Jeepers, Keeper
07 Jul 2020 23:35 | 44
Security
Your 2.3m Instagram fans won't stop the FBI... Web star accused of plotting to launder millions from cyber-crime
Bloke calling himself Hushpuppi extradited, allegedly conspired to steal $100m from English Premier League soccer club among others
06 Jul 2020 22:35 | 13
In Brief
CyberX, CyberX, does whatever a CyberX does. Locks IoT, machines too, Microsoft got it, so will you
Plus: DDoS'er jailed, and more
29 Jun 2020 05:04 | 3
Roundup
VMware and Office for Mac need patching, Microsoft can scan your firmware, and Anonymous takes credit for Atlanta police hacks
Plus: Nigeria-based entrepreneur accused of fraud, and more
22 Jun 2020 12:45 | 7
Personal Tech
Ex-eBay security execs among six charged with harassing, threatening bloggers who dared criticize web tat souk
Internal probe went all the way to the former CEO, CCO after 'smut, fake pig's head, more sent to couple'
16 Jun 2020 00:36 | 42
Roundup
Facebook pays for exploit to catch a predator, voting software security under the microscope...
... and more in this rapid-fire summary of infosec news
14 Jun 2020 10:06 | 5
Security
At least someone's making out like a bandit: Scammers have pocketed $13m in Coronavirus fraud from the US this year
FTC tallies the cost of pandemic rip-offs
15 Apr 2020 02:26 | 3
Security
Why is ransomware still a thing? One-in-three polled netizens say they would cave to extortion demands
American young adults are easiest marks for criminals, study reckons
02 Apr 2020 21:28 | 17
Security
US Health and Human Services targeted by DDoS scum at just the time it's needed to be up and running
Miscreants also hammer Euro websites as well, because why not?
16 Mar 2020 20:40 | 7
Bootnotes
Breaker one-nine, this trucker's rubber ducked, facing a year in the slammer for Acer laptop thefts
Driver gets a-weigh with Chromebook thefts and doesn't get away with it
27 Feb 2020 05:55 | 32
Updated
Google product boss cuffed on suspicion of murder after his Microsoft manager wife goes missing, woman's body found, during Hawaii trip
Before he was arrested, Googler appealed to internet, newspaper for help finding his spouse
21 Feb 2020 02:11 | 47
Science
How's this for a crossover? Scumbag scammed victims with fake gem mines – then pivoted to fake crypto-mines
Not the sort of 'digital transformation' you want to be part of
20 Feb 2020 11:07 | 6
Storage
Hard Disk Dri, er, Connive: Two sales execs accused by Uncle Sam of bumping up HDD component prices
Japanese supplier's biz model, like its products, were straight as a spring
18 Feb 2020 20:45 | 3
Updated
Huawei to the danger zone: Now Uncle Sam slaps it with 16 charges of racketeering, fraud, money laundering, theft of robot arm and source code
CFO – and daughter of founder Ren Zhengfei – Meng Wanzhou named in fresh criminal indictment
13 Feb 2020 20:35 | 64
Science
Fake docs rock real docs: Ex-Wall St guy accused of conning medics out of £27m for bogus cryptocurrency fund using faked paperwork
He spent the dosh on himself rather than invest it as promised, prosecutors claim
12 Feb 2020 10:11 | 26
Science
Robbing-some Caruso and pal lived life of luxury using victims' millions in crypto-Ponzi scam, say prosecutors
Pair allegedly gambled away investor cash and blew the rest on private jet and cars, mansion, fashion
06 Feb 2020 13:03 | 20
Enigma
If only 3 in 100,000 cyber-crimes are prosecuted, why not train cops to bring these crooks to justice once and for all, suggests think-tank veep
'We are focusing on defending systems over identifying and pursuing the person behind the cyber-crime'
30 Jan 2020 11:03 | 43
Roundup
Teenagers today. Can't take them anywhere, eh? 18-year-old kid accused of $50m SIM-swap cryptocurrency heist
Also, Cisco, Citrix emit patches, US army advises using Signal
25 Jan 2020 11:34 | 18
Security
Russian super-crook behind $20m internet fraud den Cardplanet and malware-exchange forum pleads guilty
Now 29-year-old faces years in the clink after long battle to bring him to justice
24 Jan 2020 04:40 | 13
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