Eurocops shut down Exclu encrypted messaging app, arrest dozens German and Dutch authorities say the app was a favorite of organized criminals and drug smugglers Security07 Feb 2023 | 1
Trust, not tech, is holding back a safer internet Opinion Excuse me, citizen, did you packet this data yourself? CSO06 Feb 2023 | 43
Guy accused of wrecking crypto exchange now hauled into court Mango Markets still offline for now ... but v4 comeback release looms Cyber-crime03 Feb 2023 | 14
Bankruptcy probe: Celsius cheated investors 'from the start' If it walks like a Ponzi, quacks like a Ponzi, guess what it is? Personal Tech01 Feb 2023 | 20
Counterfeit crud crooks crossed over to e-commerce during COVID Piracy-as-a-service, 'bulletproof' ISPs, fake influencers, and big Chinese e-tailers turned a blind eye Networks01 Feb 2023 | 3
South Korea makes crypto crackdown a national justice priority It's listed alongside issues like tackling gang violence, drugs, and sex crimes Cyber-crime31 Jan 2023 | 2
Tencent fired 100 people for corruption during 2022 A couple have already been jailed, others shown the door for embezzling or arranging sham contracts Security17 Jan 2023 | 7
Software engineer accused of stealing $300k from employer was 'inspired by Office Space' We know it's an influential film but that doesn't mean it's an instruction manual Offbeat13 Jan 2023 | 46
FTX CTO and Alameda Research CEO admit fraud, pair 'cooperating' with Feds Samuel Bankman-Fried in FBI custody to face court 'as soon as possible' Networks22 Dec 2022 | 57
Seven smuggled US military tech for Moscow, say Feds Nuclear, hypersonic hardware is one thing, but you can probably keep the quantum computer stuff, Vlad Cyber-crime14 Dec 2022 | 5
Bahamian rap: Crypto villain Sam Bankman-Fried arrested Indictment imminent from America, extradition likely. Grab some popcorn Software13 Dec 2022 | 43
UK arrests five for selling 'dodgy' point of sale software Turns a $100 bottle of wine into a $4 soft drink to avoid tax, earning probe by major governments Cyber-crime12 Dec 2022 | 73
DoJ worries messaging apps could hide evidence of crime, corruption Record keeping rules might need a tweak to ensure content is preserved Software02 Dec 2022 | 15
Elon Musk to abused Twitter users: Your tormentors are coming back Promises restoration of suspended accounts, despite previous pledge to do no such thing Security25 Nov 2022 | 457
Too soon? Amazon commissions FTX mini-series Spoiler alert: court proceedings suggest crypto exchange was a mess and investors will be out of pocket Personal Tech24 Nov 2022 | 31
Husband and wife nuclear warship 'spy' team get 20 years each The Toebbes tried selling US Navy secrets, but handed them right to the FBI Cyber-crime10 Nov 2022 | 27
Your new career plan: Go to jail for bribery, get busted taking drugs, be appointed chair of Samsung It worked for Lee Jae-yong, who now gets to handle a nasty profit plunge Personal Tech28 Oct 2022 | 9
India to lead drive for global crypto regulations to bust money laundering As president of the G20, it will have the platform to make it happen Personal Tech19 Oct 2022 | 6
DoJ ‘very disappointed’ with probation sentence for Capital One hacker Paige Thompson ‘This is not what justice looks like’ says official on sanction for leak of 100 million records Cyber-crime05 Oct 2022 | 40
Open up, it's the IRS. We're here about the crypto tax you dodged 'At least ten' people didn't declare coin income. Wow, what a bust Cyber-crime23 Sep 2022 | 26
Charter won't pay out $7b after cable installer murdered woman. Just $1b instead Well, assuming the US ISP doesn't win its appeal Networks21 Sep 2022 | 10
Anti-Metaverse package 'explosion' at college VR lab probed by investigators Blast, manifesto railing against Zuck and AI may be an artifical reality Bootnotes14 Sep 2022 | 21
DoJ charges pair over China-linked attempt to build semi-autonomous crypto haven on nuked Pacific atoll Yes, that’s a lot to digest: Marshall Islands legislators allegedly bribed to make it possible Cyber-crime08 Sep 2022 | 21
Terminal downgrade saves the day after a client/server heist On Call When the PCs were pilfered by ram raiding rotters, green screens proved their worth Personal Tech02 Sep 2022 | 140
Charter told to pay $7.3b in damages after cable installer murders grandmother Broadband giant says it will appeal jury verdict in negligence case Cyber-crime27 Jul 2022 | 83
Apple's guy in charge of stopping insider trading guilty of … insider trading He had one job Legal01 Jul 2022 | 48
Five Eyes alliance’s top cop says techies are the future of law enforcement Crims have weaponized tech and certain States let them launder the proceeds Cyber-crime09 Jun 2022 | 15
China reveals its top five sources of online fraud 'Brushing' tops the list, as quantity of forbidden content continue to rise Cyber-crime17 May 2022 | 15
Another ex-eBay exec admits cyberstalking web souk critics David Harville is seventh to cop to harassment campaign Cyber-crime13 May 2022 | 11
US appeals court ruling could 'eliminate internet privacy' Tech terms of service dissolve Fourth Amendment rights, EFF warns Legal28 Apr 2022 | 57
Ex-eBay security director to plead guilty to cyberstalking James Baugh faced trial over campaign against newsletter couple Personal Tech20 Apr 2022 | 9
Ex IT chief at Homeland Security watchdog stole US govt software to pirate Murali Venkata found guilty of conspiracy to resell case management app Applications12 Apr 2022 | 11
Yale finance director stole $40m in computers to resell on the sly Ill-gotten gains bankrolled swish life of flash cars and real estate Security31 Mar 2022 | 32
Cybercrooks target students with fake job opportunities Legit employers don't normally send a check before you've started – or ask you to send money to a Bitcoin address Security29 Mar 2022 | 21
IT technician jailed for wiping school's and pupils' devices Court told he'd acted from 'spite and revenge' due to grudge over sacking Legal14 Feb 2022 | 100
Canadian Netwalker ransomware crook pleads guilty to million-dollar crimes Crim has 80 months to think on choices made in life Security08 Feb 2022 | 5
Bitcoin 'inventor' will face forgery claims over his Satoshi Nakamoto proof, rules High Court COPA load of that Legal06 Jan 2022 | 76
Fugitive mafioso evaded cops for two decades until he was spotted on Google Street View Wanted killer cuffed after maps snaps led to Facebook sighting Bootnotes06 Jan 2022 | 41
Cryptocurrency 'rug pulls' cheated investors out of $8bn in 2021 – report Somehow people keep buying into dodgy crypto projects that vanish with investor funds Personal Tech16 Dec 2021 | 54
Oz Feds reveal distribution model behind backdoored 'An0m' chat app spread by crims Resellers were given exclusive territories to target, and offered tech support Security09 Dec 2021 | 7
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 Legal03 Dec 2021 | 13
What a bunch of bricks: Crooks knock hole in toyshop wall, flee with €35k Lego haul Police still trying to piece everything together Bootnotes02 Dec 2021 | 106
Amazon India execs questioned after sellers allegedly use site to smuggle marijuana Updated Ganja believe it? Seller claimed to sell 'Stevia leaves', but shifted a tonne of wacky 'baccy before being busted Security22 Nov 2021 | 22
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 On-Prem08 Nov 2021 | 24
Amazon textbook rental service scammed for $1.5m Michigan man arrested for borrowing costly textbooks and selling them Security15 Oct 2021 | 45
Maker of ATM bombing tutorials blew himself up – Euro cops Vid filming ended in deadly disaster Bootnotes02 Oct 2021 | 155
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 Security27 Sep 2021 | 75
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 Security25 May 2021 | 66
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 Personal Tech20 Nov 2020 | 55
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 Security09 Oct 2020 | 71
Former antivirus baron John McAfee collared, faces extradition to America on tax evasion, securities allegations He paid more or less than $750, though? Security06 Oct 2020 | 111
Imagine running a dating app and being told accounts could be easily hijacked. How did that feel, Grindr? In brief Plus: A little reminder to not pay off ransomware crooks Security03 Oct 2020 | 24
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 Security02 Oct 2020 | 16
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 Security01 Oct 2020 | 24
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 Science30 Sep 2020 | 25
Feds warn foreign disinformation will be spamming US voters well after the November election to sow discord and doubt In Brief Also, Brazilian teen spots odd Instagram bug and nets $25K Security28 Sep 2020 | 13
'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 Security22 Sep 2020 | 44
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 Security22 Sep 2020 | 16
Russians charged for $16.8m crypto-coin heist, but traders warned their cash is only as safe as their security is tight In brief Plus: Lazarus Group joins the big league, ex-Aussie PM doxxed, new flaw found in Bluetooth, and more Security21 Sep 2020 | 4
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 Security21 Sep 2020 | 31
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 AI + ML16 Sep 2020 | 88
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 Security16 Sep 2020 | 5