Ten nations tell social media, banks, and telcos to get better at stopping scams Australian minister singles out Meta – where Zuck has 600,000 Nvidia GPUs ready to roll Public Sector14 Mar 2024 | 26
Chinese chap charged with stealing Google’s AI datacenter secrets Moonlighted for PRC companies after side-stepping Big G's security, allegedly On-Prem07 Mar 2024 | 13
Feds post $15 million bounty for info on ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware crew infosec in brief ALSO: EncroChat crims still getting busted; ransomware takes down CO public defenders office; and crit vulns Security19 Feb 2024 |
It's time we add friction to digital experiences and slow them down Column Decades of obsessing about always going faster have left us in constant danger Software14 Feb 2024 | 77
Australian Tax Office probed 150 staff over social media refund scam $1.3 billion lost as identity fraud – and greed – saw 57,000 or more seek unearned tax refunds Cyber-crime14 Feb 2024 | 3
Fintech engineer grounded by crypto fraud caper, including $300m spoof trades Fourth conviction in South Africa-linked scheme Legal08 Feb 2024 | 9
Combination of cheap .cloud domains and fake Shark Tank news fuel unhealthy wellness scams .SBS gTLD once owned by Australian broadcaster is another source of strife Security17 Jan 2024 | 5
China’s gambling crackdown spawned wave of illegal online casinos and crypto-crime in Asia ‘Inaccessible and autonomous armed group territories’ host crooks who use tech to launder cash, run slave scam gangs, and more Cyber-crime16 Jan 2024 | 4
23andMe responds to breach with new suit-limiting user terms Security in brief Also: 'well-known Bay Area tech' firm's laptops stolen and check out some critical vulns Security11 Dec 2023 | 15
That call center tech scammer could be a human trafficking victim Interpol increasingly concerned as abject abuse of victims scales far beyond Asia origins Security08 Dec 2023 | 29
Binance and CEO admit financial crimes, billions coughed up to US govt Chief quits, pays own penalty after helping crooks launder cash, aiding sanctions evaders Cyber-crime22 Nov 2023 | 37
FTX crypto-villain Sam Bankman-Fried convicted on all charges Jury took just four hours to reach guilty verdicts Cyber-crime03 Nov 2023 | 112
Food robots delivering bombs? Oregon State campus shut down by 'prank' Student's new dorm room comes with bars, not the good kind Offbeat25 Oct 2023 | 29
San Francisco mayor suggests police drones and CCTV can cure city's crime woes Suggests bodycam footage should replace paperwork for simple arrests Cybersecurity Month19 Oct 2023 | 30
Three dozen plaintiffs join Apple AirTag tracking lawsuit in amended complaint 38 people now accusing Apple of negligence over stalking, assaults and murders enabled by Bluetooth trackers Legal13 Oct 2023 | 20
Ransomwared health insurer wasn't using antivirus software PhilHealth blames government procurement rules for license expiry and issues phishing warnings Cybersecurity Month11 Oct 2023 | 15
Hong Kong securities regulator to name suspicious crypto players Tightens regulations after downfall of the brazen JPEX exchange Legal27 Sep 2023 | 6
Blazar Token creator accused of using investor funds for renovating bathroom Interesting choice, if true. Not a Lamborghini, is it? Legal24 Aug 2023 | 10
Token prison sentence for first convicted NFT insider trader Prosecutors wanted 2 years, but former OpenSea employee got 3 months Legal23 Aug 2023 | 9
Celsius feels the heat: Ex-CEO arrested, watchdogs line up to sue bankrupt crypto biz Exec faces fraud charges, one regulator wants $5 billion fine Cyber-crime13 Jul 2023 | 10
California man jailed after manure-to-methane scheme revealed as bull Fraudulent cash cow milked investors for almost $9M Offbeat28 Jun 2023 | 36
SSD missing from SAP datacenter turns up on eBay, sparking security investigation Exclusive Four disks believed stolen from Walldorf facility, at least one containing company data Storage21 Jun 2023 | 49
Montenegro jails Do Kwon, accused of causing $40 billion LUNA crash Crypto villain's passports were as fake as his stablecoin Legal20 Jun 2023 | 11
Megaupload programmers cop a plea in New Zealand to avoid extradition Kim Dotcom still fighting decade-long battle to avoid being shipped to US over copyright abuse Legal16 Jun 2023 | 15
Florida man (not that one) sold $100M-plus in counterfeit network gear Military, schools, and hospitals burned by off-brand Cisco inferno Networks07 Jun 2023 | 36
Cry-pto: Feds bury Bitcoin exchange giant Binance in 13-count fraud lawsuit 'We are operating as a fking unlicensed securities exchange in the USA bro' Personal Tech05 Jun 2023 | 25
Elizabeth Holmes is going to prison – with a $500m bill 'Liz' learns you don't screw over rich people Science17 May 2023 | 72
IT giant Bitmarck shuts down customer, internal systems after cyberattack Patient data 'was and is never endangered', says medical tech slinger Cyber-crime01 May 2023 | 6
South Korea prosecutes Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin Alleges large scale fraud, embezzling, and maybe even bribery, before crypto collapse Legal26 Apr 2023 | 5
FBI: How fake Xi cops prey on Chinese nationals in the US 你好 [insert name], 我在 Ministry of Public Security 工作 [insert shakedown] Cyber-crime12 Apr 2023 | 17
Theranos founder Holmes ordered to jail after appeal snub Decade or so in the clink begins April 27 Science11 Apr 2023 | 67
CAN do attitude: How thieves steal cars using network bus It starts with a headlamp and fake smart speaker, and ends in an injection attack and a vanished motor Research06 Apr 2023 | 198
Criminal records office yanks web portal offline amid 'cyber security incident' ACRO says payment data safe, other info may have been snaffled Cyber-crime06 Apr 2023 | 20
Smugglers busted sneaking tech into China 'Intel inside' a suspiciously baggy t-shirt gave the game away – as did a truckload of parts Security30 Mar 2023 | 27
B-List celebs including Lindsay Lohan fined after crypto shill probe Didn't disclose payments as mastermind pumped up value of tokens with fake trades Cyber-crime23 Mar 2023 | 40
Feds arrest and charge exiled Chinese billionaire over massive crypto fraud This one has it all: Donald Trump’s inner circle, a Beijing bot backlash, conspiracy theories, and more Cyber-crime17 Mar 2023 | 22
FTX inner circle helped itself to $3.2B, liquidators say SBF alone pocketed $2.2B, or so this bankruptcy paperwork goes Cyber-crime16 Mar 2023 | 20
Four charged with swiping $1m+ of gear from Microsoft cargo trucks Talk about off the back of a lorry Personal Tech08 Mar 2023 | 11
Aussie tech worker payroll scheme operators found guilty of tax fraud Contractors left hanging while principals splurged on luxury goods Cyber-crime08 Mar 2023 | 19
Ericsson fined for dodgy Djibouti dealings and warned over Iraqi indiscretions $206 million for breaching 2019 settlement – and DoJ warns it won't be afraid to do this again Legal03 Mar 2023 | 5
Sure looks like Beijing stole blueprints from chip fab world's ASML If at first you don’t succeed, spy, spy again Systems27 Feb 2023 | 37
Bitcoin mining rig found stashed in school crawlspace Pics Don't blame the kids! Ex-city employee charged with $17k power theft Cyber-crime24 Feb 2023 | 84
FTX fiasco founder SBF faces further fraud charges Fake donors allegedly padded politicians' pockets, both Republican and Democrat Cyber-crime23 Feb 2023 | 21
Ex-CEO of logistics startup Slync collared on multimillion fraud, embezzlement charges Christopher Kirchner alleged to have hyped up biz to investors then siphoned off a slice of cash Legal15 Feb 2023 | 2
American jailed for smuggling controlled tech to Iran 30 months in prison for providing, um... enterprise mobile banking software dev tool Legal10 Feb 2023 | 12
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 | 40
Trust, not tech, is holding back a safer internet Opinion Excuse me, citizen, did you packet this data yourself? CSO06 Feb 2023 | 60
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 | 16
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