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Are you a security researcher or a journalist in the cybersecurity/cybercrime space? DataBreaches.net and Zack Whittaker at this.weekinsecurity.com are conducting a survey on the types of threats that researchers and journalists have experienced, inclu… Continue reading ANNOUNCE: Survey on threats experienced by journalists and security researchers
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud for his role in a series of international ransomware attacks. According to court documents, Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, 35, of Barcelona, Spain, conspired … Continue reading Ukrainian National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Use Nefilim Ransomware to Attack Companies in the United States and Other Countries
Greenbelt, Maryland – After a six-day trial, a federal jury convicted Olusegun Samson Adejorin, 32, a Nigerian national, of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information. Adejorin was prev… Continue reading Nigerian National Convicted by Federal Jury of Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Unauthorized Access to Protected Computer
BOZEMAN – The operator of illegal online marketplaces that sold digital templates of false identity documents, such as passports, social security cards, and driver’s licenses, was charged in a nine-count federal indictment unsealed in the District of M… Continue reading Man Charged with Operating Online Marketplaces Selling Fraudulent Montana Driver’s Licenses and Other Identity Documents Used by Cybercriminals
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) this week announced the indictment of 54 individuals in connection with a multi-million dollar ATM jackpotting scheme.
The large-scale conspiracy involved deploying malware named Ploutus to hack into automated telle… Continue reading U.S. DOJ Charges 54 in ATM Jackpotting Scheme Using Ploutus Malware
Flux is one of those things that you cannot really use too much of during soldering, as it is essential for cleaning the surface and keeping oxygen out, but as …read more Continue reading Testing 8 Solder Flux Pastes After Flux Killed a GeForce2 GTS
echo123 shares a report from PBS: The Trump administration is dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, moving to dissolve a research lab that a top White House official described as “one of the largest sources of climate al… Continue reading Trump Dismantling National Center For Atmospheric Research In Colorado
Back in the early days of Linux, there were multiple floppy disk distributions. They made handy rescue or tinkering environments, and they packed in a surprising amount of useful stuff. …read more Continue reading Linux On A Floppy: Still (Just About) Possible
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Space.com: Astronomers have made a truly mind-boggling discovery using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): a runaway black hole 10 million times larger than the sun, rocketing through space at a … Continue reading James Webb Space Telescope Confirms 1st ‘Runaway’ Supermassive Black Hole
Building out an IoT environment is a little like the old Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. All the stuff on the top is only any good if all the stuff on the bottom is good, starting with power. This week, I couldn’t even get that right, but