Collaborate Disseminate
The FBI raided Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan’s Manhattan apartment, seizing his phone and electronic devices. A source close to the matter told The New York Post it was politically motivated due to Polymarket’s successful prediction of Trump’s election … Continue reading FBI Seizes Polymarket CEO’s Phone, Electronics After Betting Platform Predicts Trump Win
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: Former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years for stealing classified information from the Pentagon and sharing it online, the U.S. Attorney for Massach… Continue reading Discord Leaker Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison
During an operation across 95 countries from April to August 2024, Interpol arrested 41 individuals and dismantled over 1,000 servers and infrastructure running on 22,000 IP addresses facilitating cybercrime. BleepingComputer reports: Interpol said its… Continue reading Interpol Disrupts Cybercrime Activity On 22,000 IP Addresses, Arrests 41
Former FTX executive Nishad Singh was ordered to forfeit $11 billion, reports CNBC — and is subject to three years of supervised release, making him “the fourth ex-employee of the collapsed crypto exchange to be punished.”
But while he’d faced … Continue reading A Fourth FTX Executive Sentenced: Forfeits $11 Billion, But No Prison Time
Former FTX executive Nishad Singh was ordered to forfeit $11 billion, reports CNBC — and is subject to three years of supervised release, making him “the fourth ex-employee of the collapsed crypto exchange to be punished.”
But while he’d faced … Continue reading A Fourth FTX Executive Sentenced: Forfeits $11 Billion, But No Prison Time
A government-controlled wallet that had been drained of $20 million on Thursday received most of its funds back Friday, adding another layer of mystery to transactions flagged by blockchain analysts as likely being connected to a high-profile theft. Fr… Continue reading Hacker Returns $19.3 Million To Drained US Government Crypto Wallet
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Hackread: The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted two Sudanese nationals for their alleged role in operating the hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan. The group claimed fame for conducting “tens o… Continue reading US Charges Duo Behind ‘Anonymous Sudan’ For Over 35,000 DDoS Attacks
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBC News: The murder trial of a tech consultant in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee begins Monday, a year and a half after the widely admired entrepreneur was found staggering on a deserted downtow… Continue reading Murder Trial Begins For US Tech Consultant Accused In Death of Cash App Founder
The Wall Street Journal delves into the origin story of that teenaged Grand Theft Auto VI leaker.
Arion Kurtaj, now 19 years old, is the most notorious name that has emerged from a sprawling set of online communities called the Com… Their youthful … Continue reading WSJ Profiles The ‘Dangerous’ Autistic Teen Cybercriminal Who Leaked GTA VI Clips
The FBI created a cryptocurrency as part of an investigation into price manipulation in crypto markets, the government revealed on Wednesday. From a report: The FBI’s Ethereum-based token, NexFundAI, was created with the help of “cooperating witnesses…. Continue reading The FBI Secretly Created a Coin To Investigate Crypto Pump-and-Dump Schemes