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Acting on information from Microsoft and Amazon, India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has raided alleged fake tech support operators and other tech-related crims across the country. From a report: The Bureau shared news of a Thursday operation… Continue reading Indian Authorities Raid Fake Tech Support Rings After Tipoff From Amazon and Microsoft
Amir Golestan, the 40-year-old CEO of the Charleston, S.C. based technology company Micfo, has been sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud. From a report: Golestan’s sentencing comes nearly two years after he pleaded guilty to using an elabor… Continue reading Tech CEO Sentenced To 5 Years in IP Address Scheme
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: New York residents eyeing a new 3D printer may soon have to submit a criminal background check if a newly proposed state bill becomes law. The recently introduced legislation, authored by state senator … Continue reading New York Bill Would Require a Criminal Background Check To Buy a 3D Printer
An anonymous reader shared
this report from the Associated Press:
A man accused of shooting down a law enforcement drone being used at a business near his Florida home could be sentenced to 10 years in federal prison…
Lake County sheriff’s deputies… Continue reading Florida Man Could Get 10 Years For Shooting Down a Police Drone
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: A man who admitted attempting to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II with a crossbow after discussing his plan with an AI-powered chatbot has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for treason. It’s the UK’… Continue reading Man Jailed In UK’s First Treason Conviction In 40 Years Was Encouraged By AI Chatbot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Within the past year, there have been approximately five times more school shooting hoaxes called in to police than actual school shootings reported in 2023. Where data from Everytown showed “at le… Continue reading Hundreds of US Schools Hit By Potentially Organized Swatting Hoaxes, Report Says
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Crime predictions generated for the police department in Plainfield, New Jersey, rarely lined up with reported crimes, an analysis by The Markup has found, adding new context to the debate over the effica… Continue reading Predictive Policing Software Terrible At Predicting Crimes
Ian Freeman, a New Hampshire man in his 40s, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for running an unlicensed bitcoin exchange business. He will also be fined at least $40,000, although the exact amount still has to be determined in a hearing. The… Continue reading Federal Judge Gives Man 8-Year Sentence For Running Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange
Bill Omar Carrasquillo, better known by his YouTube name Omi In a Hellcat, has been arrested after the feds found Carrasquillo had amassed a $30 million fortune with a large-scale piracy scheme in which he was buying and reselling copyrighted material … Continue reading YouTuber Jailed For Large-Scale Cable Piracy Scheme
Kotaku reports:
A newly unsealed FBI indictment accuses a former analyst at Goldman Sachs of insider trading, including allegedly using an Xbox to pass tips onto his close friends. The friend group earned over $400,000 in ill-gotten gains as a result, … Continue reading FBI Indicts Goldman Sachs Analyst Who Tried Using Xbox Chat for Insider Trading