Collaborate Disseminate
Three Arrows Capital co-founder Su Zhu was apprehended in Singapore while trying to leave the country on Friday. From a report: Teneo, which is liquidating the defunct firm’s estate, said it received a committal order against Zhu after he failed to com… Continue reading Three Arrows Capital Co-Founder Zhu Apprehended, Liquidator Says
Recent breaches of MGM’s casino systems “were probably carried out by teens and young adults who have allied themselves with one of the world’s most notorious ransomware gangs,” writes the Washington Post’s technology reporter.
Their alliance with th… Continue reading Did Teens Ally with Ransomware Gangs for MGM Breach?
A sysadmin and his partner pleaded guilty this week to being part of a “massive” international ring that sold software licenses worth $88 million for “significantly below the wholesale price.” From a report: Brad and Dusti Pearce admitted one count of … Continue reading Sysadmin, Spouse Admit To Part in ‘Massive’ Pirated Avaya Licenses Scam
“Chaos and Concern in Sin City,” read this morning’s headline on a video report from ABC News about “the massive cyberattack in Las Vegas crippling several hotels and casinos, and putting a damper on getaways for thousands of tourists there.”
“Today m… Continue reading Las Vegas Still Struggling to Recover from Last Sunday’s Cyberattack
Criminal gangs behind a rise in bombings and shootings in Sweden in recent years are using fake Spotify streams to launder money, a Swedish newspaper reported earlier this month. From a report: Criminal networks have for several years been using money … Continue reading Swedish Criminal Gangs Using Fake Spotify Streams To Launder Money
The cofounder and main promoter of the $4 billion OneCoin pyramid scheme was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in one of the first and biggest criminal frauds involving cryptocurrency. Bloomberg: Karl Sebastian Greenwood, 46, was sentenced i… Continue reading ‘Cryptoqueen’ Sidekick Gets 20 Years For $4 Billion Ponzi
Slashdot reader quonset writes: Roblox Corporation was to have its award ceremony for developers on Saturday when it cancelled the event at the last moment. According to reports, a game developer was reportedly arrested on gun charges outside the event… Continue reading Roblox Cancelled Awards Presentation Due To Security Incident
“On the morning of his arrest, Grigor Sargsyan was still fixing matches. Four cellphones buzzed on his nightstand with calls and messages from around the world…. The information on his devices would provide a remarkable window into what has become th… Continue reading Cheating in Tennis: How Cellphone Records Revealed a Massive Match-Fixing Ring
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: For years, some cybersecurity defenders and advocates have called for a kind of Geneva Convention for cyberwar, new international laws that would create clear consequences for anyone hacking civilian crit… Continue reading The International Criminal Court Will Now Prosecute Cyberwar Crimes
Here’s how the Washington Post tells the story of 34-year-old marketer (and former model) Madison Conradis, who discovered nude behind-the-scenes photos from 10 years earlier had leaked after a series of photographer web sites were breached:
Now the ph… Continue reading Ignored by Police, Two Women Took Down Their Cyber-Harasser Themselves