Collaborate Disseminate
Kotaku reports that last week 29-year old Darin Harris “allegedly stole dozens of copies of the game from a warehouse and started selling them online,” prompting lots of pre-release leaks for the game.
“One Reddit user immediately reported the leaks… Continue reading ‘Starfield’ Fan Banned From Subreddit For Narcing On Leaker To Cops
“The NYC police department intends to use drones to monitor Labor Day backyard parties, raising privacy concerns,” writes Slashdot reader jjslash. “Drone usage by U.S. police departments is increasing, with some operating them beyond visual line of sig… Continue reading NYPD To Deploy Drones To Monitor Backyard Parties This Holiday Weekend
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, and his activity on YouTube, the latest in a widening crackdown on dissent in the kingdom that has… Continue reading Saudi Man Receives Death Penalty For Posts Online
Hundreds of thousands of people are being forcibly engaged by organised criminal gangs into online criminality in Southeast Asia – from romance-investment scams and crypto fraud to illegal gambling – a report issued today by the UN Human Rights Office … Continue reading Hundreds of Thousands Trafficked To Work as Online Scammers in Southeast Asia, Says UN Report
Slashdot reader Bruce66423 shared this report from the Independent:
South Yorkshire Police (SYP) has apologised after revealing more than three years’ worth of officer body cam footage has been deleted from its computer systems. SYP said it had referr… Continue reading UK Police Force Loses 3 Years of Body Camera Footage
Two founders of Tornado Cash, the widely known Russian cryptocurrency mixer, have been charged with laundering more than $1 billion in criminal proceeds. From a report: In a newly unsealed indictment, Roman Storm and Roman Semenov have both been accuse… Continue reading Tornado Cash Founders Charged With Laundering More Than $1 Billion
A bomb threat against Caesars Forum, the main venue for this week’s DEF CON hacking convention, led to the halls being cleared on Saturday evening and the building searched by fire crews and police officers. The Register reports: The timing was very ba… Continue reading Bomb Threat Causes Mass Evacuation at DEF CON Hacking Convention
Monday sees the release of “The Billion Dollar Heist,” a documentary about the theft of $81 million from the Bangladesh Bank, considered the biggest cyber-heist of all time. The film’s executive producer wrote the book Dark Market: How Hackers Became … Continue reading The Untold History of Today’s Russian-Speaking Hackers
An anonymous reader shared this report from CNBC:
The mastermind behind a ransomware hosting service that allegedly helped criminals collect more than 5,000 bitcoin in ransom from hundreds of victims was indicted in federal court this week, prosecutor… Continue reading ‘Bulletproof’ Web Site Hosting Ransomware Finally Seized, Founder Indicted
A U.S. judge revoked Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail due to probable cause that he tampered with witnesses at least twice. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected a defense request to delay SBF’s detention pending appeal of the bail revocation. Reuters repo… Continue reading FTX’s Bankman-Fried Headed For Jail After Judge Revokes Bail