Collaborate Disseminate
A former Apple employee has been sentenced to three years in prison and must pay back over $19 million in restitution for stealing around $17 million from the tech giant through mail and wire fraud schemes. From a report: Dhirendra Prasad, 55, was orig… Continue reading Former Apple Employee Must Repay $19 Million After Defrauding the Company
Daniel Shin, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, was indicted in South Korea in connection with the collapsed Terra and Luna cryptocurrencies. From a report: According to reports from Bloomberg and the local Yonhap News Agency, Shin was charged on Tuesda… Continue reading Terra Co-founder Daniel Shin Charged With Fraud in South Korea
Mike Lynch, the tech entrepreneur once hailed as Britain’s answer to Bill Gates, has lost an appeal against extradition to the US to answer criminal fraud charges. The Guardian reports: Lynch, the founding investor of the British cybersecurity firm Dar… Continue reading Autonomy Founder Mike Lynch Loses Appeal Against Extradition To US
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Last year, a U.S. federal court handed a 40-month prison sentence to Gary Bowser. The Canadian pleaded guilty to being part of the Nintendo hacking group “Team Xecuter” and has now served his time…. Continue reading Nintendo ‘Hacker’ Gary Bowser Released From Federal Prison
A wave of swatting across the U.S. can be traced back to groups selling automated calls online. Continue reading CYBER: Someone Is Selling Computer Generated Swatting Services
The dystopian future you’ve been expecting is here now, at least if you live in New York City, which unveiled a trio of technology solutions to the city’s crime woes …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: April 16, 2023
Motherboard has discovered a swatting-as-a-service account on Telegram that uses computer generated voices to issue bomb and mass shooting threats against highschools and other locations across the country. An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from th… Continue reading A Computer Generated Swatting Service Is Causing Havoc Across America
“Early Wednesday, San Francisco police made an arrest in the April 4th killing of tech exec Bob Lee,” writes Slashdot reader xevioso. “Lee was stabbed in the early hours of April 4th, and later died. His killing prompted a host of claims that this was … Continue reading Tech Executive Arrested In San Francisco Killing of Cash App Creator
Sources told Mission Local that the suspect knew Bob Lee, and also worked in the tech industry, contrary to assumptions many people in tech made about his killer. Continue reading Suspect In Murder of Tech Exec in San Francisco Also Worked in Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MacRumors: An Apple Store at the Alderwood Mall was burgled last weekend, with thieves infiltrating the location through a nearby coffee shop. According to Seattle’s King 5 News, thieves broke into Seattle Coffe… Continue reading Thieves Tunnel Through Coffee Shop Wall To Steal $500,000 In iPhones From Washington Apple Store