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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
Decentralized finance (DeFi) services that aren’t compliant with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules pose “the most significant current illicit finance risk” in that corner of the crypto sector, according to the U.S. Department of the T… Continue reading US Treasury Warns DeFi Is Used by North Korea, Scammers To Launder Dirty Money
Several domain names tied to Genesis Market, a bustling cybercrime store that sold access to passwords and other data stolen from millions of computers infected with malicious software, were seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today. Kr… Continue reading FBI Seizes Bot Shop ‘Genesis Market’
“Connecticut police have charged two people with cutting more than 2,000 fiber optic cables” on March 24, reports the Associated Press — leaving more than 15,000 people without internet access.
Norwalk police said they arrested Asheville, North … Continue reading Vandals Cut 2,000 Fiber Optic Cables in Connecticut, Knocking 16,000 Offline
“A Texas truck theft ended in gun fire after the suspected thief was tracked down by thevehicle’s owner’s AirTag,” reports AppleInsider:
San Antonio police received a stolen vehicle report at around 1 pm from a Braesview home. However, before police c… Continue reading Truck Thief Gunned Down by Owner After AirTag Gives Away Location
An anonymous reader quotes a report from KrebsOnSecurity: Authorities in Germany this week seized Internet servers that powered FlyHosting, a dark web offering that catered to cybercriminals operating DDoS-for-hire services, KrebsOnSecurity has learned… Continue reading German Police Raid DDoS-Friendly Host ‘FlyHosting’
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was charged with directing $40 million in bribes to one or more Chinese officials to unfreeze assets relating to his cryptocurrency business in a rewritten indictment unsealed Tuesday. CBS News reports: The charge of consp… Continue reading SBF Charged With Paying $40 Million Bribe
Slashdot reader DevNull127 writes: Is there a dark side to online dating apps like Tinder? “According to the FTC, reports of fraud losses from romance scams topped $1.3 billion in 2022,” reports the Verge. The head of the FBI’s Portland field office te… Continue reading The Tinder Car Heist and the Plot For Revenge
The founder of Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, appears to have been arrested in Montenegro, according to a tweet by the country’s minister of interior, Filip Adzic. CoinDesk reports: “Montenegrin police have detained a person suspected of being one of the mos… Continue reading Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon Arrested In Montenegro
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Federal agents have arrested a Peekskill, New York, man they say ran the notorious dark web data-breach site “BreachForums” under the name “Pompompurin.” Conor Brian Fitzpatrick was arrested by a team… Continue reading Dark Web ‘BreachForums’ Operator Charged With Computer Crime