Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader shared this story from the blog Decrypt:
Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, an account of the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, has argued that the disgraced FTX founder didn’t have “the character of a thief” in a new The W… Continue reading Sam Bankman-Fried Didn’t Have ‘Character of a Thief’, Argues Author Michael Lewis
The nonprofit American Radio Relay League — founded in 1914 — has approximately 161,000 members, according to Wikipedia (with over 7,000 members outside the U.S.)
But sometime in early May its systems network was compromised, “by threat a… Continue reading ARRL Pays $1 Million Ransom To Decrypt Their Systems After Attack
If you’ve ever watched CSI, you’ll know that suspects frequently leave incriminating traces of their DNA behind at crime scenes. According to a recent study, however, the telltale amount of that genetic material could also point to a person’s guilt or … Continue reading Your “DNA-shedder” status could be crucial in crime scene investigations
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the bank of $47 million — which he sent to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by scammers who had duped h… Continue reading Crypto ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam Wrecks Kansas Bank, Sends Ex-CEO To Prison For 24 Years
A 43-year-old Jordanian national, Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen, was arrested in Orlando, Florida, and charged with threatening to use explosives and destroying a solar power facility. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the charges could resul… Continue reading Florida Man Arrested For Causing $700,000 In Damage At Solar Power Facility
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Axios: Locking up merchandise at drugstores and discount retailers hasn’t curbed retail theft but is driving frustrated consumers to shop online more, retail experts tell Axios. Retail crime is eati… Continue reading Locking Up Items To Deter Shoplifting Is Pushing Shoppers Online
“Zelle payments can’t be reversed once they’re sent,” notes the Los Angeles Times — which could be why they’re popular with scammers. “You can’t simply stop the payment (like a check) or dispute it (like a credit card).
Now, the federal regulat… Continue reading Are Banks Doing Enough to Protect Customers from Zelle Scams? US Launches Federal Probe
“A lawsuit has accused a Florida data broker of carelessly failing to secure billions of records of people’s private information,” reports the Register, “which was subsequently stolen from the biz and sold on an online criminal marketplace.”
Californi… Continue reading Cyber-Heist of 2.9 Billion Personal Records Leads to Class Action Lawsuit
“CrowdStrike has continued doing what gave it such an expansive footprint in the first place,” writes CSO Online — “detecting cyber threats and protecting its clients from them.”
They interviewed Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike’s SVP of counter advers… Continue reading North Korean Group Infiltrated 100-Plus Firms with Imposter IT Pros
An anonymous reader shared this report from PC World:
According to a tweet sent out by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Wilshire division (spotted by Tom’s Hardware), a small band of burglars is using Wi-Fi jamming devices to nullify wireless secur… Continue reading Burglars are Jamming Wi-FI Security Cameras