Collaborate Disseminate
Law enforcement officials have identified the criminal behind “more than 20 bomb or shooting threats to schools and other places,” reports CNN.
It was an 11-year-old boy:
Investigators tracked the calls to a home in Henrico County, Virginia, just … Continue reading 29 Felony Charges Filed Over ‘Swat’ Calls Made By an 11-Year-Old
A ransomware attack has taken down the computer system of America’s largest trial court, reports the Associated Press:
The cybersecurity attack began early Friday and is not believed to be related to the faulty CrowdStrike software update that has dis… Continue reading Ransomware Attack Takes Down Computer System for America’s Largest Trial Court
Slashdot covered Barrett Brown back in 2011 and 2012. The New York Times calls him “an activist associated with the hacker group Anonymous, and a political prisoner recently denied asylum in Britain, all of which sounds a bit dreary until we hear tell … Continue reading Former Anonymous Spokesperson’s Memoir Called ‘Deranged, Hyperbolic, and True’
This is pretty horrific:
…a group of men behind a violent crime spree designed to compel victims to hand over access to their cryptocurrency savings. That announcement and the criminal complaint laying out charges against St. Felix focused largely on a single theft of cryptocurrency from an elderly North Carolina couple, whose home St. Felix and one of his accomplices broke into before physically assaulting the two victims—both in their seventies—and forcing them to transfer more than $150,000 in Bitcoin and Ether to the thieves’ crypto wallets…
Continue reading Criminal Gang Physically Assaulting People for Their Cryptocurrency
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: As deep-pocketed companies like Amazon, Google and Walmart invest in and experiment with drone delivery, a phenomenon reflective of this modern era has emerged. Drones, carrying snacks and other sund… Continue reading What Happens If You Shoot Down a Delivery Drone?
An anonymous reader shared this report from Business Insider:
It’s a political tale as old as time: put up a campaign poster in your yard, and thieves come to snatch it. But according to The Wall Street Journal, those fed up with front lawn looting a… Continue reading Stolen Campaign Lawn Signs Tracked with Hidden Apple AirTags
“A federal grand jury has indicted an embattled Alzheimer’s researcher for allegedly falsifying data to fraudulently obtain $16 million in federal research funding from the National Institutes of Health for the development of a controversial Alzheimer’… Continue reading Alzheimer’s Scientist Indicted For Allegedly Falsifying Data In $16 Million Scheme
According to Interpol, nearly 4,000 people around the world have been arrested for a variety of online crimes, with $257 million in assets seized. The Record reports: The operation, dubbed First Light, was conducted by police officers from 61 countries… Continue reading Nearly 4,000 Arrested In Global Police Crackdown On Online Scam Networks
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: An online gaming dispute made its way to the real world when a New Jersey man flew to Florida to attack another player with a hammer, authorities said. Edward Kang, 20, is charged with atte… Continue reading Man Flies To Florida To Attack Another Player Over an Online Gaming Dispute
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department over his alleged role in one of the largest U.S. government breaches of classified material. As a result, he will avoid imprisonment in the United States. CNN r… Continue reading Julian Assange Reaches Plea Deal With US, Allowing Him To Go Free