Collaborate Disseminate
To those who think they will not get harsh sentences if they are a teenager or committed their crimes as a teenager, you might want to read this press release from the DOJ on February 11: Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, was sentenced toda… Continue reading California Teenager Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Nationwide Swatting Spree
SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a Lebanon, Indiana, man convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments. The … Continue reading Indiana Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracies Involving Cyber Intrusion and a Massive $37 Million Cryptocurrency Theft
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Update January 29, 14:15 EST: Seizure banners were added to the cracked[.] io, nulled [.] to, starkrdp [.] io, mysellix [.] io, and sellix [.] io, confirming that the domains had been seized in a joint law enforcement action dubb… Continue reading FBI seizes Cracked.io, Nulled.to hacking forums in Operation Talent
Ambrose Li reports: The local arm of international charity Oxfam violated the data protection law following a leak in July that potentially affected 550,000 people, Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog ruled in an investigation report on Thursday. […] “T… Continue reading Oxfam Hong Kong data leak: charity violated data protection law
When the owner of the original BreachForums, Conor Fitzpatrick, aka “Pompompurin,” was sentenced in January of 2024 to time served plus 20 years supervised release with special conditions, it was a shock. Although young, Fitzpatrick had ple… Continue reading Do-Over: “Pompompurin” to be Re-Sentenced
How many times have the FBI and CISA urged entities NOT to pay ransom because it just encourages the attackers to attack more, while others suggest that a total ban would make things a lot worse? On January 14, the U.K. government opened a consultation… Continue reading The U.K. is considering prohibiting ransom payments. It’s a difficult issue.
Andrew Martin reports: Consumers may soon be able to buy electronic products with a label indicating they are “cyber secure,” according to US officials. The White House on Tuesday announced the launch of a new US Cyber Trust Mark, indicating designated… Continue reading Symbol Will Indicate When Connected Devices Are Cyber Secure
Corinne Colbert reports: The Ohio Auditor of State’s office issued a bulletin this past spring with guidance on detecting and avoiding payment redirect scams — and warned that public employees who failed to follow that guidance could be held accountabl… Continue reading Ohio state auditor issued guidance on email scams in April; employees might be liable if they fall for a scam
Solomon Klappholz reports: A major data breach at password manager firm LastPass in 2022 is still causing mayhem two years later, with cyber criminals using stolen information to carry out further attacks. According to data collated by crypto investiga… Continue reading LastPass breach comes back to haunt users as hackers steal $12 million in two days
Carley Welch reports: In order for the alliance to be better equipped at dealing with cyber threats, NATO is in the process of standing up a new cyber center — to go online by 2028 — that will meld parts of its various cyber entities into one, a NATO … Continue reading NATO to launch new cyber center by 2028: Official