Tech Culture Two men face 20 years in prison over $1.1 million NFT rug pull scam Another warning to be wary of NFT schemes By Rob Thubron, March 25, 2022, 5:15 AM 19 comments
Apple Tech Culture Former employee charged with defrauding Apple out of $10 million Using a combination of theft, kickbacks, and money laundering schemes By Rob Thubron, March 21, 2022, 7:45 AM
Hardware Tech Culture RTX 3070 Ti heist at Russian warehouse ends with suspects being detained So close to getting away with it By Rob Thubron, March 18, 2022, 10:33 AM
Security REvil member allegedly behind Kaseya attack extradited to US He faces a 115-year sentence if convicted By Rob Thubron, March 11, 2022, 8:23 AM
The Web Tech Culture SEC charges "snake oil" siblings over $124 million crypto scam The SEC says Ormeus Coin was a fraud operation By Rob Thubron, March 9, 2022, 8:16 AM 9 comments
Tech Culture Apple Apple Store hostage incident ends after police hit suspect with car (Updated) The suspect, carrying a pistol and assault rifle, had demanded 200 million Euros in crypto By Rob Thubron, February 23, 2022, 5:15 AM
Tech Culture Security Alleged Bitcoin launderer Heather Morgan, aka Razzlekhan, granted bail Her husband wasn't so lucky By Rob Thubron, February 15, 2022, 5:19 AM 17 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Russian teenager handed 5-year sentence for plotting to blow up a building in Minecraft "Terrorist training" or innocent fun? By Rob Thubron, February 14, 2022, 9:34 AM 12 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Nintendo says thank you after hacker Gary Bowser is given 40-month sentence That's on top of the $14 million he has to pay Nintendo By Rob Thubron, February 11, 2022, 6:51 AM 28 comments
Security Amateur rapper and her husband accused of laundering $4.5 billion of Bitcoin stolen in Bitfinex hack Check out Heather Morgan (aka Razzlekhan) rapping By Rob Thubron, February 9, 2022, 5:18 AM 12 comments
Tech Culture Apple Man who conned Apple out of $1 million worth of iPhones receives 26-month sentence That's 26 months time served By Rob Thubron, February 2, 2022, 7:56 AM
Electronics Amazon operations manager who stole $273K worth of PC components pleads guilty to mail fraud Crime doesn't pay By Shawn Knight, February 1, 2022, 1:07 PM 23 comments
Security The Web Russia says it has shut down notorious REvil ransomware group More than a dozen arrested, millions in cash and assets seized By Daniel Sims, January 14, 2022, 2:32 PM 16 comments
Security Tech Culture Scammers are placing QR codes on parking meters to steal payment details Stick with official apps By Rob Thubron, January 12, 2022, 8:28 AM
Hardware Tech Culture Some EVGA RTX 3000 cards stolen in California truck heist last October are being sold in Vietnam A journey of almost 8,000 miles By Rob Thubron, January 10, 2022, 8:33 AM
Tech Culture Gaming Argument over Diablo II game led to man fatally shooting his friend of 26 years Joshua Spellman has been charged with second-degree murder By Rob Thubron, December 22, 2021, 5:18 AM 56 comments
The Web Tech Culture Two men accused of stealing $20 million in music royalties from YouTube by claiming to own the rights "Hello, I own these music rights. Give me money," essentially By Rob Thubron, December 6, 2021, 5:16 AM 12 comments
Security The Web Cyber criminals are using fake advertising to distribute malware Malvertising campaigns deploy malicious payloads disguised as popular applications to harvest personal data By Jimmy Pezzone, December 5, 2021, 12:46 PM 11 comments
Tech Culture 19-year-old man shot during attempted PlayStation 5 robbery Be careful when meeting online buyers By Rob Thubron, November 30, 2021, 5:17 AM 23 comments
Tech Culture Mobile A woman stole $680,000 and spent it on a gambling game that doesn't pay out real money No chance of ever winning it back By Rob Thubron, November 26, 2021, 5:18 AM 13 comments
Tech Culture Apple Kyle Rittenhouse defense claims Apple's 'AI' manipulates footage when using pinch-to-zoom The judge said the prosecution must prove otherwise By Rob Thubron, November 11, 2021, 5:15 AM 51 comments
Security Authorities arrest two more individuals allegedly linked to REvil ransomware International collaboration was key to the operation By Shawn Knight, November 8, 2021, 3:45 PM
Security The government is offering $10 million for information on Colonial Pipeline hackers DarkSide And $5 million for info relating to similar future attacks By Rob Thubron, November 5, 2021, 8:35 AM 9 comments
Tech Culture Hardware Thousands of dollars worth of EVGA RTX 3000 cards stolen in truck heist EVGA warns people not to buy stolen goods By Rob Thubron, November 4, 2021, 5:15 AM 40 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Hacker Gary Bowser pleads guilty to piracy charges, agrees to pay Nintendo $4.5 million The Team-Xecuter member initially denied the allegations By Rob Thubron, November 2, 2021, 6:55 AM