Stolen cloud credentials sell like donuts on the Dark web
The cloud migration brought novel threats to the infosec landscape
Customs officers confiscate over 40,000 pieces of smuggled hardware during Typhoon Saola
The big picture: Chinese taxation policies have created a profitable gray market for hardware smugglers. Hong Kong, which offers much lower VAT rates and provides easy access to its border, has become a popular pick-up destination for smugglers attempting to sneak goods back to the Chinese mainland.
Hundreds of thousands of trafficking victims are being forced into committing online scams
"This complex phenomenon has two sets of victims"
New York City is using AI to measure how much people hate paying for subway tickets
A "demoralizing" number of evaders is seemingly threatening NY's public transit system
Mastermind behind Uber hack and GTA 6 leak declared unfit for trial
The breach cost Uber $3 million
France's Orwellian move: new law allows police surveillance through device cameras, mics, and GPS
Mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-quatre?
FBI launches national database to combat surge in swatting incidents
"We're taking every step to monitor this national problem and help however we can"
Man who stole more than $23 million in YouTube music royalties scam faces 70-month prison sentence
The government hopes the length will be a deterrent
FBI warns that sextortionists are creating explicit deepfakes from people's social media images
Setting your profile to private might be a good idea
Operators of the UK's largest illegal streaming service jailed for over 30 years
The men made millions from subscribers
The Dark Web: Exploring the Hidden Internet
There are few things as infamous as The Dark Web in the world of technology, but what is it, and why does it have such a bad reputation?
Former Ubiquiti engineer sentenced to six years for stealing company data, attempted extortion
The "unsanctioned security drill" excuse didn't work
Hacker Gary Bowser released from prison early, still owes Nintendo $14.5 million
But he has paid back $175
In context: Gary Bowser, the unfortunate-named former member of Nintendo hacking group Team Xecuter who received a 40-month prison sentence last year, has been released from his incarceration early, partly due to his good behavior while behind bars. He's returning to his home in Canada, but with a $14.5 million debt owed to Nintendo, he'll likely be handing over part of his income for the rest of his life.
Hackers claim responsibility for Western Digital data breach, My Cloud is back online after outage
Attackers claim to have personal data and executives' contact information
Thieves cut through adjacent shop wall to steal $500K worth of iPhones from Apple Store
Burglars knew exactly where to drill without hitting pipes, suggesting sophisticated planning
Tech execs pay tribute to Cash App founder Bob Lee following fatal stabbing in San Francisco
The incident has highlighted SF's crime problem
Europol warns of ChatGPT's potential criminal applications
A criminal's tool of choice?
Smuggler tries to sneak 239 CPUs past Chinese customs by strapping them to his body
When will people learn?
Facepalm: One might imagine that with so many individuals caught smuggling hardware into China, people would decide it just wasn't worth the risk. But no. Not only has another person tried to avoid paying import taxes, but they also broke the record for the number of China-bound processors strapped to their body: an uncomfortable 239 CPUs, worth around $50,000.
The DEA used an AirTag to track suspected narcotics equipment
AirTags, better than traditional police trackers?
Lawsuit over fatal 2017 Call of Duty swatting incident ends in $5 million settlement
The officer who killed innocent Andrew Finch was later promoted
4Chan user arrested for posting "in Minecraft" death threat
"A 4chan troll has to come out of his room," wrote the sheriff who was targeted
Facepalm: Just because you present something as a hypothetical scenario in a video game, it doesn't mean you won't be held accountable. A 38-year-old 4Chan user found this out the hard way after posting a death threat that targeted a Florida sheriff but used the words "in Minecraft" at the end. He was later arrested and is being extradited to face felony charges.
Man tries to sneak 84 SSDs past Chinese customs by stuffing them inside electric scooter
Another imaginative attempt to evade import taxes
Anti-piracy coalition helped dismantle Evo piracy group
A major threat to the movie industry gone silent, and it likely won't come back
The Evolution of Ransomware: How Did We Get Here?
These days, not a month goes by that we hear about a new major ransomware attack. But how did we get to this point where our data and services could be held for ransom?
