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
Security The Web Hackers-for-hire identified as largest cybersecurity threat, cryptojacking also popular Pandemic has led to ransomware, malware, and more threats growing By Zak Islam, October 27, 2021, 12:44 PM
Tech Culture Man charged with fraud after spending $57,000 of his Covid loan on a Pokémon card He faces 20 years in prison and fines up to $250,000 By Rob Thubron, October 25, 2021, 5:18 AM 14 comments
Mobile Security Former mobile carrier worker sentenced for role in SIM-swapping attacks A $2,325 bribe doesn't seem worth it By Rob Thubron, October 22, 2021, 8:25 AM
Security The Web The Dark Web has become darker and busier, cybercrime services cost less than $500 Stolen data spreads 11 times faster compared to 6 years ago By Zak Islam, October 19, 2021, 5:42 PM 7 comments
Tech Culture Navy engineer arrested for selling submarine secrets hidden in peanut butter sandwich Exchanging sub secrets for crypto via a tasty snack By Rob Thubron, October 11, 2021, 10:07 AM 16 comments
Security Ransomware groups angry at other criminals for hijacking their ransoms *Plays world's smallest violin* By Rob Thubron, October 4, 2021, 6:20 AM
Tech Culture US citizen faces almost seven years in jail for helping North Korea get into the crypto business Probably not worth it By Rob Thubron, September 28, 2021, 11:07 AM