Tech Culture Electronics Singapore is using robots to detect bad behavior among the public Not the Robocop we were expecting By Rob Thubron, September 7, 2021, 9:19 AM 13 comments
Security The Web ProtonMail criticized for handing activist's IP address to authorities, leading to their arrest The company says it is obliged to obey Swiss laws By Rob Thubron, September 7, 2021, 5:17 AM 9 comments
Security Memorial Health System hit with ransomware attack, hospitals begin turning away patients Surgeries and radiology exams cancelled in some Ohio and West Virginia hospitals By Daniel Sims, August 16, 2021, 6:06 PM
Industry Electronics Samsung's vice chairman walks out of jail and returns to his office A long-awaited boon for Samsung By Isaiah Mayersen, August 15, 2021, 10:06 AM 9 comments
Security Another person arrested for Twitter hack that hijacked high-profile accounts, including Obama's and Biden's Gates, Musk, Bezos, and more had their accounts compromised in the Bitcoin scam By Rob Thubron, July 22, 2021, 7:37 AM
Tech Culture Mother and son's alleged $12 million scam claimed to use supercomputers for crypto investment If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is By Rob Thubron, July 21, 2021, 5:18 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture A grandfather died of a heart attack after minors swatted him over his rare Twitter handle One person responsible faces five years in prison, another is too young to be extradited By Rob Thubron, July 20, 2021, 5:15 AM 64 comments
Tech Culture UK detectives seize a record $250 million in crypto Crime doesn't pay? By Rob Thubron, July 14, 2021, 6:41 AM 12 comments
Tech Culture Hardware Smugglers use plastic wrap to attach 256 CPUs to their bodies as chip shortage sees demand surge They wouldn't have fit in the traditional smuggling spot By Rob Thubron, July 9, 2021, 5:16 AM
Tech Culture Biggest ever crypto scam sees Bitcoin worth $3.6 billion stolen by siblings They founded a crypto investment firm and ran off with the virtual currency By Rob Thubron, June 24, 2021, 8:17 AM 43 comments
The Web Tech Culture Pornhub and parent MindGeek hit with lawsuit over allegations of hosting nonconsensual sex videos A criminal enterprise run "just like the Sopranos"? By Rob Thubron, June 18, 2021, 8:08 AM 14 comments
Tech Culture Hardware Internet café heist sees over $7,000 worth of graphics cards stolen The new dilemma for criminals: rob a bank or an internet café? By Rob Thubron, June 9, 2021, 5:18 AM 19 comments
Tech Culture The FBI has been operating an encrypted chat platform since 2018 to collect data on criminals A global sting operation spanning many years By Shawn Knight, June 8, 2021, 11:34 AM 16 comments
Apple Charges against Apple's security chief in 'iPads for gun permits' case dropped Due to a lack of evidence By Rob Thubron, June 2, 2021, 10:52 AM
Tech Culture UK drug trafficker nabbed by police because of his love for cheese When showing your buddies a picture of your favorite fromage, leave your hands out of it By Cal Jeffrey, May 24, 2021, 4:04 PM 8 comments
Apple Security An Australian company helped the FBI crack the San Bernardino iPhone; here's how It exploited a flaw in Mozilla's code By Rob Thubron, April 15, 2021, 7:35 AM 19 comments
Tech Culture Man arrested over alleged plot to blow up Amazon data center He wanted to kill off "70% of the internet" By Rob Thubron, April 12, 2021, 5:18 AM 17 comments
Tech Culture The Web Arrests over attempts to secure hitman and chemical weapon show the dark web isn't always anonymous Paying with crypto doesn't mean you're safe By Rob Thubron, April 8, 2021, 12:38 PM
Mobile The Web Facebook is testing an app that helps prisoners transition back into society A promo for the Re-Entry app appeared on some Instagram users' feeds By Rob Thubron, March 25, 2021, 8:57 AM 13 comments
Microsoft Security Disgruntled IT worker receives two-year prison sentence for deleting company's Microsoft user accounts Was the retribution worth it? By Rob Thubron, March 23, 2021, 8:57 AM 24 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Watch: escaped prisoner captured after going shopping for Call of Duty And failing to land a kick to the groin By Rob Thubron, March 8, 2021, 5:15 AM
Tech Culture Gaming Female COD Mobile eSports pro murdered by male player in Brazil The murderer recorded and shared the killing By Rob Thubron, February 24, 2021, 10:47 AM 27 comments
Security Pandemic helped romance scammers make a record $304 million in 2020 Don't be fooled by fake profiles By Rob Thubron, February 16, 2021, 5:16 AM
Microsoft Intel sues former employee for allegedly taking Xeon secrets to Microsoft with him Not the first lawsuit of its kind By Rob Thubron, February 9, 2021, 11:10 AM 9 comments
Security A hacker tried to poison a Florida city's water supply They increased the water's lye concentration more than a hundredfold By Rob Thubron, February 9, 2021, 5:16 AM 18 comments