A Forbes associate editor covering privacy, cybercrime, and security/surveillance reports on a recently-revealed search warrant.
Instead of investigating a photo, it asked Google to provide information on a suspect who allegedly owned graphic illegal…
「漫画村」ネット広告は不法 代理店に１１００万円賠償命令―東京地裁 2021年12月21日18時56分 海賊版サイト「漫画村」に無断で著作を掲載された漫画家の赤松健さんが、同サイトに掲載する広告を募った代理店２社に対し、１１００万円の損害賠償を求めた訴訟の判決が２１日、東京地裁であった。田中孝一裁判長は２社が不…
More than 20 different times in the last 12 months, at least $10 million was stolen from a cryptocurrency exchange or project, reports NBC News.
“In at least six cases, hackers stole more than $100 million…”
By comparison, bank robberies netted pe…
It has been easier during the pandemic for criminals to cash in on those they think more likely to fall for scamsWhen Angela Smith* phoned her 93-year-old mother to remind her to take her medication, she asked, as usual, how her day had been. “She said…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ProPublica: Across the country, some law enforcement agencies have deployed controversial surveillance technology to track cellphone location and use. Critics say it threatens constitutional rights, and members …
A nasty scam has become more popular over the last few months. People desperate for work at popular game studios like Riot and Rockstar Games get an email from a recruiter asking them to apply. They do and eventually get the job only to realize it’s al…
“We have identified a large-scale security breach…” the official announcement begins.
CNBC reports:
Hackers have taken $196 million from crypto trading platform BitMart, a security firm said Saturday.
BitMart confirmed the hack in an official st…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Indian police said on Saturday they had charged senior executives of Amazon.com’s local unit under narcotics laws in a case of alleged marijuana smuggling via the online retailer. Police in the central …
Dame Elish Angiolini to examine policing failures that allowed Wayne Couzens to attack 33-year-oldThe Home Office inquiry into the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a police officer will be chaired by Dame Elish Angiolini, formerly Scotland’s top pro…
U.S. financial regulators have approved a new rule that requires banking organizations to report any “significant” cybersecurity incident within 36 hours of discovery. Under the rule, banks must inform their primary federal regulator about incidents that have — or are reasonably likely to materially affect — the viability of their operations, their ability to deliver […]
