Wisconsin man charged with hacking sports betting accounts
A Wisconsin man has been charged in a plot to hack and steal from thousands of sports betting accounts, court documents show.
May 20, 2023
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Indigenous Colombians in standoff over wind farms
In Colombia's far north, wind farm expansion is unsettling the Indigenous Wayuu inhabitants of a semi-desert region earmarked as an El Dorado of renewable energy.
Apr 5, 2023
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Former Uber security chief convicted in hack cover-up: reports
A jury on Wednesday found Uber's former security chief guilty of federal crimes for covering up a massive hack that compromised personal information of users and drivers, according to US media reports.
Oct 6, 2022
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NFT market sees first insider trading case in US
US authorities have charged a former manager at a digital exchange platform with fraud and money laundering, in what they said was the first insider trading case involving non-fungible tokens, or NFTs.
Jun 2, 2022
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Hack exposes personal data of entire Swiss town: report
A small Swiss town acknowledged late Wednesday that it had underestimated the severity of a cyberattack, following reports the personal data of the entire population was exposed online.
Aug 26, 2021
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Dating app boast nets US Capitol riot charges
A Bumble dating app boast about invading the US Capitol left a man facing criminal charges on Friday after his prospective match turned him in to police.
Apr 23, 2021
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Tesla targeted in failed ransomware extortion scheme
In a tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk solved a mystery involving a 27-year-old Russian, an insider at an unnamed corporation and an alleged million-dollar payment offered to help trigger a ransomware extortion attack on the firm.
Aug 29, 2020
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US charges former Uber security chief in hack cover-up
US prosecutors on Thursday charged Uber's former security chief with covering up a hack that compromised the personal information of 57 million users and drivers.
Aug 21, 2020
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FBI arrests Russian accused of heading hacker 'storefront'
US authorities have arrested a Russian national who ran a hacker "storefront" that took in at least $17 million by selling stolen personal data and other illegal products and services, according to court records.
Mar 10, 2020
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