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Today in Crypto: High School Hacker to Pay $22M in AT&T Case
Today in Crypto: High School Hacker to Pay $22M in AT&T Case
October 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Twenty-year-old crypto hacker Ellis Pinsky will have to pay $22 million to the victim of his scheme, crypto investor Michael Terpin, Coindesk wrote. Pinsky had...

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Cybercriminal Sentenced to 66 Months for Online Fraud
Cybercriminal Sentenced to 66 Months for Online Fraud
March 25, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

An Estonian man on Friday (March 25) was sentenced to 66 months in prison for his role in a years-long scheme that included computer hacking,...

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Russian Government Employees Charged in Worldwide Hacking Scheme
Russian Government Employees Charged in Worldwide Hacking Scheme
March 25, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Four Russians employed by their government have been charged with attempting, supporting and conducting cyber incursions in two separate conspiracies, the FBI reported Thursday (March...

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London Cops Nab Seven Teens in Connection with Lapsus$ Hacks
London Cops Nab Seven Teens in Connection with Lapsus$ Hacks
March 24, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Seven teenagers were arrested by London police on Thursday (March 24) in connection with the recent hacking spree by the Lapsus$ cyber-crime gang that infiltrated...

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Okta Latest Target of Hacker Group Lapsus$
Okta Latest Target of Hacker Group Lapsus$
March 23, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Digital authentication company Okta Inc. said it could have been affected by a security breach carried out by the hacker group Lapsus$. The breach, reported...

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Microsoft: Foreign Governments Backing Log4j Hackers
Microsoft: Foreign Governments Backing Log4j Hackers
December 15, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers backed by China and other nations are part of an increasing cohort looking to expose weaknesses in computer server software, according to Microsoft and...

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ACI Worldwide, Dover Fueling Solutions Focus on Data Breach Prevention at the Pump 
ACI Worldwide, Dover Fueling Solutions Focus on Data Breach Prevention at the Pump 
December 07, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Global software company ACI Worldwide, a provider of real-time digital payment software, and Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS), a developer of advanced fuel dispensing, payment and connectivity solutions...

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Poly Network Hackers Return Half Of Stolen $613M
Poly Network Hackers Return Half Of Stolen $613M
August 12, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A group of hackers who carried out what is believed to be the largest cryptocurrency heist on record have returned more than half of the...

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FBI To Congress: Banning Ransomware Payouts Could Backfire 
FBI To Congress: Banning Ransomware Payouts Could Backfire 
July 28, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Approaches to ransomware payoffs are getting a lot of attention from government agencies, cybersecurity firms and think tanks, but the FBI has now handed down...

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