Tech Culture Live insects, a pig fetus, and doxing: bizarre harassment case against ex-eBay employees ends David Harville became the seventh former eBay worker to plead guilty By Rob Thubron, May 16, 2022, 5:16 AM
Security FBI warns workers to beware of BEC scams that have stolen $43 billion in five years Criminals love more than just ransomware By Rob Thubron, May 5, 2022, 10:23 AM
Tech Culture Russian troops steal $5 million worth of John Deere farm vehicles from Ukraine, find they've been remotely disabled Oh dear By Rob Thubron, May 2, 2022, 8:12 AM 60 comments
The Web German authorities shut down world's largest darknet marketplace, seize $25 million in Bitcoin Russian-language Hydra Market generated yearly sales of $1.35 billion By Rob Thubron, April 5, 2022, 8:49 AM 18 comments
Security Apple Apple and Meta reportedly handed user data to hackers masquerading as law enforcement One of criminals was allegedly the teenage mastermind behind Lapsus$ By Rob Thubron, March 31, 2022, 6:45 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture Two men face 20 years in prison over $1.1 million NFT rug pull scam Another warning to be wary of NFT schemes By Rob Thubron, March 25, 2022, 5:15 AM 19 comments
Apple Tech Culture Former employee charged with defrauding Apple out of $10 million Using a combination of theft, kickbacks, and money laundering schemes By Rob Thubron, March 21, 2022, 7:45 AM
Hardware Tech Culture RTX 3070 Ti heist at Russian warehouse ends with suspects being detained So close to getting away with it By Rob Thubron, March 18, 2022, 10:33 AM
Security REvil member allegedly behind Kaseya attack extradited to US He faces a 115-year sentence if convicted By Rob Thubron, March 11, 2022, 8:23 AM
The Web Tech Culture SEC charges "snake oil" siblings over $124 million crypto scam The SEC says Ormeus Coin was a fraud operation By Rob Thubron, March 9, 2022, 8:16 AM 9 comments
Tech Culture Apple Apple Store hostage incident ends after police hit suspect with car (Updated) The suspect, carrying a pistol and assault rifle, had demanded 200 million Euros in crypto By Rob Thubron, February 23, 2022, 5:15 AM
Tech Culture Security Alleged Bitcoin launderer Heather Morgan, aka Razzlekhan, granted bail Her husband wasn't so lucky By Rob Thubron, February 15, 2022, 5:19 AM 17 comments
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
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