Defendants Received Over $8 Million in Kickbacks from Purchases of Contraband on Darknet Marketplaces An Israeli national was sentenced yesterday to 97 months in prison for operating DeepDotWeb (DDW), a website that connected internet users with Darknet marketplaces, where they purchased illegal firearms, malware and hacking tools, stolen financial data, heroin, fentanyl and other illicit…
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It started with Roblox… would it end with swatting?
Dave Herndon reports: Police were called to Salina Intermediate School after the assistant principal called about a student whose computer was hacked Jan. 6. Police came to the school and talked with the student and his father, who were both worried that another game was going to have them Swatted after the student’s computer was…
Russian national named in $82M hacking scheme denied bail
AP reports: A Russian millionaire who U.S. authorities allege participated in a scheme to steal information on computer networks and use it for insider trading, illegally bringing in tens of millions of dollars, was denied bail Wednesday. Vladislav Klyushin, 41, who works for an information technology company with ties to the upper levels of the…
Happy New Year 2022
2021 turned out to be a difficult year for many of us. Here’s hoping that 2022 will be a happier and healthier year. We continue to live in challenging times. Please keep yourself and your loved ones safe.
Merry Christmas 2021
It’s hard to believe another year has gone by, and it’s hard to think in terms of “Merry” when so many people have lost loved ones or are suffering this year, but here’s hoping you find some joy and happiness in this season — even if it’s just for a while. PogoWasRight.org and DataBreaches.net are…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Has 2021 been better or worse for you than 2020? I am trying to decide for myself, but I am glad that I will be with family, however small a group we are this year because our family is scattered across the country and across an ocean. When we give thanks today, I will be…