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Russian ‘King of Fraud’ sentenced to 10 years for Methbot botnet

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sentenced a Russian man for operating a large-scale digital advertising fraud scheme called ‘Methbot’ (‘3ve’) that stole at least $7 million from American companies. […]

08 Nov

Criminal group dismantled after forcing victims to be money mules

The Spanish police have arrested 45 people who are believed to be members of an online fraud group that operated twenty websites to defraud at least 200 people of 1,500,000 Euros ($1.73 million). […]

06 Nov

Samsung sued for flawed Chromebook hinges cracking displays

Samsung is being sued for selling the Samsung Chromebook Plus 2-in-1 even though they allegedly knew for years of a defect that caused displays to break. […]

29 Oct

DOJ: Pirated sports streamer hacked accounts, extorted MLB

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has charged a man for illegally streaming MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL games via the web and hacking into sports leagues’ customer accounts. […]

29 Oct

Police arrest hackers behind over 1,800 ransomware attacks

The Europol has announced the arrest of 12 individuals who are believed to be linked to ransomware attacks against 1,800 victims in 71 countries. […]

26 Oct

Australia drafts Online Privacy Bill to bolster data security

Australia’s Attorney-General has submitted the first draft of a new Online Privacy Bill that contains striking reforms over existing privacy laws. […]

21 Oct

Nine arrested for impersonating bank clerks to steal from the elderly

The Dutch Police have arrested nine people for targeting and stealing money from the elderly by impersonating bank employees. […]

19 Oct

China’s VPN market now open to foreign investment

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16 Oct

Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of ink

Canon USA is being sued for not allowing owners of certain printers to use the scanner of faxing functions if they run out of ink. […]

14 Oct

Belarus: Joining banned Telegram channels will land you in prison

Belarusian law enforcement has published a list of Telegram channels that are now considered extremist and warned people that merely joining them would be punishable by up to seven years of imprisonment. […]

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