Elizabeth Holmes has gone to prison. Will she ever pay victims too?
Experts say victims often never get their money back from those who defrauded them......»»
RaaS proliferation: 14 new ransomware groups target organizations worldwide
In the Q2 2023, GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT) tracked 1,177 total publicly posted ransomware victims claimed by 41 different threat groups. The most impacted industries GRIT’s report shows a 38% increase in public ransomware vict.....»»
Has the MOVEit hack paid off for Cl0p?
The number of known Cl0p victims resulting from its Memorial Day attack on vulnerable internet-facing MOVEit Transfer installations has surpassed 420, according to IT market research company KonBriefing Research. The cyber extortion group has lately.....»»
Musk subpoenas Elizabeth Warren days after she called for Tesla investigation
Warren urged SEC to examine Musk's actions while running Twitter and Tesla. Enlarge / Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Thursday, May 18, 2023. (credit: G.....»»
Hackers are pretending to be cybersecurity firm to lock your entire PC
Hackers continue coming up with new ways to scam their victims. This time, a ransomware is being used to impersonate a cybersecurity firm......»»
Six weeks in, Holmes projected to get out of prison early for good behavior
Prison records show her projected release date was updated to shave off 20 months. Enlarge / Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., left, arrives at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Bryan, Texas, US, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (.....»»
Silk Road’s second-in-command gets 20 years in prison
Roger Thomas Clark, aka Variety Jones, helped build the world’s first dark-web drug market. Enlarge / The Daniel Patrick Moynihan US District Court for the Southern District of New York Courthouse. (credit: Michael Nagle/Bloom.....»»
Elizabeth Holmes could be released from prison two years earlier than expected
Disgraced former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could be out of prison nearly two years earlier than expected, according to the projected release date posted by the Bureau of Prisons......»»
How changes in the law will finally help victims of "revenge porn"
In 2015, Keeley Richards-Shaw found her name and personal life splashed all over the media. Her photo, her job and links to her Facebook page were all published. She'd been in court seeing her ex-partner sentenced for harassment and sharing sexual im.....»»
University guard charged with stealing $200,000 of Apple hardware
A security guard at the University of California, San Francisco, is facing up to 15 years in prison after being charged with grand theft and other felonies.UCSF Medical Center (Source: Apple Maps)Niyja Bassard, aged 24, was arrested on June 22, for s.....»»
Cyberstalkers shielded by SCOTUS ruling on speech and online threats
Victims must prove cyberstalkers recklessly disregarded harms of online threats. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg Creative | Bloomberg Creative Photos) Yesterday, the US Supreme Court decided that a lower court's logic was fla.....»»
Report highlights children as the "hidden victims" of modern slavery
Dependent children of people impacted by human trafficking and modern slavery are being left unsupported and their needs overlooked, putting families at risk of intergenerational trauma......»»
Jail terms for sharing or creating explicit images without consent
Changes to the Online Safety Bill include up to two years in prison for sharing or creating explicit images without consent......»»
Pradeo launches unmatched benefits for MSSPs with its latest Mobile Threat Defense release
While mobile users are increasingly falling victims of cybercriminals, organizations are raising their spending in mobile endpoint detection and response solutions (Mobile EDR). To tackle these new cybersecurity threats, they are turning to their Man.....»»
Thief who stole $2 million of Apple gear faces a decade in prison
A Nashua man hired to transport $2 million worth of iPhones, iPads, and more Apple devices for a customer, has pleaded guilty to taking bribes to fake documents and reroute the shipment.Apple Pheasant Lane in NashuaAccording to the US Attorney's Offi.....»»
Study shows people condemn hate speech more severely than nonverbal discrimination
Verbal attacks against marginalized groups can do serious harm to the victims. Yet many instances of hate speech are never reported or prosecuted. "We see it in sports, on the street, in schools and in our parliaments," says Jimena Zapata of LMU's Ch.....»»
MOVEit hack: Gang claims not to have BBC, BA and Boots data
Cyber criminals say they do not have data belonging to UK organisations thought to be victims of a mass hack......»»
Opinion: Abortion prison sentence shows the law is focused on fetuses—why that"s dangerous for women
The imprisonment of a woman in the UK for taking abortion pills at 32-34 weeks of pregnancy has shocked many. Most people are still unaware that abortion at any stage of pregnancy is illegal in England and Wales, unless authorized by two doctors......»»
Former Buick-GMC employee in Michigan sentenced to 42 months in prison for embezzling
A former employee of a mid-Michigan Buick-GMC dealership was sentenced to prison for embezzling from the store. Amanda Root, 42, was found guilty on one count of embezzlement of $100,000 or more and two counts of filing false tax returns......»»
LockBit ransomware has cost victims millions in the US alone
CISA and FBI report sheds light on one of the most prolific ransomware groups out there......»»
Of mice and matriarchs: The female-led societies of the animal kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking long reign was exceptional in many ways—not least because England has been ruled by men for most of the last thousand years. Until recently, the crown was passed to the monarch's eldest son and daughters were ma.....»»