Hackers Offering Crypto Accounts For As Low As $30 On Darknet
Cybercriminals operating on the dark web are reportedly selling verified, hacked crypto accounts on the darknet for as little as $30 each.
45 Minneapolis Gang Members and Associates Indicted on Federal Charges
Two indictments were unsealed today in the District of Minnesota charging 30 members and associates of two Minneapolis-based street gangs – the Highs and the Bloods – with racketeering (RICO) conspiracy involving alleged murder, attempted murder, robbery, obstruction of justice, and drug trafficking.
Network of Transnational Fraudsters Indicted for Racketeering in Scheme to Steal Millions from American Consumers’ Bank Accounts
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has returned an indictment charging 14 defendants for their participation in a years-long scheme to steal millions of dollars from American consumers’ bank accounts, the Justice Department announced today.
132 Ndrangheta Mafia Members Arrested by Europol
European police and judicial authorities have arrested 132 members of the ‘Ndrangheta mafia after a coordinated action day executed by 10 countries, including Belgium, Germany, Italy, and France.
Bitcoin Trading Volume Tanked Nearly $700 Billion In April
Bitcoin trading volume sank by almost $700 billion in April, historically seen as one of the strongest months for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, bringing the biggest average monthly returns, a report showed on Wednesday.
Samsung Blocks ChatGPT Use On Company-Owned Devices: Report
Samsung has reportedly blocked the use of generative AI tools like ChatGPT on company-owned devices as well as non-company-owned devices running on internal networks.
Twitter Lets Emergency, Transport Agencies To Access Its API For Free
Twitter on Wednesday backtracked on its decision to put its application programming interface (API) behind a paywall and will allow emergency and transportation service providers to access its APIs for free.
Meta Introduces New Personalisation Controls For FB Reels
Meta has introduced new personalization controls for Facebook reels, which will let users customize what they want to see more or less of, so the videos they see are more relevant to them.
SpaceX Starship To Be Relaunched In 6 To 8 Weeks: Elon Musk
SpaceX is likely to launch another orbital test flight of the huge Starship vehicle in six to eight weeks' time again, company founder and CEO Elon Musk said.
Chrome World’s Most Popular Desktop Browser, Safari Ranks 2nd
Google Chrome has gained the top spot as the world's most popular desktop browser, while Apple's Safari browser ranked second.
Microsoft Launches Teams Payments App For Small Businesses
Microsoft has launched a new Payments app, which will allow small businesses to easily manage and collect payments from within Teams on their desktop or mobile device during a meeting.
Long Covid May Change Brain Activity, Raise Depression, Anxiety Risks: Study
People with long Covid accompanied by neurological symptoms such as brain fog have less activity in certain brain regions normally used for memory tasks, revealed a study.
New ChatGPT, Bard-Like AI Tool To Turn People’s Thoughts Into Text
US scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) system that can translate a person's brain activity -- while listening to a story or silently imagining telling a story -- into a continuous stream of text.
Apple, Google Launch Initiative To Curb Unwanted Tracking
In a unique collaboration to safeguard the misuse of location-tracking devices, Apple and Google on Tuesday said they have jointly submitted an industry specification to help combat the misuse of Bluetooth location-tracking devices for unwanted tracking.
Two Pharmacy Owners Charged with $29M Health Care Fraud Scheme
An indictment was unsealed today in Brooklyn charging two New York men for their alleged participation in a scheme to submit false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary prescriptions and over-the-counter products that were not actually dispensed, to pay illegal kickbacks...
Former Elementary School Teacher Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexually Abusing Children
A former school teacher was sentenced today to life in prison for sexually abusing elementary school students on a U.S. military installation in Germany.
Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids Results in Record Arrests and Seizures
Today, the Department of Justice, and its Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and international partners, announced the results of Operation SpecTor, which included 288 arrests – the most ever for any JCODE operation and nearly double that of the prior operation. Law...
Facebook’s Algorithm Mistakenly Removes Technical Post As Nudity And Sexual Content
I wrote a technical guide on deleting Windows 10 partition, but Facebook's algorithms mistakenly flagged it as sexual content. Surprised and puzzled by the error.
Europol Arrests 288 Dark Web Vendors In Major Marketplace Seizure
In an operation coordinated by Europol and involving nine countries, law enforcement have seized the illegal dark web marketplace “Monopoly Market” and arrested 288 suspects involved in buying or selling drugs on the dark web.
Twitter Down For Thousands Of Users – Downdetector
The microblogging site Twitter Inc's services were down for thousands of users on Monday, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com.
