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Two charged with tech-support scamming the elderly for $10m

September 23, 2019 0 Comments elderly, fake tech support, Law & order, security threats, tech support, tech support scam, tech support scammers

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:55:01 +0000

The tech-support scammers were allegedly part of a network of crooks in the US and India who conned about 7,500 victims.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/0TbNYtAQBLk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Report: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world

September 23, 2019 0 Comments AI, aigs, aigs index, Artificial intelligence, carnegie endowment for international peace, china, Cisco, facial recognition, Government security, government surveillance, hikvision, Huawei, IBM, Law & order, Machine Learning, nec, palantir, Privacy, smart cities, spying, steven feldstein, surveillance

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:47:38 +0000

It’s not just China: at least 75 out of 176 countries globally are actively using AI technologies for surveillance purposes, research shows.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/mWK0Hr3l6MU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook Libra rejected by France as “dangerous”

September 23, 2019 0 Comments bruno le maire, cryptocurrency, facebook, facebook libra, france, Law & order, libra, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:57:29 +0000

France finance minister: Libra won’t be allowed onto European soil.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/XH0fbN6_glY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US files suit against Snowden to keep book profits out of his hands

September 19, 2019 0 Comments cia, edward snowden, Government security, Law & order, lawsuit, ndas, NSA, surveillance

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:32:44 +0000

The government, alleging that Snowden violated NDAs with the CIA and NSA, isn’t looking to stop the book’s publication or distribution.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/sZMpIte9WGE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Teenage gamer jailed over lethal swatting

September 18, 2019 0 Comments 9/11, 911 hoax, andrew finch, casey viner, gamers, Law & order, shane gaskill, SWATting, tyler barriss

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:57:19 +0000

Casey Viner got into a spat over a $1.50 wager in a Call of Duty World War II game that led to the fatal shooting of an innocent man.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/BXYnEBqKVRk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US Treasury targets North Korean hacking groups

September 17, 2019 0 Comments andariel, bluenoroff, dprk, Government security, Hackers, Law & order, lazarus group, north korea, north korean hackers, ofac, office of foreign assets control, reconnaissance general bureau, rgb, russia, security threats, us department of justice

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:49:50 +0000

The US has formally sanctioned the Lazarus Group and offshoots Bluenoroff and Andariel, which are allegedly acting on behalf of the DPRK.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/8GcM-gDnzJI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Teen music hacker arrested in UK for stealing bands’ unreleased music

September 17, 2019 0 Comments cloud storage, data loss, Hacking, Law & order, london, music, phishing, pipcu, police intellectual property crime unit, streaming

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 09:36:10 +0000

If he’s guilty, he’ll face the music. Heh.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/AZwjoKbVLpA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Tiny Pacific nation forges ahead with national cryptocurrency

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Blockchain, cryptocurrency, Law & order, libra, marshall islands, Money Laundering, republic of the marshall islands, rmi, sov, timed release monetary issuance, trmi

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:00:44 +0000

The Marshall Islands is facing rising seas and financial isolation. But critics say their get-rich-quick cryptocurrency scheme won’t work.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/LvYhpd-UdBw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Fin7 sysadmin pleads guilty to running IT for billion-dollar crime syndicate

September 13, 2019 0 Comments admin, breach, Carbanak Group, Combi Security, data loss, Fedir Hladyr, Fin7, hipchat, Joker Stash, Law & order, malware, Navigator Group, pen testing, penetration testing, phishing, POS systems, Social engineering, sysadmin, systems administrator, wire fraud

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:17:07 +0000

Fedir Oleksiyovich Hladyr is the first member of the infamous cybercrime network to be found guilty of hacking-related crimes in a US court.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/DC2ee9v8THo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Massive email fraud bust snares 281 suspects

September 12, 2019 0 Comments BEC, business email compromise, dating sites, email, Law & order, money mules, Operation reWired, PII, Romance Scams, security threats, tax refunds, tax returns

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:49:20 +0000

Operation reWired=tired cops worldwide! 167 suspects were cuffed in Nigeria and 74 in the US, among 8 other countries.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NtExc1bJlLg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>