How an infamous ransomware gang found itself hacked – podcast | News
Ransomware sites on the dark web have allowed criminals to extort hospitals, businesses, and schools for years. Hackers have cost businesses millions of pounds by encrypting data or threatening to post it online. It was called LockBit and was a huge success until one day last month when a hacker logged onto the site and […]
Washington street sign hacked to display surprising warning about ‘angry raccoons’
Good news and bad news for residents of Spokane, Washington: There are no reports of “angry raccoons” threatening the public, but it appears the city has a prankster. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, motorists on Northwest Boulevard in Spokane were greeted with a very unusual message on a construction sign. Instead of the typical “Roadworks ahead” […]
OpenAI says NY Times ‘hacked’ ChatGPT to build copyright suit
OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss part of its copyright lawsuit against the New York Times, saying the newspaper used its chatbot ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence systems to generate misleading evidence in the lawsuit. claimed to have been “hacked”. OpenAI said In a filing in Manhattan federal court. On Monday, the New […]
Illegal masterminds of NYC robbery ring hacked bank apps, resold stolen phones overseas
New York City police on Monday announced a property crimes crackdown and several arrests following a raid on an immigrant robbery ring with ties to Venezuela and a scheme that used electric scooters. This is because a group of suspects in the NYPD attack are still on the loose. “While a wave of immigrant crimes […]
OnlyFans murder: Suspect’s ‘crime family’ parents hacked into victim’s laptop, warrants allege
The Texas parents of an OnlyFans model arrested in Miami for allegedly stabbing her girlfriend to death have discussed how to break into the victim’s computer after taking it from the couple’s apartment, a warrant in the case reveals. It has been likened to a “crime family.” Kim Clenney (60) and Deborah Clenney (57) are […]
Fulton County court system is hacked, but Trump election case is untouched
Officials said courthouses and other systems in Georgia’s most populous county were hacked over the weekend, disrupting daily operations, but the district attorney’s office said the extortion case against former President Donald Trump was not resolved. He said there was no impact. Fulton County, which includes much of Atlanta, has suffered a “widespread outage” due […]
Boeing, bitcoin, SEC hacked and inflation pops
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says Fox Business' Charlie Gasparino's ingenuity is “driving” the economy and talks about ESG and Bitcoin on “Craman Countdown.” – Dummy door comes off during flight, deepening crisis between Boeing and Alaska Airlines -Bitcoin gets its first ETF after SEC final approval.The move came in the wake of an embarrassing cybersecurity […]
SEC says X account hacked after announcement approving bitcoin ETFs
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that someone posted a fake message on Platform X's social media accounts claiming to have approved the highly anticipated Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. An SEC spokesperson said the regulator had not yet approved the Spot Bitcoin ETF, adding that the agency's accounts had been compromised. A spokesperson did […]
SEC says X account was hacked after apparent bitcoin fund approval
A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account on the platform formerly known as Twitter was compromised on Tuesday after it appeared to announce the approval of multiple Bitcoin investment funds, authorities said. . “The @SECGov The SEC's account for X posted a message early Tuesday featuring a photo of SEC Chairman Gary Gensler announcing the […]
SEC duped, X account hacked, Bitcoin ETF not announced
Valkyrie CIO Steven McClurg reacts to companies waiting for spot Bitcoin ETF ruling on 'The Claman Countdown'. The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that Chairman Gary Gensler's post about X announcing the approval of a Bitcoin ETF was false. The SEC said the update was made just after 4 p.m. ET, when the market […]