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True Threats and True Crimes – Those Memes You Post Might Be Crimes
Does reposting a "86 47" meme constitute a criminal threat? Analyzing the James Comey indictment through the lens of Counterman v. Colorado and Elonis v. United States ...
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First Sentencing in Scheme to Help North Koreans Infiltrate US Companies
Bruce Schneier | | courts, crime, cyberespionage, Espionage, law enforcement, North Korea, Uncategorized
An Arizona woman was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for her role helping North Korean workers infiltrate US companies by pretending to be US workers. From an article: According to court ...
The Justice Department Took Down the 911 S5 Botnet
The US Justice Department has dismantled an enormous botnet: According to an indictment unsealed on May 24, from 2014 through July 2022, Wang and others are alleged to have created and disseminated ...
What is an island hopping cybersecurity attack? | Cyber Bank Heists Report | Contrast Security
Tom Kellermann, SVP Cyber Strategy, Contrast Security | | API security, APIs, Application Attacks, Below the Waterline, crime, Cyber Bank Heists, cybercrime, financial, financial institutions, financial sector, Organized Crime
Cyber Bank Heists report sheds light on the evolution of island-hopping cyber threats This year’sCyber Bank Heists report by Contrast Security was eye-opening. The annual report sheds light on the cybersecurity threats ...
Tracking Down a Suspect through Cell Phone Records
Interesting forensics in connection with a serial killer arrest: Investigators went through phone records collected from both midtown Manhattan and the Massapequa Park area of Long Island—two areas connected to a “burner ...
First Ban on Selling Location Data, Prohibiting Password Managers, Real-Time Crime Center Concerns
Tom Eston | | Credential Storage, crime, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Digital Privacy, Digital Stalking, Episodes, External Password Managers, Information Security, Infosec, Location Shield Act, location tracking, Massachusetts, national security, password managers, passwords, Podcast, Podcasts, police, policing, Privacy, Real-Time Crime Centers, RTCC, security, Stalking, surveillance, technology, Weekly Edition
In this episode we discuss how Massachusetts lawmakers are pushing a groundbreaking bill to ban the buying and selling of location data from mobile devices. This legislation raises vital questions about consumer ...
Self-Driving Cars Are Surveillance Cameras on Wheels
Police are already using self-driving car footage as video evidence: While security cameras are commonplace in American cities, self-driving cars represent a new level of access for law enforcement  and a ...
Arkansas Social Media Consent Law, Android Malware Invasion, New Method of Keyless Car Theft
Tom Eston | | ad fraud, android, Arkansas, Auto Industry, Car manufacturers, Car theft, Child protection, crime, Cyber Security, cyberbullying, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Digital Privacy, Episodes, facebook, Google Play Store, Information Security, Infosec, Keyless Entry, malicious apps, Malware, Minors, mobile devices, online safety, Parental consent, Podcast, Podcasts, Privacy, security, social media, technology, Tekya, Vulnerabilities, Weekly Edition
Is Arkansas taking the right step to protect children online? A new law passed in the state makes it illegal for minors to use social media without their parent or guardian’s consent ...
Socially Engineered Into Stealing $500,000 From a Casino
A cashier at a Colorado casino is accused of stealing half a million dollars in cash after allegedly being duped by phone calls and text messages from imposters posing as her bosses ...
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Brits Slap Wrists of DDoS Kids, via NCA’s Fake Booter Sites
Richi Jennings | | booter, booter services, booters and stressers, crime, ddos, National Crime Agency, National Cyber Crime Unit, NCA, Operation Power Off, Operation PowerOFF, SB Blogwatch, U.K. National Crime Agency, uk
UK National Crime Agency nips it in the bud:Â Aims to scare straight naughty DDoS kiddies ...
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