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Hacker faces 81-month prison sentence for faking his death to avoid child support payments
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Facepalm: A federal court has sentenced a deadbeat dad to 81 months in prison for hacking government systems to fake his death. A grand jury indicted the man in July 2023 on multiple charges of computer fraud, aggravated identity theft, and
Meet Len: The hacker with 10 implants in his body
It sounds like something that could only exist in a science fiction novel, but one look at American hacker Len Noe proves that it’s real.Noe is one of a growing number of “transhumans” – people who implant microchips into their bodies in a bid to improve their technology capabilities.Ethical hacker Len Noe often uses social
Hacker gains admin control of Sourcegraph and gives free access to the masses
FREE SERVICE FOR ALL — We've said it before; we'll say it again: Don't put credentials in publicly available code. Dan Goodin - Sep 1, 2023 6:17 pm UTC Getty Images An unknown hacker gained administrative control of Sourcegraph, an AI-driven service used by developers at Uber, Reddit, Dropbox, and other companies, and used it
‘GTA VI’ hacker leaked footage using a Fire TV Stick in a budget UK hotel room
In movies, a hacker typically sits at a large desk with a slew of cutting-edge technology in front of them. In real life, it turns out all you need is an Amazon Fire TV stick, smartphone, keyboard and mouse to steal and leak clips from an unreleased game like the much-anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV.
Chinese hacker forged authentication tokens to access government email: Microsoft
A China-based threat actor was able to access cloud-based Microsoft email accounts of approximately 25 organizations — including government agencies, as well as related consumer accounts of individuals likely associated with these organizations — by forging authentication tokens to access user email, the company has warned. It doesn’t say how, but the group — which
Hacker Group Names Are Now Absurdly Out of Control
Goofiness aside, the new system is counterproductive for actual cybersecurity analysis, Lee argues. Given that Microsoft's threat intelligence is some of the best in the world, analysts and customers across the industry will have to actually revise their databases—and even some of their products—to match Microsoft's new naming scheme, he says. And the revised system
Photo: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto (Getty Images)A hacker carried out a phishing attack to steal potentially hundreds of NFTs from users of OpenSea, one of the largest NFT marketplaces on the internet, worth a total of $1.7 million on Saturday. Company officials on Sunday tried to reassure users that it was safe to mint, buy, list, and…
Multichain hacker returns 322 ETH, keeps hefty finders fee
Owing to a security vulnerability in six tokens, Multichain users lost more than $3 million over the week. A white hat hacker returned 322 ETH, but over 527 ETH is still exploited. 23381 Total views 100 Total shares In a dramatic twist, one of this week’s Multichain hackers has returned 322 Ether (ETH) ($974,000 at…
Teen Hacker Claims He Can Remotely Access and Unlock Over 25 Tesla Cars
News @xguntherc Jan 17, 2022, 1:13 pm EST | 1 min read TeslaWhen it comes to electric vehicles, cyber threats are a growing concern. And while we’ve seen reports of hackers messing with Tesla vehicles in the past, recently, a teenager claims to have access to 25+ Teslas spanning more than ten different regions. A…
North Korea's hackers have stolen $400 million in cryptocurrencies
14.01.2022 2021 sollen Angriffe auf zahlreiche Krypto-Plattformen aus Nordkorea erfolgt sein. Hackergruppen aus Nordkorea greifen seit Jahren gezielt Kryptobörsen an. Nach Angaben von Expert*innen sollen so im vergangenen Jahr Kryptowährungen im Wert von rund 400 Millionen Dollar (knapp 350 Millionen Euro) erbeutet worden sein. Die Hacker*innen hätten Cyberangriffe auf zahlreiche Plattformen für digitale Währungen unternommen…