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US authorities arrest five alleged members of Scattered Spider collective
American prosecutors have charged five people accused of being part of the Scattered Spider hacking collective. The four Americans and one Scot are accused of a litany of cybercrimes including conducting phishing attacks and stealing $11 million in cryptocurrency from at least 29 victims, according to court documents. A spokesperson from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed the case…
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FBI arrest Alabama man suspected of hacking SEC’s X account
An Alabama man was arrested today by the FBI for his suspected role in hacking the SEC’s X account to make a fake announcement that Bitcoin ETFs were approved. The Department of Justice said that 25-year-old Eric Council, of Alabama, and conspirators conducted a SIM-swap attack to take over the identity of the person in charge of SEC’s X account.…
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Telegram will start moderating private chats after CEO’s arrest
Now, Durov appears to have changed his tone. “Telegram’s abrupt increase in user count to 950M caused growing pains that made it easier for criminals to abuse our platform,” he wrote in the statement shared today. “That’s why I made it my personal goal to ensure we significantly improve things in this regard. We’ve already started that process internally, and…
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French authorities arrest Telegram’s CEO
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is reportedly in custody after being arrested near Paris Saturday evening as he was departing his private jet. The billionaire was apprehended on a warrant related to a preliminary investigation, writes Reuters. French authorities believe that the platform’s lack of moderation has “allowed criminal activity to go on undeterred on the messaging app.” Durov will go…
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