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Employee charged with stealing unreleased movies, sharing them online
A Memphis man was arrested and charged with stealing DVD and Blu-ray discs of unreleased movies and sharing ripped digital copies online before their release. 37-year-old Steven R. Hale worked for an unnamed multinational company used by major movie studios that manufactured and distributed DVDs and Blu-rays of movies. Between February 2021 and March 2022, Hale allegedly stole many discs of…
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12 Chinese hackers charged with US Treasury breach — and much, much more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today it has criminally charged 12 Chinese nationals it says are behind attacks that hit more than 100 US organizations, including the Treasury, in a string of attacks going as far back as 2013. The DOJ accuses the people of carrying out their attacks either on their own or at the behest of the…
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Russian charged by U.S. for creating RedLine infostealer malware
The United States announced charges today against Maxim Rudometov, a Russian national, for being the suspected developer and administrator of the RedLine malware operation, one of the most prolific infostealers over the past few years. These infostealers, marketed to cybercriminals and sold via subscriptions, enable attackers to steal credentials and financial data and bypass multi-factor authentication. Rudometov was named in…
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US citizen charged with aiding North Korean hackers moonlighting as tech workers
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged a Nashville resident for helping North Korean hackers gain positions at US and UK tech companies. Matthew Isaac Knoot, 38, is accused of being responsible for the US-side of a campaign to get threat actors positions at prominent firms in a bid to steal information and extort ransoms. Knoot was charged on…
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