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Jun 214 min read
The phone fixer
The phone fixer: From Tech Nerd to Incarcerated Mastermind, Paul Krusky's Journey from Encrypted Phone Innovator to Prisoner.
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Nov 5, 20231 min read
How new tech ended Toronto’s last car theft crisis — then started another
Toronto's escalating car theft crisis began subtly back in 2015, when theft rates were at record lows. The introduction of key fobs,...
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CrimeWire
Sep 8, 20232 min read
Thodex cryptocurrency boss jailed for 11,196 years in Turkey for fraud
Faruk Fatih Ozer fled Turkey after Thodex's collapse. A Turkish cryptocurrency boss and his two siblings have been jailed for 11,196...
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Sep 8, 20232 min read
Russia’s Would-Be Assassins Still Stalk Europe’s Streets
Military personnel wearing protective suits remove a police car and other vehicles from a public car park as they continue investigations...
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Sep 7, 20233 min read
U.K. and U.S. Sanction 11 Russia-based TrickBot Cybercrime Gang Members
The U.K. National Crime Agency released this composite photo of some of the individuals sanctioned by the U.K. and U.S. for their alleged...
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Sep 3, 20235 min read
Crime and Punishment: The twin threats faced by journalists in Central America
Signs that read “They Will Not Silence Us” and “Without journalism, there is no democracy” are displayed during a sit-in against the...
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CrimeWire
Aug 29, 20234 min read
Chinese Hacking Group Exploits Barracuda Zero-Day to Target Government, Military, and Telecom
A suspected Chinese-nexus hacking group exploited a recently disclosed zero-day flaw in Barracuda Networks Email Security Gateway (ESG)...
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CrimeWire
Aug 28, 20232 min read
Tether CTO stays silent on Bitcoin mining locations, sources say Uruguay
Tether’s chief technology officer, Paolo Ardoino, hinted that the operations are based in South America but wouldn't reveal more details....
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Aug 28, 20233 min read
Bulgarian Gambling Mogul Vassil ‘The Skull’ Bozhkov Arrested Returning from Dubai
Vassil ‘The Skull’ Bozhkov is escorted by police after arriving in Bulgaria. He reportedly led a large organized crime ring from the...
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CrimeWire
Aug 27, 20232 min read
Crypto community reacts to Biden’s proposed crypto tax reporting rules
Many prominent crypto commentators are concerned that this will make crypto firms even more reluctant to do business in the United...
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Aug 26, 20232 min read
"Yes, They Were Being Bribed": Fired Ukraine Prosecutor Corroborates Biden Corruption
Victor Shokin, former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Victor Shokin, the fired Ukrainian prosecutor investigating Biden family corruption...
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Aug 26, 20234 min read
The long list of Putin critics targeted by the Kremlin
The long list of Putin critics targeted by the Kremlin.
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CrimeWire
Aug 25, 20232 min read
Unmasking Crypto Crime: An Analysis of China and Iran
To ensure the dominant position of the U.S. and its allies in global competition, focusing on technologies that have a widespread impact...
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CrimeWire
Aug 25, 20232 min read
Cyberbunker Case Appeal Heard
The verdict issued by the Trier regional court in the CyberBunker trial was appealed.
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Aug 25, 20233 min read
Report Points to Rogue Ukrainian Saboteurs in Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Bombing
The results of the Nord Stream investigation could have huge political implications from Washington to Kyiv to Moscow. New evidence...
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Aug 25, 20234 min read
Two Darknet Vendors Plead Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Other Illegal Drugs
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Phoenix, Arizona, couple pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute multiple controlled substances including...
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CrimeWire
Aug 20, 20232 min read
Intelligence Analyst Tipped-Off Suspects of Operation Venetic.
Intelligence Analyst Tipped-Off Suspects of Operation Venetic.
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CrimeWire
Aug 19, 20233 min read
Man Who Sold Michael K. Williams Drugs That Killed Him Is Sentenced
Michael K. Williams died at the age of 54 on September 6, 2021. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of...
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Aug 15, 20233 min read
Wolfpack plot to murder gang rivals was sophisticated and dangerous: Crown
The motive was retaliation for an August 2011 shooting in Kelowna that left Jonathan Bacon dead and Larry Amero with a serious injury....
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