Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

[ad_1] NEW YORK — Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud on hundreds of thousands of customers that unraveled with the collapse of FTX, once one of the world’s most popular platforms for exchanging digital currency. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan delivered a blistering analysis … Read more

The first 'cyberflasher' is convicted under England's new law and gets more than 5 years in prison

The first 'cyberflasher' is convicted under England's new law and gets more than 5 years in prison

[ad_1] LONDON — England’s first convicted cyberflasher was sentenced Tuesday to 5 1/2 years in prison after sending unsolicited photos of his genitals to a teenage girl and a woman. Nicholas Hawkes, 39, a convicted sex offender, was the first person in England and Wales convicted of violating the Online Safety Act, which went into … Read more

School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders

School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders

[ad_1] When a motion detector went off overnight at Kromrey Middle School, a police dispatcher called up a digital map of the building, pinpointed the detector, clicked on a live feed from the nearest camera and relayed the intruder’s location to responding police. Within moments, they captured the culprit: a teenager, dressed in dark clothes … Read more

Montenegro appeals court overturns a decision to extradite Terraform Labs founder to the US

Montenegro appeals court overturns a decision to extradite Terraform Labs founder to the US

[ad_1] PODGORICA, Montenegro — An appeals court in Montenegro has overturned a recent ruling that a cryptocurrency mogul, Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, should be extradited to the United States to face fraud charges rather than to his native South Korea, the court said Tuesday. Kwon, 32, was arrested nearly a year ago in Montenegro … Read more

Pennsylvania statewide court agency's website hit by disabling cyberattack, officials say

Consumer product agency issues warning on small magnetic balls linked to deaths

[ad_1] HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania state courts agency’s website was hit by a cyber attack that did not appear to compromise any data, but left some online systems disabled, officials said Sunday night. The federal government’s lead cybersecurity agency, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the F.B.I. were investigating the attack, Chief Justice … Read more

HP Enterprise discloses hack by suspected state-backed Russian hackers

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[ad_1] BOSTON — Hewlett Packard Enterprise disclosed Wednesday that suspected state-backed Russian hackers broke into its cloud-based email system and stole data from cybersecurity and other employees. The provider of information technology products and services said in a Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory filing that it was informed of the intrusion on Jan. 12. It … Read more