New Yorkers see them strapped to the back of patrol cars, mounted on toll booths and hanging on metal posts along the highway. “They” are automatic license plate readers and have become the spark of an ongoing debate in the balance between crime fighting and privacy invasion.
READ MOREInternational Phishing Con Catches New York Trainer
What makes an upscale, personal training living the good life in New York fall for a phishing scheme which lands her in jail? G.R.E.E.D. “You can only cheat a greedy person,” said Mark Twain. Shannon Pettinger appears to be living proof. Pettinger’s greed led her to be linked with an international phishing scam that netted her “bosses” $100 million dollars and left Pettinger facing years in prison.
READ MORELive Streaming Violent Crimes Will Soon Be Illegal
Since the widespread use and each access of the Internet, some people have posted violent crimes online. Most of these videos are extremely gruesome and disturbing. Since it has become too easy, such violent and senseless crimes can be posted almost anytime and from anywhere. Now, the State of New York is passing a bill […]
READ MOREAmerica Tightens Cyber Investigations Following 2016 Election
What would you do if you stole millions — and got away with it on one condition: You never leave your home country again. Many cyber thieves have done just that. Stolen millions and despite being known to law enforcement authorities in America, there’s no action the authorities can take as the suspects are in […]
READ MOREOnline Privacy: “Ain’t What She Used to Be”
Jane Park of New York City won big in the EuroMillions, Britain’s national lottery. Hours later, she was the quarry of blackmailers. When she shared the new but refused to share the money, someone hacked her Snapchat account and posted a personal, and revealing, image of Park, 21. The posters demanded cash to return control […]
READ MORERussian Hacker Gets a Ticket to Prison for Hacking StubHub
The leader in a global ticket-scam group was sent to prison Wednesday for four to twelve years. Prosecutors said he could have used his “high aptitude” for something other than misconduct. Vadim Polyakov managed a group which was able to enter over 1,000 StubHub accounts. Next, along with cohorts, they would use the seized information […]
READ MORESpyEye Creator Gets Nine Years While Co-Conspirator is Handed a 15-year Sentence
The Russian creator of a computer program that American law enforcement claim drained bank accounts in a variety of countries was sent to federal prison for 9.5 years. Known online as “Gribodemon” and “Harderman,” Aleksandr Panin was sentenced in Atlanta after being accused of creating the malware program SpyEye. Panin sold the software through a […]
READ MORESelling Marijuana On Facebook Is A No-no
For the cannabis advocates, Facebook has just announced that it will delete any page that makes reference to selling this agent. The reason- Facebook acknowledges that selling cannabis is a federal crime and they do not want to be held accountable by the authorities for allowing such pages to exist on their website. This is […]
READ MOREDmitry Belorossov and Citadel
The matchless background and distinguished legal forte of New York’s marquee defense attorney, Arkady Bukh, has sheared decades from the sentence Dmitry Belorossov initially faced. Belorossov, 22, had been accused of operating Citadel, a botnet, and helping develop improvements to the malware which led to over $500 million in losses. Instead of leaving prison as […]
READ MOREWill New Credit Card Chips Decrease Fraud Crimes… or Increase Fraud Crimes?
In an effort to fight credit card fraud, card issuers have spent between $200 and $800 million distributing new cards with embedded microchips. The goal is to establish a protocol for two-factor authentication and to prevent the mass collection and unlawful use of credit card numbers using skimmers. Wired.com, however, suggests that these new cards […]
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