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A teenager who hacked Snapchat accounts and threatened to post nude images of women online to make money has been jailed for two years. Jasin Bushi, 18, took control of a series of women's social media accounts, posing as the victim to message their friends. He claimed to be facing eviction and asked to borrow money for rent. If the money was not paid, Bushi would threaten to post nude images of the victim on...

The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) seized millions of pounds worth of cryptocurrency last year as part of its efforts to crack down on serious and organised crime (SOC) and money laundering. In its annual report, the NCA, the UK agency dedicated to tackling SOC, revealed that during the period April 1st 2021 to March 31st 2022 it confiscated $26.9m (March price) in cryptocurrency assets. In the financial year before no cryptocurrency was seized at...

A threat actor used a vulnerability to build a database of phone numbers and email addresses belonging to 5.4 million Twitter accounts. The data from the breach is now up for sale on a hacker forum for $30,000. A threat actor known as 'devil' said on a stolen data market that the database contains information about various accounts, including celebrities. The threat actor's post reads, "hello, today I present you data collected on multiple users...

Last Thursday, Ukraine radio operator TAVR Media became the latest victim of a cyberattack, resulting in the broadcast of a fake message that President Zelenskyy was seriously ill. The State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP) said in an update: "Cybercriminals spread information that the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is allegedly in intensive care, and his duties are performed by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk." The Kyiv-based holding...

As reported last week, over 69 million users of the site Neopets, a popular virtual pet website, may have had their data compromised in the first known US mega breach of the year. The company took to Twitter to confirm the news. Neopets is owned by Viacom. The Tweet said: “Neopets recently became aware that customer data may have been stolen. We immediately launched an investigation assisted by a leading forensics firm. We are also...

The former Coinbase manager and two co-conspirators have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with wire fraud conspiracy and scheme to commit insider trading in cryptocurrency assets. This is the first case of its kind in history and a signal that those involved in cryptocurrency and NFT fraud will be targeted by law enforcement. Coinbase, an American cryptocurrency exchange platform, has almost 90 million registered users and a revenue of $7.84 billion (2021)....

China has fined Didi Global, a global mobility technology, around $1.2 billion (8.026 billion yuan) for violating the country's network security law, personal information protection law, and data security law. The country's cybersecurity regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), also fined two Didi executives 1 million yuan each for the infringements. The ride-hailing service had its app removed from the web by the Chinese authorities last year, prompting an investigation to start. The CAC...

The online pet website, Neopets, has confirmed it fell victim to a data breach, exposing the personal information of approximately 69 million users. The website's source code was also stolen in the attack. Recently, Neopets launched NFTs, which are part of a plan to create an online Metaverse game, in which users can own, raise and play games with their virtual pets. According to reports, the breach occurred on Tuesday and has since been attributed...

Russian adversaries are taking advantage of trusted cloud services, like Google Drive and DropBox, to deliver malware to businesses and governments, according to new research. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 wrote that the threat actor Cloaked Ursula - AKA the Russian government-linked APT29 or Cozy Bear - is increasingly using online storage services because it makes attacks difficult to detect and prevent. They are believed to have targeted several Western diplomatic missions and...

Virtual pet website Neopets has suffered from a data breach leading to the theft of a database and source codes containing the sensitive information of over 69 million members. The Neopets website allows members to own, raise, and play games with their virtual pets. The popular website recently launched NFTs that will be used as part of an online Metaverse game. Earlier this week, a hacker using the name 'TarTarX' began selling the source code...