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Kevin Mitnick, formerly the world’s ‘most-wanted’ hacker, has passed away

July 20, 2023

Mariella Moon

Kevin Mitnick, who was once one of the world’s most wanted computer hackers, has passed away at 59 on July 16th. According to his obituary, Mitnick battled pancreatic cancer for more than a year and was undergoing treatment at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. “[M]uch of his life reads like a fiction story,” his…
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Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky arrested and charged with fraud

July 13, 2023

Lawrence Bonk

The problems keep mounting for Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky, as he’s been arrested and charged by federal authorities with fraud. Mashinsky faces seven criminal counts, including securities, commodities and wire fraud, as originally reported by CBS N…
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Elizabeth Holmes has her 11-year prison sentence cut by two years

July 11, 2023

Mariella Moon

Elizabeth Holmes may be getting out of prison around two years earlier than expected. According to her profile on the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, Holmes’ release date is now scheduled for December 29th, 2032. That means the time she’ll serve is almost two years shorter than her original sentence, which was supposed to last…
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Miffed ‘Rainbow Six Seige’ player sentenced for swatting Ubisoft Montreal’s offices

July 7, 2023

Will Shanklin

A disgruntled Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Seige gamer who called in a fake emergency to Ubisoft’s Montreal office was sentenced this week to three years of community service, according to The Montreal Gazette. Yanni Ouahioune, 22, was handed the sentence …
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author_name|Will Shanklin, Crime & Justice, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Society & Culture, Tech Industry, Tech News

Miffed ‘Rainbow Six Siege’ player sentenced for swatting Ubisoft Montreal’s offices

July 7, 2023

Will Shanklin

A disgruntled Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege gamer who called in a fake emergency to Ubisoft’s Montreal office was sentenced this week to three years of community service, according to The Montreal Gazette. Yanni Ouahioune, 22, was handed the sentence …
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author_name|Jon Fingas, Crime & Justice, Finance, Investment & Company Information, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News

Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka receives suspended prison sentence for insider trading

July 7, 2023

Jon Fingas

Yuji Naka likely won’t face prison time over his insider trading. Tokyo judge Madoka Hiruta has given the Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator a suspended 2.5-year prison sentence, deferred for four years, as well as two fines worth the equivalent of $1.1 million and $14,000. Naka’s actions hurt the “fairness and soundness” of the stock market…
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French Assembly passes bill allowing police to remotely activate phone cameras and microphones for surveillance

July 6, 2023

Jon Fingas

French law enforcement may soon have far-reaching authority to snoop on alleged criminals. Lawmakers in France’s National Assembly have passed a bill that lets police surveil suspects by remotely activating cameras, microphones and GPS location systems on phones and other devices. A judge will have to approve use of the powers, and the recently amended…
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Twitter hacker and crypto scammer sentenced to five years in prison

June 24, 2023

Igor Bonifacic

On Friday, a federal court sentenced Joseph James O’Conner to five years in prison for his involvement in the 2020 Twitter hack. Last month, the 24-year-old, known as PlugwalkJoe online, plead guilty to a host of cyber crimes, including carrying out a SIM-swapping attack that targeted a TikTok account with millions of followers. The 2020…
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author_name|Sarah Fielding, Crime & Justice, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Society & Culture, Tech Industry, Tech News

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon handed four month sentence in Montenegro

June 20, 2023

Sarah Fielding

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon is wanted in South Korea and the US for a scheme that lost investors $40 billion when the company’s cryptocurrency plummeted last year — but, for now, he will sit in a Montenegrin prison. Kwon has been found guilty on charges of forging official documents and sentenced to four months…
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Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified documents has been indicted

June 15, 2023

Mariella Moon

Jack Texeira, the Air National Guard member who was arrested in April for sharing documents containing US intelligence matters, has been indicted on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified national defense information. According …
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Category: Crime & Justice

Kevin Mitnick, formerly the world’s ‘most-wanted’ hacker, has passed away

Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky arrested and charged with fraud

Elizabeth Holmes has her 11-year prison sentence cut by two years

Miffed ‘Rainbow Six Seige’ player sentenced for swatting Ubisoft Montreal’s offices

Miffed ‘Rainbow Six Siege’ player sentenced for swatting Ubisoft Montreal’s offices

Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka receives suspended prison sentence for insider trading

French Assembly passes bill allowing police to remotely activate phone cameras and microphones for surveillance

Twitter hacker and crypto scammer sentenced to five years in prison

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon handed four month sentence in Montenegro

Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified documents has been indicted

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