by Christian Jordan Howell, University of South Florida and David Maimon, Georgia State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s common to hear news stories about big data breaches, but what happens once your personal data is stolen? Our research shows that, like most legal goods, stolen data products move …
It’s common to hear news stories about big data breaches, but what happens once your personal data is stolen? Our research shows that, like most legal goods, stolen data products move through a supply chain made up of producers, wholesalers and consumers. But this supply chain involves the interconnection of several criminal organizations operating in …
Darknet markets generate millions in revenue by selling stolen personal data Read More »
Rebekah Koffler, who fled the Soviet Union 30 years ago, reflects on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in “Varney & Co.” Vessels linked to Russia’s biggest grain trader shipped thousands of tonnes of stolen Ukrainian grain to global buyers, using a sophisticated system of collector vessels and floating cranes, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation. The …
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Source: AI generated by Dall-E More than 5.4 million Twitter user records containing non-public information stolen using an API vulnerability patched in January have been shared for free on a hacker forum. Another massive, potentially larger data dump of millions of Twitter records has also been leaked by a security researcher, demonstrating how widely this …
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FTX’s bankruptcy team is struggling to track down all of the cryptocurrency exchange’s assets after it collapsed and filed for Chapter 11 on Nov. 11. Wall Street Journal reported. X The company’s new management is trying to track down and recoup at least some of the billions of dollars that flowed through FTX and sister …
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Hackers who stole an estimated $477 million worth of cryptocurrency from collapsed FTX exchange began laundering the funds in bitcoins. This month, after FTX filed for bankruptcy, new CEO John Ray III said that “unauthorized access to certain assets has occurred.” Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic estimates that around $477 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen …
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