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Judge Denies Bail For Accused Capital One Hacker
Legal // August 24, 2019

The woman who was accused of hacking into Capital One’s cloud and swiping the information of more than 100 million people was denied bail, Bloomberg reported on Friday (Aug. 23). Paige A. Thompson, 33, was described by prosecutors as a loose cannon with violent tendencies,...

Young Bitcoin Trader Indicted On Money Laundering Charges
Legal // August 20, 2018

Charges of money laundering and illegal money transmission have been levied against a 21-year-old bitcoin dealer in California. According to several sites, including justice.gov, and per a statement by the Department of Justice in the Southern District of California, last week Jacob Burrell Campos was...

Personal Identity Dealer Arrested In Canada
Security & Fraud // January 18, 2018

The man behind LeakedSource.com has been arrested in Canada. According to The Hacker News, Canadian authorities arrested 27-year-old Jordan Evan Bloom in late December 2017 and charged him with trafficking in identity information, mischief to data, unauthorized use of a computer and possession of property...

U.K. Based Computer Researcher Arrested In U.S. For Alleged Ties To Kronos Malware
Legal // August 04, 2017

A British-based cybersecurity researcher has been arrested by U.S. authorities on charges that he conspired to advertise and sell Kronos banking malware. Reuters reported on the news, which came from a court filing unsealed Thursday. Marcus Hutchins, 23, was detained in Las Vegas on suspicion...

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Wirecard Exec Who Ran Unit At Heart Of Scandal In Custody In Munich

July 06, 2020
Wirecard executive Oliver Bellenhaus, 46, has been arrested in Munich for his alleged central role in the massive worldwide fraud case currently enveloping the company, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Bellenhaus was in charge of Wirecard’s CardSystems Middle East and ran that division primarily from his apartment in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, […]

Judge Denies Bail For Accused Capital One Hacker

August 24, 2019
The woman who was accused of hacking into Capital One’s cloud and swiping the information of more than 100 million people was denied bail, Bloomberg reported on Friday (Aug. 23)....

Young Bitcoin Trader Indicted On Money Laundering Charges

August 20, 2018
Charges of money laundering and illegal money transmission have been levied against a 21-year-old bitcoin dealer in California. According to several sites, including justice.gov, and per a statement by the...

Personal Identity Dealer Arrested In Canada

January 18, 2018
The man behind LeakedSource.com has been arrested in Canada. According to The Hacker News, Canadian authorities arrested 27-year-old Jordan Evan Bloom in late December 2017 and charged him with trafficking...