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US charges five accused of multi-year hacking spree targeting tech and crypto giants

US charges five accused of multi-year hacking spree targeting tech and crypto giants

The U.S. government announced charges against five individuals accused of carrying out a multi-year hacking spree targeting tech giants and cryptocurrency owners, which security researchers dubbed 0ktapus. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice published… 

FBI says hackers are sending fraudulent police data requests to tech giants to steal people’s private information

FBI says hackers are sending fraudulent police data requests to tech giants to steal people’s private information

The FBI is warning that hackers are obtaining private user information — including emails and phone numbers — from U.S.-based tech companies by compromising government and police email addresses to submit “emergency” data requests. The…