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17-year-old arrested in connection with cyber attack on TfL | UK News
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A 17-year-old male has been arrested as part of the investigation into a cyber security incident affecting Transport for London (TfL). The teenager was detained in Walsall on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences in relation to the attack, which was launched on TfL on 1 September. He has been questioned by officers from the…
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France, reports say | Science & Tech News
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Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of encrypted messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in France, according to local reports. The 39-year-old tech chief was reportedly detained after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport on the outskirts of Paris. News broadcasters BFMTV and TF1 have quoted unnamed sources as saying the Russian-born entrepreneur –…
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France, local reports say | Science & Tech News
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Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of encrypted messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in France, according to local reports. The 39-year-old Franco-Russian tech chief had just arrived via private jet when he was arrested at Le Bourget airport in the outskirts of Paris, BFMTV reports. Quoting an unnamed source, the outlet added he was the…
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‘Is this Britain or Soviet Union?’: Elon Musk hits out after video appears to show man arrested for Facebook comments | UK News
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Elon Musk has ramped up his row with the UK as he branded the prime minister “two-tier Keir” and questioned if it was “Britain or the Soviet Union” after a man was apparently arrested over Facebook comments. The billionaire owner of X has been engaged in a war of words with Sir Keir Starmer over…
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Two arrested over ‘running illegal £1bn cryptocurrency exchange’ in London | UK News
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Two people have been arrested on suspicion of running an illegal exchange thought to have traded more than £1bn worth of cryptocurrency. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) searched the London offices of the suspects, aged 38 and 44, while the Metropolitan Police seized digital devices from two residential properties in the capital. More than £1bn…
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CFO of Epoch Times arrested over accusations he laundered $67m in unemployment benefits and other fraud | News UK Video News
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The chief financial officer of global news outlet The Epoch Times has been arrested and accused of laundering $67m. Weidong ‘Bill’ Guan, 61, of New Jersey appeared before a judge in New York on Monday on money laundering and bank fraud charges after being arrested on Sunday. He pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors said members of…
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‘World’s largest botnet’ taken down as alleged Chinese mastermind arrested and $29m in cryptocurrency seized | Science & Tech News
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A Chinese national has been arrested for allegedly being the mastermind behind a huge botnet used to steal billions of dollars. The “911 S5” botnet was likely the world’s largest – and infected computers in nearly 200 countries and facilitated a whole host of crimes including financial frauds, identity theft and child exploitation, said FBI…
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Dozens arrested and thousands contacted after scammer site taken offline | UK News
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Dozens of people around the world have been arrested after police disrupted a UK-founded website scamming victims on an industrial scale. LabHost, a site set up in 2021, tricked as many as 70,000 UK victims, obtaining 480,000 card numbers and 64,000 PINs worldwide, the Metropolitan Police said. It was created by a criminal network and…
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Tech consultant arrested over fatal stabbing of Cash App founder | US News
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A self-proclaimed tech consultant has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco. Nima Momeni, 38, was arrested on suspicion of murder, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said during a news conference. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said Momeni will be charged with murder…
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Sam Bankman-Fried: Arrested crypto boss hugs parents as he is denied bail over ‘one of biggest financial frauds in US history’ | Science & Tech News
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Former cryptocurrency exchange boss Sam Bankman-Fried hugged his parents after being denied bail on charges relating to “one of the biggest financial frauds in American history”. The 30-year-old founder of FTX, has been charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with fraud and violating campaign finance laws. He is also being sued. Following…