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Millions of people’s ‘intimate’ location data stolen in major hack | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Millions of people using some of the world’s most popular apps may have had their locations leaked in a major hack. Tinder, Spotify, Citymapper, Mumsnet and Sky News were among hundreds of companies named in a sample list of apps linked to the breach. Hackers appear to have targeted a US location tracking firm Gravy…
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‘Large volume’ of data stolen from NHS Dumfries and Galloway published on dark web | UK News
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A ransomware group has carried out its threat against a Scottish health board and published a “large volume” of stolen data on the dark web. NHS Dumfries and Galloway was the subject of a cyber attack in March and confirmed hackers were able to access a “significant quantity of data”, including patient and staff-identifiable information.…
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Sam Bankman-Fried: Disgraced FTX boss ‘donated stolen customer funds to politicians’ | Science & Tech News
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Disgraced crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried used stolen customer money to make political donations, prosecutors have alleged. The 31-year-old, whose £21bn FTX empire collapsed last year, is accused of making north of $100bn (£79bn) in campaign contributions during the 2022 US midterms. He is said to have directed two of his company’s executives to send cash…
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Amateur rapper and her husband plead guilty after trying to launder stolen Bitcoin worth billions | Science & Tech News
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An amateur rapper and her husband have pleaded guilty to attempting to launder stolen Bitcoin. Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein went to desperate lengths in their attempts to convert billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency into cash. At the time of their arrest in 2022, the stash of 120,000 Bitcoin was worth $4.5bn (£3.5bn). The…