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[Link] Advice on How to Use Telegram Safely

Read: 13/3/2022 www.vice.com

Russian police have started stopping people in the street and scrolling through messages stored on their phone, according to a video uploaded to social media.

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[Link] Canadian accused of unleashing NetWalker ransomware extradited to US

Read: 13/3/2022 www.theregister.com

US prosecutors on Thursday said they have extradited a Canadian man to America to face charges that he conspired to distribute ransomware. Sébastien Vachon-Desjardins, 34, of Gatineau, Quebec, was detained by Canadian authorities on January 27, 2021.

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[Link] FBI, others crush REvil using ransomware gang’s favorite tactic against it

Read: 25/10/2021 arstechnica.com

Four days ago, the REvil ransomware gang’s leak site, known as the “Happy Blog,” went offline. Cybersecurity experts wondered aloud what might have caused the infamous group to go dark once more. One theory was that it was an inside job pulled by the group’s disaffected former leader.

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[Link] How hackers hijacked thousands of high-profile YouTube accounts

Read: 25/10/2021 arstechnica.com

Since at least 2019, hackers have been hijacking high-profile YouTube channels. Sometimes they broadcast cryptocurrency scams, sometimes they simply auction off access to the account.

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[Link] He escaped the Dark Web’s biggest bust. Now he’s back

Read: 29/9/2021 arstechnica.com

Just over four years ago, the US Department of Justice announced the takedown of AlphaBay, the biggest dark web market bust in history.

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[Link] Feds list the top 30 most exploited vulnerabilities. Many are years old

Read: 31/7/2021 arstechnica.com

Government officials in the US, UK, and Australia are urging public- and private-sector organizations to secure their networks by ensuring firewalls, VPNs, and other network-perimeter devices are patched against the most widespread exploits.

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[Link] This Guy Designed an Android App That Deletes All Your Phone's Data When Police Try to Crack It

Read: 19/5/2021 gizmodo.com

These days, if you’re arrested and charged with a crime, the first thing cops will likely try to do is look at the contents of your phone. Digital forensics is increasingly a favorite way to secure a conviction, or at least gain a broader understanding of a suspect.

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