While the Administration of Donald Trump continues with his relentless reorganization of the US federal government, this week documents acquired, this week showed that the Department of Defense was looking at the cut of so much three -quarters of its workforce that focused specifically on the stop of the spread of chemical, biological and core weapons. Meanwhile, the US Army uses its ‘Camogpt’ AI instrument to “review” a “review” diversity, fairness, inclusion and accessibility policies per Trump administration orders. The military originally developed the AI service to improve productivity and operational readiness.
US Civil Freedoms organizations are setting up the director of National Intelligence. Tulsi Gabbard, to declassify details of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Supervision Act -a central overseas Wiretap Authority that is notorious because he is also captured or sent a large number of calls, texts and e -mails made by Americans. And the US Department of Justice on Wednesday charged ten suspected hackers and two Chinese government officials about digital crimes that extend more than a decade as part of China’s extensive ecosystem.
Continuous analysis of a consortium of researchers led by human security found that at least a million Android devices with low price, such as TV streaming boxes and tablets, are in jeopardy as part of a scam and advertising fraud campaign known as bathbox 2.0. The activity, which comes from China’s researchers, is an evolution of a previous attempt to support similar devices.
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Two people who allegedly worked as part of a group to access almost 1,000 tickets for concerts and other events – much for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour – before selling it for more than $ 600,000, was arrested and charged with the possible crimes in Queens this week. Tyrone Rose (20) and Shamara P. Simmons, 31, of Jamaica, Queens, were arrested and arrested in connection with the theft and sales, according to Melinda Katz, District Attorney of the Queens.
Between June 2022 and July 2023, it is alleged that 350 orders-993 tickets on the ticket platform Stubhub were obtained from a third-party contractor named Sutherland. “Sutherland employees, defendant Tyrone Rose and an incompetent accomplice, allegedly used their access to Stubhub’s computer system to find a back door in a secure area of the network where already sold tickets got a URL and stood in line to send to the buyer to download,” wrote the office of the District Office.
They then sent URLs by email to another accomplice who has died since, according to the office, before posting the tickets to Stubhub for resale. While the investigations are underway, the district attorney’s office demanded that the return of cybercrime amounted to about $ 635,000 and also involved tickets for Ed Sheeran concerts, NBA matches and the US Open Tennis Championships.
Criminals make billions every year from the activities of highly organized scams in Southeast Asia. As these operations grew in sophistication, the broader ecosystem also provided with the technology and services needed to manage the scams. And experts believe that there is no greater marketplace than the guarantee of Huione -a Cambodian Gray market that sells scam services that, according to researchers, has facilitated more than $ 24 billion in transactions.
According to a report by Radio Free Asia, the bank arm of parent company Huione, Huione Group, has suspended its financial license by Cambodia officials this week. According to the report, the Huione Pay service withdrew its license for failing to comply with the “existing regulations”. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Crypto Survey Firm Elliptic has previously linked money by Huione Pay to Kubercamming. “They are willing facilitators of pork tail and other fraud, so any regulatory actions should be welcomed against them,” Elliptic founder Tom Robinson claims Radio Free Asia.
The US Department of Justice has announced surgery with Germany and Finland this week to disrupt the digital infrastructure behind the notorious Russian cryptocurrency exchange. The platform has been used for years for money laundering and other criminal transactions, including evasion of sanctions. The DOJ claims in its announcement that “transnational criminal organizations – including terrorist organizations” have used the exchange. Law enforcement said the platform has processed at least $ 96 billion on cryptocurrency transactions since April 2019. US authorities have said they are more than $ 26 million in funds used to facilitate money laundering as part of the Garantex.
The FBI warned this week that scammers who pretend to be attackers of the Bianlian Ransomware gang are demanding ransoms from corporate managers in the US. The claims include allegations that the group has violated a company’s network and threatens to publish sensitive information unless a target arrives. Such criminal digital extortion is common enough that scammers seem to feel that they can make the claims acceptable and intimidate targets without even attacking them. The FBI says the ransom of the scammers says they come from Bianlian and ranges from $ 250,000 to $ 500,000 payable via a QR code that links to a Bitcoin wallet. The real Bianlian group has tied with Russia and has targeted US critical infrastructure since June 2022, according to an Alert of the US cyber security and infrastructure safety agency.