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Feds seize over 50K Bitcoin from underground vault and circuit board hidden in popcorn tin

Nov. 2021 seizure was valued at staggering $3.36 billion at the time [300 words]. What:  James Zhong, of Gainesville, Georgia on Nov. 4th, 2022, pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining 50,000 Bitcoin from the Silk Road dark web marketplace in 2012. He faces upto 20 years in prison. Zhong’s plea before federal court in the Southern […]

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Federal jury finds former Uber CISO guilty on criminal charges related to 2016 breach

Key takeaway: Don’t attempt to conceal a data breach. [293 words] What: A federal jury in California has convicted former Uber CISO Joseph Sullivan for attempting to conceal a 2016 data breach that exposed sensitive account data belonging to some 57 million riders and drivers. The San Francisco jury found Sullivan guilty of obstructing justice […]

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