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Michigan man hacks government computer to jailbreak convicted friend; now faces 10 years in prison himself

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Dec

2017

A man from Ann Arbor, Michigan faces up to 10 years in prison for hacking into Washtenaw County government systems in an attempt to get a friend released early. A statement issued Friday by the Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Michigan reveals that 27-year-old Konrads Voits pleaded guilty to damaging a protected computer […]

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Spam and phishing in Q3 2017

03

Nov

2017

Cryptocurrencies have been a regular theme in the media for several years now. Financial analysts predict a great future for them, various governments are thinking about launching their own currencies, and graphics cards are swept off the shelves as soon as they go on sale. Of course, spammers could not resist the topics of cryptocurrency, […]

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IDG Contributor Network: 5 ways to minimize phishing attacks

01

Nov

2017

Data breaches are a hot button topic right now. Many vendors are quick to point out how their device (I often simply refer to as a “blinky box”) solves all the problems. I beg to differ. Despite the CAPEX used to secure the device and the OPEX used to maintain the device, there is another […]

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