Category: eCrimeBytes
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Vastaamo Compromise Suspect Caught In France
An update to my blog yesterday: Most notable was the method in which he was caught: But as documented by KrebsOnSecurity in November 2022, security experts soon discovered Ransom Man had mistakenly included…
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Animal Hospital Ex-Employee Arrested For Extortion, Cyberstalking
The ex-employee also left messages on the animal hospital’s work phone, police said. In the messages, Figueroa allegedly said “I vow to tear her kingdom down to rubble,” “She made herself an…
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My Favorite Free Court Document Resource
When PACER charges $0.10 per page for everything viewed on their site, including queries, it makes sites like CourtListener worth their weight in gold: https://www.courtlistener.com/ It’s like taking a penny and leaving…
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Extorting Patients of Vastaamo, An Online Psychotherapy Service
It’s unfortunate the details are scarce on this case, as it would make a good eCrimeBytes episode. A Finnish man was blamed for an attack at an online psychotherapy service named Vastaamo:…
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eCrimeBytes Glossary
We created a growing glossary for our eCrimeBytes podcasts:
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eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 3: Violence As A Service With ”PatTheBat”
This episode we take a look at a shooting at one PA residence and a firebombing at another. Are these two crimes related? We will meet an enforcer who named himself “PatTheBat”…
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eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 2: Swatting Gets Deadly
This week we take a look at the damage left behind by a serial swatter who wanted notable Instagram and Twitter usernames so badly he would try anything to get them. While…