Tag: Cybercrime
NY man’s trial starts for Jan. 6-related online threats
NEW YORK — A prosecutor urged a jury in a trial's opening statement Wednesday to convict a New York man who threatened to kill...
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware
BOSTON — A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data...
Ex-children’s museum leader pleads not guilty to child porn
HARTFORD, Conn. — A former leader of a Connecticut children's museum has been charged with distributing images of child sexual abuse online, including while...
Ex-Northeastern track coach charged with nude photo scheme
BOSTON — A former track and field coach at Boston's Northeastern University was arrested Wednesday and charged with using bogus social media accounts to...
Officials: Elementary teacher solicited sex with 2-year-old
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida elementary school teacher is facing charges alleging he solicited online to have sex with a 2-year-old and...
Prosecutor: Woman in Slender Man stabbing still dangerous
WAUKESHA, Wis. — A judge should deny a request to be released by a Wisconsin woman convicted of stabbing a classmate to please the...
Thierry Henry to quit social media, says racism unchecked
LONDON — Thierry Henry is quitting social media to protest online racial abuse and bullying that he said goes unregulated.
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White supremacists’ fake bomb threats net 3 years in prison
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A former Old Dominion University student who joined up with white supremacists in a swatting conspiracy that targeted a Black...
Tanzania cops arrest man for reporting that president is ill
NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzanian police have arrested a man for circulating posts saying that President John Magufuli is in ill health.
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Carlson, Times tussle over online harassment of journalist
NEW YORK — Tucker Carlson's belittling of a reporter for The New York Times this week for publicly discussing how she had been harassed...