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U.S.: Secret service investigates Orlando woman’s counterfeit money case

moe — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:50:00 +0000

According to Orlandosentinel.com Federal authorities say an Orlando woman was running a counterfeit money operation out of her apartment, which involved bleaching genuine $1 and $5 bills and making them look like $100 bills. Read Article

Israel face coordinated cyber attack launched by Anonymous and other hacking groups

moe — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:18:53 +0000

As reported by Freebeacon.com anti-Israel hackers stepped up their attempts to pull down Israeli sites over the weekend, with numerous attempted denial of service (DDoS) attacks against Israeli government sites. Hacker sites listed numerous websites they claimed to have disabled, and several sites reported slowdowns on Saturday night, but nearly all the sites the hackers claimed to have taken down were operating normally. Read Article

Melbourne, Australia: gambler hacked Crown’s Casino surveillance system wins $33.2 million

moe — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:08:29 +0000

Huffingtonpost.com reported that, It was like a scene out of “Ocean’s Eleven” — well, if George Clooney and Brad Pitt had hacked the security system and used the casino’s own surveillance system against it. Read Article

Florence: fugitive arrested by Italian authorities on U.S fraud charges

moe — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:04:05 +0000

Triblive.com reported that Florian Wilhelm Jurgen Homm, the German hedge fund manager who has been a fugitive for more than five years, was arrested on Friday at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence on U.S. fraud charges. Read Article