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Telegram To Provide Law Enforcement With Suspect Data, If Requested
After arrest, CEO Pavel Durov confirms Telegram will hand over IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate rules, but not content
Police Arrest Youth Over London Transport Hack
National Crime Agency arrests 17-year-old in Walsall over hack of Transport for London that compromised customer data
Telegram’s Pavel Durov Speaks Out Against French Charges
First public response made by Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, after arrest in France over alleged criminal behaviour on his app
Telegram’s Pavel Durov Charged For Allowing Criminal Activity On App
Consequences of no moderation? French authorities charge Pavel Durov over alleged criminal activities on platform
Telegram’s Pavel Durov Remains In Custody Amid Investigation
French authorities extend detention of Pavel Durov as investigation of fraud, organised crime, terrorism on platform continues
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Arrested At French Airport – Report
Telegram CEO and founder Pavel Durov arrested, over alleged lack of in-app moderation, and lack of police co-operation
FBI Offers $5 Million Bounty For Fugitive ‘CryptoQueen’ Ruja Ignatova
US authorities place huge bounty on Ruja Ignatova, the former leader of OneCoin cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme
Theft Of Tesla Battery Manufacturing Secrets Triggers Arrest
Two men with a business in China are charged by US authorities of stealing battery manufacturing tech from Tesla
Former Google Chinese Staffer Charged With Stealing AI Secrets
US arrest software engineer for allegedly stealing AI tech from Google, while secretly working for two Chinese firms
Terra’s Do Kwon Should Be Extradited to US, Montenegro Court Rules
Court in Montenegro rules disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon should be extradited to US, not South Korea
Russian Court Orders Arrest Of Meta Spokesman
Empty threat? Court in Moscow orders arrest in absentia of Meta spokesman Andy Stone, over terrorism-related charges
UK Police Holding Bitcoin Worth £1.4 Billion – Report
One of the world’s largest asset seizures saw British police in 2018 seize four devices containing more than 61,000 bitcoin
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao To Remain In United States
Judge sides says former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao must remain in the US whilst he considers he request to return to the UAE
Russia Places Meta Spokesman On Wanted List
Meta spokesman Andy Stone placed on Russia's 'wanted list', with Meta Platforms previously classified as 'terrorist' organisation
Facial Recognition Lawsuit After Man Is Falsely Jailed
Racial bias of facial recognition again in headlines, after another black plaintiff files lawsuit after being falsely jailed
PSNI Data Breach Results In Arrests, Resignations
Two men arrested under the Terrorism Act, by detectives investigating huge PSNI data breach, have been released
Donald Trump Returns To Twitter To Post Mugshot
Former US President Donald Trump makes unexpected return to X (formerly Twitter) after his ban from platform
Jury Finds Two Teenagers Were Behind Lapsus$ Crime Spree
Court finds two UK teenagers were part of international cyber-crime gang Lapsus$ that hacked multiple big name tech firms
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Arrested, Charged
Alexander Mashinsky, founder and CEO of bankrupt Celsius Network has been arrested and charged by US authorities
Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Prison Sentence
Court in Montenegro jails Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon and CFO for four months, for forging official documents
Bail Rescinded For Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon
Higher court in Montenegro rescinds 800,000 euro bail for Do Kwon due to flight risk concerns, after US and South Korean charges
British Man Pleads Guilty To Infamous Twitter Hack
Man alleged to have carried out 2020 hack of public figures including Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian, Bill Gates, pleads guilty in US
Murdered Tech Executive Knew His Alleged Killer, Say Police
Cash App founder Bob Lee apparently knew the suspect in his stabbing death, police in San Francisco have said
South Korea, US Seek Do Kwon Extradition
Who has first dibs? South Korea and the United States have both requested the extradition of Terra co-founder Do Kwon
Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Arrested In Montenegro
Interpol confirms Do Kwon arrested after six months on the run, after spectacular demise of TerraUSD cryptocurrency
Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Charged By US SEC
Do Kwon, co-founder of the failed TerraUSD cryptocurrency, has been charged by US authorities with fraud, after months on the run
Feds Arrest Russian Founder Of Crypto Exchange Bitzlato
Bitzlato crypto exchange founder arrested in US for money laundering, and charged with $700m financial crimes
Two Bankman-Fried Associates Plead Guilty To Fraud
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives in America and is expected in court, as two former associates plead guilty to fraud charges
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Denied Bail, Fights US Extradition
Founder and former CEO of failed crypto exchange FTX appears in court as he faces US charges of defrauding investors