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Phantom Hacker Crews Still Talk Victims Into Wiring Away Their Savings as Tech-Support Fraud Losses Clear $2.1 Billion
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October 31, 2025
Phantom Hacker Crews Still Talk Victims Into Wiring Away Their Savings as Tech-Support Fraud Losses Clear $2.1 Billion
The FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Report puts tech-support fraud losses above $2.1 billion. The Phantom Hacker scam is the three-call version that talks victims into wiring away their own savings.
Anonymous-Linked Prisoner Hacked Romania’s Inmate System, Cut Sentences, and Exposed a Password Nobody Rotated
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October 25, 2025
Anonymous-Linked Prisoner Hacked Romania’s Inmate System, Cut Sentences, and Exposed a Password Nobody Rotated
Union officials named Cristic Nicu Aurel Z. as the Târgu Jiu inmate who used a stale director password to alter sentences and accounts for 15 prisoners. No criminal judgment has…
Miami-Dade Teen Who DDoS’d Virtual School Got Probation While a $15.3 Million K12 Contract Was Never Fully Signed
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September 3, 2020
Miami-Dade Teen Who DDoS’d Virtual School Got Probation While a $15.3 Million K12 Contract Was Never Fully Signed
A South Miami Senior High junior admitted eight DDoS attacks that froze Miami-Dade's virtual opening. He got probation. The unsigned K12 deal and a $1.57 million foundation check did not.