The US Government disrupts a North Korean cryptocurrency theft operation called ‘FaceStealer’, Singapore charges a 5th person in Nvidia-linked server case, and Sony is ending support for the Support by Sony app in 2027.
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US disrupts North Korean campaign behind $400 million crypto theft
The United States government reports it disrupted a North Korean effort to steal 400 million dollars in cryptocurrency. The scheme used elaborate social engineering techniques involving deep fakes, social media, webcam videos, and in-person meetups to arrange phishing attacks to target crypto wallets, sometimes waiting months to actually execute the attack. Multiple companies and government bodies have repeated their reminders for users to be cautious when interacting with unknown agents and software online.
Source: Bleeping Computer
Singapore charges 5th person in Nvidia-linked server case
In more Nvidia related news, Singapore has made a fifth arrest in the investigation into the AI server fraud case. Servers that may have contained highly specialized Nvidia chips, in violation of American export rules, were allegedly shipped to Malaysia with the suspects lying about their ultimate destination. These illegal transactions were valued at 390 million dollars.
Source: Tech In Asia
T-Mobile illegally imposed 50GB cap on low-income home Internet plan, NY says
T-Mobile settled a case with the State of New York that accused the company of intentionally capping internet speeds of lower income customers. In some cases, T-Mobile reduced those customers’ speed to under a megabit per second if the account went over a 50 GB cap, in violation of the New York Affordable Broadband Act. The settlement provides for better guaranteed service and improved language on T-Mobile’s website within 120 days. T-Mobile and other providers had opposed the passage of the 2025 Affordable Broadband Act.
Source: Ars Technica
Amazon’s plan to own the world’s product data and fight AI shopping agents
Reuters exclusively reports Amazon is working on a project called the World Product Graph, which aims to collect data on pretty much ever product available for sale, regardless of whether it is available on Amazon. Reuters sources say this aims to keep shoppers on Amazon’s site rather than have customers perform product research on sites like Google and Reddit. The sources also say the project has an aspirational launch date of October 1st, 2027.
Source: Reuters
Sony is ditching its cross-product support app for dedicated alternatives
Sony is discontinuing the Support by Sony app on February 28, 2027. The app was a way to stay on top of firmware update alerts, troubleshooting, and, of course, sharing Sony product news. The app supported multiple devices, like headphones, tvs, and cameras, and Sony is encouraging users to grab the separate dedicated apps for each device.
Source: Engadget
Fans cheer as popular online platform for spinoff stories nears full return after security incident
Major fan fiction hub Archive of Our Own, better know as AO3, has returned to life after a security incident pushed the site’s managers to temporarily deactivate the site. Some features, such as user avatars some uploads are still not functional, but the return of the site was greeted with joy by its users. AO3 won the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Related Work in honor of its dedication to giving amateur writers a place to spin their fantasies, often about popular TV, anime and film settings.”
Source: The Associated Press
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