F.B.I. Searched the Home of Kraken’s Jesse Powell
Posted inBrentwood (Calif) Computers and the Internet Cyberattacks and Hackers Embargoes and Sanctions Federal Bureau of Investigation Kraken (Payward Inc) Nonprofit Organizations Powell, Jesse (Cryptocurrency Executive) Search and Seizure Securities and Commodities Violations Securities and Exchange Commission U.S. Attorneys Office for the Northern District of California Verge Center for the Arts Virtual Currency

F.B.I. Searched the Home of Kraken’s Jesse Powell

Federal agents were investigating Jesse Powell, the founder of the crypto exchange Kraken, over claims that he hacked and cyber-stalked a nonprofit arts group.
Meta Manager Was Hacked With Spyware and Wiretapped in Greece
Posted inCitizen Lab Cyberattacks and Hackers Cyberwarfare and Defense Elections Espionage and Intelligence Services Europe European Court of Human Rights European Union Greece International Relations Mitsotakis, Kyriakos National Intelligence Service (Greece) Politics and Government Privacy Suits and Litigation (Civil) Surveillance of Citizens by Government Text Messaging Wiretapping and Other Eavesdropping Devices and Methods

Meta Manager Was Hacked With Spyware and Wiretapped in Greece

Artemis Seaford, a dual U.S.-Greek national, was targeted with a cyberespionage tool while also under a wiretap by the Greek spy agency in a case that shows the spread of illicit snooping in Europe.
D.C. and Congress Health Data Breach Affected More Than 56,000
Posted inComputers and the Internet Cyberattacks and Hackers DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority Health Insurance and Managed Care House of Representatives Identity Theft Senate United States Politics and Government Washington (DC)

D.C. and Congress Health Data Breach Affected More Than 56,000

The Social Security numbers and personal information of thousands of people, including some lawmakers, were stolen in a hack of a D.C. health marketplace disclosed this week.