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NY Man Pleads Guilty in $20 Million SIM Swap Theft

Krebs on Security

Truglia admitted to a New York federal court that he let a friend use his account at crypto-trading platform Binance in 2018 to launder more than $20 million worth of virtual currency stolen from Michael Terpin , a cryptocurrency investor who co-founded the first angel investor group for bitcoin enthusiasts.

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When Accounts are "Hacked" Due to Poor Passwords, Victims Must Share the Blame

Troy Hunt

link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) November 6, 2018. I just can't wrap my head around why anyone would think that people should be able to take whatever shortcuts they want with their personal security and somehow, magically, have absolutely no responsibility whatsoever for the outcome.

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MY TAKE: How consumer-grade VPNs are enabling individuals to do DIY security

The Last Watchdog

By the time Surfshark launched in 2018, the consumer-grade VPN suppliers were generating north of $20 billion a year in subscription fees and the field of top suppliers had swelled to include the likes of NordVPN, ExpressVPN and Cyber Ghost.

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DEF CON Beijing 2018

Architect Security

The dates for #DEFCONBeijing are May 11-13, 2018. I am speaking at the very first DEF CON in Beijing China [BETA] – Hope to see you there! 16:00 in Speaking Track – DEF CON Groups Panel TBD in RECON VIllage – OSINT 101 Recommended OSINT Resources:

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The 773 Million Record "Collection #1" Data Breach

Troy Hunt

pic.twitter.com/toyyNRPI4h — Roustem Karimov (@roustem) May 3, 2018. If @1Password was to integrate with my newly released Pwned Passwords k-Anonymity model so you could securely check your exposure against the service (it'd have to be opt in, of course). link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) February 22, 2018.

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Pablo Escobar's Brother Claims His iPhone Almost Got Him Killed

SecureWorld News

Roberto Escobar sues Apple for FaceTime security. It's safe to say, when you're Pablo Escobar's brother, you care about your personal security.

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TotalAV vs Surfshark VPN: Features Comparison Guide

eSecurity Planet

TotalAV is an antivirus product with a virtual private network (VPN) solution and other traditional antivirus and personal security features. 5 Security and privacy: 2/5 Customer support: 2.1/5 Surfshark is primarily a VPN, with plenty of other browsing and identity protection features. 5 Pricing: 3.7/5 5 Features: 2.7/5

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