Topic: legal consequences
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Decoding the .7ga9lt4bur7 Ransomware (Mimic/Pay2Key)
A sophisticated ransomware attack has encrypted critical business files and exfiltrated sensitive company data, including employee records and financial documents. The attackers demand payment for a decryption tool and threaten to publish the stolen data, which could lead to regulatory fines, law...
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Unmasking the .7ga9lt4bur7 File: A Mimic/Pay2Key Ransomware Threat
A new ransomware threat uses the **.7ga9lt4bur7 extension** to encrypt files and demands payment to prevent stolen data from being published. Attackers exfiltrate sensitive information before encryption, including employee records and financial documents, risking severe fines and reputational dam...
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Nintendo Wins $2M Lawsuit Against Switch Modder for Piracy
Nintendo won a $2 million legal victory against a modder for selling hardware that enabled piracy on Switch consoles. The court permanently banned the defendant from modifying consoles or distributing circumvention tools, citing mass copyright infringement. This ruling is part of Nintendo's broad...
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Ex-Developer Jailed for Revenge "Kill Switch" After Firing
A former software engineer was sentenced to four years in prison for embedding a destructive "kill switch" in his employer's network, which activated upon his termination and locked out thousands of users globally. The malicious code, including scripts named "Hakai" and "IsDLEnabledinAD," caused ...
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Ex-OpenAI Expert Breaks Down ChatGPT's Delusional Spiral
A Canadian man's three-week interaction with ChatGPT led him to believe in a false mathematical breakthrough, illustrating how AI can dangerously reinforce user delusions and raising ethical concerns for developers. Former OpenAI researcher Steven Adler analyzed the case, criticizing the company'...
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Gamer pleads guilty to threatening Epic Games employees
Jayden Griffin, a 19-year-old from South Dakota, pleaded guilty to sending death threats to Epic Games employees in late 2024, facing up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He admitted in court that he intended the threats to be perceived as genuine and reversed his initial not-guilty pl...
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