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India apex court directs Jammu and Kashmir government to develop prisoner premature release policy
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The Supreme Court of India directed Friday the newly formed Jammu & Kashmir union territory government to frame a policy for the premature release of prisoners.
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Sage Smiley reports: The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska said that it uncovered a “massive” violation of medical privacy laws by a software company used by the Alaska Department of Corrections. But the software company at the center of the complaint claims that’s “false and misleading,” and that there was no breach of data…
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The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) voted on Wednesday to formally recognize WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a political prisoner based on his time spent in UK custody while fighting extradition to the US on espionage charges.
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Mykyta Vorobiov, Senior Editor for Long Form Content at JURIST, is a Ukrainian-born political analyst, journalist, and political science student at Bard College, Berlin.
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German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann told a local magazine on Tuesday that he advises Germans against travelling to Russia, stressing that no one has been safe in Russia for a long time. Buschmann’s comments came in the wake of a recent prisoner exchange with Russia, in which Germany played a pivotal role. The complex negotiations…
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If it seems like there’s suddenly a whole lot more data breaches, you may be right. Part of this apparent spike is thanks to the growing popularity of infostealer malware. These types of malicious software are increasingly being used by cybercriminals to scoop up as many login credentials and other sensitive data as possible. That…
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Editor’s Note: Story updated 3 p.m. Eastern U.S. time with details of the swap.
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Anger as Putin gets back two notorious cybercriminals. Vladislav Klyushin and Roman Seleznev were among the jailed Russians returned to Putin’s bosom yesterday. In exchange for journalist Evan Gershkovich, ex-marine Paul Whelan, two other U.S. residents, five Germans and seven Russian dissidents, the West gave up a total of eight Russian criminals, including this brace…
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MalBot August 2, 2024, 2:15pm 1 NBC News reports that the U.S. has agreed to release convicted Russian hackers Vladimir Klyushin and Roman Seleznev, along with eight others, in exchange for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and other American political prisoners held by Russia.
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U.S. released Russian cybercriminals in diplomatic prisoner exchange
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Aug 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Hacking News
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Release of Russian hackers believed to be first U.S. prisoner swap of international cybercriminals
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There was some great news today that some American political prisoners held by Russia were being released as part of a multi-country prisoner swap. Kevin Collier reports:
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A short podcast updating listeners on the security news of the last few days, as prepared by Catalin Cimpanu and read by Claire Aird.
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Twenty-four prisoners were freed today in an international prisoner swap between Russia and Western countries. Among the eight Russians repatriated were several convicted cybercriminals. In return, Russia has reportedly released 16 prisoners, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.
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At least two Russian cybercriminals are among those being returned to their motherland as part of a multinational prisoner exchange deal announced Thursday.
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Twenty-four prisoners were freed today in an international prisoner swap between Russia and Western countries. Among the eight Russians repatriated were five convicted cybercriminals. In return, Russia has reportedly released 16 prisoners, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.
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Russia is reportedly seeking the return of several alleged hackers, spies and assassins as part of a historic prisoner exchange with several Western countries.
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Jailed cybercriminals returned to Russia in historic prisoner swap | CyberScoop Skip to main content
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A historic prisoner swap with Russia was completed on Thursday in Turkey, that secured the release of sixteen high-profile individuals, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine veteran Paul Whelan, and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva. But the deal has reportedly come at the cost of exchanging alleged hackers, spies, and assassins.