Windows is watching: Anti-piracy tool fingers Scattered Spider suspect

Taiwan raids Super Micro’s office as Nvidia chip smuggling investigation widens

Taiwan’s Keelung District Prosecutors Office raided Super Micro Computer’s local office on Monday, widening an investigation into the alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips to China through the company’s servers. The raid also targeted the residences of six individuals and the sites of two other affiliated companies, according to Bloomberg. Super Micro shares fell more than [] This story continues at The Next Web

Alleged member of hacking group 'Scattered Spider' arrested in Finland

Scattered Spider, also known as “Octo Tempest,” “UNC3944,” or “0ktapus,” is a group of criminal cyber actors that attempts to extort ransoms from companies.

Taiwan Busts Alleged Underground Network Smuggling Nvidia AI Servers to China

The Keelung District Prosecutors Office in Taiwan is investigating a major smuggling case involving Supermicro servers equipped with Nvidia’s high-end chips, which were allegedly diverted to China. Authorities have conducted two raids and detained six suspects, including a Supermicro sales manager and senior executives of listed company Qyun Technology. An expanded investigation has found that []

Supermicro Taiwan offices raided in chip smuggling probe

Server maker’s shares fell about 8 after news of the investigation

Hong Kong, mainland police smash HK$16.8 million cross-border phishing syndicate

Hong Kong police and mainland authorities have smashed a cross-border phishing syndicate that swindled victims out of HK16.8 million (US2.14 million) by impersonating the Water Supplies Department, resulting in 15 arrests between March and June. The joint enforcement action, code-named Operation Boldhawk, targeted a criminal chain that sent malicious text messages to residents in the city, Superintendent Hui Yee-wai of the police cyber security and technology crime bureau said on Friday. “This...