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Theregister
7 months ago
Information security

BreachForums admin 'Pompourin' gets 20-year sentence

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, former administrator of BreachForums, has been sentenced to 20 years of supervised release for running a site that facilitated sales of stolen data and child sexual abuse material.
A new UEFI flaw called PixieFail has been discovered, affecting systems configured for network booting. The vulnerabilities are found in the NetworkPkg module of EDK II, used by various vendors including Arm, Insyde Software, and Microsoft. [ more ]
Databreaches
8 months ago
Privacy technologies

"Pompompurin" taken into custody after violating conditions of pre-sentencing release on bond

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, also known as Pompompurin, has violated the conditions of his pre-sentencing release on bond by using a VPN without necessary monitoring.
Fitzpatrick is now in custody and will remain there until his hearing on January 19, after which he may be immediately taken to his sentencing facility. [ more ]
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