Owners of 1-Time Passcode Theft Service Plead Guilty

Three men in the United Kingdom have pleaded guilty to operating otp[.]agency, a once popular online service that helped attackers intercept the one-time passcodes (OTPs) that many websites require as a second authentication factor in addition to passwords.

Launched in November 2019, OTP Agency was a service for intercepting one-time passwords needed to log in to various websites. Scammers would enter the target’s phone number and name, and the service would initiate an automated phone call to the target that alerts them about unauthorized activity on their account.

September 2, 2024
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Screening of foreign investments in the Union [EU Legislation in Progress]

On 24 January 2024, the European Commission published a package of five initiatives to enhance the EU’s economic security, in line with the EU’s economic security strategy (built around the three pillars of ‘promoting’, ‘protecting’ and ‘partnering’) issued on 20 June 2023 amid increasing geopolitical tensions and accelerating technological shifts.

September 2, 2024
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Outlaw support for wars of aggression!

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The German constitution outlaws warmongering and requires that it shall be punished (article 26). The respective laws are §80(a) in the criminal code and §13 in the Code of crimes against international law.It’s obvious what’s missing by now: We need …

September 2, 2024
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World United News and New Horizons

 Hello everyone, my name is Stewart F. Brennan. I’m the creator of this, the World United News blog. Over the past two decades, I’ve juggled my time and energy populating five different blogs containing alternative news, music, economics…

September 2, 2024
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