Former Taliban Commander Pleads Guilty to Hostage Taking
- April 30, 2025
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
A former Taliban commander who once led a thousand militants has pleaded guilty in a New York court to hostage-taking and providing material support for terrorism. The guilty pleas came almost twenty years after the abduction of an American journalist…
The Citizen Lab Report on Paragon Spyware
- April 15, 2025
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Spyware is installed on an electronic device remotely without the knowledge of the user. It functions as a silent intruder that covertly collects information and sends it to a third party without the consent of the user. Passwords, web browsing…
The Gun in the Glove Compartment
- March 31, 2025
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The doctrine of constructive possession is a legal fiction used to describe a situation where an individual has knowledge and control of an object without having physical custody of it. The doctrine came into play during a recent trial in…
Conviction of Former Uber Chief Security Officer Affirmed
- March 15, 2025
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The conviction of former Uber chief security officer Joe Sullivan on obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony charges has been upheld by by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, California. The charges…
Lazarus Group and the Bybit Hack
- February 28, 2025
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
In one of the largest heists in the history of digital assets North Korean hackers exploited the Bybit cryptocurrency exchange and made off with $1.5 billion in cybercash. The incident occurred when a routine cold wallet to warm wallet transaction…