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• British National Tyler Robert Buchanan Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Theft and Corporate Intrusions

  Published: Apr 20, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Tyler Robert Buchanan, a 24 year old from Scotland, admitted to orchestrating a sophisticated SMS phishing and SIM swapping scheme that defrauded numerous companies and individuals...

• British Hacker Tyler Robert Buchanan Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft in Eight Million Dollar Cybercrime Conspiracy

  Published: Apr 20, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Tyler Robert Buchanan, a 24 year old from Scotland, admitted in U.S. federal court to leading a hacking collective that siphoned millions in cryptocurrency from major tech firms. T...

• Ransomware Payment Rates Hit All-Time Low of 28% Despite 50% Surge in Total Attacks

  Published: Feb 26, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  The percentage of ransomware victims opting to pay attackers plummeted to a record low of 28% in 2025, continuing a four-year downward trend. According to a new report from Chainal...