Sunday, July 24, 2022

The Old Man review – Jeff Bridges shines in serviceable action series

The Old Man, a serviceable new action series/political intrigue drama based on the 2017 novel by Thomas Perry, gets to the point in the title. 


The Old Man


Jeff Bridges plays the old man, who is somewhere between 60 and 70 years old, lives alone with his two large dogs, appears to be in his sunset days – and can outwit a team of FBI agents and out-tussle men half his age.

  The Old Man review – Jeff Bridges shines in serviceable action series


Seven Skripal Secrets The Secret Intelligence Service Didn’t Want To Let Out

No one, and I mean no one, is hearing from the Skripals despite a public inquiry into a seemingly related, apparent nerve agent death.


My Big Coin founder is – you guessed it – a $6m crypto-fraudster

Con man blew victims' cash on antiques, artwork, other


A crook who created a business called My Big Coin to cheat victims out of more than $6 million has been found guilty by a jury.

Randall Crater, 51, of East Hampton, New York was this week convicted [PDF] of four counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering.



The Market Is Teeming: Bargains on Dark Web Give Novice Cybercriminals a Quick Start

A study of the unregulated dark markets shows that the vast majority of malware, exploits, and attacker tools sell for less than $10, giving would-be criminals a fast entry point.