🌱 How a Farmington 21-year-old landed at the center of a hack
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- How a Farmington 21-year-old landed at the center of a hack
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📰 News we're reading
• Third DraftKings Hacker Pleads Guilty (securityweek.com) — A 21-year-old Farmington resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to helping carry out a large-scale hacking scheme that drained funds from thousands of online betting accounts. Prosecutors say he and co-conspirators compromised tens of thousands of accounts, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars, and resold access, and he now faces up to five years in prison. 
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🗞 Nearby News
Lakeville
- USA after redemption, not a three-peat, at 2026 World Juniors (duluthnewstribune.com)
- Robbinsdale school board votes to close middle school, 2 elementary schools (kstp.com)
Rosemount
- North Wind buys land for $1B aerospace complex (finance-commerce.com)
- Update from Rep. Huot (mn.gov)
Burnsville
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