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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 28th, 2016
Ukrainian Hackers Leak Sensitive Emails from Kremlin Official

Ukrainian Hackers Leak Sensitive Emails from Kremlin Official

Russia faces its own Guccifer 2.0 after controversial leak

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 27th, 2016
Dolphin Killing Season Brings New Waves of Anonymous DDoS Attacks

Dolphin Killing Season Brings New Waves of Anonymous DDoS Attacks

Hacktivist group doesn't let up. Reembarks on #OpKillingBay

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 27th, 2016
Fappening Hacker Gets 18 Months in Prison

Fappening Hacker Gets 18 Months in Prison

Second Fappening hacker awaiting sentencing as ewll

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 25th, 2016
Dropbox and LinkedIn Hacker Most Likely Behind BitMarket.eu Bitcoin Heist

Dropbox and LinkedIn Hacker Most Likely Behind BitMarket.eu Bitcoin Heist

In the span of two weeks, Nikulin handled $1 million

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 23rd, 2016
US Indicts Russian Hacker Behind Dropbox and LinkedIn Breaches

US Indicts Russian Hacker Behind Dropbox and LinkedIn Breaches

Nikulin hacked LinkedIn in just two days

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 23rd, 2016
Anonymous Member Hector "Sabu" Monsegur Is Now a Security Researcher

Anonymous Member Hector "Sabu" Monsegur Is Now a Security Researcher

Sabu switches sides, comes on the Light Side

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 20th, 2016
Anonymous Hacker Officially Charged for Boston Hospital DDoS Attacks

Anonymous Hacker Officially Charged for Boston Hospital DDoS Attacks

Gottesfeld faces up to ten years in prison

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 14th, 2016
Screenshots Show Hackers Deleting Data from Clinton Campaign Chief's iPhone

Screenshots Show Hackers Deleting Data from Clinton Campaign Chief's iPhone

Hackers also accessed Podesta's Twitter account

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 9th, 2016
Alleged Lizard Squad and PoodleCorp Members Arrested

Alleged Lizard Squad and PoodleCorp Members Arrested

Two members arrested in the US and the Netherlands

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 5th, 2016
OurMine Hacks BuzzFeed After Publication Exposes "Alleged" Member

OurMine Hacks BuzzFeed After Publication Exposes "Alleged" Member

Hackers accuse BuzzFeed of publishing "fake news"

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 4th, 2016
Drama on the Underground Hacking Scene as Black Hats Hack Each Other

Drama on the Underground Hacking Scene as Black Hats Hack Each Other

w0rm hacking forum breached, data dumped online

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 2nd, 2016
Security Firm Execs Get No Prison Time After Hacking Rival Company

Security Firm Execs Get No Prison Time After Hacking Rival Company

Quadsys five get off easy without prison time

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 29th, 2016
Hacker Who Sold Spam Botnet on Darkode Forum Gets No Prison Time

Hacker Who Sold Spam Botnet on Darkode Forum Gets No Prison Time

Hacker gets 2 years probation after turning his life around

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 29th, 2016
Syrian Electronic Army Hacker Pleads Guilty to Online Extortion Charges

Syrian Electronic Army Hacker Pleads Guilty to Online Extortion Charges

Peter Romar faces up to five years in prison

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 25th, 2016
Hacker Gets 3 Years in Prison for Using Malware to Steal Data from US Companies

Hacker Gets 3 Years in Prison for Using Malware to Steal Data from US Companies

Hacker was arrested in Romania in late 2014

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 24th, 2016
Man Who Hacked Yahoo in 2012 Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

Man Who Hacked Yahoo in 2012 Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

Irony of the year: D33ds Company hacker sentenced to prison on the same day Yahoo admits to massive data breach

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 23rd, 2016
Georgia Student Arrested for Hacking University and Changing Grades

Georgia Student Arrested for Hacking University and Changing Grades

Police found login credentials for 36 university professors

 
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