- Digital Rights/Piracy
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 12th, 2012
Italian Police Arrests File-Sharing Site Operator “Tex Willer”
The man's illegal activities earned him around $707,000 (580,000 EUR)
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 12th, 2012
Federal Jury Indicts 32 Individuals for Participation in International Loan Fraud Scheme
The crooks stole around $2.7 million (2.1 million EUR) from 2,000 people
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 11th, 2012
Authorities Request Subscriber Info from US Mobile Operators 1.3 Million Times in 2011
Congressman Ed Markey has published the letters that contain the exact figures
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 9th, 2012
DarkComet RAT Author Terminates Project Because of the Misuse of the Tool
The decision might be influenced by the arrest of "xVisceral"
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 9th, 2012
Thieves Steal Luxury Cars by Hacking into Their Onboard Computers
They have been arrested by UK authorities and await sentencing
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 9th, 2012
Two Fraudsters Sent to Prison After Stealing $2.3M (€1.9M) from Students
Scotland Yard found enough evidence to link the suspects to phishing campaigns
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 9th, 2012
Exclusive Interview: Cosmo of UGNazi Talks About the Arrests
The hacker claims that The Jester didn't have anything to do with the FBI investigation
- Data Breaches
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 8th, 2012
Security Brief: Diversity
All sorts of information security-related events took place between July 2 – July 8
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 7th, 2012
Authorities Disrupt the Activities of Bulgaria’s Most Powerful Hacker Group
The Cyber Warrior Invasion is accused of hacking into more than 500 websites worldwide
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 6th, 2012
13-Year-Old Arrested by Japanese Police for Creating Virus
He is also held responsible for operating a hacking discussion board
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 4th, 2012
Six Individuals Arrested by Chinese Police for Attacking Trading Firm Sites
The suspects launched DDOS attacks against companies that refused to pay up
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 4th, 2012
Full Tilt Poker CEO Arrested for Involvement in Ponzi Scheme
Authorities apprehended Raymond Bitar when he entered the United States
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 3rd, 2012
Citadel’s Developers Fear Being Arrested, Remove Trojan from Open Market
The most sophisticated crimeware tool's authors decided to go deeper underground
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 3rd, 2012
Microsoft Reveals Names of Two Individuals in ZeuS Botnets Case
The company has also found evidence that may be used for a criminal investigation
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 2nd, 2012
Three Men Sentenced to Prison for Using Malware to Steal $155,000 (€120,000)
The cybercriminals are from Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 2nd, 2012
TeaMp0isoN’s TriCk Pleads Guilty, Faces Jail Time
The hacker admitted to having breached Tony Blair's email account
- Weekly Roundup
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 1st, 2012
Security Brief: Law Enforcement and Vulnerabilities
The main events that marked the week between June 25 and July 1