- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 29th, 2016
Hacker Pleads Guilty to "Sextortion" of over a Dozen Female Victims
Hacker under arrest since mid-March 2016
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 18th, 2016
UK Police Arrest Sage Employee at London Airport
32-year-old woman suspected of recent Sage data breach
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 8th, 2016
Another Crook from the 2008 RBS WorldPay Hack Indicted in the US
Levitskyy, of Ukraine, extradited to the US to face charges
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 7th, 2016
Hacker IcyEagle Arrested for Selling Compromised Bank Accounts on AlphaBay
IcyEagle sold SunTrust bank accounts on AlphaBay
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 1st, 2016
China Arrests 10 White Hats from WooYoun Ethical Hacking Community
No details made public about the charges behind the arrests
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 25th, 2016
Three Hackers Arrested in Cell Phone Hijacking Scheme
They ran an illegal business that rerouted international calls for other telcos on the back of unsuspecting US citizens
- Digital Rights/Piracy
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 20th, 2016
Authorities Arrest Kickass Torrents Admin in Poland
Kickass Torrents is down, future looks bleak
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 5th, 2016
UK Teen Charged with Hacking Instagram Account, Blackmailing Owner
Teen also hacked into an online shopping account
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 27th, 2016
Scottish Hacker and Dark Web Drug Dealer Sentenced to 200 Hours of Unpaid Work
Hacker will also have to pay £17,000 ($22,700)
- Data Breaches
- By Cosmin Anton
- June 16th, 2016
Mossack Fonseca IT Worker Arrested in Switzerland, Suspected Panama Papers Leak
Man arrested after Mossack Fonseca filed official complaint
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 2nd, 2016
Russian Police Arrests 50 Hackers in Its Largest Cybercrime Bust
Authorities nab group that operated through the Lurk trojan
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 24th, 2016
UK Teenager Charged with DDoS Attack on Mumsnet Network
Police suspect Paul Buchanan as being the Mumsnet hacker
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 9th, 2016
Researcher Arrested After Finding and Reporting SQL Injection on Elections Site
Security expert might have gone overboard with his research
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 4th, 2016
Gozi Malware Creator Ordered to Pay a Whopping $7 Million in Damages
Crook avoids jail time, just like his former partner
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 2nd, 2016
Iranian Hacker Arrested for Stealing American Airlines Air Miles Worth $260,000
Hacker used his real name, real IP in the hacks
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 29th, 2016
LulzSec Philippines Member Arrested for the COMELEC Hack
Second suspect arrested in the COMELEC hack
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 22nd, 2016
Anonymous Member Arrested for the COMELEC Hack
23-year-old student arrested in Manila, Philippines