23-Year-Old Nigerian Arrested for Hacking Government Websites

23-Year-Old Nigerian Arrested for Hacking Government Websites

Police have been looking for him since late last year

Two Ukrainians Arrested for Selling Access to 21,000 Hacked Servers

Two Ukrainians Arrested for Selling Access to 21,000 Hacked Servers

The suspects were detained by Spanish authorities in Madrid

  • Security
  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • September 30th, 2013
Former Sun Reporter Charged with Hacking and Possession of Criminal Property

Former Sun Reporter Charged with Hacking and Possession of Criminal Property

He is the first to be charged under Operation Tuleta

Security Brief: Youths Arrested for Cyberattacks, Malware Research

Security Brief: Youths Arrested for Cyberattacks, Malware Research

The main events of the week between September 23 - September 29

German Cybercops Arrest Student for DDOS Attack on State Website

German Cybercops Arrest Student for DDOS Attack on State Website

The 18-year-old admitted launching the attack, but failed to clarify why he did it

  • Security
  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • September 27th, 2013
19-Year-Old Arrested for Hacking Miss Teen USA’s Computer

19-Year-Old Arrested for Hacking Miss Teen USA’s Computer

The man is said to have extorted several women from all over the world

16-Year-Old Arrested in the UK for Involvement in DDOS Attack on Spamhaus

16-Year-Old Arrested in the UK for Involvement in DDOS Attack on Spamhaus

Police said large amounts of money were flowing through his account

Four Individuals Charged for Stealing £1.3M / $2.1M from Barclays

Four Individuals Charged for Stealing £1.3M / $2.1M from Barclays

Three of them are unemployed and the fourth works as an estate agent

8 Arrested in the UK for Hacking Barclays Computers, Stealing £1.3M / $2.1M

8 Arrested in the UK for Hacking Barclays Computers, Stealing £1.3M / $2.1M

Police say they used a KVM switch to hijack the bank's computers

9 Taiwanese and 5 Chinese Arrested in the Philippines for Role in Cybercrimes

9 Taiwanese and 5 Chinese Arrested in the Philippines for Role in Cybercrimes

They were about to be released from jail, so authorities rearrested them

Alleged Anonymous Hacker Arrested by the FBI for Breaching Hidalgo County Site

Alleged Anonymous Hacker Arrested by the FBI for Breaching Hidalgo County Site

The man claimed he was simply trying to find vulnerabilities in the website

Two Men Arrested in India for Stealing Source Code from Tech Firm

Two Men Arrested in India for Stealing Source Code from Tech Firm

The stolen information was offered to several companies

Security Brief: Cybercriminals and Hacktivists Arrested and Sentenced

Security Brief: Cybercriminals and Hacktivists Arrested and Sentenced

The main events of the week between September 9 – September 15

4 Men Charged in Santander Bank Cyber Heist

4 Men Charged in Santander Bank Cyber Heist

One of the crooks posed as maintenance engineer to install a hacking device

Man from Finland Admits to Hacking Hundreds of Websites, Stealing User Details

Man from Finland Admits to Hacking Hundreds of Websites, Stealing User Details

He's targeted web hosting websites and forums for over a year

19-Year-Old Alleged Leader of Hacking Group Arrested in Argentina

19-Year-Old Alleged Leader of Hacking Group Arrested in Argentina

He's said to have made $50,000 (€37,000) every month

UK Police Arrest 12 Men Who Allegedly Hacked Santander Computers

UK Police Arrest 12 Men Who Allegedly Hacked Santander Computers

The suspects were planning to steal millions from a London branch of the bank

 
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