- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 6th, 2012
Sony Hacker Pleads Guilty, Faces 15-Year Sentence
The former LulzSec member admitted to his crimes
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 5th, 2012
Facebook Hacker Wins Appeal, Goes Free
The court believed him that he had no intention of selling Facebook's source code
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 3rd, 2012
23-Year-Old Cybercriminal Gets 2.5 Years Jail Sentence
He tried to convince the judge that he hacked for the intellectual challenge
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 2nd, 2012
LulzSec Hacker Ryan Cleary Put Back in Jail for Emailing Sabu
He was ordered by the court not to use any device that could connect to the Internet
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 28th, 2012
Fraudster Convinces Citibank to Give Him Paul Allen’s Debit Card
An army deserter wanted to do some shopping using the card of Microsoft's co-founder
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 27th, 2012
AT&T Accused by DOJ of Facilitating Services for Fraudsters
95% of the calls placed using the IP Relay service were made by scammers
- Data Breaches
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 15th, 2012
TRICARE Customers Report Fraudulent Transactions
It's believed the theft specifically targeted the backup tapes
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 1st, 2012
Authorities Decrypt Fraudster's Laptop Without Her Aid
The judge's controversial decision was voided after the authorities obtained the password
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 21st, 2012
23-Year-Old Admits to Stealing Information of 8 Million Users
The fraudster also stole 400 credit card details from PayPal customers
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 20th, 2012
Hacker Imprisoned for Accessing "the Heart" of Facebook
The fact that he is an "ethical hacker" didn't soften the prosecution
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 10th, 2012
Romanian NASA Hacker Indicted by US Prosecutors
Iceman may be sentenced to ten years in a US prison
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 8th, 2012
Stratfor Faces Lawsuit for Failing to Secure Customer Data
The think tank did everything it could for customers, but it seems it's not enough
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 27th, 2012
Facebook Avenges Scam Victims, Sues ClickJacking Suspect
A company suspected of relying on shady marketing techniques to court
- Security
- By Ionut Arghire
- January 24th, 2012
Microsoft Names Andrey N. Sabelnikov as Defendant in Kelihos Case
The company alleges that he created and operated the Kelihos malware
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 24th, 2012
Fraudster Ordered by Court to Decrypt Laptop
The judge ruled the the Fifth Amendment isn't violated
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 14th, 2012
Hacker Reveals Norton Utilities Code to Aid Scareware Lawsuit Plaintiff
It's not sure if the leaked file is genuine, but we may soon find out
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 7th, 2012
Romanian Charged for Running HSBC ATM Skimming Scam
Along with others, the man managed to illegally gain more than a million dollars