- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 11th, 2013
NYPD Detective Admits Hiring Hackers to Breach Email Accounts of Officers
The 42-year-old has also admitted breaching the NCIC database
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 9th, 2013
Cybercriminals Convicted in the UK for Defrauding People via Fake Job Ads
One of them is among the UK's first financial malware developers
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 9th, 2013
![Barrett Brown’s Mother Sentenced to 6 Months Probation [AP]](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Barrett-Brown-s-Mother-Sentenced-to-6-Months-Probation-AP-1.png "Barrett Brown’s Mother Sentenced to 6 Months Probation [AP]")
Barrett Brown’s Mother Sentenced to 6 Months Probation [AP]
She has also been ordered to pay a $1,000 (€750) fine
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 8th, 2013
![Barrett Brown’s Mother Will Be Sentenced Today, November 8, 2013 [AP]](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Barrett-Brown-s-Mother-Will-Be-Sentenced-Today-October-8-2013-AP-1.png "Barrett Brown’s Mother Will Be Sentenced Today, November 8, 2013 [AP]")
Barrett Brown’s Mother Will Be Sentenced Today, November 8, 2013 [AP]
The activist’s mother has admitted concealing evidence from the FBI
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 1st, 2013
Liberty Reserve Co-Founder Vladimir Kats Pleads Guilty
The 41-year-old could spend the rest of his life in prison
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 31st, 2013
Legal Experts Highlight Implications of Adobe Hack
The UK ICO might fine the company just as it did Sony
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 29th, 2013
Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer’s Defense Refutes Government’s Arguments
The defense argues that the IDs leaked by the hackers are not passwords
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 29th, 2013
Sentencing of LulzSec Hacker Sabu Postponed to January 13, 2014
The letter submitted to Judge Preska has the date written incorrectly
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 25th, 2013
LulzSec Hacker Sabu Should Be Sentenced Today, October 25 (Updated)
The sentencing has been postponed several times already
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 24th, 2013
Shnucks Supermarket Chain Settles Data Breach Lawsuit
The company will pay a total of up to $1.6 million (€1.2 million) to victims
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 21st, 2013
Vietnamese Charged in the US for Running Identity Theft Service
The service allegedly run by the man obtained consumer data from Experian
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 18th, 2013
Canadian Accused of Launching DDOS Attacks Charged with Hacking Four Companies
16 new hacking-related charges have been brought against Kevin Courtois
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 4th, 2013
13 Alleged Anonymous Hackers Charged for Taking Part in Operation Payback
They're accused of launching DDOS attacks against dozens of organizations
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 2nd, 2013
West New York Mayor Acquitted on Hacking Charges
His son, on the other hand, was convicted of computer hacking
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 24th, 2013
FTC Cracks Down on Advance Fee Scammers That Made over $11M / €8.1M
800,000 letters were sent out by the fraudsters in the first half of 2013
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 24th, 2013
Four Individuals Charged for Stealing £1.3M / $2.1M from Barclays
Three of them are unemployed and the fourth works as an estate agent
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 23rd, 2013
LinkedIn Denies Hacking into Customer Email Accounts
The company's senior director of litigation provides some answers