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Man Who Hacked Kremlin Elites Gets Two Years in Prison
A judge in Moscow sentenced today Vladimir Anikeyev, the ringleader of a Russian hacking group known as Shaltai Boltai (Russian for "Humpty Dumpty") to two years in prison.
- July 06, 2017
- 05:10 PM
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Owners of "VirusTotal-for-Crooks" Service Arrested
Ruslans Bondars and Jurijs Martisevs, two Latvian citizens, are facing charges in the US for running a portal that allowed cybercrooks to scan and see if their malware was detected by antivirus software.
- July 06, 2017
- 11:00 AM
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New Webinar: Choose Your Own Investigation — Browser Attack Edition
Modern attacks have shifted focus to the browser, yet detection tools remain largely blind to the crucial activity happening there.
Join Push Security on February 11th for an interactive "choose-your-own-adventure" webinar on ClickFix, credential phishing, and other in-browser attacks we've observed in the wild.
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UK Teen Charged with Running DDoS Booter Service
UK authorities have charged an eighteen-year-old with running a DDoS booter service that was used to launch DDoS attacks on legitimate businesses across the world.
- July 03, 2017
- 12:18 PM
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Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Bitcoin From Other Dark Web Criminals
A Connecticut man pleaded guilty last week to stealing Bitcoin from users of Dark Web marketplaces, said the Department of Justice on Tuesday.
- July 01, 2017
- 06:40 PM
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Two Men Arrested for Hacking Microsoft
British police announced today they arrested two suspects part of an international group that hacked into Microsoft's network.
- June 22, 2017
- 01:15 PM
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Hacker "His Royal Gingerness" Jailed for Cyber-Attack on UK Hospital, Airport
Daniel Devereux, 30, a British man calling himself "His Royal Gingerness" has been sentenced to 32 weeks in prison for hacking the websites of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, and the website of the Norwich International Airport.
- June 16, 2017
- 03:10 PM
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British Hacker Used Home Internet Connection to Hack the DoD in 2014
http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/1111-hacker-stole-satellite-data-from-us-department-of-defense
- June 16, 2017
- 04:30 AM
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Police Arrest Owner and Six Customers of Malware Crypter Service
Europol announced today that police across Europe arrested six users who were customers of a malware crypter service and a counter anti-virus platform developed by a 22-year-old German man.
- June 14, 2017
- 12:05 PM
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Hacker "Sagade" Extradited to the US for Role in Scareware Scheme
Peteris Sahurovs, a Latvian hacker known as "Sagade," was extradited to the US and appeared in Minneapolis court today in regards to accusations of running a scareware operation that pocketed the crook and his partners over $2 million.
- June 12, 2017
- 07:35 PM
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Japanese Police Arrest Their First-Ever Ransomware Author
Japanese police have arrested a 14-year-old teen on accusations of creating ransomware and uploading the code online.
- June 06, 2017
- 03:00 AM
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Czech Court Approves Extradition of LinkedIn Hacker but Doesn't Say to Which Country
A Czech judge ruled yesterday that Yevgeny Nikulin, a Russian national accused of crimes in both the US and Russia, can be extradited based on the current charges. The court didn't specify to which country, and the decision now rests with Czech Justice Minister Robert Pelikan.
- May 31, 2017
- 08:40 AM
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Motorcycle Gang Busted for Hacking and Stealing Over 150 Jeep Wranglers
The FBI has arrested members of a motorcycle gang accused to have hacked and stolen over 150 Jeep Wranglers from Southern California, which they later crossed the border into Mexico to have stripped down for parts.
- May 31, 2017
- 06:30 AM
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Russian Police Apprehend Criminal Gang Behind Cron and PonyForx Malware
Russian authorities have arrested the Cron malware gang, responsible for selling the Tiny.z Android banking trojan and the PonyForx Windows infostealer.
- May 23, 2017
- 07:32 AM
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Dark Web Marketplace Shut Down in Slovakia
Law enforcement in Slovakia has arrested two individuals for their involvement in drugs and weapons trafficking, among which, one is suspected of operating the Dark Web marketplace known as Bloomsfield.
- May 05, 2017
- 09:30 AM
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Italian Botnet Operator Who Allegedly Made Over $325,000 Extradited to the US
US officials successfully extradited a 30-year-old Italian man for his role in creating and running a botnet of hacked servers.
- April 28, 2017
- 04:35 PM
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Interpol Identifies 8,800 C&C Servers Used for Malware, Ransomware, Others
Interpol investigators announced today they'd identified over 8,800 servers hosted across eight countries in Southeast Asia used for various cybercrime operations.
- April 24, 2017
- 02:47 PM
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Wall Street IT Engineer Hacks Employer to See If He Will Be Let Go
On Friday, April 7, the FBI arrested Zhengquan Zhang, a 31-year-old IT engineer, who now stands accused of installing malware on his employer's servers to steal proprietary source.
- April 23, 2017
- 07:45 AM
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It's Probably a Bad Idea to Run a Tor Exit Node in Your Home, in Russia
Russian authorities have arrested a mathematics teacher from Moscow on accusations of organizing riots and calling for terrorist activities or justifying the use of terrorism via the Internet.
- April 13, 2017
- 04:35 AM
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Spanish Police Arrest Russian Hacker on Suspicion of Meddling in US Election
Spanish police arrested a Russian hacker in Barcelona on the behest of US authorities on suspicion of meddling in last year's US presidential election process.
- April 10, 2017
- 12:20 AM
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Crooks Founded Two ISPs to Hide Illegal TV Streaming Platform
A group of criminals went as far as to register and manage two Internet Service Providers in two different countries in order to manage an illegal TV streaming platform that offered IPTV (IP Television) service to customers all over the world.
- April 06, 2017
- 10:00 AM
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