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Your two-minute infosec roundup: Drone arrests, Alexa bot hack, Windows zero-day, and more
2018-12-22 03:02

Some last-minute wrapping of security-related tips from this week Roundup If you're reading this while on-call for IT support, network security, or what have you, then we salute you. If you're...

Arrest of Tech Exec Signals Tougher US Stand on China Tech Firms
2018-12-06 18:58

The arrest of a top executive of tech giant Huawei at the request of US authorities signals a toughening stand in Washington on dealing with Chinese tech firms amid longstanding concerns over...

Mirai author fined $8.6million, gets 6 months house arrest
2018-10-31 10:29

An Alaskan court has handed one of the Mirai authors a huge fine.

Mirai Co-Author Gets House Arrest, $8.6 Million Fine
2018-10-29 16:48

Paras Jha Launched DDoS Attacks Against Rutgers, Ran Click-Fraud BotnetsOne of the co-authors of the devastating Mirai botnet malware has been sentenced to home incarceration and community...

Mirai Author Gets House Arrest for DDoS Attacks on University
2018-10-29 10:34

The author of the Mirai malware has been sentenced to six months of house arrest and ordered to pay $8.6 million in restitution for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against...

Fitbit data leads to arrest of 90-year-old in stepdaughter’s murder
2018-10-08 10:02

Her device recorded her heart rate slowing rapidly, then stopping about five minutes before her stepfather left the house.

China Arrests Suspect for Customer Data Leak at Accor Partner
2018-09-20 10:19

Shanghai police have arrested a man in connection with a data leak at NASDAQ-listed Chinese hotelier Huazhu Group after the suspect failed to sell the information online. read more

Feds Announce Arrests of 3 'FIN7' Cybercrime Gang Members
2018-08-02 10:47

Gang Tied to 15 Million Stolen Payment Cards, $1 Billion in LossesThree Ukrainian men who were allegedly part of a hacking gang that stole more than 15 million payment card records from U.S....

FBI arrests 74 in global Business Email Compromise takedown
2018-06-13 13:46

After years of laughing in the face of victims BEC scammers have taken one on the chin.

FBI’s BEC Crackdown Leads To 74 Arrests Globally
2018-06-12 14:12

The operation also resulted in the seizure of nearly $2.4 million and the recovery of about $14 million in fraudulent wire transfers, said the FBI.