Security News

Ukrainian Police Arrest 6 Hackers Linked to DDoS and Financial Attacks
2019-01-17 09:33

Ukrainian Police have this week busted out two separate groups of hackers involved in carrying out DDoS attacks against news agencies and stealing money from Ukrainian citizens, respectively....

Poland may consider Huawei ban amid 'spy' arrests – reports
2019-01-14 14:30

Chinese hardware biz faces more push-back in Western nations A Polish official has said he couldn’t rule out “legislative changes” to allow the nation to ban the use of a company’s products,...

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....