Security News

Arrest Shines Light on Shadowy Community of Good, Bad Hackers (Security Week)
2017-08-04 16:30

Two months ago, Marcus Hutchins was an "accidental hero," a young computer whiz living with his parents in Britain who found the "kill switch" to the devastating WannaCry ransomware. read more

FBI Arrests Marcus Hutchins, Who Stopped WannaCry (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-04 12:18

Hutchins, aka "MalwareTech," Accused of Creating Kronos Banking MalwareBritish national Marcus Hutchins, aka "MalwareTech," has been arrested by the FBI on charges relating to the distribution of...

FBI Arrests Researcher Who Found 'Kill-Switch' to Stop Wannacry Ransomware (The Hackers News)
2017-08-03 10:42

The 22-year-old British security researcher who gained fame for discovering the "kill switch" that stopped the outbreak of the WannaCry ransomware—has been reportedly arrested in the United States...

Chinese Police Arrest 11 Over Fireball Adware (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-26 12:33

250 Million Infections of Click-Fraud Malware Tied to Digital Marketing AgencyPolice in Beijing have arrested 11 employees of a Chinese digital marketing agency on charges that they developed and...

Police Arrest 14 in Child Sexual Exploitation Forum Sting (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-07 18:48

German Police Disrupt Darknet 'Elysium' Online Child Sexual Abuse PlatformIn a global effort to shutter the darknet platform Elysium, which facilitated child sexual abuse and counted 87,000...

Arrest in NSA News Leak Fuels Debate on Source Protection (Security Week)
2017-06-08 13:22

It was a major scoop for The Intercept --  documents suggesting a concerted Russian effort to hack US election systems -- but the online news site is drawing fire in media circles following the...

FBI Arrests NSA Contractor for Leaking Secrets – Here's How they Caught Her (The Hackers News)
2017-06-06 02:17

The FBI arrested a 25-year-old NSA contractor on Saturday (3rd June) for leaking classified information to an online news outlet which published its report yesterday (5th June) — meaning the...

Spammer’s Arrest Puts End to Kelihos Botnet (Threatpost)
2017-04-11 17:43

Notorious spammer Peter Levashov was arrested over the weekend; Levashov is the alleged botmaster behind the Kelihos botnet.