Security News

12-Year Prison Term for Hacking LA Court System
2019-10-23 14:18

Texas Resident Convicted of Hijacking Court Computers to Send Millions of Phishing EmailsA Texas resident has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for hacking into the Los Angeles Superior...

Iran? More like Ivan: Brit and US spies say they can see through Turla hacking group's facade
2019-10-21 10:06

Russian-backed cell's Middle East campaign pretended to be of a Persian persuasion British and US spies have blamed Russian hacker group Turla for masquerading as Iranian hackers to launch recent...

Hacking Back? BriansClub Dark Web Attack a Boon for Banks
2019-10-17 17:28

The theft of 26 million card records from an underground site offers valuable intel for banks.

Capital One Hacking Trial Delay Likely
2019-10-11 19:33

Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys Ask Judge for Delay, Citing Massive Amounts of Data to ReviewDefense and prosecution attorneys are asking for a delay in the trial of alleged Capital One hacker...

FBI called in to investigate 2018 Mountain State mobile voting system hacking
2019-10-02 23:29

'West Virginia, mobile ballots, country votes, nearly pwned' The state of West Virginia says someone attempted to hack its citizens' votes during the 2018 mid-term elections.…

Yahoo porn hacking breach shows need for better security: 5 ways to protect your company
2019-10-02 14:53

This week, a former Yahoo employee pleaded guilty to hacking into the email accounts of more than 6,000 users, looking for porn. Companies need to protect themselves from similar security...

Advanced ICS/SCADA Hacking Training Offered at SecurityWeek's 2019 ICS Cyber Security Conference
2019-10-02 12:20

SecurityWeek has announced that it will offer an Advanced ICS/SCADA Hacking Training program at its 2019 Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cyber Security Conference, which takes place October 21-24...

Yahoo engineer pleads guilty to hacking 6,000 women’s accounts
2019-10-02 10:41

Reyes Daniel Ruiz went after younger women's accounts, including those of his personal friends and work colleagues, he admitted.

Former Yahoo Employee Admits Hacking into 6000 Accounts for Sexual Content
2019-10-02 08:34

An ex-Yahoo! employee has pleaded guilty to misusing his access at the company to hack into the accounts of nearly 6,000 Yahoo users in search of private and personal records, primarily sexually...

Former! Yahoo! engineer! admits! to! hacking! user! emails! for! smutty! snaps!
2019-10-01 18:32

Yahooligan accessed about 6,000 accounts to hunt for revealing photos and videos Former Yahoo! software engineer Reyes Daniel Ruiz has pleaded guilty in a California federal court to one count of...