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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...

Former Yahoo Programmer Pleads Guilty to Hacking User Accounts
2019-10-01 13:24

A former Yahoo software engineer has admitted in court to hacking into the accounts of thousands of the platform’s users. The man, Reyes Daniel Ruiz, 34, of Tracy, California, pleaded guilty to...

Hacking 2020 voting systems is a ‘piece of cake’
2019-10-01 11:31

That's how Senator Wyden described the results of DefCon's Voting Village, where all of 100 voting systems were easily picked apart by hackers.

Brighton perv cops community service for 'hacking' women's Facebook accounts
2019-10-01 08:15

Guilty plea to Computer Misuse Act crimes A man who hacked women's Facebook accounts to steal their intimate images has been ordered to carry out 200 hours' unpaid work after admitting three...