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An Illinois man was sentenced to 13 months in prison for his role as administrator of stresser services that launched millions of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. read more

Paige Thomson Will Stay in Halfway House Until Her 2020 TrialAlleged Capital One hacker Paige A. Thompson has been released from prison and will stay in a halfway house until her trial in federal...

A Texas man found guilty of hacking into the Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) computer system and abusing it to send phishing emails was sentenced to federal prison this week. read more

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...

Let's hope that 'take this job and shove it' moment was worth it A former system admin for a US Army contractor has been sentenced to two years behind bars for trashing his employer's network on...

Judge Sentences Maryland Man to Two Years in Prison for Causing $1 Million in DamageA former Army contractor has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after admitting causing more than $1...

An Ohio gamer upset about a $1.50 bet while playing Call of Duty: WWII online was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison for recruiting a prankster to make a bogus emergency call that resulted in...

Hacker Elliot Gunton has been sentenced to 20 months in prison by Norwich (UK) County Court, but released immediately because of time already served in custody. read more

A British cybersecurity expert who admitted writing and selling malware was spared prison Friday by a judge who said the misconduct was outweighed by his help in stopping a worldwide computer...

Wrote malware for money, went straight, got busted, didn't go to prison. Has US cybercrime enforcement gone soft?