Security News
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?
British Security Expert Pleaded Guilty to Creating Kronos TrojanMarcus Hutchins, who rose to fame by helping to stop the WannaCry ransomware attacks, was spared jail time on Friday after pleading...
An Irish man was sentenced to prison this week for his role in running the online black market Silk Road, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. read more
An Irish national has been jailed for six-and-a-half years for his role as one of the administrators and forum moderators who helped run now-defunct dark web marketplace "Silk Road." Gary Davis,...
An Arizona man has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for hacking into computer systems operated by his former California employer and then deleting its website and marketing materials....
My Applied Cryptography is on a list of books banned in Oregon prisons. It's not me -- and it's not cryptography -- it's that the prisons ban books that teach people to code. The subtitle is...