Security News

Hacktivist Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence for DDoS Attack on Hospitals
2019-01-11 07:37

A 34-year-old man from Somerville, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against two healthcare organizations in the...

U.K. Teen Responsible for Bomb Threats, DDoS Attacks Sentenced to Prison
2018-12-10 12:49

A British teenager involved in making false bomb threats and launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has been sentenced to three years in prison. read more

California Man Gets 26-Month Prison Sentence for DDoS Attacks
2018-12-07 16:25

The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that a 44-year-old man from California has been sentenced to 26 months in prison for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on...

Two Friends Who Hacked TalkTalk Receive Prison Sentences
2018-11-20 13:48

Telecom Company Says Total Losses Due to Data Breach Stand at $99 MillionTwo men who pleaded guilty to participating in the massive 2015 hack of London-based telecom company TalkTalk have been...

TalkTalk Hackers Sentenced to Prison
2018-11-20 08:56

Two individuals were sentenced to prison on Monday for their roles in the 2015 hacking of British telecoms company TalkTalk. Connor Allsopp, 21, and Matthew Hanley, 23, both from Tamworth,...

Calif. Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Swatting Case, Faces 20+ Years in Prison
2018-11-14 20:27

A California man who pleaded guilty Tuesday to causing dozens of swatting attacks -- including a deadly incident in Kansas last year -- now faces 20 or more years in prison.

‘DerpTroll’ Faces 10 Years in Prison for DDoSing Gaming Sites as a Teen
2018-11-08 16:39

He admitted to taking Steam, EA Origin and Sony Online Entertainment offline in 2013 and 2014, causing at least $95,000 in damages.

Feds Accuse Ex-CIA Employee of Continuing Leaks From Prison
2018-11-02 11:36

Federal prosecutors beefed up charges against a former CIA employee Wednesday, saying he has leaked classified national defense materials while incarcerated. read more

Accused CIA Leaker Faces New Charges of Leaking Information From Prison
2018-11-02 09:18

Joshua Adam Schulte, a 30-year-old former CIA computer programmer who was indicted over four months ago for masterminding the largest leak of classified information in the agency's history, has...

New Bill Proposes Prison for Execs Misusing Consumer Data
2018-11-02 06:31

Democrat Senator Ron Wyden released a draft bill this week that proposes big fines for companies misusing the personal information of American consumers, along with significant prison terms for...